<p>@Larry - I have two with IB Diplomas, and mine didn’t find the IB curriculum nearly as challenging as others indicated - and they had challenging EC - that they performed at a very high level. Some kids function at a higher level and have more of a tolerance for stress.</p>
<p>However, I wanted to add about the curriculum - don’t underestimate TOK. It was not a fluff class when my kids took it, it was VERY time consuming, and the material was valuable and not stuff you will want to skim over in favor of the sciences.</p>
<p>My opinion is that three sciences is unbalanced, and the purpose of IB is to receive a balanced education. If you want to spend that much time on sciences, you should not be doing IB.</p>