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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the question is: does IB offer an advantage in college admissions compared to AP? Are they recognized equally? I thought IB was more work for the same amount of recognition?[/quote]

It's also more money. IB tests this year are $119, AP tests are $97.

And more writing.[/quote]
someone once stated that IB is depth and AP is breadth. I'm finding that this is true.

For example, in IB world history they take a couple of topics and go in depth, whereas in AP world history, they cover the span of world history.

And yea, a ton of writing, even in STEM classes. They have to write a research paper for almost all classes.

[b][b]As for colleges, the IB classes themselves don't mean much.  But the IB diploma probably does.[/b] It's especially useful if your kid decides to apply to foreign colleges.[/b][/quote]

Yes, with IB it's the diploma that distinguishes you, not the individual courses. That's the opposite for AP, where the individual courses (and corresponding exams scores) are all that matter.

The impact of the IB Diploma for acceptance rates range from anywhere from a 10-40% increase depending on the school.[/quote]
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This really isn't true. Colleges will rate a student based on the classes they take and the level of difficulty. If a student is taking the most difficult classes available at their school, then that's a good thing.  The classes will vary from school to school. For example, some IB schools don't have as many AP classes so a strong student would naturally choose a bunch of IB courses and maybe only a couple of AP ones. [/quote]

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