<p>I think AP is probably more efficient and can prep kids for admission more easily than IB.</p>
<p>However, IB forces you to be good at many things (wide in scope) if you want to pass IB with flying colors. I think it is excellent prep for college itself.</p>
<p>AP to me seems too “memorize and regurgitate” to me, but then again, IB seems very "checklist"esque – fulfill the criteria and you do fine.</p>
<p>I don’t like how IB limits the number of tests you can take, nor how they limit which tests give you credit (the HLs, which you can only take a limited number of). AP tests would of course cost most. IB is a very expensive risk.</p>