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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

How does the point hold? OP ASKED about IB kids and people respond with answers about their IB kids.
One poster said "They only take the IB test if they are in the IB program." In context, that can only reasonably be read as saying that IB students only take the IB test.....which is not true.

Agreed: you can be in an IB class, and take the IB test, without being in the IB Diploma Programme. I don't know how many students actually do that, though. I also don't know how many RMIB magnet kids also take AP tests their junior and senior years during the IB Diploma Programme, or how much additional work they have to do to "self-study" for those AP tests. That sounds super stressful to me.

Also, if your home school is RM, you can be in the IB Diploma Programme at RM without being in the RMIB magnet.

I don't know what an "average RMIB kid" is, because by definition all RMIB magnet kids are above average - just ask DCUM.

Well since RMIB and Blair take the top 250 kids in MoCo then that stands to reason, no?

Many people don't categorize 14-year-olds into "top" and "non-top," but I guess some people do.

You're also assuming that every "top" 14-year-old applies to RMIB, Blair, and/or Poolesville SMACS, and then chooses to attend. I personally know several "top" kids who either didn't apply, applied but chose not to attend, or attended and then left, and I don't know that many people.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

How does the point hold? OP ASKED about IB kids and people respond with answers about their IB kids.
One poster said "They only take the IB test if they are in the IB program." In context, that can only reasonably be read as saying that IB students only take the IB test.....which is not true.

Agreed: you can be in an IB class, and take the IB test, without being in the IB Diploma Programme. I don't know how many students actually do that, though. I also don't know how many RMIB magnet kids also take AP tests their junior and senior years during the IB Diploma Programme, or how much additional work they have to do to "self-study" for those AP tests. That sounds super stressful to me.

Also, if your home school is RM, you can be in the IB Diploma Programme at RM without being in the RMIB magnet.

I don't know what an "average RMIB kid" is, because by definition all RMIB magnet kids are above average - just ask DCUM.

Well since RMIB and Blair take the top 250 kids in MoCo then that stands to reason, no?

+ Poolesville SMCS

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Anonymous wrote:They only take the IB tests if they are in the IB program.

My junior in the magnet RMIB program has already taken five AP exams.

Correct they take both.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of grades do average studentss at RMIB get? We are curious how stressful it is at the magnets. Seems like kids are also self-studying for AP tests? Do teachers or the program help support the students with these, or do most kids skip the AP tests and just take the IB tests that are administered at the end of 11th/12th grade?

Program is extremely stressful.
RMIB kids do take AP and IB exams (mine took 16AP exams plus 6 IB).
RMIB kids do self-study some AP exams.
Most kids are crazy self-driven.

This sounds INSANE! is there a mental health crisis among the kids?

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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

How does the point hold? OP ASKED about IB kids and people respond with answers about their IB kids.
One poster said "They only take the IB test if they are in the IB program." In context, that can only reasonably be read as saying that IB students only take the IB test.....which is not true.

Agreed: you can be in an IB class, and take the IB test, without being in the IB Diploma Programme. I don't know how many students actually do that, though. I also don't know how many RMIB magnet kids also take AP tests their junior and senior years during the IB Diploma Programme, or how much additional work they have to do to "self-study" for those AP tests. That sounds super stressful to me.

Also, if your home school is RM, you can be in the IB Diploma Programme at RM without being in the RMIB magnet.

I don't know what an "average RMIB kid" is, because by definition all RMIB magnet kids are above average - just ask DCUM.

Well since RMIB and Blair take the top 250 kids in MoCo then that stands to reason, no?

Not sure how I would get a sense of the "average IB student."

But my own IB student has had a smattering of marking period Bs, but they have all averaged to an A for the semester total. He has taken 5 AP exams by junior year. Two friends dropped out of the program during or after freshman year, and I know at least one friend who was really struggling in math/science and likely ended up with a C in at least one of them.

If I had to guess, I would assume that any student earning majority B/Cs drops from the program to earn higher grades in non-IB. That is likely why you hear so much about straight A students. But there is a mix.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

How does the point hold? OP ASKED about IB kids and people respond with answers about their IB kids.
One poster said "They only take the IB test if they are in the IB program." In context, that can only reasonably be read as saying that IB students only take the IB test.....which is not true.

Agreed: you can be in an IB class, and take the IB test, without being in the IB Diploma Programme. I don't know how many students actually do that, though. I also don't know how many RMIB magnet kids also take AP tests their junior and senior years during the IB Diploma Programme, or how much additional work they have to do to "self-study" for those AP tests. That sounds super stressful to me.

Also, if your home school is RM, you can be in the IB Diploma Programme at RM without being in the RMIB magnet.

I don't know what an "average RMIB kid" is, because by definition all RMIB magnet kids are above average - just ask DCUM.

Learn to write clearly OP!!

Average kids get As and some Bs. Grinders get straight As, takes a ton of work especially if curriculum path with highest rigor.

Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

Although I didn't respond, since I do not have a child at RM. I read "What kind of grades do average studentss at RMIB get?" as asking about students in the IB program at RM. Didn't see non-IB students even mentioned.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

How does the point hold? OP ASKED about IB kids and people respond with answers about their IB kids.
One poster said "They only take the IB test if they are in the IB program." In context, that can only reasonably be read as saying that IB students only take the IB test.....which is not true.

Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

Please tell me how you read OP as asking about non-IB kids?

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Anonymous wrote:They only take the IB tests if they are in the IB program.

My junior in the magnet RMIB program has already taken five AP exams.

Well done. I wasn't talking about the AP exams. I was talking about non-IB students not taking IB exams.

Oh that wasn't clear.

And I'm not sure why you would talking about non-IB kids in response to this post?

Because I read the original OP and I guess you did not?

OK now I am seriously confused. OP asked specifically about "RMIB kids." And she asked whether those kids take only the IB tests, or also AP tests.

Why is what non-IB kids take relevant to the question?

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Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"

Classic RMIB parent. I'm an NP and know this post is about IB but the point holds about people jumping on to tell the whole internetverse about their kids straight As. It's the same off-putting tone that you read from parents on threads about Blair.

Anonymous wrote:I love how RM is a school with what, 2500 kids and despite the OP asking about average, non-IB students, so many parents whose kids have straight A's feel compelled to tell us about it.

Don't ever change, pony moms. Stay golden.

read fail! Topic: "What kind of grades do average RMIB kids get?"