<p>is it looked down by elite colleges (harvard, princeton, yale), if i take ap calculus ab junior year then ap calculus bc senior year? (im a year ahead in math right now).</p>
<p>wouldn't it make bc a lot easier?</p>
<p>for the first semester it'd be kind of redundant, yes but you're still taking an ap math course and college would perceive it as such. take stats if you want to. i hate stat so i took bc.</p>
<p>can i just forget the bc altogether and take stat instead senior year? is it favorable by elite schools?</p>
<p>Actually, I think that is exactly how it works at my school. You take AP Calc BC in senior year after AP Calc AB in junior year. We're not offered AP Stats though.</p>
<p>can't you take bc next year and then something fun the year after?</p>
<p>heres what i am doing/done.
My soph year- I took AP calc AB
This year as a junior i am taking AP calc bc
Then as a senior i will prolly be taking AP stats
I could take math at a community college, but i am not gonna do that.</p>
<p>just take the hardest math classes possible. if there aren't any math classes past bc, then take ab junior year and then bc senior year.</p>
<p>I did Calc AB and BC in one year.</p>
<p>Mathematics Timeline:</p>
<p>Freshman Year: Geometry
<self-studied algebra="" ii="" over="" the="" summer="">
Sophomore Year: Pre-Calculus
Junior Year: Calculus BC (+ AB, in effect)
Senior Year: Multivariable Calculus</self-studied></p>
<p>I like pushing for Multivari, mainly 'cause it gives Calc an application and that's when Calc starts making sense.</p>
<p>taggart,
i would like to do the exact same thing as you.</p>
<p>are calculus ab and bc semester classes?</p>
<p>senior year, i will take ap stat instead.</p>
<p>I took AB my junior year. Then I could take BC my senior year but I would much rather take Stats. </p>
<p>AB does make BC easier, but they won't look down on you for taking AB and BC. Take which ever you would like better though.</p>
<p>that's how it works in many schools.</p>
<p>@rohin</p>
<p>It's not really divided up into "semesters" officially -- we just go by what the teacher gets to, but time-wise, that sounds about right. Midterms was a lot of AB material, from what I can recall.</p>
<p>Just go straight to BC if you can.</p>
<p>Skipping math classes is good and all, but don't fall into the "calculus trap" (as it is called). You can read about it here: The</a> Calculus Trap</p>
<p>Taking AB then BC would not hurt at all, because you're already advanced, plus you will develop a stronger base in introductory calculus. You won't have to stress as much over AP exams because for AB, it's less material, and for BC, you'll already have covered a big chunk of the material.</p>
<p>It certainly won't hurt, and won't be looked down on by elite colleges. I just don't see why you would do AB then BC the next year, because it's so redundant, but hey, it's certainly not bad. I took AB junior year, so next year I'm taking stat. I don't think either one would hurt you, so take whichever one you think you would do better in. Sometimes, taking calc BC the next year may actually be beneficial because you've already taken AB.</p>