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<p>Yes and no. I think the IB program has a degree of European mystique in admissions. Colleges know it is acedemically rigorous, writing heavy, and generally an excellent foundation for college work. Our high school offers both IB and AP classes. I haven’t noticed much difference in the rate or level of college acceptance, though, among those who do the full IB, versus AP, versus a little of both. (Is it grammatically correct to have a three way versus? 
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<p>We found that colleges that allow students to accerate or skip basic classes based on their scores are tied into the AP system and for the most part havn’t adjusted the rules to suit the IB.</p>
<p>We’re in the southern hemisphere but still take IB exams in May, so those kids who are applying to US colleges do not have their higher scores at the time of the application process. </p>
<p>What’s with the ability to resit or retake? Under what circumstances? </p>
<p>Predicted scores are taken very seriously at our school since one year the May tests were disrupted due to political turmoil. I’ve never heard of kids sending the predicted scores to colleges, though. Is this commonly done?</p>