<p>I am curious if anyone who has just gone through the admissions process knows the answer to this question.</p>
<p>If a student is on an advanced track and takes Algebra I Honors in 8th grade, do they have a significant advantage over someone who started taking the honors high school math classes in 9th grade?</p>
<p>I imagine that would enable them to take more math classes by the time they finish high school…</p>
<p>The student will have an advantage over the people who take pre-algebra in 8th grade, but no real advantage to the people who take geometry in 8th grade (GEM as its called in Florida).</p>
<p>I took algebra 1honors in 8th grade and ended up taking AP calc in 12th grade. It all depends on if the student is up for the challenge. I could have easily taken Pre-calc in 12th grade, but chose the higher up course.</p>
<p>Ditto…satscholar</p>
<p>some actually enter the 9th grade taking pre-calc</p>
<p>Yes radeon,</p>
<p>GEM students do exactly that!</p>
<p>When I was in 8th grade, I had Algebra. But now kids are going at an even faster pace basically getting his or her AA degree along with a High School diploma. Had a Freshman in my Pre-Calc class as a Junior if that is any indicator of what you want as an answer.</p>
<p>Will they have a significant advantage? No. But many demanding majors are not accomplished in 4 years without starting higher than just College Algebra. So advancing enough to either gain AP Calculus credit or test out of College Algebra/Trig is a good thing. Even if you get credit for AP Calculus and want to start with Calculus in college, in Florida at the state level, if you pass AP Calc you get to skip over College Algebra, Trig and Precalculus. If you don’t pass, you have to start at the beginning with College Algebra or try to gain some credits with CLEP. </p>
<p>For the student who is bright but not on an accelerated math track, just take MAC 1105 College Algebra as a dual enrolled student and you will have a head start.</p>
<p>I second Sunny on this. Not essential, but an advantage.</p>
<p>I took:
7-Algebra 1
8-Geometry
9-Algebra 2
10-Pre-Calculus
11-AP Calculus AB
12-AP Calculus BC</p>
<p>And since I got a 34 on my math ACT, I had credit for college algebra. I got a 4 on calc AB and a 5 on calc BC, so I came in with 3+4+4=11 credits in math. I’m not going into a math related major, but the credits satisfy liberal arts requirements.</p>
<p>Ryuzaki?!?!?! </p>
<p>Ur alive?</p>
<p>(anime reference for those of you confused)</p>