<p>So, I'm a sophomore right now currently taking Honors Alg II. I was recommended by my teacher to take Pre-Calc over the summer, so I would be placed in Calc AB next year..and ultimately end up in BC by senior year. The thing is, summer classes equate to a regular class, or a 4 into my weighted GPA. So, for the first semester of junior year, I will have 7 classes (6 honors/AP, and 1 regular), instead of just 6 honors/AP.</p>
<p>My question is, should I just stick with Honors-Precalc junior year, or will taking BC make the GPA drop worth it?</p>
<p>Junior year GPA w/o AP Calc: 5.0
Junior year GPA w/ AP Calc: 4.92</p>
<p>With all this being said:
-My class rank is currently 17/697 (based off weighted GPA), and taking Calc will most-likely drop my rank.
-I have no time to self-study Calc, and for all you over-achievers who say I could/you have...I don't want to.</p>
<p>P.S. I'm meeting with my counselor tomorrow, and I'm not subbing her out for your guidance..I'm just trying to get some extra opinions seeing as students who have been in these positions before should have some more hands-on experience.</p>
<p>I’d say the extra math experience is worth the (negligible) drop in GPA and class rank.
At my school, Calc BC was a single year though, so …???</p>
<p>Precalc is ALL review from Alg 2… Do it in the summer. I never had the opportunity to do that. I wasted a year worth of math…</p>
<p>What would you year-end GPA be with the extra AP Calc you wouldn’t have had? Would it be higher than if you hadn’t taken it?</p>
<p>Compare:
A level + 2 APs to honors + 1 AP</p>
<p>^if i’m reading your question correctly…my GPA for the year would be lower if I take AP calc (assuming i receive straight a’s, or the same grade in precalc/AP calc).</p>
<p>AP’s/honors=5 for weighted, and regular is a 4, with a B=3, C=2, etc.</p>
<p>Honors is a weighted 5 at your school? Dayum. </p>
<p>How does your school calculate class rank? Mine calculates every final grade ever on a weighted scale (AP = 5, honors = 4.5, regular = 4) and organizes it that way. </p>
<p>I was thinking that weighing an a level and two APs may or may not have increased you final, overall GPA - but if honors are weighted as AP, then that wouldn’t be true. </p>
<p>Sidenote: I’m going to be self studying Calc AB, BC, + MultiVar over the summer w/my Dad</p>