<p>I have recently had a call from UWC (United World Colleges), with them practically begging me to apply to the school. </p>
<p>I think an I.B. from a prestigious prep-school would look fantastic, but I am taking also Dual-Enrollment courses at a local community college through my high school (all A’s). If I continue to take DE’s, I will graduate with an A.A. and a highschool diploma.</p>
<p>My conundrum stems from the basic question: Which would look better on an application; an A.A., or an I.B.?</p>
<p>Noone cares about an AA and you’ll likely drop it from your resume when you graduate. However, keep in mind that an AA is a HUGE advantage for some grad school admissions (namely law, not sure about medicine) not because anyone cares about the AA but because those grades get weighted in along with your princeton ones, providing what should be a nice little boost. </p>
<p>UWC is a great opp and they have a TON of kids at Princeton. They also have some weird system where they get discounted/free tuition at Princeton but I have no idea what thats about. </p>
<p>That being said, UWC does involve moving away from home and thats a big concern (a deal killer for me at least). Weigh your options properly but with respect to which looks better on an app, IB from UWC >>>> AA from community college.</p>
<p>AA degrese is rare in general to have, but not that hard to get in theory at a community college. </p>
<p>I.B would look fantastic indeed but you’d be leaving everything behind to a new school where you will probably just study and do hwk all the time.</p>
<p>The UWC, though, is far more than just the IB. It is an experience.</p>
<p>And as for studying and doing homework all the time, this varies from person to person. I definitely did not spend all my time studying. In fact, I hardly worked at all.</p>
<p>And as for leaving everything behind, while it may be true that you leave behind friends, family, sports, etc. I’d say that you gain much, much more by attending a UWC.</p>
<p>(UWC is way cooler than simply a “IB from a prestigious prep school” which you seem to refer to it as. And with that attitude, I’m not sure if you’d belong there anyway. And don’t give me this “but they were begging me to apply” bs since obviously they would do that. Unless I’m wrong and you’re actually cool like all the UWC kids I know - all of whom incidentally go to Princeton)</p>