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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been interviewing Banneker students for my Ivy for 15 years. The odd student gets in. I speak to the school's IB Diploma coordinator from time to time, mainly to ask how students are scoring. To my knowledge, 6s and 7s on IBP exams are really rare at Banneker. Their IBD pass points total hovers in the mid 20s (on a pass scale of 24-45 points) and a good third of the kids who pursue the IBD fail to pass. Their model is clearly to provide a springboard for low SES AA and Latino students to reach top colleges.

No, Banneker does not teach Cal BC, or, for that matter, Physics 2 (called Physics BC until 2014), Physics C: Electronics and Magnetism, or Physics C: Mechanics. Moreover, they haven't produced a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist in a decade.  If you're high SES and your student is white or Asian, top Banneker STEM scores are really unlikely to fly at top colleges. Perhaps you could supplement to bridge the gap.

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why would you assume your "stem kid" would do so much differently at Banneker than Wilson (leaving aside the course offerings?) I feel like people are constantly moving the goal posts. "My sweet, book hungry kid can't possibly go to class with all those kids at Jefferson who have 20% proficiency rates and come from the projects!!"

"what about banneker which is full of bright hard working kids with great results?"

"they never had a national merit finalist!!"

just say it. [/quote]

My low income, predominantly African American high school  in California offered AP Calculus BC and AP Chemistry 30 years ago.  If you are from a college educated home, top colleges expect 5s on those tests or scores of 6/7 on the analogous IB exams.[/quote]

Fair enough on your point about course offerings.  But my point is that if you are so sure your kid will get 5s on the calculus AP, then probably your kid will get a 5 at Banneker, or Wilson, or wherever.  People have this insane moving target about the quality of predominately african american schools in DC that I'm calling out.  Plus who's to say that the administration of Banneker would not be open to adding AP classes if there was the demand?  [/quote]

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