Confused about AP/IB credit

geomom
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:09:38 +0000

I think schools compare the IB or AP curriculum to the curriculum in their
courses. If you’ve covered the material and shown mastery, you get the credit.Tougher schools (more covered in the curriculum for each class)
may then offer less credit. Schools like MIT may offer very little unless
you pass their test. I find this comforting - the message is “We know what mastery looks like and whether you are demonstrating it.”

The concept of mastery is different than working hard in a class, some AP
classes may take a lot of work, and I hear that you write a lot in IB. Still,
in the end, it’s what you understand, compared to what the school expects
you to understand that counts.