High School parents,please explain the IB program to me

[DawnM]

I'm in California, where the taxpayer supported University of California and taxpayer supported California University system admit less qualified out of state students over residents to get the higher out of state tuition, I'd day the entire system needs fixing.

That actually makes sense in their attempt to keep costs down for residents, although I didn't hear that when we lived there. But since my retirement is currently all in CA, I am invested in them remaining somewhat solvent.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I'm in California, where the taxpayer supported University of California and taxpayer supported California University system admit less qualified out of state students over residents to get the higher out of state tuition, I'd day the entire system needs fixing.

We don't have that in MA, but the principal may be similar. In some cases it seems easier to get into some of the private colleges than it is to get into, say, UMass. My sense is that the private schools are hungry for students because they need the money. Part of it could be that we have an awful lot of colleges here. (We still have one calling the house repeatedly even though DS made his decision to go elsewhere many months ago.) So this may be why they may be willing to take more "average" students who didn't necessarily overexert themselves in high school. Really just an observation in my own area and social circle. It certainly could be different elsewhere, idk.

 

[tcufrog]

Pea-n-me...

It really depends on the private school. If I applied now to the private university I attended with the application I had then I wouldn't have been accepted. My dh who attended there too probably wouldn't be accepted either. Both of us did very well though during and after college. It's amazing what winning a few major bowl games will do for a university's reputation and visibility.