Is getting the IB Diploma worth it?

ucbalumnus
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:48:49 +0000

RealityCheck13:

there are vast differences in how each school awards credit for IB classes. Just within the six schools to which my D22 applied, the amount of IB credit hours and IB course subjects each school considers does not follow any definitive pattern.

Probably because IB courses’ content is less aligned with typical college frosh courses in US colleges and universities.

There may also be options and variations for any given IB subject. For example, even math can have considerable variation, as shown by the advanced placement recommended by one math department for various kinds of IB math scores: https://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/high-school-exam-credits (note: 1A, 1B = calculus for math, physics, engineering, etc.; 10A, 10B = calculus, statistics, etc. for biology and pre-med; 16A, 16B = calculus for business).