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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It isn't even even in different high schools in FCPS. My sophomore at Langley has a friend who switched from another FCPS school and was getting all 100's and now is horrified to be struggling at Langley with B and C's. And yet I'm sure the high school the kid is at previously would do better in college admissions.[/quote]

Sounds like your kid and their friend are in general ed classes. Obviously general ed at Langley is at a higher level than general ed at Mt. Vernon. But then again those other general ed kids aren't applying to UVA so I wouldn't worry about them.

However, teachers who teach AP/IB use prior year AP/IB format questions on their classroom tests. So the rigor across AP/IB schools is essentially standardized to that difficulty.[/quote]

If you think IB rigor at Mount Vernon is similar to AP rigor at Langley, you’re delusional. 
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Yes, it's well known that IB is far more challenging than any AP course.[/quote]

Nice try, but very wrong.  Gen Ed at Langley is more challenging than IB at Mount Vernon. [/quote]

If you want facts, go look at the FCPS Profiles page with official test results for Langley and MV. The AP/IB pass rate percentages are essentially the same on average. Virginia Tech gives credit for Calculus 1 and 2 for IB Math Analysis just as it does for AP Calc BC, so the "AP is so much harder than IB" argument you're about to proclaim is moot.[/quote]

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