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I didn't make it to Algebra 2 until I was almost a senior in college and was close to getting my Bachelor's in English. Congratulations to you! I used to do well in math in elementary school, but lost interest when they began a "go at your own pace" curriculum that catered to the slowest learners. I wasn't challenged in math in the same way that I was challenged in reading and learning languages, and my grades reflected it.

What is Algebra 2?

It seems to me that in the US, different pieces of curriculum have a universal title that everyone will understand. I don't know if that is right though. Would something like Algebra 2 or Analysis 3 have a universal meaning accross different colleges in different states etc.?

In the UK it is quite different, courses we do will have a code like MATH234 or something and the actual title will be something that describes more specifically the content of the course so for example, my algebra courses are called things like 'Groups and Symmetry', 'Rings and Fields', 'Group Theory', 'Representation Theory' etc.