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I know Yorktown students who applied for IB and were not accepted for the class of 2017. I do not think 64 represents the number who applied especially given the fact that a decent amount who are accepted for pre-IB in 9th and 10th and don't do full IB in 11th and 12th.
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The class of 2017 has graduated. I'm talking about current numbers, which show a gap between permitted IB transfer numbers and actual number of transfers.

Maybe some kids do the pre-IB years at their home schools and then transfer? That seems unlikely, because I don't know a lot of kids who want to leave their current friends for a new school, but maybe that's the case.

Also, regardless of what other posters think about the merits of IB, OP didn't ask about that (and if s/he did, probably a lot of people would point out that it's been discussed plenty already and would supply links).

So, OP:

Current numbers indicate that transferring is entirely doable, especially if your child transfers at the beginning of high school.
If your child drops IB, s/he will have to return to the home school.
DCUM posters never pass the opportunity to rehash old arguments.[/quote]

1. Apply to transfer to W-L in 8th grade. Make sure your child meets the IB prerequisites. https://washingtonlee.apsva.us/international-baccalaureate-program/application-information/
2. The last couple of years the number of kids applying to transfer has FAR EXCEEDED the number of available spots so you kid may end up on waiting list. Persist, though, because a good number of kids who get into W-L decide to stay at their base HS or get into H-B for HS.
3. Your child can apply to W-L in later grades but make sure he/she is taking the required pre-IB curriculum (see link above) and getting As/Bs 
4. As last year's college acceptances show, W-L has an advantage over the other Arlington HS. http://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/college-admissions-snapshot/ 
Perhaps part of that is the counselors, because as a parent of a current Yorktown senior I am very disappointed in the school's almost nonexistent college counseling. [/quote]

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