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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The single biggest problem kids have adjusting to college is the amount of writing (and I'd say the same for the workforce as well), IB is far superior for building up writing skills, which is why the AP proponents can only bring up math and science (which even there the IB kids have plenty of rigor if not as many options). [/quote]

People bring up math and sciences because they are required in majors leading to successful careers.

You can use earnings as a proxy:
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/24/best-and-worst-paying-college-majors-5-years-after-graduation.html

Top 10 earnings by major:
1.	Computer engineering	$80,000
2.	Chemical engineering	$79,000
3.	Computer science	$78,000
4.	Aerospace engineering	$74,000
5.	Electrical engineering	$72,000
6.	Industrial engineering	$71,000
7.	Mechanical engineering	$70,000
8.	General engineering	$68,000
9.     Miscellaneous engineering	$68,000
10.   Finance	$66,000

Virtually all require a lot of math plus some science. Really doubtful writing is the biggest issue those majors and careers are facing, it’s  the ability to do well in stem classes. In the workplace companies hire technical writers all the time to support their staff deficient in that area.

The humanities kids in IB still have to deal with the same issues as the stem kids, you can’t take more classes in your area of interest, eg one English and one history, and have to waste your time with the ToK, CAS, EE fluff, that admittedly has more of a humanities flavor.
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Yeah, pretty much zero science needed for those computer careers at the top of the list, and the computer industry people who make the most money are the ones who can communicate.[/quote]

Lol, are you for real? It’s literally in the name, when people say they want to major in CS what do you think it stands for? It’s computer [b]science[/b]!” Call it however you want, computer science (most common) or computer engineering, it’s the same skill set of quantitative reasoning that’s shared across math and sciences.[/quote]

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