Oakton Parent Wrote:
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> SLVerity,
>
> Which CAPS people are you talking about? I was
> there for the first day's comments and I didn't
> hear the things you are citing. They are also not
> on the CAPS website. Instead, they say things
> that directly contradict what you wrote, like:
>
> "Non-Diploma students take one or two of these
> courses.
> Most IB exams taken in Fairfax County are for
> standard level courses and these DO NOT qualify
> for college credit at the top Virginia schools.
>
> UVA and William & Mary give NO credit for standard
> level IB exams.
> VT gives credit to standard level IB exams ONLY if
> the student receives the IB Diploma.
> IB courses for Higher Level Math do not get the
> same level of college credit as AP.
> VT gives NO CREDIT for IB HL Math unless the
> student is a diploma recipient.
> UVA Engineering gives no credit for IB Math.
> Both schools accept AP Calculus AB and BC for any
> student."
I haven't looked at the above Universities' websites, but trust what you are saying is true. George Mason though does provide credit for some SL credits: English, Environmental Science and Math..others too here is the link:
http://admissions.gmu.edu/exams/ExamBaccalaureateInternational.asp
I have said it before, but will say it again, if you are interested in these courses primarily for college credit, perhaps AP is preferable. However,even if a college says you might earn credit for certain scores, they might change that. For example MIT each year states what they give credit for the previous class, but says (and I have checked for a few years worth..seeing the changes) that those students applying for the upcoming fall, while granted admission by April 1st, won't know which credits will be accepted until August..just before they start up in September.
In addition what a college accepts and what a department accepts often vary. Some studies and some professorial and student comments have reflected that what is taught in the college course skipped, is often broader or more intense than what was taught in the AP class (or IB) and that they then truly struggle in the 200 level courses.