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[quote=Anonymous]My DS just graduated with an IB diploma. He is going to UVA in the Fall.

My overall observation is that the proposed curriculum here is too easy. It does not demonstrate that your DS took the hardest courses available. If anything it looks like he just "checked the boxes" to get the diploma rather than challenging himself.

To begin with, the curriculum has one HL course in 11th grade and three HLs in 12th grade. Aim for at least three HL in 11th as well as 12th.

What's more concerning is that the proposed HL courses are not very difficult. English Lit, Business Management, and Econ are well known to be pretty easy (definitely known to college admissions staff to be easy), especially the latter two.

Environmental Systems is a weaksauce science course, especially at the SL level. Your DS should take IB Chemistry or IB Physics for two years even if he's not a STEM kid. This will demonstrate to college admissions that he challenged himself.

I don't understand why you don't have IB History courses listed. Those are better HL choices than Business Management or Econ. IB World History is particularly good because it focuses on topics most students haven't heard before.

I don't see EPF or TOK courses on there but those are required.

Overall, your DS needs a more rigorous curriculum.[/quote]

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