WL but not IB

[Anonymous]

Please tell me what your student's life was like as a student attending WL but not in the IB program and not taking AP classes. Can kids there get an advanced diploma and do they have choices of intensified classes in junior and senior year, or are the kids in those classes ones who will not likely attend college? Our kid has high aptitude but struggles with executive functioning & we suspect he will be a rather late bloomer possibly benefiting from a gap year or NOVA CC followed by university. Just curious what the culture is like for kids like him. TIA

[Anonymous]

We are sending our Executive function addled son to AT. Yes if you are in General Ed at WL, I think NOVA is the nominal path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are sending our Executive function addled son to AT. Yes if you are in General Ed at WL, I think NOVA is the nominal path.

OP here, thanks. Our kid is not a STEM kid so I assumed we would not even try for the lottery to AT. Or did you mean the programs kids can take in addition to regular school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are sending our Executive function addled son to AT. Yes if you are in General Ed at WL, I think NOVA is the nominal path.

My kid was gen ed at WL and went to a good 4-year college. If your kid isn’t doing everything to keep up with the Jones’ kid, I promise, they will still be ok. Let your kid be who they are without so much pressure.

[Anonymous]

My kid is a senior, only took one AP this year, took an honors class or two, and will get an advanced diploma. He is already into several four-year schools, including state ones. Pick the right path for your kid. The advantage to W-L is that is bigger so they have more sections of things and more options. This year WL has an auto-admit program with George Mason for any kid with a 3.25 or better GPA. My kid made that, and it will be his option if we feel that he’s not ready to go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a senior, only took one AP this year, took an honors class or two, and will get an advanced diploma. He is already into several four-year schools, including state ones. Pick the right path for your kid. The advantage to W-L is that is bigger so they have more sections of things and more options. This year WL has an auto-admit program with George Mason for any kid with a 3.25 or better GPA. My kid made that, and it will be his option if we feel that he’s not ready to go away.

Which four year universities?

[Anonymous]

My kid is at Yorktown but they say that their friends who are at W&L tell them you have to take intensified everything or else you are with the kids who get in trouble or don’t speak English or are really lacking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Yorktown but they say that their friends who are at W&L tell them you have to take intensified everything or else you are with the kids who get in trouble or don’t speak English or are really lacking.

But those kids actually have great college acceptance outcomes.

[Anonymous]

At Washington-Liberty High School, around 70-75% of graduates from recent years attend four-year colleges or universities after graduation. This indicates a solid focus on higher education among students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Yorktown but they say that their friends who are at W&L tell them you have to take intensified everything or else you are with the kids who get in trouble or don’t speak English or are really lacking.

You just described pretty much every public high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Yorktown but they say that their friends who are at W&L tell them you have to take intensified everything or else you are with the kids who get in trouble or don’t speak English or are really lacking.

You just described pretty much every public high school.

Right better to struggle and get C in AP/IB then A in gened

[Anonymous]

There are still a fair number of upper income kids in the high school gen ed or lowest remedial classes at all three high schools. But it's not like the 90s (in APS) when the gen ed classes were much more challenging and just a step below AP. The AP classes could also restrict who could attend in those days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are still a fair number of upper income kids in the high school gen ed or lowest remedial classes at all three high schools. But it's not like the 90s (in APS) when the gen ed classes were much more challenging and just a step below AP. The AP classes could also restrict who could attend in those days.

OP here, thanks PP and to others for sharing perspectives. A lot to contemplate, but truly thanks for insights.