| Colleges know both AP and IB well. BTW, AP is not a "program". IB is very reading/writing intense, and many courses require several resarch papers which are sent to an external office for grading. Also, IB exams are heavily concentrated towards the end of the senior year (does not bode well for senioritis-prone individuals). AP exams can be taken at the end of a course in any grade, or one can self-study or take an IB class and give the corresponding AP exam a shot. At D's school, juniors are not allowed to take more than 2 IB exams, and none of those exams can be in HL IB classes. D will be taking quite a few IB exams before she graduates in June, although she opted out of the full IB diploma. |