Does It Matter If You Take Calculus In High School?, EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: June 2025, and Effective Study Skills For Test Preparation
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657. DOES IT MATTER IF YOU TAKE CALCULUS IN HIGH SCHOOL?
If you’re applying as a STEM major or looking at selective colleges, there’s no question that you should consider taking advanced or accelerated math courses at the secondary level. The question instead revolves around which course to take. Amy and Mike invited researcher Adam Tyner to review whether taking calculus in high school is absolutely necessary.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What are the typical pathways for showing math rigor in high school?
Does the choice between calculus or statistics matter?
In what cases would one of these choices be more advantageous to an applicant?
Do students who have taken calculus in high school outperform their peers?
Are their equity issues wrapped up in this decision?
658. EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: JUNE 2025
The Tests and the Rest podcast has always been relentlessly focused on exploring important topics in testing, admissions, education, and learning with amazing expert guests. Sometimes, though, we enjoy an unstructured opportunity to discuss our takes on major issues, upcoming events, and our endeavors at the intersection of business and education. Catch up with us in the latest episode of EXTEMP with Amy & Mike.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
How was the NTPA Conference in Minneapolis?
Where did Mike go after Minneapolis?
What projects are Mike and Amy working on?
What does the next month hold for Amy and Mike?
What special milestone has TATR hit?
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508. EFFECTIVE STUDY SKILLS FOR TEST PREPARATION
We accept as bedrock truth that every important test should be studied for. How often, though, do we explore what studying actually entails? Amy and Mike invited educators Anna Solomon and Kailey Ossanna to share effective study skills for test preparation.