<p>Indy:</p>
<p>I just wanted to underline that passing the Bac is not such an extraordinary feat. I have hordes of nephews and nieces. The only two who did not pass have LD.<br>
As for Harvard and other top schools, they do consider IB more challenging than APs. Which is why you need only 3 IB vs. 4 full-year APs (in other words, Physics C M and E& M, not M alone).</p>