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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is so, so sad. These schools have enough to deal with, it's a shame the county saddled them with an ineffective ([b]no one gets the damn IB diploma[/b]), inefficient program.[/quote]

I'm assuming that's hyperbole, but is there a place to look up percentages? [/quote]

The last information released by FCPS was in late 2013 and noted these percentages of seniors at IB schools graduating in 2013 without IB diplomas:

Mount Vernon 96.9%
Annandale 95.4%
Lee 93.7%
Edison 92.2%
Stuart 92.0%
South Lakes 83.5%
Robinson 83.5%
Marshall 80.3%[/quote]

And if you were to compare that to the number of kids not taking more than 6 AP classes at any AP high school, you would likely have very similar numbers. [/quote]

Would you like to show your work?  From what I've seen and heard anecdotally, the percentages would be significantly higher at many AP schools.  [/quote]

Most IB classes are two years long. Each year is IB and each year gets the GPA bump. So essentially, an IB student is taking the equivalent of  12+ AP classes. [/quote]

I assume by "IB student" you are referring to full IB diploma candidates, not the students who take one or two IB classes.

I'm skeptical of your assertion, given the mix of SL and HL and one and two-year IB courses, but in any event the posts underscore how much confusion exists in trying to compare IB with AP.   What is clear, however, is that the percentage of seniors getting diplomas at IB schools is very low.  [/quote]

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