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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Robinson had 700+ seniors this year.  156 IB Diploma candidates.  @45 UVA acceptances and @35 are going.  [/quote]

Totally reasonable [/quote]

says you.  based on what?

Anyone who gets an IB diploma has done some serious work.  I would expect to see higher than 30% accepted from that group.  But, I guess we don't know from what was posted how many actually applied.[/quote]

IB full diploma is very impressive. But, Two things.  Not every IB diploma candidate makes it through. And (even more shocking), not every kid wants to attend UVA.  In fact, I would think WM would appeal more to many of these kids. You need the applied vs accepted numbers for kids who ultimately get the full diploma to make sense of the data. [/quote]

There is nothing special about IB diploma students. Many have average SAT/ACT scores and are lucky to get into JMU/GMU/VCU.[/quote]

No IB kid, so no dog in this fight.  But we looked at IB pupil placement closely for my TJ kid.  To go full diploma, you have to take mostly two year course sequences across the 4 core subjects (math, history, English and a science) plus a foreign language, plus a sixth subject. And pass tests in all these areas. Plus take Theory of Knowlege. Plus do at least 50 hours of community service, physical fitness (action), and fine arts (creativity), plus write a significant thesis.  Plus probably some other things I'm forgetting.

Now, maybe for NOVA, this is NBD and run of the mill, etc.   But most people consider this a rigorous program that takes a lot of commitment, requires a strong writer, and requires a student who can hold their own academically, across the board. They can't have a truly weak subject and still pass exams in all six areas. Plus, a student who put a lot of time into all the extras.  It's an impressive achievement, and there is no need to knock down the kids who put in the work to achieve this.

I will add, though, that you can also get a career certification IB diploma, which is more voc-tech. Some school do not break IB diplomas down by type. So do the 100 kids who get an IB diploma, it is certainly possible that half get the career technical diploma and not the full,academic one. [/quote]

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