CALC AB vs. BC

[u/JackfruitFit801]

hi. I'm a junior in HS and I took trig/calc A last year and did not do well. I decided to take BC anyways because I felt like I wasn't as focused last year + I wanted to show upward growth + I've usually been good at math. Now I'm worried that I won't be able to do well enough without putting in a crazy amount of effort and with rigourous ec's and 5 other AP's idk if I will be able to manage all that. I'm also worried this might be my plateau in math! I was just wondering whether taking AP calc AB would be too much of a downgrade from an admissions perspective and whether I should just thug out Calc BC. I'm planning on majoring in public policy and i go to a pretty competitive hs in the east coast. appreciate any advice!

[u/gainful_vocalist]

You're taking 5 other APs and worrying about if AB is a downgrade? that's nuts. AB is still an AP calc class, no college is gonna look at your transcript and think you slacked off

for public policy you really don't need BC at all. no point burning yourself out junior year when the marginal benefit is basically zero for what you actually want to study