<p>I took calc ab as a junior. It was VERY rigerous and I barely scraped out a b in the class (before I had never even got an A-). The next course I should take is BC, but I don’t think I will be successful in the class, so I’m signed up for AP Stats instead. Will elite colleges notice this? Will I be looked down upon come admissoons time for taking an “easier” class opposed to BC?? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Colleges care more about rigorous coursework than the minute difference between an A and a B.</p>
<p>Do your possible majors in college require calculus?</p>
<p>(Those that typically do include any engineering, any science, economics, and business.)</p>
<p>However, it does seem odd that you are having difficulty in math even though you were placed two grade levels ahead of the normal sequence.</p>
<p>In a similar situation, I’m taking BC right now as a junior and barely scraping an A- (really lucky) and I’ve heard MVC (which is next) is ridiculously hard compared to BC which might screw up my senior grade.</p>
<p>I doubt I’d do well, but I am going into engineering.</p>
<p>Why did you post two threads basically on the same subject.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1489539-how-important-your-senior-schedule-college-app.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1489539-how-important-your-senior-schedule-college-app.html</a></p>
<p>Because no one decided to answer the last one. Sorry I’m new, didn’t realise this was some big infraction</p>
<p>You might do well in BC. A lot of the topics overlap so it would just be like relearning it.</p>
<p>I struggle at math but took BC my junior year and linear algebra this year. Consecutive B’s, never got an A but I didn’t take the easy route and got into all my schools (including jhu)</p>
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Of course they will notice. It isn’t as if you’re the only person in the country with the choice of taking BC or something easier, and plenty of the competition is going to choose BC. In fact top schools may have had applicants from your very HS that took BC. </p>
<p>I also suggest you ask your counselor if they will check the “most difficult courseload taken” box if you don’t take BC.</p>
<p>What was your approach to the Calculus class? How much time did you spend per week? What did you do with that time?</p>
<p>A couple of thoughts --</p>
<p>Certainly not taking (and getting an A in) Calc BC or MVC will not be considered a plus. However, it’s probably not a Killer either.</p>
<p>A couple of years ago, when my D was applying to schools, I discussed this with a few admissions officers. They basically said that what is the most difficult schedule is largely a function of how things look on the transcript (and input from the GC) rather than a strict formula.</p>
<p>FWIW (and this may not be the same everywhere) – I also asked the following questions whether the following would hurt an applicant: (1) Our HS offers an interdisciplinary English/History/Art-Music course, which precludes taking AP-English. Everyone I asked said that the interdiscipinary course sounded like a great opportunity and wouldn’t hurt at all. (2) Let’s say that a student wants to take a non-rigorous course in … say photography … because it interests her (maybe a couple of courses). I was told this also wouldn’t hurt. Exploring things that interest a student is not considered a negative.</p>
<p>So, bottom line, there is some flexibility here. The question is more – how challenging was your overall schedule and maybe what did you take instead of Calc BC or MVC.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies! Really helpful, I’m gonna go for BC. If I have to drop one of my sports to be successful in it then thats what I have to do. But I don’t think that I should choose stats just because its “easier”</p>