Should I switch from BC to AB?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm a junior and I'm debating going down to Calc AB. My three quiz and test scores are all in the upper-70s and lower-80s (a C in my school), which is definitely an anomaly for me as my math grades have always been in the A, if not A+, range. I do the homework and understand the concepts, but there's just something about it that's not "clicking" with me.</p>

<p>Though, on the other side, my teacher is apparently very good with preparing for the AP exam and even her students that have "fallen through the cracks" get 5s.</p>

<p>So what do you guys think? If I were to drop this year, then I'd end up taking BC next year; if not then I might not take a math class, or take multivariable at a CC. I'm trying to shoot for Stanford.</p>

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<p>If you're shooting for Stanford, drop to AB. They won't like a C anywhere on your transcript.</p>

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<p>I agree with swim. Plus, if you're not getting these concepts then trying to build on them will be especially difficult.</p>

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<p>Yeah, if you feel that it's too much, in the long run, the difference between AB and BC won't make much difference, but the difference between an B or A and a C grade will.</p>

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<p>You're a junior- take the BC senior year.</p>

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<p>I had a similar dilemma last yr, except I waited way too long to drop down and had to stay in the class and get my C first semester. It was pretty dumb considering when I dropped down to AB I got a high A and a 5 on the exam. It probably would've looked better had I just dropped down and gotten the A in lower level class. However, if you have the time to work harder and get help to improve, you can probably stay (I certainly couldn't that year, and my teacher was kindof unwilling to help).</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>Yeah drop to Ab. What i did was take calc AB soph yr. then calc BC this year. I mainly did this because BC was never offered in our school before only only calc AB students can do BC in my school. But AB u still learn a lot, and many of the fundamentals. BC goes faster so prolly u just need a little tad bit slower pace to absorb the concepts. In reality u r gonna have to retake multivariable so just do AB and then BC. No real advantage of being so ahead in trade for fundamentals</p>

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<p>I wish they still allowed us to take AB then BC at my school....</p>

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<p>go ahead and switch - taking multi-variable in high school is a great idea but only if you're awesome at single-variable. it's hard enough with a good teacher at a good college - you won't learn much at a CC in your senior year of high school, especially if you don't have a really good grasp of single-variable (especially those damn Taylor series...)</p>