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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some students self study for the AP exams but do not take the classes. [/quote]
+1 It's this.

My DC took maybe 7 AP classes in addition to all the IB classes, but they took like 12 AP tests. Self studied, as did their friends.[/quote]

What classes did they self study for? If it’s classes like environment sciences or psychology, it’s a waste of time, and frankly it’s not that favorably looked upon. Classes that matter like Calculus, Statistics, physics, chemistry, biology are not easy to self study for, and it probably is a bad idea to even attempt that route. [/quote]
IB kids self study for the AP equivalent of their IB courses. (It’s an adjustment for style and some mismatch of content.) 
IB English HL —&gt; AP Lang, AP Lit
IB Math HL —&gt; AP BC Calculus (with AB subscore)
IB History —&gt; AP Mod World (plus AP Gov, APUSH in 9th and 10th)
IB Spanish/French/Chinese —&gt; AP Sp/Fr/Ch Language (gets bilingual diploma)
IB Physics 1 —&gt; AP Physics C - mechanics 
IB Chemistry —&gt; AP Chemistry 
IB ESS —&gt; APES
and then there are several IB electives with equivalent AP tests. Most IB students have at least 8 AP test just from their regular IB program. The reason they take the AP tests is that they don’t include the IA score that the IB score does and it’s easier to predict/get a 5 on AP than a 6/7 on IB. [/quote]

That’s not self studying, that’s taking a comparable class and then taking the AP exam. If you need to take all these AP exams, not sure I understand the point of enrolling in the IB program. It just seems like the student is chasing some validation of rigor of coursework, aiming to check both IB and AP boxes. In my view a waste of time, pick the one that’s the better fit and do something more useful and interesting, like extracurriculars, hobbies, volunteering etc.[/quote]

IB kids who do take the corresponding AP exams usually do it for the college credits.

Many colleges give credit for IB exams, but there are also many that don’t; or do, but for fewer courses, or only for placement into a higher level. Many of the IB courses are better aligned to international university programs, so the content doesn’t match up as neatly to common American college course progressions.

By the second semester of their junior year, the go-getters probably have a sense of whether some of their top college possibilities would prioritize AP scores over IB, so they take both exams whenever possible. [/quote]

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