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[quote=Anonymous]The IB diploma requires 3 HL classes and 3 SL classes.  SL classes are equivalent to high school honors classes and not college level work.  The IBO's own literature states this.  So a student who receives the IB diploma has taken the equivalent of 3 AP classes and 3 honors classes, plus the extended essay.  It is not equivalent to taking 6 AP classes.  A better reference point for the percentage of students receiving the IB diploma at AP schools would be the percentage of seniors who have earned passing scores in 3-4 AP classes.  In the past I have seen reports detailing the number of students receiving AP scholar awards from each school, but I cannot find this currently.

I think that for students who would end up taking 3-4 AP courses during high school, the IB and the AP curriculums would both provide similar levels of instruction.  But for the smaller group of students who can successfully take 6+ AP courses during high school, some of their courses would not be as rigorous if they pursued the IB diploma.[/quote]

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