<p>I'm in Calc AB now as a junior but I really want to take the BC test this May and take more advanced classes my senior year at a local college. My teacher says that she doesn't see the point in doing this and brought up a good point about having time to going to the college classes. I am pretty busy and I am probably not being realistic in my time commitment to going out to the college when I have so much else to do. Still, is there anything wrong with taking the BC test this year, even if it means not taking a math CLASS during my senior year? I would still want to do independent studies in physics anyways, so maybe I could try and learn more calculus on my own (besides, I doubt that I would want credits to transfer anyways just because calc classes in top schools are so much more advanced than calculus I would see at a CC). I just want to challenge myself because Calc AB is moving at such a snail's pace and I already know a bit about calculus from studies I've done over the summer.</p>
<p>What do you think I should do? Is multivariable/differential equations important (obviously not essential)? Is it worth the time and effort to prepare for the BC test this year to be disappointed about potential conflicts in taking college classes next year? Maybe I could at least take a summer calculus class to not stay stagnant (I'm already staying at home to do research at the nearest UC campus). Thoughts, advice?????</p>
<p>well, My friend took a Calc AB class and decide to take BC exam. Now he’s taking a multivariable calculus at a community college to get college credits. So, it seem like a good idea if u want college credit and save time when you’re in college. But you need the time. </p>
<p>For me, I took the AB exam and pass without taking the class. Afterward, I took a Calc II class at a community college, but I dropped out in the next week because ap classes’ hw was conflicting with my studying for calc II.</p>
<p>Well yeah but Calc BC represents four years of math, so if I were to take the test this year and try to take a class next year or independently study some more mathematics I don’t think it would be an issue.</p>
<p>ok, here’s what I did. you actually remind me of myself (thinking that calculus ab is moving at snail pace)
junior year, I took calc ab, and easily got a 5 on the ap test.
summer after junior year, i took calculus II at the local university (it was a VERY, VERY fast paced, five week course, covered about a chapter a day), but I pulled off an A–basically taught myself everything
senior year(currently)–i’ve exhausted the calculus classes possible (school only offers ab), and am now taking ap statistics. I’m taking the calc bc test in may(pretty much learned everything on it from calc II)
If i could drive or if my parents would be nice enough to drive me, i would’ve taken calc III in the fall, and differential equations in the spring</p>