Math for Junior and Senior Year

js2001
Fri, 31 May 2019 20:03:44 +0000

I’m seeking advice for my rising junior. Her math progression since 8th grade has been Algebra 1 Honors, Geometry Honors and Algebra 2 Honors. Next in the progression is PreCalc Honors. However, due to complications with her schedule, the honors class will not fit unless she gives up two classes that are important to her. She is choosing between PreCalc Standard as a junior and AP Stats as a senior. OR AP stats as a junior and PreCalc Honors as a senior.

She is a good math student when she has a good teacher. The PreCalc Standard teacher is not a good one (my son had her for honors Alg 2), so we are thinking of going with AP Stats. One concern is, will taking a year between Alg 2 Honors and PreCalc Honors be difficult to overcome? If she takes PreCalc standard, will that be frowned upon by college admissions officers after seeing honors level math all along? She also can’t take AP Calc AB if she doesn’t take PreCalc Honors, so hoping that is not a deal-breaker for college admissions. She is not looking at STEM majors, will have about 9 AP classes by graduation, 4.3+ GPA, est. 28-30 ACT, plus well-rounded work, activity and leadership resume. Thoughts?