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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, no.  We've already been criticized by admins and a few parents for being helicopter parents spreading misinformation about the need to double up on AP testing for families aiming for the most highly competitive colleges and for colleges abroad. What we're doing is quietly coordinating with other parents we know and trust in the 10th grade cohort. I encourage like-minded parents of freshman to start thinking in terms of the unfortunate timing of IBD exams for applicants to top American colleges. You want to look ahead to asking admins to permit the 2 standard level exams in the spring of junior year that Geneva freely allows. No need to take no for an answer. You also want to look at taking the AP language exam for the target language in the spring of 10th grade and again in the spring of 11th grade if the kid didn't score a 5 the first time around. It's easiest to double up on AP languages and sciences, where the curriculum is most similar to IBD but be sure to have the kid prep off standard AP guides (Princeton Review, Barrons etc.). You can start setting goals for 11th grade AP exams in bio, chem, maybe one or two of the physics, maybe environmental systems/studies. You can also look at Cambridge Intl exams which are given at British curriculum intl schools in this country in May and Nov. Some of the British schools will let outside students enroll. Cambridge exams are more similar to IB exams than AP (no multiple choice). We know that a few DCI seniors have taken Cambridge language exams (AS-Level or A-Level) in Nov to have the score to submit with college applications over the winter of senior year. See the Cambridge Intl exam web site for info and a list of schools where the tests are given. Good luck. [/quote]

If people are interesting in Oxbridge (the A levels), I can speak with some authority here. My sister sat for the A levels out of an IB school overseas and got into a college at Oxford (ended up at St Andrew’s by choice).  For American students applying in it’s fairly common to take a gap year to get all the dates and test scores lined up. I don’t know if I strongly recommend it, but it’s acceptable and common enough behavior. [/quote]

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