I fell behind, as alot of people I know are taking calc bc
Again - thatās ego talking.
Youāre not behind. With Calc AB, youāre well ahead.
Many donāt even have Calc at all and study CS or Bio.
Worry about yourself. Not others.
Thatās my advice.
You wonāt be with these others next year. And you donāt want to be lacking in the next class because you went ahead so quickly and it hurt you in the long run.
Anyway you can justify and do as you want - but thatās how I see it. Too many chase because of others and get burned later.
There is no benefit that I can see for you to rush. There is potential downside though.
Good luck.
Biology is one of the lowest-return majors. If you love bio, then look into Biostatistics or Bioinformatics. Bio stats can also be stats major+bio minor, or Data science major with bio concentration.
You donāt need BC.
So you have 2 choices: taking AB, which makes the most sense. Or calc 1-2 online, which is riskier. No one can make the choice for you and weāve ALL said, multiple times, that taking Calc AB senior year is not a problem at all.
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Yes, I am going to take calc AB, I can major in chemical engineering instead of bio if I want to plan for medical school
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You can do med school from ANY major - engineering would be less usual - but again Calc BC wouldnāt be needed. Even if you didnāt have AB you could study CHEME.
I canāt think of a scenario where it would be needed.
Good luck
As noted, you can major in anything as a premed as long as you take the required courses for medical school applicants.
this thread was started asking this in April. Iām confusedā¦.what year of HS did you just complete?
This quote makes it sound like you might have just completed ninth gradeā¦
I am taking two programming/computer dual enrollment classes during summer after 9th, and will be taking 6 semesters of uc honors in 10th grade, so will this lower my uc gpa?
You have plans to take multiple summer school courses, etc. WHY??
I hope you understand that the vast majority of college applicants NEVER take a HS course in the summer. They just donāt.
I really donāt understand why you are even thinking about this. Now you are mentioning āpremedā as a possible major. How would you really know this is something you want to pursue as a 14 or 15 year old.
Iām going to boldly suggest that you take a deep breath, take your 9th grade courses (where there usually isnāt allowed much choice) and review this all once you have a year of HS under your belt.
I just finished 9th grade, and its currently summer break, I am currently taking two programming/computer dual enrollment classes. Sorry for the misunderstanding
Why? Itās nice to have that skill set. But really, MOST high school students do not take summer school courses at all. And they still go to college after high school.
Plus, your thread here is about your math course progression. I agree with others that you have nothing to worry about thereā¦but if you are so worried, why arenāt you doing something in your math sequence.
I just wanted to; these courses really interest me and I decided to take them, I currently have an A+ in both and am currently maintaining it. I know that it will be on my transcript forever.
I want to do something in my math sequence but tsbna44 tells that I am already well ahead and I mentioned taking dual enrollment in senior year, calc 1 first semester and calc 2 second semester and he says that their is no point.
I thought your issue was calc AB vs Calc BCā¦and I do agree with othersā¦this isnāt an issue.
Yes, I understand I also am taking the summer classes as a way to boost my gpa, in my freshmen year I transferred 3 schools over 2 districts which kind of made me behind at my new school, I still feel that I am not worthy because I didnāt take ap or honors freshmen year however, I transferred from a school in the first week which placed you into classes based on middle school grades. So in order words I transfered schools from one that placed you into classes from middle school grades to another school that allowed you to choose your schedule, so this made me ābehindā at the second school as everyone their was taking ap and honors classes while I was not even though it wasnāt my fault as I transferred.
Calculus AB in 12th grade is still ahead of the normal math track (which is precalculus in 12th grade).
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You mention applying to some UCs. @Gumbymom will correct me if Iām wrong, but I donāt think the UCs even consider grade 9 grades.
I agree with posters upstream. See how you do in your courses freshman (done already) and sophomore year of high school in mathā¦to determine what to do junior and senior year.
Yes, thank you! When applying to college I can just put that in the additional comments section.
The UCās will not use 9th grades in their GPA calculation however, your 9th grades are reviewed for the completion of the UC a-g course requirements.
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@tsbna44
Hello, I have to confess
I want to skip calculus AB as I feel sad that I will not be on the BC track, so I didnāt do well in middle school, and I couldnāt get placed in the advanced math classes which is why I canāt take calc BC.
I honestly donāt know what to do right now, this is why I mentioned the dual enrollment calculus classes.
Youāve said this.
You are advanced already.
Good luck.
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Life is not a race, and we are not all in a hurry to get to the end of it. Mathematics similarly is not a race. The point is NOT to get as far ahead in math as possible. The point is to get a solid foundation in mathematics that will help you to do well when you get to university.
I have a bachelorās degree in mathematics from MIT. I have a masterās degree in a subfield of applied mathematics from Stanford. Math was always my best subject. However, a big part of this was that I did not jump ahead. I learned each step very well before going on to the next step. Another point to keep in mind: The various students in the same masterās degree program at Stanford had gotten their bachelorās degrees at a very, very wide range of universities. You do not need to attend a ābig nameā university for a bachelorās degree. There are a lot of universities that can give you a very solid education in math and in a wide range of other subjects. You can get into them and do well there taking calculus AB your senior year of high school.
Relax. Get some sleep. Tomorrow have some ice cream. You are doing fine.
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Thank you, you posted at about 2 am in the morning.
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