I haven’t taken AP but the IB that I’ve been experiences to has been great for my critical thinking. Finally I wasn’t expected to remember every single minute detail and instead I would be expected to understand and know a good amount of the information and then be able to apply that information, write essays on it, and analyze.Most of the classes that aren’t IB at my private school are complete joke of classes, other than classes where IB is not offered such as with Honors Physics. The higher quality of the classes in IB also has to do with the quality of the students there I think. Surrounding yourself with more intelligent peers allows yourself to be taught by those around you and for your class to be able to go through information much quicker.