<p>Our D just graduated from a high school that offers a lot of AP’s and IB. She choose IB, and loved it. And she had a life. </p>
<p>A academic things to consider: how do you score on essay tests? Do you mind writing essays? Do you do well in all types of subjects (science/math as well as english/social studies)? Will the GC’s check off the "most demanding schedule if you do a full AP program (go ask–and find out what a full AP schedule is the GC)? </p>
<p>Are the seniors just trying to impress everyone with how hard they worked? Are they people that would have done a lot of EC’s anyway?</p>
<p>There was one person in D’s graduating class who did IB and really didn’t do much else. But that’s who she was…she was the same in middle school.</p>