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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would it be fair to say that the seniors who graduate with the full IB diploma are the top students at that school? [/quote]

Not necessarily.  They could be.  It’s a rigorous program and it shows they checked all of the boxes and took enough IB classes in each area.  But what’s your definition of top student? They aren’t necessarily above those who opted to not take all IB courses because they wanted to take every computer science class possible.  Or advanced math or literature.  There are some schools that’s offer both AP and IB.  [/quote]

There is no IB school in FCPS that offers more than a few AP courses.  IB schools in FCPS revolve almost entirely around making sure the kids who want to do the full IB diploma program can do so, even if it’s just 2% of the students. [/quote]

exactly, so if 10% of seniors get the IB diploma, then they are in the top 10% ranking of the class?[/quote]

I’ll ask again, what do you mean by top students? Highest GPA? Most advanced classes?  You need to take a variety of IB classes, some HL and some can be SL, to get the IB diploma.  I am a math teacher and know the most about those classes.  You can take AI SL and that satisfies the math requirement for the IB diploma, assuming HLs are taken in other subjects. It is nowhere near the most rigorous math course offered.  [/quote]

I remember a parent talking about her DD not wanting to take Honors or AP (I'm sure IB would also apply) because she did not want to give up making "straight A's."  That was important to her.  I doubt she was in the top ten percent because she did not get a "bump" in the GPA.  [/quote]

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