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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is IB not popular on this board?[/quote] A variety of reasons. Initially, IB was put into struggling high schools as a way to improve them and induce middle class families to stay. In some of those schools the IB program never really caught on and remains underutilized. Part of the issue is that the full IB diploma is very rigorous and involves a lot of writing, extracurricular and service requirements, plus a thesis-like essay at the end. So it's something that appeals most to the top and most conscientious students. Students can still take individual IB classes, much like AP, but initially, at least there was the perception that colleges give more credit for AP than IB. A lot of posters also object to the marginally higher test fees for IB which are paid by FCPS, but I think that could be easily managed by having both AP and IB test fees paid for by students. [/quote]
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