<p>My son is considering transferring from his current IB-school to a non-IB school because his current school is so compepetive that his class ranking is relatively bad. He was supposed to go the non-IB school in his district, but he was able to go to the current school because he chose IB program. His current class ranking is about 2% out of 700+ students. If he goes back to his home school after junior year, his ranking might be in top 5 among 700+ students. Do you think it's Ok even though he drops IB program to go to his home school? He will take all AP classes availabe after he transfers to the non-IB school. His Sat and AP scores will be very good, and he wants to apply to top solleges and universities.</p>
<p>That's a toughie. Which school does he like better? </p>
<p>2% isn't bad to begin with. Top 5 is good in theory.</p>
<p>I would stay, personally. It looks like kinda bad when students change schools just to change.</p>
<p>In my opinion it'll look worse to switch schools, first it looks like he wasn't able to complete IB, and a class rank of top2% at an ib school willl be more impressive than top5 and a normal school. Also his recommendations will probably be better if he stays and the school profile will be alot better than he'll get at the other school.</p>
<p>In my opinion the benefits aren't worth the hassle.</p>
<p>2% is bad?</p>
<p>What country are you in?</p>
<p>Thank you for your advice.
His school is in the USA.
He is considering EA or ED to one among HYPAW, possibly P or W.</p>
<p>Unless there's some other reason to switch schools other than the class rank, I don't think it's worth the hassle of dealing with a completely new system. Top 2% is not bad at all</p>
<p>If I understood the OP correctly, her/his son want to transfer during his senior year just so that he can be ranked higher in his class. Please think about the fact that your son will have to adpapt to a new school...new friends/teachers/clicks. The OP should consiser these factors, which may impact his/her son's academic performance, and, ultimately, his happiness.</p>