<p>12th - AP calc AB.
Had no trouble completing 18.01A/18.02A/18.03 [diffeq] freshman year.
Lack of familiarity with physics, particularly E&M, was more of a problem.</p>
<p>DS deferred EA, accepted RD, class of 2013</p>
<p>7th algebra
8th pre-IB geometry, self-studied algebra II
9th pre-calculus (IB SL I), self-studied AP Calc AB
10th at university: CalcII, Calc III (multivariable), self-studied linear algebra
by watching 18.06 on OpenCourseWare
11th at university: foundations of math (survey of math plus how to write proofs)
differential equations, probability, took AP Calc BC exam for “fun”
12th at unversity: complex analysis</p>
<p>same reaction from his high school as above, “if you didn’t sit in our classroom
to learn it it doesn’t count.” So DS gets “regular” diploma, rather than “advanced”,
because he only had 3 math courses. Whatever, it’s all good, you can’t let high
school rules get in the way of your education.</p>
<p>Accepted EA 2013, public school</p>
<p>9th: Precalculus
10th: AP Calculus AB
11th: None
12th: AP Calculus BC Independent Study (ended up not taking the test for financial reasons)</p>
<p>I’m going to take 18.01A/18.02A and be done with it, since I want to major in 9 and 24, neither of which require 18.03</p>
<p>Freshman: Precalculus
Sophomore: Calculus AB
Junior: Calculus BC
Senior: Linear Algebra/Multivariable Calculus (It’s really watered-down though.)</p>
<p>Current student.
Freshman: Honors Geometry
Sophomore: Honors Algebra II
Junior: Honors Pre-Calculus
Senior: AP Calculus AB
Really low-levelled math in high school. I came into MIT unable to even integrate well but as you know, you get into college to learn, and learn I did =)</p>
<p>Freshman: Geometry
Sophomore: Algebra II
Junior: Trig/Pre-Calc and AP Statistics
Senior: AP Calculus AB</p>
<p>Our advanced math sequence…not wonderful options, but whatever, I think I’ll start in 18.01A/18.02A</p>
<p>** Prospective Rising Junior (2011) **</p>
<p>9th: Precalculus/Calculus A
10th: AP Calculus BC, AoPS WOOT, Multivariable Differential Calculus
Summer: Linear Algebra
11th: AP Statistics, Ordinary Differential Equations, possibly AoPS WOOT
12th: Undecided (highest math class school offers is Calculus BC)</p>
<p>2013</p>
<p>freshman year- Algebra II/Precal A
sophomore year- Precal B/Cal A
junior year- Cal BC, multivariable
senior year- diff eq.</p>
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<p>This is actually false. MIT has a summer program called Interphase, in which people MIT believes are not quite ready for the rigor of MIT participate in an intense learning atmosphere.</p>
<p>Freshman: Algebra 2
Sophomore: Pre-Calculus
Junior: BC Calc + Stats
Junior/Senior Summer: Multivariable Calc, Intro. to Differential Equations
Senior Year: (I don’t know yet)</p>
<p>Sorry but interphase isn’t remedial.</p>
<p>Interphase has two math classes the students take over the summer,</p>
<p>Calculus A which is single variable like 18.01
& Calculus B which is multivariable like 18.02.</p>
<p>[The</a> MIT Office of Minority Education - Curriculum](<a href=“Home | MIT Office of Minority Education”>Home | MIT Office of Minority Education)</p>
<p>Calculus A may include a review of some pre-calculus concepts, but in the same way a Calculus AB course reviews them too.</p>
<p>So I’d stick by MIT not having remedial classes.</p>
<p>Freshman: Algebra 1 H
Sophomore: Geometry H and Algebra II H
Summer: College Algebra / Trigonometry
Junior: Precal / Cal 1
Summer: Linear Algebra / Cal 2
Senior: Dif Eqs / Cal 3</p>
<p>I’m just a prospective, though. I went to a private school that was a joke difficulty-wise until 8th grade, where I first entered the public school system. I had no clue what I was doing so I just took a regulars pre-algebra course. Freshman year of HS I began to get a better clue of what it meant to be competitive as I saw most "smart kids were in Geometry or even Alg II, so I wised up a little and took Geom and Alg II simultaneously Sophomore year since I was a little behind.</p>
<p>Then I found out about a charter high school at a community college and took College Alg/ Trig there over the summer and since each class was only a semester long rather than a year, I decided to speed things up even more. I couldn’t be happier. I hope that despite my rocky start I’m still able to compete in the applicant pool. I wanted to work Discrete Math in somewhere but the college only offers it like, once in a blue moon.</p>
<p>Quote: “I hope that despite my rocky start I’m still able to compete in the applicant pool.”</p>
<p>This thread is getting ridiculous. Not having access to discrete mathematics is certainly not going to hurt you in the applicant pool. Many students come to MIT with only Calculus AB or BC; a few come without even Calculus AB.</p>
<p>^^ I study mathematics, and I never have and never will take a discrete math class. How’s that. A slightly long post ahead, but there’s a point.</p>
<p>In short I agree with Calalum, I think some have a skewed idea. It doesn’t even matter how many classes you take – eventually, if you want to really study a subject to your heart’s content, classes are there to introduce the microscopic tips of icebergs of a subject. So as long as you show you have a good understanding of fundamentals, adding this and that class will make zero impact. Ideally, you will show that you’re actively learning and truly interested in the process – that can be easier to do with more classes, but just having a class that you did nothing special with probably won’t make much of a difference. You probably want a letter from someone who taught you testifying to how you were a special thinker. MIT doesn’t want high school accomplishments, because frankly while they’re fine and dandy, generally it’s what you do once you get to a top class university like it that matters more. Which is why someone who’s only done Calculus AB might actually be looked upon more favorably than someone with more training if there’s more evidence demonstrated that this person will really take advantage of the chance to study at MIT.</p>
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<p>wow! that’s pretty amazing! great work! =)</p>
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<p>My point wasn’t that MIT has remedial classes. My point was that even people who haven’t taken single-variable calculus can apply and be accepted to MIT.</p>
<p>If you had read the context of the posts in which I was talking about, I think you’d agree with me that Interphase is for those who aren’t quite ready for the curriculum at MIT. The point of Interphase is to bring those people up to speed, instead of struggling in core courses that are much too difficult at their current knowledge level.</p>
<p>But thanks for correcting my vagueness :]</p>