i agree - I don’t know the kid but, that sounds like an overwhelming load - and to what end? Perhaps a 1% improvement in his chances of UCLA admission when A single D could blow up his chances for UCLA.
Accelerated math is a tall order for most students. Especially at a CC which is a much less friendly/supportive environment than a HS.
Tread lightly by adding complexity slowly. If he shines, great! a little more, if he struggles, and gets a C or B, it won’t completely blow up his transcript.
If you want him to try a CC summer course, do not make it a core class. Pick the EASIEST class that he finds interesting. Keep in mind that even if it’s CC, the compressed nature of a summer course will mean he’ll cover 1 week of high school content in a day and roughly three months over 2 weeks.
Many college courses cover material faster than high school courses. So a precalculus course at a college will often be a semester course, rather than a year course like in high school. So double speed approximately.
But then add to that the 8 week summer being just a bit more than half as long as a 15 week semester. So double the speed again.
In other words, the summer college course will cover material approximately four times as fast as a regular high school course. Perhaps diligent student interested in the subject, without other classes (or maybe just one) at the same time will do fine, but it is something to be aware of before committing to that path.
His math progression is fine! Please let him do other things in the summer. He can continue/start an extracurricular now that he focuses on in the summer and be able to show commitment in his college apps. I don’t see much benefit in grinding nonstop — don’t think that will help your son or impress AOs.
Also want to note that any CC courses taken during the summer or normal school year will go on his permanent college record and have to be disclosed for Medical school admissions. I completely agree that he will be fine by reaching Calculus Senior year and to take some general Ed courses at a CC in which he has a strong interest (meaning getting an A in the courses).
Agree with all the other posters on advancing through math too quickly, I would definitely tread carefully here. My daughter is a freshman at UCLA, majoring in Data Theory which is very heavy on math. By all measures, she is a good math student who has done well with math at the HS level.
After her freshman year in HS, she elected to take Algebra 2 over the summer. I saw no reason to say no as she breezed thru Algebra 1 and Geometry. As expected, the summer Algebra 2 was an easy A with easy tests and a curriculum designed so repeaters can pass. But the preparation for PreCalculus Honors was not there, and my daughter struggled mightily her first semester gettings Cs and Bs, grades she never got ever. She ended up stumbling to a B her first semester soph year, which Im sure would not have happened had she had a year of proper Algebra 2 hon. Lesson learned.
My daughter did eventually recover and adjust the next semester, and ended up taking 3 CC calculus classes with As. So it is possible for the right student making the proper adjustments. But in hindsight, I wouldnt do this (The only one I would consider is Geometry), and definitely not letting any of my other kids skip.
If you are going to do this, as others have mentioned, I would tread carefully. Make sure your son has the proper resources and help along the way. Also, another thing to consider is the overall rigor of the other classes. The rigor of EHAP or AP sciences classes sophomore year cannot be understated when combined with a tough math class.
Thank you everyone. I got my kid into a class in Math3 to prepare him for taking Math3 during the summer. The center told me that they have couple kids doing the same round and will let me know if my son is ready or not.
He also will take AP History Test to see if he will make it to AP next year.
I’ll never thanks enough for all the help I got from this thread. You are the bests !