To want DS to swap from IB to A levels

[Summer2003]

My 16yr DS has started on the International Baccalaureate at local college, he's 1 week in. He originally went to enrol on A levels in subjects he's strong at & enjoys, but got talked into the IB by a tutor on enrolment day. It's since turned out there are only 8 kids doing it, would of been 7 if my DS hadn't signed up.
Also found out he can't even study the areas he's interested in as they don't offer them, Eng. Lang & Geography. I've phoned the college & raised my concerns about his future here, he's weak at Maths & Spanish, 4 & 3 at GCSE, so how is he able to do IB starting from low grades, the college seemed very dismissive of my concerns & stated other kids with lower Gcse's have been fine on IB!
I know my DS, he's not an all rounder, or high organised, especially in subjects he's not into.
My biggest fear is he's setting himself up for serious stress, already seems unhappy & doesn't want to talk about swapping to A levels ASAP.
I feel the college are so desperate for bums on seats/funding they are willing to overlook the students individual needs in order to keep their jobs, what should I do, very tense house here at the moment & it's only been 1 week.

Update! DS has left the IB & chosen his new college himself based on visits/meetings he's made in last 2 days, will be studying Alevels in his strongest & favoured subjects, fingers crossed it works out for him.

Well done to your DS! IB, done properly, is brilliant. But not when done the way you described.

Hope that he is very successful in his A levels.

Great, the best of luck to him, hope he enjoys the new college

I did the IB and really would not recommended it. People are specialising in their field more and more so an all rounder education is becoming less desirable.

Good for him it's so important to make your own choices and to feel happy with what's going to be 2 hard years of study.