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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our IB number is dropping rapidly.  My kid is getting excited about the classes and friends at Yorktown since we had to turn in the course request.  I'm wondering if it's worth it to switch if we get a spot.  My kid has a good work ethic, loves to write and will be in all intensified classes (where offered).  My kid also has a busy schedule and I'm worried about burn out.  Is it really a lot more work that AP?[/quote]

No, it's not worth it - especially if he's excited and happy about where he is/is planning to go.

If it turns out he doesn't like IB or finds the full-IB caseload too much, as a transfer, he'd have to go back to Yorktown if he isn't full-time IB.
He's excited about the classes and friends he'll have at Yorktown.
He's planning to take the most challenging courses at yorktown - which are as challenging as the courses at thousands of other schools across the country.
Your son already loves to write; so presuming he's good at it, he doesn't need the IB program to emphasize the writing that tends to be minimized in the regular classes or to teach him to write well.  Writing is the only reason I encourage my kids to take IB classes.
IME, W-L is such a pressure-cooker and the parents think W-L is the end all and be all. It's not. The students are pressured by parents as well as counselors to do more, more, more. Unless your son is in love with the idea of IB and it's his personal top interest, just let him be happy and successful with his friends at Yorktown.  If his number does come up and he's torn, lay out the pros and cons and let him go with his gut.  His life is not going to be ruined by not getting an IB diploma. If he intends to attend college abroad, then IB is worth considering because IB is more common elsewhere in the world and would be a positive on his application.  But many students lacking an IB diploma study abroad.
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