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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As foreign plots go, this one is quite unsuccessful, judging from the low rates of students bothering to get an IB diploma.  [/quote]

Let's compare apples to apples.  At a school such as Madison, approximately 44 percent of all students enroll in at least one AP course.  At Marshall, the numbers are similar for IB, with approximately 43 percent of students enrolling in at least one IB course.  90 percent of students at Marshall who pursue the IB diploma are successful in obtaining the diploma. That was 85 of the 90 students who pursued the diploma.

The closest approximation of the IB diploma in AP is the AP Scholars recognition, that requires a score of three or higher on 4 AP exams.  376  students at Madison obtained this distinction.

Yes, you are right that fewer student obtain the full IB diploma.  Perhaps we need to look at why?  Perhaps it is the workload that is involved?  I don't have the time to explore this now as I have to run off to a meeting, but if someone else wants to chime in, please do.    [/quote]

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