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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so for a student who is never going to be doing math or science AP classes, and who is possibly somewhere on the mild side of the spectrum, and who would need maybe more help parsing the world, would IB help in that regard, ie being a more nuanced thinker and taking apart information better? also, can't you take an AP exam somewhere without having to take the AP class,  if you are proficient in the material? So you can get AP credit for college but still be at an IB school... and are IB HL and SL classes weighed the same as an AP class for GPA, so you can get the same boost in GPA?[/quote] I posted earlier about having a good experience at SLHS. One of my children has autism. I cannot speak to whether IB would be better, as I only experienced IB. My daughter started high school taking team taught classes, which are classes where there are student students with challenges, combined with Neurotypical children without challenges.  As we approached Junior year, she really advocated for herself to take IB English.  She was right.  It was an excellent fit. In the case of my daughter, she is a researcher of all things. Her favorite thing in life is discussing and debating difficult topics, she loved IB English class. It is true that you can take an AP exam and learn the material on your own.  I am not sure about that process or whether colleges would accept that if you did not take a course however.  IB classes SL and HL both get the full GPA bump.  If you have any idea about the types of colleges, your child might be interested in, it may be a good idea to look how they accept IB credits. Some colleges accept them with a certain score just like they do AP.  Many colleges only except HL classes. My children took a combination of IB and dual enrollment. [/quote]

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