Anonymous wrote:The fact is that we don't have a high-performing IB Diploma program in the DC public school realm, and don't seem to be on track to get one.

We've got BASIS, Walls and Banneker as competitive AP programs, but nothing comparable for IB Diploma. It's never been clear to me why Wilson doesn't offer IB when Deal has for a long time.

I assumed that most of last year's DCI Diploma candidates would earn the Diploma. I couldn't quite believe that not even 1/4, 15 students out of 63 candidates, could clear the bar. Can we expect significantly more robust results this year?

When I attended an info night for the IBD program at Washington-Liberty HS in Arlington before Covid, I learned that their annual pass rate is more than 85%, although the program has never been test-in/selective. The W-L program is around the same size as a DCI class, 100 students.

I don't understand why most DCI parents don't see a red flag in last year's results. Because they're confident that most candidates will pass this year, or maybe in 2022? Serious question.

Anonymous wrote:I smell a troll. Or a completely awful person.

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Anonymous wrote:But the whole point of this thread is that DCI grads ARE getting into schools like UCal Berkeley. (Not sure if any are going there specifically, but there were many Ivy acceptances)

. Different bars to clear in admissions for low SES minority students and UMC white and Asian students. We’re not drinking the DCI Kool Aid. Reality sucks.

As multiple posters have already explained, DCI students of all sorts are doing great in admissions to highly-selective colleges, including the UMC white and Asian students you seem to care about the most.

Where are these "Asian students" in the senior class at DCI? We count one, exactly one.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the post above aimed at? Everybody who's posted here expressing skepticism that a program where around 15 percent of seniors earn the intl baccalaureate diploma is knocking it out of the park academically?

This DCI parent begs to differ. My definition of "highly-selective colleges" must be different than yours, other than for Yale. We'll grant you Yale for 2 students.

I feel so sorry for your child/children. What an elitist, entitled, snob you are. They'll either turn out just like you or feel like they can never be good enough. Open your eyes. Life is not all about getting into an Ivy league college.

Anonymous wrote:Who is the post above aimed at? Everybody who's posted here expressing skepticism that a program where around 15 percent of seniors earn the intl baccalaureate diploma is knocking it out of the park academically?

This DCI parent begs to differ. My definition of "highly-selective colleges" must be different than yours, other than for Yale. We'll grant you Yale for 2 students.

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Anonymous wrote:But the whole point of this thread is that DCI grads ARE getting into schools like UCal Berkeley. (Not sure if any are going there specifically, but there were many Ivy acceptances)

. Different bars to clear in admissions for low SES minority students and UMC white and Asian students. We’re not drinking the DCI Kool Aid. Reality sucks.

As multiple posters have already explained, DCI students of all sorts are doing great in admissions to highly-selective colleges, including the UMC white and Asian students you seem to care about the most.

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Anonymous wrote:But the whole point of this thread is that DCI grads ARE getting into schools like UCal Berkeley. (Not sure if any are going there specifically, but there were many Ivy acceptances)

. Different bars to clear in admissions for low SES minority students and UMC white and Asian students. We’re not drinking the DCI Kool Aid. Reality sucks.