<p>I think it’s pretty good. I’m taking right now as a Junior. DiFeeQ next semester, and then Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics my Senior Year.</p>
<p>I think it’s very impressive. </p>
<p>Since my school has IB, we have IB Math SL and IB Math HL. SL Yr. 1 is Pre-calc( which I’m in currently) and Yr. 2 is pretty much AP Calc AB I think, and HL Yr. 1 I think is pretty much AP Calc BC and Yr. 2 is suppose to be beyond that. Does anyone know if the 2nd year of HL math is something like Calc 3 or something?</p>
<p>I consider it extremely unimpressive. You’re just learning lower division material a year or two earlier than you would otherwise learn it. But it’s actually a great idea to get it out of the way early so you can spend your college years on slightly more advanced material. You save a bit of time, but it doesn’t require an exceptionally dedicated or intelligent student to do what you’re doing.</p>
<p>Yeah, but college admissions people (apparently) think it’s better to end high school with calculus rather than pre-calculus even though you could start with Calculus I in college anyway. If only having pre-calculus is a handicap, and having AP Calculus BC is standard (it’s not in the grand scheme of things, but still), then would multivariable be viewed as “impressive” on some level, or would it be viewed the same as AP Calculus BC?</p>
<p>In my school, I only know one who took multivariable, and that was in his sophmore year. Now he is apparantly in a grad program (he is supposed to be a senior now). Smart kid. But normally, kids in my high school finish with Honors or AB calc. But slowly, we are seeing more kids in BC. I am a senior whose in BC, its not too impressive, but considering we are a ghetto high school, its pretty advanced.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t even have AP Calculus AB…we just have a regular class called Calculus.</p>
<p>All those that I know (3) that did so went off to Harvard with scholarships…
But for the most part, they are the ones that actually got their pushy parents in the way of convincing the school to get them ahead in math, otherwise you get shot down by counselors and the math department trying to skip…</p>
<p>I really don’t think it is that impressive because it isn’t too hard to self-study the Calculus BC exam / skip PreCalculus / the school lets you skip to BC w/out AB to get ahead… </p>
<p>But seriously, I’m taking Calculus III (which is not hard) right now and wish I had taken it in high school as I knew BC as a junior. If so, I could meet engineering internship / access to upper division requirements by the end of this year…</p>