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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If only we could get the IB standards changed so everyone could get the diploma to be equitable.[/quote]

IB standards are the same for every student regardless of what country they come from. They are equitable. You can either do the work or you can't.
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+1 and to earn the diploma, you have to pass several exams.  You have to take foreign language up to level 5.  DC is taking Spanish 5, and it is hard.  DC has gotten straight As in Spanish so far, but said this year, it's really gone up a notch. Fast paced and everything is taught in that foreign language by a native speaker at RMIB. A lot of kids are struggling.  Don't know about the regional IBs.

DC has already taken 4 APs since 9th grade. This year, DC is taking three more APs and a few IB exams.  The programs are not lightweight irrespective of which IB school you go to.[/quote]

The foreign language requirement/path confuses me -- apparently a student should have taken at least one year of FL to apply to RMIB, since they are required to go up to level 5. What about students that have taken FL since sixth grade, and have finished level 3 in eighth grade? Can they finish levels 4 and 5 in ninth and tenth grades, and then stop taking FL if they do not wish to continue further? Or, are they required to be enrolled in FL when they are in grades 11 and 12, since that is when they are actually working on the IB Diploma ? [/quote]

I’m wondering the same.  My kid is in Spanish 3 this year.

Would she just take Spanish 4 and 5?  The RM presentation makes it seem like you need a language every year, but then Spanish 2 counts as a high school level class.

Super confusing.  [/quote]
I think the requirement is up to Level 5 for foreign language, which is why the kid has to have at least one year of FL in MS (+4 in HS).

And they have to take the IB language exam.

This is the RMIB courses. I assume it's the same for the regional. Again, IB diploma program is not lightweight.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/rmhs/uploadedfiles/ib/magnet2018-2019final.pdf

Requirements	for	the	IB	Diploma:
- Study of six disciplines	with	acceptable scores  on one examination from each	group.
- Sit for a minimum of 3 examinations at Higher Level and a maximum of 3examinations at Standard Level
OR maximum of 4 at Higher	Level	and	a	minimum of 2 at Standard	Level
Higher Level defines courses and assessments which include two years of study and concentration in the
subject area during	the IB Diploma years (grades 11 and 12)
Standard Level defines courses and assessments which depending on the discipline may be completed in
a single year course	of study and concentration in the subject area (grades 11 and 12)

- Completion	of	the	three	elements	of	the	IB	Core	with	acceptable	scores	on	the	required	assessments.[/quote]

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