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[quote=Anonymous]Some other facts to consider is that every IBO World School must offer the IB diploma program and agree to make that program the primary focus of the school's activities, with a dedicated IB Coordinator in place.

Even so, at one of the better IB programs in FCPS last year, roughly 81% of the students graduated without the top credential offered by the school, which admissions officers at many schools automatically default to treating as the only indication that students at IB schools are pursuing a challenging course load.

Meanwhile, students at Madison and other nearby AP schools are taking as many AP courses as they want, with higher percentages of students taking and passing AP courses, scoring higher on their SATs, and having their college applications evaluated in a less binary manner than students at IB schools who can too easily be put in IB diploma and non-diploma buckets.

For some IB diploma candidates, this is a good deal, but attending an IB school with its rigid requirements (determined by a group in Geneva with no particular affinity towards American students or universities) disadvantages many other kids. Unless you are very confident IB is the right program for your kids, you are likely better off at an AP school with a more flexible curriculum.[/quote]

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