@thumper1 Thank you! I really appreciate the example of a student who did not take an accelerated path who succeeded in engineering school. Foundation is so critical! I truly wish I had pulled my son from the accelerated math path. My DD is in the mid-path and is excelling in math, while my son gave up after our pre-calc. He took AP Physics as a compromise to no math his senior year (he already had 4 HS math credits). He loves AP Physics - I think it might be because he had pre-calc and physics before taking the class. Foundation is so key.