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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all are still bickering and I’m not sure OP
has even come back.  [/quote]

🤣 OP here. I've been reading but this thread is...a lot

I'm not sure what else to ask other than: why do people keep mentioning the inability to do IB and take extra curriculars. I'm big on the idea that kids should have well rounded school experiences. Is the extra coursework in IB problems so great that kids can't have outside activities. That doesn't sound like a great trade off but I could be misunderstanding.[/quote]

I have two kids who did the full IB diploma and both were heavily involved in extracurriculars:

DC1: marching band, swim & dive team, tennis team, part time job (worked about 4 hours a week during the week), Boy Scouts (earned Eagle Scout), It’s Academic

DC2: golf team, swim & dive team, lacrosse team, part time job (worked every Saturday from 10-5 all of Junior & Senior year), student leadership team

I have very self motivated children (young adults) and I didn’t see them much junior and senior year - when they weren’t in an extracurricular, they were in their rooms during homework.  The IB Diploma is not very everyone but if you have a go getter, it’s a wonderful program.

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