Advice for Getting Into Stanford?

Nikkor50mm
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:29:14 +0000

I mean, teaching BC Calc and getting a 5 on it as a junior is really impressive.



Not true. 75% of the students who take Calc BC at our school are juniors, and over 60% get 5s on the exam. In fact, our school also has around 4 students who took Calc BC as a sophomore and got 5s. This year, there’s a freshman who took Calc AB and got a 5.

Our school is a large, non-competitive public school. As a result, I’d assume that the relative success of my peers on the exam can be attributed to the generous curve…