Does your FCPS IB HS also offer AP classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lee offers the following AP courses:

AP World History
AP US Government
AP US & Comparative Government
AP AB Calculus
AP BC Calculus
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Art: Art History

That’s not many. What about sciences? Economics? Languages?

Does anyone know how many students enroll in AP classes at Lee?

The languages and sciences are covered by IB courses. Not sure how many students enroll in any particular AP class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson offers 5 AP courses: US history, US Govt, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Comparative Government in addition to all the IB courses (there over 60 IB courses, but these include courses for which there are 2 year sequences, each of the higher levels of language offered, and standard and higher level versions of many classes).

If you prefer AP, five classes don’t cut it. Lots of kids transfer to Lake Braddock.

And if you prefer iB you go to Robinson --as we did when we had the choice. But it was nice to have the AP courses sophomore year as a supplement to the IB sophomore year before the IB diploma begins. We're so lucky to have this flexibility and to have a large enough system where there are so many options. Friends in more remote locations talk of having 5 AP courses total offered in their school--with no IB.

Seriously. I don't get the IB/AP drama on this forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson offers 5 AP courses: US history, US Govt, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Comparative Government in addition to all the IB courses (there over 60 IB courses, but these include courses for which there are 2 year sequences, each of the higher levels of language offered, and standard and higher level versions of many classes).

If you prefer AP, five classes don’t cut it. Lots of kids transfer to Lake Braddock.

And if you prefer iB you go to Robinson --as we did when we had the choice. But it was nice to have the AP courses sophomore year as a supplement to the IB sophomore year before the IB diploma begins. We're so lucky to have this flexibility and to have a large enough system where there are so many options. Friends in more remote locations talk of having 5 AP courses total offered in their school--with no IB.

Seriously. I don't get the IB/AP drama on this forum.

Not sure there's any drama, but if you want a school with lots of AP options, none of the IB schools in FCPS are going to meet your needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson offers 5 AP courses: US history, US Govt, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Comparative Government in addition to all the IB courses (there over 60 IB courses, but these include courses for which there are 2 year sequences, each of the higher levels of language offered, and standard and higher level versions of many classes).

If you prefer AP, five classes don’t cut it. Lots of kids transfer to Lake Braddock.

And if you prefer iB you go to Robinson --as we did when we had the choice. But it was nice to have the AP courses sophomore year as a supplement to the IB sophomore year before the IB diploma begins. We're so lucky to have this flexibility and to have a large enough system where there are so many options. Friends in more remote locations talk of having 5 AP courses total offered in their school--with no IB.

Seriously. I don't get the IB/AP drama on this forum.

Not sure there's any drama, but if you want a school with lots of AP options, none of the IB schools in FCPS are going to meet your needs.

If you are just interested in the AP exams to place out of college courses, you don't need to actually take the classes...you can just take the tests after the IB classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson offers 5 AP courses: US history, US Govt, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Comparative Government in addition to all the IB courses (there over 60 IB courses, but these include courses for which there are 2 year sequences, each of the higher levels of language offered, and standard and higher level versions of many classes).

If you prefer AP, five classes don’t cut it. Lots of kids transfer to Lake Braddock.

And if you prefer iB you go to Robinson --as we did when we had the choice. But it was nice to have the AP courses sophomore year as a supplement to the IB sophomore year before the IB diploma begins. We're so lucky to have this flexibility and to have a large enough system where there are so many options. Friends in more remote locations talk of having 5 AP courses total offered in their school--with no IB.

Seriously. I don't get the IB/AP drama on this forum.

Not sure there's any drama, but if you want a school with lots of AP options, none of the IB schools in FCPS are going to meet your needs.

If you are just interested in the AP exams to place out of college courses, you don't need to actually take the classes...you can just take the tests after the IB classes.

That's true, although the pass rates on AP exams for students at IB-focused schools are lower. Overall, parents and students in this area seem to prefer AP for both content and college placement (the current trend among many universities is against rewarding credit for either AP or IB exam results).

[Anonymous]

General rule in FCPS - avoid the IB schools. You won’t regret it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:General rule in FCPS - avoid the IB schools. You won’t regret it.

Ignore this troll. Shows up every time IB mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Lee HS pyramid parent here with 6th grader - we are interested in attending an IB school but discouraged hearing about students pupil placing out at Lee.
With only 6 AP classes, I'm wondering if Lee students can/are still able to pupil place out to Hayfield or WSHS?

Based on above posts, Lee offers the most AP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lee HS pyramid parent here with 6th grader - we are interested in attending an IB school but discouraged hearing about students pupil placing out at Lee.
With only 6 AP classes, I'm wondering if Lee students can/are still able to pupil place out to Hayfield or WSHS?

Based on above posts, Lee offers the most AP.

The school has definitely slowed the pupil placements out, but theyh have not stopped completely.

No pupil placements to WSHS because it is closed to transfers. Still lose some students to Lake Braddock, South County, Hayfield, and Edison - not sure what part of the regulation they use - could be language (curriculum), sibling, senior, FCPS employee, or social/emotional justification.