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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The expectation at any new IB school is that the first few classes will have a pretty small group of students passing the IB exam.

In a way it doesn’t matter because the results come out after college acceptances. Once a class or two of kids go all the way through DCI will probably tweak its program as they will know what the students struggled with in the exam. [/quote]

Your info on IB testing is seriously dated.  For the last decade, IB students have been able to take up to 4 of their 6 subject exams in May of junior year, with the results available for college applications in the fall.  It does matter if the college bound in IBD programs are on track to earn the full diploma or not.  Moreover strong American IB students commonly double up on the AP exams that overlap with their IB subject exam to have more standardized test results to submit with college applications,  This is standard practice in established IBD programs.[/quote]

Unfortunately, DCI's admins don't seem to have a clue about any of this.  The school has never even employed a college counselor.[/quote]

It's amazing that there's so much misinformation on the board! The college counselor has been full-time since the oldest students started 10th grade. (https://dcinternationalschool.org/teacher/shannon-jeffries/) And for the previous poster, students can't take 4 out of 6 subject exams in May of their junior year -- that's nonsense. For those who want accurate information, dive in here: https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/assessment-and-exams/understanding-ib-assessment/[/quote]

Thanks for setting the record straight. That didn't sound right to me either, although my experience with the IB diploma tests dates back to 1996. [/quote]

The nonsense is from you, PP.  High-powered IBD schools routinely allow student to take exams junior year all around the world and have for some time.  My nephew, who's attends a top 10 liberal arts college, took several IBD subject exams junior from his test-in IBD school in FL.  He took the remaining three exams in the spring of senior year.  The school-within-a-school IBD program he attended has a pass rate of close to 90%.  DCI admins just don't the tricks.  Geneva IB doesn't get in the way of experience IBD coordinators who make these asks.[/quote]

Get a grip OK.  His school is not new and trying to implement an IB curriculum in middle and high school.  Talk to us your nephews whatever school standard in 10 years or so.[/quote]

To the poster with the nephew, why don’t you please share the name of the school, public or private, how old is it,  percentage of students who are at risk or below grade level, etc...  Pointless to be on your high horse when you are not comparing apples to apples.  Feel free to share......[/quote]
New poster. You seem to have missed the point entirely. The story of the nephew was to point out that some IB diploma subject tests can be taken junior year. This sequencing givs American IB diploma students more standardized test scores to submit with college applications. Apparently, this can happen with a school's IB diploma coordinator asserts himself/herself with Geneva. No idea where the fruit comparisons come into play. You sound jealous of parents in programs with IB coordinators and college counselors who know really their stuff.[/quote]

Not at all jealous and my DC is not at DCI.  Poster sounds judgmental and condescending.  BTW we all know that you are not a new poster and the same person.[/quote]

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