<p>we just started BC yesterday (block schedule) and I completely forgot my AB stuff</p>
<p>BC is pretty tough. I was struggling at the beginning of the year, but I worked hard (lots of up-'til-2am nights) and pulled my act together. Now I just want to keep it up for the rest of the year... :D</p>
<p>BC Calculus is not hard. It just seems hard to some people because all the material is new. In past math classes everything was just slighly harder than what we previously learned. So basically, the people who struggle in BC are used to breezing by, and they have no clue how to handle new material. AB seems much easier because they go so much slower.</p>
<p>I think BC is pretty easy, and Ive had a lot of trouble in previous math classes.</p>
<p>Ugh, AP Calculus is not worth your time in high school, trust me, unless you can grab the AP score and the GPA weight without extreme difficulty. Try taking a college calculus course if you really want to learn something intuitive.</p>
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<p>What about taking Calc at a community college instead? Is it easier/harder?</p>
<p>I'm thinking about taking Precalc/Trig (summer), Calc 1 (fall), and Calc 2 (spring), and then taking the AP Calc BC test in May because my school doesn't even offer BC. Only one school in my entire county offers BC, mainly because all of our schools are on a 7 period day vs. block.</p>
<p>Well, one can argue that's not true, because quite frankly I'd much rather take Calculus in high school than in college. I mean wouldn't it be a lot more accelerated and difficult in a college course? And it's definetely worth the time if one is planning on majoring in something that used Calculus. Starting with calculus in high school means gathering the skills to get ahead in college.</p>
<p>I would be taking it in high school, but I'd be taking calc courses at a nearby cc. It's called dual enrollment, where a high school student can be enrolled in a high school and a community college at the same time. Like I could take 3 high school classes and 3 college classes.</p>
<p>Yeah. I definitely agree with taking Calc in high school if you are interested in math or science at all. With people taking advanced math earlier and earlier, it's the least you can do to stay on track. My BC class has a reputation though of being, by far, the most difficult class in school. My teacher goes above and beyond the standard material you see on the exam, and everyone who enrolls in Calc II/III after his course ACES it. I feel like I'm really being prepared. That being said, everyone in our class saw their gpas' and class ranks lowered a few notches...</p>
<p>^ Ouchh. So nobody gets an A?</p>
<p>Ironically, the only person who has an A is the sophomore math whiz...all of the juniors can't help feeling immensely jealous, because this is the most important year for the transcript...</p>
<p>It's an immensely fun class, though. Everyone bands together in the face of ego deflation :)</p>
<p>Wow. I'm glad my teacher isn't like that. She's pretty hardcore, but her main goal is preparing us for the AP test. On the first day of class, she showed us a PowerPoint presentation of how many students each year in her class get 5s, 4s, etc.</p>
<p>Haha..at the beginning of the year my teacher was like, "All of you are used to taking challenging classes and getting As in them. Believe me when I say that you won't get an A in this one." But his goal is for all of us to get 5s on the exam. We took a practice AB one for fall final, and I [along with most others] got an easy 5.</p>
<p>I think I'd cry if one of my teachers said that on the first day :(</p>
<p>XD</p>
<p>Not at all I got a 5 on AP cal last year and my teacher was a first year teacher teaching Ap cal.</p>
<p>Impressive.</p>
<p>Hmm..well I think I'll go ahead and take AP Calc AB my junior year instead of BC. :D</p>
<p>^ Not an entirely bad idea, depending on the rest of you courseload. haha. All my AB friends make it sound pretty easy. Light workload.</p>
<p>Yep...the pace is much, much slower. And all the people who dropped out of my class have A+s in there. But it depends on the teacher/school...</p>
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<p>Well that's good because it can take me awhile to grasp some concepts.</p>