When taking calc as a senior was actually considered "smart"

Teaspoons
Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:07:44 +0000

Okay in countries outside of the US not everybody gets a chance to go to school (only the wealthy, or, like in China and Germany I believe, the kids who do badly don’t continue in school and aren’t tested… Therefore the national average is higher in both cases). I’ve found most school systems to have a fine education, and if I wasn’t on an accelerated program I would be in geometry as a sophomore instead of Calc. Also calculus is considered a college course at my highschool–if you are completing college level courses accepted to world renowned colleges then I’m pretty sure that means you’re ahead of the game. The only reason it’s normal and recommended now for many top tier colleges is because how many schools have the ability to teach it… And if you didn’t take it it may show negatively dice you didn’t get all you could put of your highschool.

Calc as a senior is fine if your middle school didn’t allow highschool courses, or if you couldn’t double up in maths… In a year or two geometry will be offered in the middle school I went to and there will be plenty of juniors and sophomores in calculus.