I meant that top 50 schools look for math subject tests and so do many engineering programs. The student I am tutoring is applying for engineering, but probably not mainly to top 50 schools. Engineering programs will often take a 650 or whatever or no subject test. I know Ivies and such want 700+.
The student is just going to average public schools, and the precalculus class may not be that great, and he may be getting a B in it.
Yeh, the fact that he does well on the first 2/3 but terrible on the last 1/3 probably indicates I need to teach him more of the advanced material.