4 years of math required?

mom2012and14
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:43:58 +0000

You’re really ok here.
You’re missing the point- it doesn’t matter when you took it-- if you got through to CalcBC that’s what they are looking for. They don’t need you to go find another math class. That said, if you stopped taking math end of sophomore year and maxed out- they will ask how else did you challenge yourself - why didn’t you take another AP or a local college class. It’s all about how you challenge yourself with courseload in each of the four years. There are certainly many other students at CMu (and standford, mit, etc) who have taken all their science and math by end of junior year. A blank senior year of “fun” courses is not a favorable courseload and frowned upon even if that advanced.

Just sayin’ don’t get hung up on counting the number of years. Show that you have continued to challenge yourself and took all the math offered in your school.