<p>ExplorerCY, I'm a parent, and neither of my older kids attend(ed) a high school that offered AB and BC as a sequence. It was a choice, and given the way mathematics courses are structured at those high schools, yes, it's sensible for the choice to be either/or.</p>
<p>But your statement "smart kids take BC" doesn't apply everywhere, and some people reading this thread might appreciate knowing that.</p>
<p>fine, smart kids also take AB (i mean its calc!) but BC is more challenging.</p>
<p>Smart kids take calculus. Kids who particularly like or are good at math take the harder version of calculus.</p>
<p>It's really not that complicated and anyone who decides to take AB calculus has nothing to be ashamed of.</p>
<p>My school does not do that, so it's sort of funny to hear someone jumping to Calc BC. I'm a sophomore finishing Pre-Cal, so there isn't really a point for me to go to Calc BC and not have a math senior year. That is how it works in my school.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm lucky that at Andover I can do Calc BC and still have tonnes to do. I'd have Linear Algebra and Multivariable Vector Functions of Calc and then I have Honours Math (which is like uni theories like Chaos Theory and Number Theory and some incredibly absurd stuff that I have no chance at withstanding).</p>