<p>I'm a freshman in high school and I'm taking Algebra 2. But some of the other freshmen are taking precalculus. Do Ivy League schools care whether I take precalc as a freshman or as a sophomore?
(If I take precalc as a sophomore, I can take AP calculus BC as a senior. I think it's the highest level math class in my school. People at my school says it's the hardest class at the school. If i take precalc as a freshman, i can take AP calculus BC as a junior and take any other math classe in my Senior year, like another AP class.)
The order of the classes in my school are:
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC
Then there are other classes you can take if you don't want to take AP Calculus BC: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science
Thanks for the answers!!! </p>
<p>I think that having a higher level math class after BC does help, but is not needed.</p>
<p>Trust me most people take Precal in 11th grade if they are advanced. Some in 10th grade. So you are already ahead. Plus you are already in second semester so it would be too late I would think.</p>
<p>So sophomore year you can take Precal
Then Junior Year you can take AP Calculus AB or BC (if you don’t need on to take another)
And senior year you can take AP Stat/Computer science</p>
<p>Or you can flip-flop junior and senior year. If you are going to be a Science or Math related major then you might want to save calculus for senior if you teacher reviews the previous material or else you might forget in in college when you need it.</p>
<p>If Calculus BC is the highest-level math class you’ll reach either way, it makes no difference.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather </p>
<p>What about dual-enrollment after BC? Of course, IDK if his school offers that</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers! But it looks like my school requires us to take AP Calculus AB before taking AP Calculus BC. Also, I’m aiming to go to Princeton, so if I decide to end my senior year with AP Calculus BC will Princeton care that I took Precalculus as a sophomore instead of a freshman?</p>
<p>They won’t care. As long as you took the most challenging courses available at your school (to me it seems that in your case it would completing up to BC Calc) then they won’t mind at all</p>
<p>Ah I see. Some schools see AB and BC as being the same course but BC being faster with 4 (I think) extra chapters. </p>
<p>No they won’t. To be honest I think the only way to get to AP Calculus BC on a 7 day schedule is to be advanced and take classes in middle school. In fact they will astounded that you are even taking precalculus when that is a class that usually juniors and occasionally some sophomores take if advanced and standard seniors.</p>
<p>Finally I am confused because you are a freshman in Algebra II now so you have to take Precal next year. I don’t think you can switch your schedule right now in this point in the year. I took Algebra II last year (freshman year) and I am in precal now.</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, they only care about the highest level of math you reached (relative to what your school offers).</p>
<p>I have been thinking the same way as all of you. It seems that AP Computer Science and AP Statistics are way easier than AP Calculus BC at my school. And to clear up the confusion, I’m planning to take Precalculus over the summer since I found an amazing opportunity where I can for free, if I decide to take AP Calculus BC junior year. =)</p>
<p>I see. The way I think they will see it is that they will be glad you have all that math under your belt that you had experience with all of those courses. I have to take Calculus next year and AP Stat senior year.</p>
<p>Many take AP Stat senior year plus when you apply for college senior year they will see your final grade in Calculus on your transcript.</p>
<p>Here is a word of advice though. If you plan to do a major involving math you might want to take precal over the summer, AP Stat Sophomore year, then take Calculus AB and BC junior and senior year.
From what I heard Precalculus and actual calculus are unrelated for the most part and what you need to know for Calculus is all in the course (as in don’t worry about forgetting some of your precal). The reason for this is that medical majors or physics etc need Calculus. If you pass the test junior year and go through senior year and summer, you will forget a lot before the next calculus course in college. </p>
<p>Another option is to dual enroll after BC and take III so it is fresh in your mind</p>
<p>I started out double accelerated (like you are), but then I skipped geometry over the summer. Here’s what I ended up with:
Precalc in 9th
BC AND Stats in 10th
Multivariable (And comp sci) in 11th
Diff. Eq. and Lin. Alg in 12th</p>
<p>By taking BC in 10th, you can take both multivariable and diff. eq/lin alg before entering college.
If you take BC in 11th, you can only take one of those.</p>
<p>What I’m saying is that you should skip precalculus so that you can get to one of either multivariable or diff. equations.</p>
<p>Calc BC is just Calc AB+ some extra topics. Are you sure you can’t skip AB?</p>
<p>I can’t speak for him but at some schools it is different. Some schools see AB as a prereq to BC. Others like mine see it as the honors version of Calc AB with some extra topics.</p>
<p>Thanks SO MUCH for all of your advices and answers samuraiman26!!! I REALLY appreciate them!!! I also really appreciate the answers from all of you guys! I believe that the highest level class at my school is AP Calculus BC. We don’t have honors classes at my school and my school also doesn’t have a separate class for Multivariable and Diff. Eq. and Lin. Alg. </p>
<p>Welcome :)</p>
<p>But yeah precal is essentially just a review of algebra plus new extremely advanced algebra. It isn’t even Calculus if I am correct. So like I said don’t feel afraid to wait to take AB junior year if you plan on doing science or math. </p>
<p>@WAP1901 </p>
<p>Well, if your school’s highest math class is AP Calc BC, and there isn’t an option for dual-enrollment classes, then it doesn’t matter much, as long as you’re taking the most rigorous courses you can</p>
<p>Man I wish I could have skipped Geometry @DigitalKing - it’s only useful for the SAT. </p>
<p>@WAP1901 - Where did you find a free Precalc course? Is it honors? I would be interested because I’m interested in the same thing. :)</p>
<p>I also wish I skipped Geometry during middle school… I actually got the chance to do so but didn’t see the significance of it at the time.
The program is actually at a different high school but from the same district as my school. I heard about it from a friend.</p>
<p>Time for some passage based questions!</p>
<p>I’m a freshman in high school and I’m taking Algebra 2. But some of the other freshmen are taking precalculus. Do Ivy League schools care whether I take precalc as a freshman or as a sophomore?
(If I take precalc as a sophomore, I can take AP calculus BC as a senior. I think it’s the highest level math class in my school. People at my school says it’s the hardest class at the school. If i take precalc as a freshman, i can take AP calculus BC as a junior and take any other math classe in my Senior year, like another AP class.)
The order of the classes in my school are:
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC
Then there are other classes you can take if you don’t want to take AP Calculus BC: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science
Thanks for the answers!!!</p>
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