Thoughts?

Applying to College
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<p>So, my cousin is sitting next to me at the moment. She is a rising junior and she wants to know what you guys think of her taking Chemistry, Precalculus and self-studying Algebra II this summer. She was not in H math and science her freshman year, which is why she wants to get ahead. </p>

<p>Besides these classes, she also is planning on doing pre-AP work, reviewing for classes next year, reviewing/studying ALOT for the SAT's, doing volunteer work, writing for about 2 hours/day, practicing a monologue and practicing guitar. </p>

<p>Is it a bad idea to take Precalc & Alg. II at the same time? Thoughts? She's planning on taking AP Calc AB, H Physics, APAH, APUSH, AP Lang, AP Psychology and H Spanish IV next year.</p>

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<p>She’s way too quixotic to take AP Calc when she hasn’t even finished Al2 yet. Taking Al2 and Pre-Calc simultaneously won’t work out because you need a good Al2 base when you learn Pre-Calc, which she doesn’t have.</p>

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<p>“She’s way too quixotic to take AP Calc when she hasn’t even finished Al2 yet”</p>

<p>She would finish Alg. II in August, and begin AP Calc in September.</p>

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<p>Bad idea. You really need to understand Algebra II well before you can go into PreCalc. And math builds upon itself a lot so if your Algebra II foundation is weak, Pre Calc will be very difficult and AP Calc will be miserable. Don’t put yourself through that.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the advice.</p>