HL/SLs, and AP at RMIB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HL English is required. Your child can take up to 4 HL exams (and 2 SL exams, for a total of 6 IB exams), or 3 HL exams and 3 SL exams. So yeah, your child can take HL English, Chem, Physics, and Math, but it won't be fun!

DD is struggling with getting the APs in, as she feels inferior bc she simply can't handle the amount of work and studying on top of IB requirements and ECs.

This is all a bit confusing.

Is there any benefit to taking 4 HL exams? I think 3 HL and 3 SL sounds like plenty. Do kids take the 4 HL just for college admissions (to be a stronger applicant)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HL English is required. Your child can take up to 4 HL exams (and 2 SL exams, for a total of 6 IB exams), or 3 HL exams and 3 SL exams. So yeah, your child can take HL English, Chem, Physics, and Math, but it won't be fun!

DD is struggling with getting the APs in, as she feels inferior bc she simply can't handle the amount of work and studying on top of IB requirements and ECs.

This is all a bit confusing.

Is there any benefit to taking 4 HL exams? I think 3 HL and 3 SL sounds like plenty. Do kids take the 4 HL just for college admissions (to be a stronger applicant)?

HLs in Senior Year don't mean a lot for college admissions. College credit different story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

Thanks for the list. Did the AP strategy and self study work out? Has your DC gotten college credit for all of those?

[Anonymous]

Junior DC has no plan to self-study, he is taking AP tests only if taking the AP courses, and taking IB exams for the IB courses
It is just too much on top of sports and ECs

Freshman 2AP
sophomore 2AP
Junior 1 AP + 2 IB
Senior 3 AP + 4IB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

Thanks for this list.

What is ESS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HL English is required. Your child can take up to 4 HL exams (and 2 SL exams, for a total of 6 IB exams), or 3 HL exams and 3 SL exams. So yeah, your child can take HL English, Chem, Physics, and Math, but it won't be fun!

DD is struggling with getting the APs in, as she feels inferior bc she simply can't handle the amount of work and studying on top of IB requirements and ECs.

+1 HL English is required.

My STEM leaning DC is taking IB Physics and IB comp sci.

Junior this year -- 4 APs
Soph and Freshman year -- 1 AP each.
Senior year will probably take an additional 2 or 3 APs.

So total 9 APs maybe and 6 IBs.

IBs also count towards college credit, depending on the college and score, IB diploma can earn anywhere from 18 to 24 semester credits. May have changed recently, but that's the last I saw in 2018.

Thanks for this. Which APs is your DC taking this year? And do the teachers help with the preparations?

Yes, the teachers try to review AP material, but my DC and friends have also studied on their own.

AP BC Calc
AP World Lang
AP Lang Lit
AP Physics - Mechanics

Two IBs: I cannot remember which ones.

[Anonymous]

IB ESS is Evironmental Systems and Societies. Comparable to AP Environmental Science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

Wow, impressive number of AP classes!
I did not think it would be possible. It is not typical at all. Some like your child have done it, but not typical.
It is more like 6IB+9AP as being typical as my high-performing child has done. DC has done well in science competition and a sport.
Studying for 6-7 dditional AP materials outside of school sounds a bit too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HL English is required. Your child can take up to 4 HL exams (and 2 SL exams, for a total of 6 IB exams), or 3 HL exams and 3 SL exams. So yeah, your child can take HL English, Chem, Physics, and Math, but it won't be fun!

DD is struggling with getting the APs in, as she feels inferior bc she simply can't handle the amount of work and studying on top of IB requirements and ECs.

This is all a bit confusing.

Is there any benefit to taking 4 HL exams? I think 3 HL and 3 SL sounds like plenty. Do kids take the 4 HL just for college admissions (to be a stronger applicant)?

3 HL and 3SL is fine. Not sure if taking 4 HL really gives you a leg up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HL English is required. Your child can take up to 4 HL exams (and 2 SL exams, for a total of 6 IB exams), or 3 HL exams and 3 SL exams. So yeah, your child can take HL English, Chem, Physics, and Math, but it won't be fun!

DD is struggling with getting the APs in, as she feels inferior bc she simply can't handle the amount of work and studying on top of IB requirements and ECs.

+1 HL English is required.

My STEM leaning DC is taking IB Physics and IB comp sci.

Junior this year -- 4 APs
Soph and Freshman year -- 1 AP each.
Senior year will probably take an additional 2 or 3 APs.

So total 9 APs maybe and 6 IBs.

IBs also count towards college credit, depending on the college and score, IB diploma can earn anywhere from 18 to 24 semester credits. May have changed recently, but that's the last I saw in 2018.

PP here.. I can't even keep up with my DC's APs/IBs.

I just realized that DC actually took two APs both Freshman and Sophmore years.

So, already has 4, taking 4 more this year, and a few more next year, plus 6 or 7 IBs.

All said and done, I must be shelling out about $2K in just AP/IB exams. Cheaper than a year in college, but still.. sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

Wow, impressive number of AP classes!
I did not think it would be possible. It is not typical at all. Some like your child have done it, but not typical.
It is more like 6IB+9AP as being typical as my high-performing child has done. DC has done well in science competition and a sport.
Studying for 6-7 dditional AP materials outside of school sounds a bit too much.

New RMIB parent here and a little nervous on time management. How difficult is it to maintain a varsity sport while in 11th and 12th grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Apex is no RMIB though.

No dispute there, but the PP said that 10-16 was typical at their "local W School." I think that is hyperbole.

I’m PP and I said 10-16 APs was typical at RMIB. It’s not hyperbole. My kid is a recent graduate and took 16 AP tests in addition to 7 IB . Why? Because they enjoyed the courses and felt APs were easier to get college credit at more schools.

And since someone is going to ask:
AP - English Lang, English Lit, Spanish Lang, Gov, USHistory, Mod World, BC Calc (w/AB subscore), Statistics, physics C mech & EM, chemistry, enviro
All of those were associated with a class.
Self studied AP Psychology, Macro, Micro and Human Geo. (Macro, micro and human geography are strong overlaps of background knowledge from history and math.)
IB HL - English, math, chemistry
SL - ESS, Spanish, history, & philosophy (?)

Wow, impressive number of AP classes!
I did not think it would be possible. It is not typical at all. Some like your child have done it, but not typical.
It is more like 6IB+9AP as being typical as my high-performing child has done. DC has done well in science competition and a sport.
Studying for 6-7 dditional AP materials outside of school sounds a bit too much.

New RMIB parent here and a little nervous on time management. How difficult is it to maintain a varsity sport while in 11th and 12th grade?

Or if a kid is in band/orchestra, is it basically over come 11th grade?

[Anonymous]

Can't speak to varsity sport, but my junior couldn't take band this year because of Theory of Knowledge. They've decided to go back to it next year rather than take a sixth year of their foreign language.

[Anonymous]

What happens if an IB student decides come Junior year they want to continue with the program but not do TOK to get the IB diploma. Can you stay in without pursuing the diploma requirements?