<p>^ lol yes thats the case with most geniuses i've noticed</p>
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<p>Yet another reason I can't be deemed a genius :)</p>
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I'm sorry but I'd like to differ, taking AP classes early is not any type of achievement, it just shows that you have parents who tried to shape you into an overachieving nerd when you were a child. What makes you a genius is not what classes you take, but how you apply your knowledge towards accomplishing things.
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<p>In the cases of all those kids taking BC in 7th grade? I'd agree with you. But there are kids who were able to succeed in AP classes early simply because they had a desire to learn.</p>
<p>Taking Calc as a 9th/10th grader because you pushed yourself further than your peers did is better than taking it as a 7th grader who ended up in the class because his scientist parents enrolled him in adv math classes since he was a 1st grader.</p>
<p>And I also agree, any accomplishment relating to AIME/USAMO >>>> taking BC early or Multivar early. Honestly the whole AP Calculus curriculum seems to have been watered down. You can get a 70% on the AP test and still get a 5.</p>
<p>Oh, and this thread is a pretty good ego smasher. Not that CC ever did that in the first place :)</p>
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And I also agree, any accomplishment relating to AIME/USAMO >>>> taking BC early or Multivar early. Honestly the whole AP Calculus curriculum seems to have been watered down. You can get a 70% on the AP test and still get a 5.
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<p>Yup...considering that BC is the most advanced math in AP, it's way too easy..</p>
<p>Ummmm. Just judging by the things posted here, are we supposed to think that Calculus is, like, hard? I mean, seriously. Calculus is extremely simple, and if most [of the people I know, at least] had been exposed to it in like 7th or whatever grade, I wouldn't be surprised if we all understood it.</p>
<p>Calculus can be hard, just open an honors Differential Equations book at MIT or Stanford, and you'll see what I'm talking about :D</p>
<p>There's a kid in my graduating class who's like a perfect applicant. 2300+ SAT, 800's on subject tests, 3x as many APs more than the next kid has. Also qualified for USAMO in 9th grade.</p>
<p>...and to top things out he runs around a 4:10 mile</p>
<p>you cant just start learning calculus in 7th grade... unless well youre a genius, but who wants to learn calculus in 7th grade or like 8th grade?</p>
<p>The one super genius was in Class of 2008, was valedictorian, and went to Yale. I didn't have classes with her, being a Class of 2010 student, but I do know that she singlehandedly made our Scholastic Bowl team not suck.
Now all we have are two semi-geniuses, one of whom is known for getting 100s on every test and the other who takes AP Calculus as a junior. Not quite AS insanely intelligent, but close enough to qualify for this thread, I believe.</p>
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Ummmm. Just judging by the things posted here, are we supposed to think that Calculus is, like, hard? I mean, seriously. Calculus is extremely simple, and if most [of the people I know, at least] had been exposed to it in like 7th or whatever grade, I wouldn't be surprised if we all understood it.
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<p>I'd have to agree with this. Most people around here do Algebra 1 in 8th grade and end up at Calculus as a 12th grader. For most smart kids though, it shouldn't be too difficult to do Alg 1 in 6th and skip Geometry, Precalc and Calc AB. You could take Algebra 2 in 7th and BC in 8th. It probably wouldn't be that difficult.</p>
<p>I know three people at my school that took Calculus before 11th grade. One had originally got a D in Alg 1 because they couldn't give a damn and another took it in 9th because their parents convinced the school to let them skip Geometry and Precalc. But he doesn't want to major in math, so he hasn't gained much. The third was a crazy genius from China.</p>
<p>Honestly it's a matter of preparation and being exposed to education...</p>
<p>While there are geniuses, a lot of the 8th grade Calculus BC kids I know, as others have said, had overprotective, pushy parents that made them study all day since like 5 years old, and just got exposed to the math early. It's a difference in time, not necessarily genius...that word itself to begin with is ambiguous and somewhat arbitrary.</p>
<p>Seriously. Wxmann's self-studied AP Spanish 5 (I know the guy was Chinese) is total GG. I'd like to see someone match that one.</p>
<p>When I think genius, I think William J. Sidis. No one I (or you, for that matter) know comes close...</p>
<p>Really? Do you know Evan O Dorney by any chance?</p>
<p>the geniuses in my school aren't really that popular ;).</p>
<p>He was the kid who spelled scombridae or something. Kid was awkward as hell.</p>
<p>Alrite, as a friend/acquaintance of his, I can second that he is extremely awkward, but he is also very intelligent!</p>
<p>Look up William Sidis.</p>
<p>^ Wikipedia says he allegedly had an IQ of 250-300, but I find that hard to believe. In any case, the man was brilliant.</p>