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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  THank you, 12:37 PP.  Good to see where everyone is ending up.  I have to agree,not too shabby.  My niece graduated from a MCPS school, took a few AP classes and ended up at Carnegie Mellon.  Her school work wasn't nearly as diverse as at Marshall's, so go figure.

I am starting to think what's the whole point of such an in-depth workload if kids end up in so-so colleges.  [/quote]

You look at one year's placement and come to that conclusion?!?  Hopefully, your child is a little better at research and analysis than you are  or you best get used to what you refer to as "so-so" colleges.

Marshall has sent students to plenty of good colleges over the years.  I currently have two kids there, and while I agree that the IB program isn't for everyone, it's a rigorous program that really does prepare students for college by teachign them how to learn and really think, not just regurgitate facts.  One of my friends is a high school teacher herself and her son people-placed at Marshall because she says the secret among teachers is that IB is a better program. I don't know whether that's true or not, but I do know that IB is the status quo overseas and much more respected abroad than AP.  This is an issue for us because one of my kids is thinking of going to college in Europe, so I understand that it wouldn't apply to everyone -- but you know,  global world and all.

The bottom line is, as others have noted, students who do well in whatever program will be looked on favorably by good colleges.  It's not how many students a  school sends to a good college, but whether your child can do well enough in the program to get into a good college. If you're willing to bet on your kid, I wouldn't worry about IB or AP.  You really can't game this.  [/quote]

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