<p>I’ll say this much, and it’s based on what Mom2M was asking in regards to essays:</p>
<p>IB will teach you how to write better, simply because it forces you to do so on a regular basis. The exams, the IAs and the World Lit paper, the EE, Theory of Knowledge requirements, and (likely) the classes themselves–all will involve a solid amount of writing. You will improve simply due to the fact you’re doing it so often, and you will get used to it.</p>
<p>Though I can’t speak from experience quite yet (high school senior in the IBDP), I’m anticipating all of the writing to prepare me for college in a way AP simply can’t. On top of that, IB teaches you how to think and know, where AP is more oriented toward content. Again, that’s better preparation for college right there.</p>
<p>Of course, take all of this with a grain of salt–there may be some AP teachers who make an effort to teach students how one reaches a conclusion versus just the conclusion itself, and there may be IB teachers who make rote memorization a mainstay in the classroom. These are observations I’ve made in the process of taking both IB and AP courses at my school, but I feel as though it’d be similar elsewhere.</p>
<p>To answer your question in shorter terms: in terms of a transcript, AP will probably make it easier to score better grades as well as ease your stress-load (college credit will probably be easier to get, too). In terms of college prep, IB is probably the better way to go.</p>