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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are Longfellow students who don't go to TJ happy at McLean?  We noticed that Marshall "recruits" for IB at Longfellow, but apparently McLean does not bother to "recruit" for AP at Kilmer.  It makes me wonder why Marshall tries harder to interest students in their school. Are the McLean administrators lazy or do they just think the school already has enough students? 
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Marshall does not recruit at Longfellow or any other middle school.  Since McLean students have the option of people placing at Marshall, Marshall reps have been asked to explain the IB program to Longfellow students.  Unlike AP, the IB is not a program that is universally understood.

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But many Marshall students have the option to go to McLean for AP and from what I understand from a friend whose child is at Kilmer no one from McLean comes to Kilmer to speak with them.  I don't agree that parents necessarily know more about AP than IB.  You don't like the word "recruit," but it still seems like Marshall tries to attract students who live in the McLean boundaries, yet McLean does not make a reciprocal effort. We have been very happy at Longfellow, but I want to make sure this is not a sign that McLean has lazy administrators.  Of course, I can speak to neighbors with kids at McLean, but am seeking other input here (I think some people get offended easily if you don't opt for the assigned public schools).

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You're overthinking this and assuming motive where there is none. 
IB is a program. AP isn't. That's why Marshall explains the IB program. It's a lot more to understand and commit to than taking AP classes. [/quote]

No, I am not assuming "motive." I am asking why the McLean administrators aren't motivated enough to make an effort to reach out to students eligible to pupil place there when Marshall makes trips to Longfellow to pitch their school. Again, no one at Longfellow has Marshall as their base school, so the Marshall representatives are making the extra effort.

You make IB sound so complicated that it needs an extra explanation, but my understanding is that you don't need to commit to the full program to transfer to Marshall. All you'd have to do is take two pre-IB courses in 9th and 10th grade and two IB courses in 11th and 12th grade.

My guess is that DC will want to stick with McLean if she doesn't get into TJ next year,  but I do admire that Marshall seems to try harder to interest students in their school.  Maybe that is also how Marshall got to offer Chinese classes, while McLean just has the same foreign languages as your typical high school in 1985![/quote]

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