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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me, not really. The actual diploma program is so stress inducing that it's not worth it nor will it give a significant advantage over someone who just took a bunch of IB classes . At the end of the day, someone taking a bunch of IB classes is in the same classes as the IBDP students except the[b] IBDP students have to do a research extensive long form essay.[/b][/quote]
This is a good thing to prepare kids for college.   Every former IBDP student I have spoken to said that the IBDP made college a cake walk. And it's better for the kids to be stressed while at home with support at home than when they are away at college.[/quote]

Literally every kid my daughter goes to school with who opted for the IBDP wanted out and regretted losing so much of their high school experience the last 2 yrs because of this. [/quote]
Indeed, IBDP is not for everyone. Not everyone can hack it.[/quote]

Not true. Everyone CAN hack it, if they truly want it. Is it worth it, as the thread question asks? No.[/quote]

The poster meant hack it happily.   Or at least be willing to make the commitment to do all that work and believing the work to be valuable.

There is nothing wrong with making some sacrifices to achieve something of value.  But it is not required to do that if it is too much.[/quote]

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