What's the difference on AP, honors classes, and the IB in highschool?

FourWalls727
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:40:15 +0000

Honors/Gifted classes are basically just harder versions of what everyone else is learning. Usually gifted classes are the slightly higher high school level classes, then honors, then CP. If you want to be ahead, try taking gifted or honors instead of Cp because it’s more challenging and Colleges will look at that.

AP, however, is a different ballpark all together. Advanced Placement classes are equivalent to college classes, and can count for college credit if you pass the exam. AP human geography is a good place to start, because it’s a relatively easy class (I took it back in freshman year and got a 5 on the exam >:D< ). I would definitely recommend taking AP classes if you want to get ahead, and colleges definitely notice them.

Additionally, most schools know that AP classes are harder, so they usually add weight to your grade, so your GPA doesn’t suffer. Since you’re a fast learner, I’m sure you can handle it (maybe start with one AP like human or environmental freshman year?), but if you’re still unsure, you could take the psat in October and see what your AP potential is from the College Board (best website ever).

IB, or International Baccalaureate, I don’t know much about because I don’t think my school offers it. You could probably check ibo.org for more information.

Hope this helps!