Calc BC vs AB as a junior

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<p>I'm a soph in pre-calc honors right now (have A's). I'm not a math person, though, and I would probably consider math to be my weak point.</p>

<p>Just wondering how hard calc BC is compared to calc AB and whether I should take it as a junior. Thanks for any replies =]</p>

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<p>What college you want to get into? If it’s an Ivy, I’d take BC</p>

<p>IF It’s just a regular state school, take AB then BC.</p>

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<p>BC is basically AB + series, polar and other stuff</p>

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<p>wait u can take BC for AB because my school syas that AB is a prerequisiite of BC</p>

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<p>bc. it goes a little more in depth on everything one would learn in AB, but as pattyfatty said, it’s has like 3 more topics to cover than AB, so it’d be a waste of your time to take AB and then BC, which is probalby what you’re planning on doing.</p>

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<p>Only problem is does your school offer math beyond bc calc. Taking bc as a junior and stats as a senior isn’t a good idea at all. Only take bc if you want to do multivariable senior year, otherwise ab then bc.</p>

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<p>see my school only offers AP Calc AB and BC as the only AP math courses at my school so really i guess i should just take AB then BC since theres no honors or AP stats</p>

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<p>IMO i see two choices:

  1. take AB as your junior but dont take the AP exam, but take at your senior year when you take BC, that way you have four years of math, and able to score least 4 or 5</p>

<p>2)Take BC as your junior year, that way you can take an extra AP class in your senior year.</p>

<p>Ask ppl you know that are taking BC and AB. Ask how the teachers deal with AP, are they expiereinced, helpful and willing to help prepare for the exam.</p>