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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I depends on what you mean by "better for college."  In terms of colleges admissions, I don't think one is better than the other.  In terms of which is better to get college credit from HS courses, colleges understand AP better and give more college credits for AP classes.  [b]In terms of the best HS courses in math/science, my guess is AP has an edge.[/b]  In terms of best overall student experience, I personally think IB is better. I'm a math/science person but too many math/science people skipped over English/writing courses in HS and college, IMO. So, it depends on what you're looking for.    [/quote]

Thank you for expanding on these important distinctions.

When I was in college (a long time ago  :oops: ) I was able to place out of a BIO 101 class as I had scored well on the AP Biology exam. I also had a strong biology background thanks to an excellent biology class in high school. So I am defining "better for college" as the ability to take a strong science class in high school, do well in the related AP Exam, and to place out of an intro science course to take a still-important other college course.

My student is happiest in science/math/tech endeavors and I am trying to learn more about high school options. He's currently in 7th grade AAP. Some of his friends' base high school is AP and the others' base high school is IB. Our base high school is IB.
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