<p>parent1986, but OP says there are no APs offered at his son’s school. Therefore, IB may be the only way to get the “most challenging” designation from his GC if selective colleges are under consideration. The IB program Marian’s student and mine attended is selective admit (average SAT in the mid-2100s) and makes it much more intense than need be. It consistently has some of the highest average scores in the country. </p>
<p>My kid loved TOK. </p>
<p>S did not get any more credit from IB than he would have from taking the equivalent APs. In some cases, AP gave more credit. That said, he liked IB content more than straight AP. At his top two choices, the max credit they granted for AP/IB was 5 or 6 credits – so count that as another vote for sanity in test-taking.</p>