The IB Diploma prepares you for the rigor of college.
The IB Diploma is the most rigorous course load you can take at your school. If you don’t do the diploma, will your GC mark on your transcript that you have done the most rigorous program? Is that something useful for the colleges you are interested in?
Some schools give you more college credit because you have taken the diploma over just IB classes, leading you to being able to graduate earlier, study abroad, finish a Masters sooner.
eg. at SUNY Binghamton:
Students in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program may receive up to 32 credits. To receive the full 32 credits, the following conditions must be met:
The IB Diploma must be completed with a score of 30 or more points; and
The student must complete at least three Higher Level exams with a score of 5 or higher.
Diploma holders who meet these conditions receive credit for their individual exam scores plus additional liberal arts elective credit to total 32 credits.
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Also check in the IB subforum, e.g.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-baccalaureate-ib/1817071-is-the-ib-diploma-programme-really-worth-doing.html#latest