Started a new thread for the talk about whether parents of high achieving students should push for maximum math acceleration in middle school in order to be on the highest math track in high school for highly selective college admissions:
In California girl applying to uni this fall! [3.9 UW, 36 ACT] - #23 by heavyweightcollege (post #23 and later), there was commentary that the student being chanced had diminished chances at highly selective colleges because they were not in the highest math at the school (which was at least calculus BC) but was “only” in calculus AB, the highest math that they could take based on 9th grade math placement into algebra 1 (they took geometry over a summer to get on the +1 track).
This means that a decision may have to be made in middle school:
Push for the student to get into the highest math acceleration track, if there is desire to retain possibility of admission to a highly selective college. Of course, it may not turn out well, with struggles and worse grades.
Not push the student to accelerate more in math, but if the “natural” placement is not the highest math acceleration track, write off admission to a highly selective college.
The second option is likely better for the stud…
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