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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks the PP who thoroughly explained IB and AP. Also, thanks for the info about Capstone. Our DC is a 7th grader at Jackson AAP and very  interested in writing and reading; anything and everything humanities driven. Smart as heck in STEM but not interested in STEM. I just want to make sure I've done my due diligence to hopefully ensure a best fit. I wish there were a TJ for humanities. [/quote]

I'm the PP who did the post to which I think you're referring. If your child is in seventh grade, you have good opportunities to find out much more during the next year and make a very informed decision.

I don't know if other IB high schools do the same thing, but Marshall holds IB information nights in the fall (usually early December) and again in the spring (March this year). Take your child to the fall IB night at Marshall or whatever HS would be the IB one closest to you. Good way to learn more, and learn it earlier. In February of your child's eighth grade year, if you and your child are still on the fence, be sure to attend the "curriculum night" at BOTH your assigned AP high school and the possible IB high school (or your assigned IB HS and possible AP HS, whichever way it works for you....). Just turn up at both -- no one asks you if your kid is supposed to be there! I'm talking here about not just the separate IB presentation night but the curriculum night aimed at all rising freshmen for the high schools. That will give you a good read on the two schools overall, as well as more information about AP and IB. We went to both our assigned school's curriculum night and the curriculum night for the IB HS, before making a choice about a transfer, and it was very useful to see both schools and hear about things at the schools outside the IB/AP programs. 
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