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[quote=Anonymous]I have two that completed the full IB diploma.  One graduated from high school in 2018 and the other this past spring (2023.)  We're in FCPS.  They both were waitlisted at UVA but got into W&M.

My youngest had a 4.3 weighted GPA - applied test optional.  Top 5% of his class - he actually earned the diploma.   Less than 50% of the full IB diploma candidates in his class earned the diploma.  His grades sophomore year were very low (one C in IB Chem, a B- in Honors Algebra 2) but that was also the year he was online for 3/4 of the school year.  He also didn't take Physics, instead he took IB Environmental.

My oldest said he was very prepared for the rigors of college.  My youngest adjusted well to his first semester in college and said that so far, it's not too challenging.  Over break, he and one of his best friends were talking about the diploma.  They both agreed that it helped with admissions and the rigor of college but were also a little disappointed that they didn't earn as much college credit as some of their college classmates who had gone to AP high schools.[/quote]

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