<p>You were right to get him to take calc. Imo. </p>
<p>For a non-STEM kid, taking calc shows a willingness to take on the challenges, even if his interests are in humanities or social sciences. AP AB is even better. He doesn’t have to take BC; he doesn’t need it to be competitive for psych/soc. He’s taken AB in jr year, when most kids take it in senior year. Only the more competitive STEM kids usually take AB in jr year and BC or higher in senior. </p>
<p>What we don’t know is if this push to take advanced math resulted in lesser grades. Or, how selective his college choices are.</p>