Is this schedule too much for a sophomore to handle?

mathyone
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:29:16 +0000

I don’t think taking AP stats precludes taking a more rigorous calculus based stats class in college. After all, it’s commonplace for college students even to take courses which the college board claims are identical to the AP classes they already successfully completed. In the case of stats, a calc based course would be at a higher, more rigorous level. My daughter took AP stats in hs as a freshman and will take a calc-based stats class in college which has a reputation of being tough even among STEM majors so I am glad she has some prior exposure to the subject. I don’t see this as any different than students taking AP physics 1/2/B prior to taking calculus based physics in college. Yes, it would be better to start with the more rigorous calc based courses, but many high schools, including ours, don’t offer calc based stats or calc based physics.