AP Calc AB vs. AP Calc BC

skieurope
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:51:09 +0000

NMFowlkes:

What looks better to any selective college? Good grades in an easier course or average grades in a more challenging course?

Good grades in the more challenging course.

You need a reality check if you think a B is “average.” I don’t know how someone who has been in school for a nano second this year can project out Spring semester grades.

You shot yourself in the foot by trying to jam in a year’s worth of material in 6 weeks over the summer. H precalc usually finishes the precalc stuff early and then spends the last quarter starting on AB. No wonder you’re behind. But what’s done is done, and all is not lost. Before throwing in the towel,talk to your teacher. Get extra help. Use online resources.

That said, AB is not considered a non-challenging class. Colleges will look at your overall academic course selection, but they are not going to pick it apart course by course.