# of AP classes = an IB diploma

mj93 · 07-23-2007, 10:02 PM

10? 15? how many AP classes would a person have to take over the course of their HS years in order to be on par with an IB diploma candidate?

swim2daend · 07-23-2007, 10:05 PM

Um.... I doubt anyone can give you a number. We can guess. It'll be a lot of APs. Especially since AP doesn't need Cas hours, TOK, or the extended essay.

Jakor · 07-23-2007, 11:16 PM

Probably around 10 in junior and senior year alone (that's if there's no pre-IB required). That's just my opinion though. Not including CAS, TOK, or EE.

CountingDown · 07-23-2007, 11:31 PM

And those APs would need to be across the board, not just in your areas of strength. IB students take exams in a second language (at DS2's school that means the 5th or 6th year of that language), history, math, science, native language and a sixth subject -- CS, music, art, theatre, a second science, econ, psych, etc.

DS2 is at an IB program and the kids take APs along with IBs (mainly to get college credit for SLs, but also to cover classes they'd like to take but couldn't do in IB). He'll have 6 IB exams and probably 10 APs by the time he's done... (parental groan)

phand8 · 07-24-2007, 12:13 AM

u can't really compare the 2 but i agree with Jakor^^^^^

CountingDown · 07-24-2007, 12:18 AM

phand8,
I absolutely agree -- you can't compare IB and AP...two different animals entirely!

DeltaRoyale · 07-24-2007, 12:23 AM

25 APs + A lot of service hours + required sport + taking classes in every subject + something else < IB diploma