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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those schools are facing overcrowding, plus[b] Yorktown loses many of its top students to W-L for IB[/b], whereas W-L gets to offer both AP and IB. [/quote] This just isn't true. W-L has a total of 247 IB transfer students for IB this year. Assuming 50/50 split for Yorktown and Wakefield (which is unlikely -- more would seek to flee Wakefield), that's an average of just under 31 students per class. Factor in the fact that IB plays second fiddle to Advanced Placement in terms of college placement, and no, it doesn't track that "many" Yorktown students choose to go to W-L for IB. IB appeals to a certain kind of student for sure. But it's not exactly considered to be high rigor, at least not compared to AP. https://www.apsva.us/statistics/pupil-transfer-report/ Plus- it is much easier to get college credit for AP classes than IB. Most colleges don't even look at standard level courses. [/quote][/quote]
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