Does this carry the same prestige as a National AP scholar award?

aGGieENGiNeeR
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:54:30 +0000

I have taken both AP and IB courses so I will weigh in my opinion. It is harder to get a max score of 7 on an IB test. Literally between 2 and 6 percent of people make 7’s on IB English A1. A 6 in my opinion is an equal accomplishment to a 5 on an AP test. If the OP pulled 7’s on every IB exam, then I would say he accomplished something far more difficult than any of the AP honor distinctions. If he made perfect scores on all his exams for the IB diploma, then he would be one of 80 (YES I SAID 80!) students in the world each year that pull that off. The statistics for this are online if you wish to look them up. So to the OP: Don’t bother worrying about the National AP Scholar honor. It is an accomplishment, but if you focus on your IB exams you can accomplish something much greater.

However, my opinion after taking both types of classes is that the AP program is superior. I learned so much more in those classes than any of my IB classes.