You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the International High School.Don't forget to add andrewb@frenchamericansf.org to your address book so we will land in your inboxfor the duration of the Admission season. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails.

September 2013 Number 1

Our latest video!

"The IB Diploma is:

by far the most

powerful argument

for coming to

International

High School."

Links:

Viewbook

Profile

Open Houses

Website

Your quest begins

Dear Andrew,

Here is the first edition of our monthly newsletter tailored to freshman

candidates who have declared interest in the International High School.

We are not a one size fits all school. We have such a wealth of

opportunities in store that it is impossible to reveal all during a single

visit. The intention of the monthly newsletter is to supplement your Open

House, shadow and interview experience. We will keep you informed and

enrich your understanding of what sets us apart from other schools.

Andrew Brown

Dean of Admission

Experience the World

Let the numbers speak for themselves

You should know that the Stanford admit rate for 2013 was only 5.6%. It

was 5.8% for Harvard. These record low rates are for the brightest

students, who only applied in the first place because they were advised

that they had a realistic chance. Consider also that UC Berkeley received

well over 60,000 applications this year and UCLA, a record-breaking

84,000.

The point is that the top colleges receive huge numbers of perfectly well

qualified applicants and they need to somehow discriminate the top end.

The IB Diploma does this precisely. The numbers speak for themselves.

Recently the Stanford admit rate for IB Diploma candidates has been 15%;

for Cornell: 31%, and for Berkeley: 58%. You and your families should know

about this. Keep in mind that the most powerful argument for coming to

International High School is the IB Diploma. We are the only San Francisco

independent school offering this program. It changes everything.

The IB Diploma is a two year mini-degree

Think of the four year high school experience at International divided into

two distinct halves. The first two years are the foundation-two years of

exploration and discovery. The second half is more radical. As juniors our

students begin nothing less than a two-year mini degree. This is the IB

Diploma.

Students customize their IB Diploma by choosing a balanced set of seven

classes which they pursue in-depth for two, full years. By the end of the IB

experience they will have a sophisticated foundation in philosophy, they

are able to lead as well as participate in academic seminars with

confidence and they will have produced an extended undergraduate level

research paper. The latter is an important rite of passage. Our IB

students write well and are confident at the microphone. The colleges love

all of this, of course

IB Film website showcasing student work

Here is a sneak preview of International High School's film program

website. Check out examples of student video work from the past school

year along with the entries of the International High School and Alumni

teams in this year's San Jose 48 Hour Film Project.

Our celebrated film program features state-of-the-art computers,

software, cameras and sound equipment. Students write, shoot and edit

their own work. Student projects include experimental pieces, animation

projects and traditional narrative work.

Link to student films

Jaguar Athletics Leadership Retreat

99 fall season scholar athletes and their coaches: building, believing and

achieving in the Marin Headlands, August 2013

GO JAGS!

Forward this email

This email was sent to andrewb@frenchamericansf.org by andrewb@frenchamericansf.org | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.

International High School | 150 Oak Street | San Francisco | CA | 94102