<p>I took AP Calc as a sophomore, Multivariable Calc. and Discrete Math Junior year.</p>
<p>My school (supposedly one of the best public schools in the state) has a normal sequence like this:</p>
<p>Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calc</p>
<p>Advanced sequence like this:</p>
<p>Geometry (Algebra I in 8th grade), Algebra II, Pre-Calc, Calc AB (no BC offered)</p>
<p>Stupid kid sequence like this:</p>
<p>4 term algebra, 4 term geometry, 4 term algebra II</p>
<p>And then stupider kid sequence like this:</p>
<p>pre-algebra, 4 term algebra, 4 term geometry</p>
<p>And I and one other person took this:</p>
<p>Geometry and Algebra II (simultaneously), Pre-Calc, Calc AB, ?? (Iāll be taking Calc III, linear algebra, advanced math concepts and analytical geometry, but I donāt know about the other person)</p>
<p>Iāve heard from people whoāve moved/transferred to my school that taking Calc junior year is normal in Minnesota and at most private schools.</p>
<p>I would say an average of one person per year takes Calculus before senior year at my school.</p>
<p>May I ask what state? (it makes a difference)</p>
<p>In Florida, the regular kids go alg 1, geometry, algebra 2, precalc
the advanced kids go geometry, algebra 2, precalc, AP Calc (AB or BC depending on your school but most only offer AB)
the gifted kids go algebra 2, precalc, AP Calc (AB or BC), AP Calc BC or AP Stats
the kids who go to a āspecialā school- precalc, AP Calc AB and/or AP Stats, Calc II/Calc III, Diffrential Equations/Matrix Theory</p>
<p>Im taking Math Analyisis (PreCalc) now in 9th, then next year im skipping calc I and taking calc II BC, which is actually much more than BC, since most schools only cover whats on the BC exam, my school makes you take AB and then BC, but teaches so much more in calc II. </p>
<p>Every senior makes it to calc I at least in my school
About 20 make it to calc II by senior year
Aproximately 6 make it to Multivariable senior year
Usually only 2-3 make it to beyond that</p>
<p>Average sequence
Alg1/2 -> Geo/Trig -> Pre Calc -> Calc I AB</p>
<p>at my school you have to independent study or go to a college [umptyump at the u of minnesota] so theres only about 5 of us [juniors]</p>
<p>At my school most people go:</p>
<p>Alg1/Geometry - Alg 2/stats - Precalc/more stats -Calc AB
AKA:
Math 2 - Math 3 - SL1 - SL2</p>
<p>Advanced kids (like me) take:
Alg 2/stats - Precalc/more stats -AP Calc AB/AP Calc BC/ AP Stats - Calc 3/Linear algebra/ stats 2
AKA:
Math 3 - SL1 - HL1 - HL2</p>
<p>However the most advanced go:
Precalc/more stats -AP Calc AB/AP Calc BC/ AP Stats - Calc 3/Linear algebra/ stats 2 - topology/ some other experimental math
AKA:
SL1 - HL1 - HL2 - Further Mathematics</p>
<p>At my school, the majority of people do Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalc/Trig</p>
<p>Honors Students do Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II, Honors Precalc/Trig, AP Calc BC</p>
<p>I, however, moved from a different district right before ninth grade started so I took Algebra II as a freshman, Precalc/Trig as a sophomore, Calculus as a junior, and Iām taking AP Stats this year. Our school has really suffered from budget cuts, so if you didnāt start out in honors/AP math, itās incredibly difficult to convince the GATE coordinator to let you into that class.</p>
<p>Right now Iām a sophomore in Calc AB (taking BC in the spring).</p>
<p>My teacher said she hasnāt ever had a sophomore in her class ever, so at my school itās pretty rare.</p>
<p>Looking on here, though, I guess itās not so uncommon :(</p>
<p>I think all of the middle schools in my district offered Algebra 1 to 7th graders and Geometry to 8th graders, so then in high school theyāll go Algebra 2 - Pre Calculus - AP Calculus AB - AP Calculus BC (though some students skip AB and do BC junior year and then take AP Statistics and/or AP Computer Science senior year). I know one girl who skipped Algebra 2 and took Pre Calculus as a freshman and AP Calculus BC as a sophomore, but itās very rare for someone to get to Calculus by sophomore year in my school.</p>
<p>I didnāt exactly āgrab high school by the ballsā, so I did Alg. 1 in 9th grade. Iām doubling up Geometry and Algebra 2 this year. Thinking of doing Pre-Calc over the summer.</p>
<p>At my schoolā¦its alg 1, geo, alg 2 then pre cal and after pre cal is āliberal arts.ā
I go to a small not so advanced public school of about 2k ish kids, so we do offer rigorous course but not many.
Most kids will be lucky to be in alg 2 by their senior year.</p>
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<p>I went:
Alg 2 (9) ā Precalc (9) ā AP Calc BC (10) ā Geometry (10) ā Stat (11) ā Linear Algebra (12) ā Calc III (12) ā Multivariable (12).</p>
<p>Itās kinda all over the place. I think if you get to Calc youāre fine.</p>
<p>This thread is 4 years old, butā¦</p>
<p>I went H Alg 2 (9) -> H Precalc/trig (10) -> AP Calc AB (11) -> AP Calc BC/AP Stats (12, next year)
My high school doesnāt offer math past BC and Stats, kinda a bummer.</p>
<p>Iām a senior and went H Geometry, H Alg II, H Precalc/Trig, AP Calc BC, which is standard for the most āadvancedā kids, for the most part. There are 12 (out of 280) seniors in my class, and another 30 or so in AP Calc AB this year.</p>
<p>Itās pretty unusual for kids to take calculus before senior year, unless theyāre really, really smart and studied over the summer (they usually skip Alg II) or they came from another school system. There are three juniors and a sophomore in my Calc BC class, but itās not common to have more than one or two underclassmen take calculus.</p>
<p>I took Calculus sophomore year.
The āsmartā kids (about 60 of us) at my school do:
PreCalc->CalcAB->Calc II/III-> Differential Equations/Matrix Theory
This really smart kid is in the process of doing
CalcAB->Calc II/III-> Differential Equations/Matrix Theory -> Discrete Mathematics/Graph Theory.</p>
<p>So I didnāt think it was uncommon.</p>
<p>Iām the only freshman in my schoolās algebra 2/trig classā¦ Was I honors but I was getting a C, so I switched.
Will be in AB junior year, with the option to take stat or BC in senior.
If I get re-recommended for honors, I will take BC in junior and stat in sr.</p>
<p>Iām currently a Freshman in Honors Geometry, and in the Spring semester I will be taking Honors Algebra II, and over the Summer I will take Pre-Calc, and possibly Trig (depends on how much trig my Algebra II teaches). So next year I will take AP Calc AB and BC (my school has block scheduling). My sister is currently a Junior and is taking AP Calc AB and BC. There is a Freshman in her class as well. So quite a few kids get there.</p>
<p>At my school, most students take: Geometry -> Alg. II -> Pre-calc -> AP Calc BC (almost everyone at my school skips AP Calc AB)</p>
<p>Itās also common for people to take: Alg. II -> Pre-calc -> AP Stats -> AP Calc BC</p>
<p>At my school, if you start your freshman year in Alg. II, youāre required to take Statistics before you take Calculus. Itās really weird. I guess the district just wants Calculus to be strictly a senior classes. There are really rare exceptions, though. For instance, my friend is a junior, and sheās in AP Calc BC. She was supposed to be put in Statistics, but her english was really bad (she came from Korea), so the administration let her move up to AP Calc BC. So she took Pre-calculus her freshman year and AP Calc AB her sophomore year. Sheās taking AP Calc BC now and is planning to take some higher level math at our local community college next year. But sheās the only person at my school whoās doing this this year.</p>
<p>(This thread is oldā¦ but Iām bored.)</p>
<p>Most (apply honors and AP as necessary):
Geometry, Alg 2/Trig, Precalc (maybe Stats), Calc (maybe Stats, maybe Discrete)</p>
<p>35ish/grade (will turn into 100+/grade):
Alg 2/Trig, Precalc, Calc, MV Calc/LinAlg
(apply [maybe Stats] to 10th-12th and [maybe Discrete] to 11th-12th)</p>
<p>Few (2-3/grade):
Precalc, Calc, MVC/LA, ???</p>
<p>One (this is the guy who made USAMO since 6th grade):
Calc + Stats, MVC/LA + Discrete, ???, ???</p>
<p>One (friend 1):
Geometry, Alg 2/Trig, Precalc + Stats, MVC/LA + Discrete</p>
<p>One (friend 2):
Geometry, Alg 2/Trig, Calc + Stats, MVC/LA + Discrete</p>
<p>One (me):
Geometry, Alg 2/Trig, Stats, MVC/LA + Discrete + DiffEq (hopefully space doesnāt run out)</p>
<p>Technically, multivariable calc requires only a passing score on the AP Calc BC exam. Friend 1 and I got 5s, so we got into the class. It is possible to meet graduation requirements by taking stats instead of precalc, and since I had already learned most of precalc, I decided to not waste my time.</p>