YOu can pupil place out of marshall if you want AP rather than IB.

We were actually psyched to be zoned for Marshall because we wanted IB. We like the open-minded international focus.

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Anonymous wrote:

IB schools that offer both the IB and a full AP program provide a strong alternative to students that don't want to pursue the IB diploma. Colleges will be just as impressed by a full AP course load taken by such a student at an IB school. The IB diploma, while an excellent goal for many high achieving students, isn't for everyone.

I suspect that some of the IB high schools in Fairfax county give students the choice to do an IB or AP track.

btw, all the schools mentioned above are excellent.

I think Robinson, which is huge, is the only IB school in Fairfax that also offers a lot of AP courses.

Only the larger dc-area high schools offer both IB and AP: Bethesda Chevy Chase, W-L, and Robinson.
B-CC and W-L offer a full AP curriculum, while Robinson offers somewhat fewer AP courses. I suppose it's an issue of funding and school size, but having both programs in a large high school is not a bad idea at all. A small school the size of Marshall is better suited to either AP or IB.

So for the OP, the choice would be between an AP school (Woodson) or an IB school (Mason). The OP will have to decide if that matters or not, while looking for a house in those school districts.

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IB schools that offer both the IB and a full AP program provide a strong alternative to students that don't want to pursue the IB diploma. Colleges will be just as impressed by a full AP course load taken by such a student at an IB school. The IB diploma, while an excellent goal for many high achieving students, isn't for everyone.

I suspect that some of the IB high schools in Fairfax county give students the choice to do an IB or AP track.

btw, all the schools mentioned above are excellent.

I think Robinson, which is huge, is the only IB school in Fairfax that also offers a lot of AP courses.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, OP, what's wrong with Marshall (between Vienna and Falls Church?) and Madison (town of Vienna)? They are in the same general area and also have a generally good reputation.

Not the OP, but guessing that Marshall is not considered due to the IB program and Madison is not considered as it is too far out (from a DC-centric commute). Woodson avoided the IB program and Falls Church City is an easier commute into DC.

IB schools that offer both the IB and a full AP program provide a strong alternative to students that don't want to pursue the IB diploma. Colleges will be just as impressed by a full AP course load taken by such a student at an IB school. The IB diploma, while an excellent goal for many high achieving students, isn't for everyone.

I suspect that some of the IB high schools in Fairfax county give students the choice to do an IB or AP track.

btw, all the schools mentioned above are excellent.

Anonymous wrote:http://admissions.gmu.edu/exams/examBaccalaureateInternational.asp

http://www.registrar.vt.edu/registration/documents/ib_standard_equ_1112.pdf

http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/11/general/admissions.html#courses

all give credit for SL exams. JMU and VT moreso than GMU.

Exactly. Top-rated schools tend to not give credit for SL exams, while lesser schools may do so.

http://admissions.gmu.edu/exams/examBaccalaureateInternational.asp

http://www.registrar.vt.edu/registration/documents/ib_standard_equ_1112.pdf

http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/11/general/admissions.html#courses

all give credit for SL exams. JMU and VT moreso than GMU.

Seems like the HL exams are treated like AP courses, and the SL exams are more like Honors courses that don't get college credit.

And does not include UCLA:

http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/IBCredit.htm

International Baccalaureate(IB) Exam Credit
UCLA awards college credit for most International Baccalaureate (IB) higher level exams with scores of 5 or higher. (We do not award college credit for standard level exams.)