College Discussion - View Single Post - AP vs. IB

tokenadult · 03-19-2008, 04:05 PM

Harvard's admission officers say in public meetings on their campus that Harvard has no preference one way or the other. That makes sense, because the brand name alone doesn't do enough to guarantee high school quality. In my metropolitan area, there are some strong high schools with AP programs, and some strong high schools with IB programs. My own school district's high school offers both, but is arguably not as strong as the best high schools in the area. Homeschooled students admitted to great colleges

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get into those colleges without IB programs, which are unavailable to homeschooled students. Some of the homeschoolers self-study or do distance learning for AP tests.

03-19-2008, 04:05 PM	#3
tokenadult Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MN Gender: Not Saying Threads: 831 Posts: 10,605	Harvard's admission officers say in public meetings on their campus that Harvard has no preference one way or the other. That makes sense, because the brand name alone doesn't do enough to guarantee high school quality. In my metropolitan area, there are some strong high schools with AP programs, and some strong high schools with IB programs. My own school district's high school offers both, but is arguably not as strong as the best high schools in the area. Homeschooled students admitted to great colleges Colleges That Admit Homeschoolers FAQ (Learn in Freedom!) get into those colleges without IB programs, which are unavailable to homeschooled students. Some of the homeschoolers self-study or do distance learning for AP tests.