| As an IB Student who believes every innocent highschooler deserves to have a LIFE in their secondary education, I recommend the AP.
Just kidding.
I think to put it in the least amount of words:
AP = harder courses, college credits
IB = more difficult experience, more endearing experience
I haven't met anyone who regretted IB afterward, because the experience was really great. We have a full IB Diploma class of 130 at our school, and the program really brought us together (try having 40 people all up at 5am discussing their all-nighter for a Theory of Knowledge paper). I always thought that AP was the quick way to success while IB truly gives you a taste of pain and joy.
For those who want to go into an international-related field, I recommend IB for its large emphasis on global understanding and cultural interaction.
Just a quick note on some very stringent IB requirements to be completed in your two years
1) 4000 Word Extended Essay on one of the IB subjects
2) 3 or 4 HLs, 2 or 3 SLs, only HLs count for univ credit mostly
3) 150 hours of CAS - Creative, Action, Service (ie. sports and volunteer)
4) Theory of Knowledge Class - you discuss philosophy, some people called it anti-religion, meh
5) Deadly May exams (oh god someone save me, they're a month away!!) This year I have 10 in the first week, 2 in the second week, and 4 in the last week because subjects are split into Paper 1, 2, and 3
6) Countless suffering buddies
7) Success in the real world.
8) Ability to produce coherent but largely BS-ed posts as this, cheers. |