| Only a full IB diploma is considered "most rigorous" and so if you take all of the classes needed, they still know if you're not doing full diploma because you have to pay for your IB tests in October before the May when you take them.
It seems crazy to me that math, science, english, foreign language and history - all IB for two years running - isn't counted as most rigorous. But I personally know this can make a difference as one college last year actually sent my son an e-mail asking about it - "why is this box not checked? Is it a mistake?" and when told no (they had his transcript) they asked "why are you not doing full IB dlipoma?" He and his GC explained the scheduling problem that made him unable to take one semester of one class (TOK) required. he was waitlisted at that school.
I have no idea if others have had similar experiences. |