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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB = International Baccalaureate

HL = Higher Level
SL = Standard Level

To get the full IB diploma, you have to take 6 IB courses, and 3 or 4 of them have to be "Higher Level" (plus theory of knowledge, plus the big essay, plus a service project).[/quote]

This is a very important post for people considering IB and very hard to get.  Please make sure your school offers the full compliment of HL science courses, if that is important to your kid.  The challenge we saw with IB was that my kid would have to spend too much time in humanities to meet the HL requirement, and not really get a chance to do all the science he wanted.  [b]This is school specific, so ask.[/b]

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In order to make the IB Diploma work for your kid, it takes detailed planning and collaboration with the school(s) starting NO LATER than as a 7th grader (for 8th grade course selection).

FCPS does not clearly state this anywhere.[/quote]

How does one go about doing this in 7th grade? Who do you talk to? How would the MS know what to do and [b]will the HS talk to you when your child is only in 7th grade[/b]? Advice please. [/quote]

I think this is dependent upon the high school, but in my experience, the three high schools I reached out to about my 7th grader all took the time to talk with me about some possible course sequences. [/quote]

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