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A [b]higher percentage of Woodson students [/b]graduate haven taken a substantial number of AP courses; none are slapped with a label like "non-IB diploma candidate" at an IB school. AP wins.

Loudoun residents collectively decide how much they want to spend on schools and how they want that money spent.  Clearly, they have decided, through their elected officials, that IB isn't something they want, whereas they are spending a substantial amount of money to expand AOS, which will continue to offer AP courses.      [/quote]

How many, and how do you know?[/quote]

I've worked as a counselor in an AP high school in the county that's highly regarded (retired). The PP is definitely wrong. Not all students are carrying a course load of AP courses across disciplines. I would guess far less than 20 percent of students are carrying a full AP load across the disciplines. Maybe 10 percent?

Most students decide to take AP courses in their specific strength, so a weak math student but strong writer is doing AP English/History, etc. while a weaker writer but stronger STEM student would take the AP math and sciences courses. Neither student got the most difficult check on their common app, but I would describe the rigor of their courses and strengths. [/quote]

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