Is there a problem with "Core Curriculum" schools?

fiftyfifty1
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:08:18 +0000

mynameiswhatever:

in the IB Dip program and feels that she’s already covered (or will cover by senior year) many of the kinds of courses that gen ed/core requires.

Yes, my kid is waiting on IB scores. Apparently his school will allow good IB scores to count for some of the core classes. We have heard they are more restrictive about AP credits, counting 4s and 5s as elective credits but seldom accepting them as a substitute for the core. We are not sure how true any of this is because the website is vague. After 4 years of a rigorous and prescribed class schedule in high school with lots of writing, discussion and analysis, he was yearning for a flexible experience where he could trust himself to follow where his interests led, but again practical factors (location and price)won out.