IB and AP conflict

Colombia2021
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:31:49 +0000

Honestly, the IB could go really well or really bad. The IB gives you so much that they AP cannot. In IB you do so mich extensive research that most students don’t start until college. All of the Bio and Physics research I did really helped me during the interview process. Also, the first thing I was asked during interviews was about the IB because it caught their eye. And I applied to pretty rigorous schools (I’ve committed to Colombia). The IB definitely gives you an edge because it’s not widely offered like AP is, and schools want unique and different students. Plus AP does not have the EE or TOK which college admissions rep look highly at. Especially the EE because it is intense research. In a nutshell the IB will give you much more bragging rights than AP, and will better prepare you for college. I’ve had friends that went to Ivies say that the workload they get is nothing compared to what the IB gives.

BUT…it’s not for everyone. If you aren’t okay will tons of pressure, deadlines, and sleep deprivation then this is not the program for you. I had success in the IB because I was prepared to work hard and I maintained my 4.0 gpa. If an IB student has a 3.3 gpa and an AP student has a 3.8…the AP student obviously looks better. Because all you did was prove that you could not handle the rigor. However, if hypothetically speaking two students were identically the same and had 4.0 gpas but one was IB and one was AP… the IB would probably look better because of all of the research they have done, extensive essays they have written, and how unique their curriculum is. After all, AP was created in the US…and the US is not ranked high in education. All in all, just pick your poison…they are both terrible.

Also, in regards to the credit thing. Most IB students at my school, including me, took both the IB and AP tests. And our teachers work hard to prepare us for the AP for those who want to take it. The trend has been found that we actually do ALOT better on the AP exams than the IB ones. In our school specifically, we do better than the AP kids on their own exams. Also, I’m in Physics C. You can still take Physics C and do the IB.