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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Robinson had 700+ seniors this year.  156 IB Diploma candidates.  @45 UVA acceptances and @35 are going.  [/quote]

Totally reasonable [/quote]

says you.  based on what?

Anyone who gets an IB diploma has done some serious work.  I would expect to see higher than 30% accepted from that group.  But, I guess we don't know from what was posted how many actually applied.[/quote]

IB full diploma is very impressive. But, Two things.  Not every IB diploma candidate makes it through. And (even more shocking), not every kid wants to attend UVA.  In fact, I would think WM would appeal more to many of these kids. You need the applied vs accepted numbers for kids who ultimately get the full diploma to make sense of the data. [/quote]

There is nothing special about IB diploma students. Many have average SAT/ACT scores and are lucky to get into JMU/GMU/VCU.[/quote]

Well, that's a bit snarky.

Actually, this years class was exceptional.  I think at graduation they said with 156 Diploma candidates, it was the largest and most successful IB program in the country.  This class sent at least one student to each Ivy, a few to Stanford, Duke, Vandy, NYU, Berkley, Michigan, MIT, Chicago, Rice, NW, the military academies and a variety of International universities in Europe.  As for stats, I can only speak for my DC, who had over 1500 on the SAT and an UW 4.0, W 4.7 gpa, over 300 hours of community service, multiple varsity sports, leadership positions and a part time job.

It was an awful grind to complete all the requirements for the full diploma.  Kudos to any of the kids who make the effort.    [/quote]

How did your DC get 4.7 weighted GPA if your DC is in FCPS (or NOVA)? 4.7 would be possible in Montgomery County but almost impossible in FCPS/NOVA even with 4.0 unweighted GPA and taking maximum possible APs (20+).[/quote]

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