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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is Algebra II HN in 9th grade. School wants him to take IB Math Applications I next year and the IB Math Analysis I as a junior and IB Math Analysis II as a senior. Am I missing something? I didn't think IB application was needed for IB analysis. He worked hard to accelerate. Is there anything else to do? The IB coordinator said if they did analysis as a sophomore they wouldn't have IB credit for the diploma for math. [/quote]

Don't go on this path until you educate yourself about the IB curriculum. It is an extremely poor choice for a student accelerated in math. The IB Math classes (both applications and analysis) are a combination of Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus and statistics. For comparison HL Analysys is only 55 hours of calculus over two years, while AP Calculus is 180 hours over one year. The rest is review of basic topics like linear equations and quadratics that the student should have mastered well. AP calculus is a better preparation and gets more college credit compared to IB.

It's the same story with science classes. IB HL Physics is algebra based over two years, AP Physics C is calculus based, takes only one year and gets more university credit. Ditto for Chemistry and Biology.

It just seems that the school doesnt know what to do with these advanced kids and is putting them in whatever classes they have available. IB math Applications I is essentially the same as IB Math Analysis I, its like they make your already stong math kid repeat sophomore math in junior year.

IB Diplome is useless, it should be no consideration whatsoever. The IB coordinator may not have your child's best interest in mind, their goal is IB enrollment.

Hopefully transfer to an AP school is possible.[/quote]

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