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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did the full IB diploma (I'm a parent now) and I'd love for my kid to have the same opportunity. [b]I went to an Ivy, and after the IB diploma college was *easy*. I also entered with a full year's worth of transfer credit, so was able to get my BA in 3 years. [/b]

The IB program I attended was in a different state, but was also housed in an underserved/low-ranked high school. It was put there due to low-enrollment and the desire for the district to have more UMC kids transfer in to balance demographics. Wasn't an issue--if anything, I learned some very valuable street smarts and became much more comfortable with/knowledgeable about other cultures. My ES and MS were lily white and at my HS it was 90% AA and 10% white. It was eye-opening being "the minority," in a good way. [/quote]

I’m an adult who did the IB and this was my experience 20 years ago. I was an average student at my private international high school (where even the dumb kids did full IB diplomas and nearly everyone always passed) and I got into an Ivy as well. I attribute my getting in to doing a full IB diploma. I got a full year of credit. I had no adjustment to college level coursework and it was generally a breeze. I later worked in admissions at my school and a full IB diploma was considered more challenging than an AP heavy courseload. It wasn’t common back then, but I would imagine piecemeal IB courses instead of a full diploma would be on par with a heavy AP courseload.[/quote]

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