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The cost for IB is not comprised only of IB Diploma candidates. [/quote]

But, those who do not get IB diplomas would be better suited to AP.  The expense is ridiculous.

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I'm PP who has a rising 9th grader considering transferring to an IB HS, reading this thread with interest.  She prefers the IB ideology/framework/focus more so than AP, however, she has no idea whether she would end up pursuing a full diploma - it's a lot of work, as previously mentioned - and it's hard to know how she will handle it until she gets a little older and starts taking the courses.  We've considered whether it's worth the transfer if she doesn't pursue the diploma, so I'm curious why you would make the statement that if you don't go for the full diploma, you should go for AP.  I know that you are more likely to get college credit with AP then IB (incidentally, I understand that anyone can take the AP exams - no need to take the course first - so I suspect if she wanted to ensure credit, she could sit for the exam).  [/quote]

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