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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB diploma totally prepared my kid for a selective college and she reported that she was better prepared than other college kids in her classes, many of whom went to fancy private schools. She was much more able to write and connect concepts and speak logically in class discussions. I am sure the full diploma made a difference in her getting the merit scholarship, as well.

That being said, it was a lot of hard work, and part of me wonders if not doing it and going to a state school would have been good enough. Junior year was the hardest, and she’s a humanities kid all the way.

They don’t need to take all college-type classes in high school. They are in school all day with six classes. In college, they will not be in class all day and won’t be taking six classes. [b]Why do they need to work so hard now?[/b] Let kids be kids. [/quote]

They need to work hard now so they won’t be shocked when they have to work hard in college. Kids who cruises through public schools with lax grading standards and do-overs on tests are in for a rude awakening when they get to an elite college and they are less prepared than the other students, especially if they are STEM majors.[/quote]
+1 and at least when they are in HS, they have the support at home.   Better for them to be stressed with support at home than away at college with no familial support.  They then go off to college and find it not that hard.[/quote]

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