AP vs. IB for science/math/technology kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of 237 NMSF in FCPS last year, 163 went to TJ, and 68 went to other AP schools. The eight IB schools in FCPS combined for six, or less than one per school.

NMSF is not a measure of "success."

It certainly tells you something about which schools the richest kids are attending.

Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of 237 NMSF in FCPS last year, 163 went to TJ, and 68 went to other AP schools. The eight IB schools in FCPS combined for six, or less than one per school.

Yikes. That doesn't speak very highly of the IB schools, whether for science/math/technology kids or for anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of 237 NMSF in FCPS last year, 163 went to TJ, and 68 went to other AP schools. The eight IB schools in FCPS combined for six, or less than one per school.

Yikes. That doesn't speak very highly of the IB schools, whether for science/math/technology kids or for anyone else.

Yes, let's throw them all away, maybe into another county.