Hence my question to the OP up-thread, which was already answered.
Yes, I believe it is a full BC course with 1 semester of AB and 1 semester of entirely new stuff.
At our school, the teachers have to give us permission anyway to skip AB, based on our performance in the class.
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Then I would say BC to linear + diffeq in junior year and multi in senior year, assuming youâre majoring in engineering or physics.
DiffEQ and Multi are combined into 1 year. Linear Algebra is separate. So skip AP Stats?
Better to take calculus based statistics in college if needed for your major or if you are interested in the subject.
If you are interested in a major in statistics or data science, AP statistics might give a very elementary idea of what statistics is like to confirm or deny your interest. But it may be too elementary for your math background and skill.
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Just curious, when does this happen (the teacher rec to AB or BC) ? This will impact a lot - ie if they tell you to take AB.
I donât see the rush. You will be so far ahead. Even if you finish hs with BC you are more than fine.
Go ahead if itâs fine but dont think you are winning anything by running ahead. Youâre not, in my opinion. You donât want to struggle in college as a pre med. College will be harder.
Youâre just in 9th grade - is that correct ?
Update: I got the rec for BC.
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Thank you for all the replies. Iâll probably do BC - Multi - Linear Algebra and self study AP Stats if I really need to.
I would not recommend skipping a course in probability and statics in university. This is an area where having a good professor can help a lot. Probability and statistics is also a part of math that ends up being very useful for at least some of us.
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With a strong math background, calculus based statistics in college is likely to be more worthwhile than AP statistics, which emulates the content of general education statistics for students who fear math in college.
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I have 2 daughters. One was in technical magnet â GaTech engineering, another was not magnetâpremed EAP.
With magnet one did:
9th and 10th grade -some advanced math in program
11th Calc BC (transferred)+ AP Stat (GaTech does not count)
12th did DE in CC of Calc 3, and Diff Eq. (Both transferred).
Second kid was not interested in Math.
11th grade Calc AB, 12th grade AP Statistics.
Both got what they wanted.
If you want credits transferred, do not take Math in school beyond Calc BC. Do DE with local college or University.
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And even then, those may not transfer.
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Yeah, I can do dual enrollment at my high school, because some of the teachers are community college-certified, so I might do that.
Thank you everyone!
Yes, it depends on school.
Classes taken at HS, unless AP, usually do not transfer. Colleges want outside transcripts. They specifically exclude CC classes taken at HS campus. They actually directly ask was class taken at HS or at CC campus. If taken in HS - 0 credit.
This depends on the college. Usually, it is the more selective private colleges that have limitations on transfer credit for college courses taken while in high school, probably because they do not want to lose revenue from students graduating early. Public colleges are often more generous, because they want students to graduate as early as possible.
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I donât get this? I thought Dual Enrollment at High School transferred over to community college and in-state?
My D had a few DE classes taken at her high school that her college accepted. She just had to provide the syllabus which was then reviewed by the college. It wasnât as automatic as AP classes but they were accepted for full college credit.
Depends on the college. As noted above, private colleges tend to be more restrictive against transfer credit for college courses taken while in high school than public colleges are.
You can check the transfer credit policies of specific colleges of interest.