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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of kids whose school offers both IB and many APs. They only school I've heard it matters for is UVA. It's very difficult to get in from our school if you are not full IB. The only ones I know of were wait listed first. On the other had I know kids at Ivies and top LACs (e.g., Williams) who did not do the full IB diploma.[/quote]
What about William & Mary?[/quote]

I'm the previous poster and no, plenty of kids from our HS (WL) go to William & Mary without the IB Diploma. It's really just UVA that it's hard to get into without IB.[/quote]

Is there any shred of evidence for this? The diploma results come much later than acceptance notifications. [/quote]

I doubt UVa cares about the IB diploma. By the time the IB diploma is final, UVA has already sent most of its acceptance letters. UVa fills most if its openings with ED/EA not with RD. UVa is pretty transparent with the # of students accepted at each stage of the admissions process. [/quote]
We’re at a HS with a full IBDP, DE>AA Degree, [i]and[/i] a large slate of AP classes. About the only ones who get into UVA are from IB. UVA knows our school’s track record and seniors who apply are assumed to be capable of completing the full program. Underclassmen without the chops are counseled out (even half-way through their junior year; to be fair, I only know of one such case now in our six yrs there).  Sadly, though, there’s little aspiration (or success) at T10 or Ivies, much less abroad. It’s just not a thing for our alum. [/quote]

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