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[quote=Anonymous]Generally yes, but there's nothing to stop an IBD student from taking a HL test if they took at SL class then did some extra prep, as long as their school offers the HL test.  Likewise, nothing to stop a kid from taking a Cambridge A-Level if they're willing to do some extra prep.  IBD allows up to 4 subjects to be taken at the Higher Level, 1 more than the mandatory 3 at the HL.

IBD students can only take IB tests offered by their school the world over.  This a policy drives some IB families to AP tests, which can be taken by any student at any school that will permit them to register for an exam (v. easy to register for AP exams not given at a kid's school via the College Board web site).   If a kid's IB program isn't offering an exam in a certain subject, but AP is, or Cambridge is, the kid can easily take a non-IB subject test to demonstrate mastery.

There's another reason to take AP or Cambridge tests, to recover from lackluster grades in an IB program.  Let's say an IB kid suffers from a personal setback junior or senior impacting their grades for a time, but recovers and learns the all course content through self prep.  If the kid takes the corresponding AP or Cambridge exam and scores high, they recover academically in the eyes of colleges.  For example, if a kid gets a B one quarter in IB SL chem but scores a 5 on AP chem, or an A on Cambridge AS-Level chem, all is probably forgiven when applying to even the most competitive colleges.

It's worth knowing that 100% IBD exam scores don't come from the tests themselves. Class work accounts for 20-30% of the exam score, depending on the IB subject.  If the course work didn't go as well as it might of, but the kid is capable and diligent, not a bad idea to double up on taking AP and Cambridge exams to try to recover from mediocre grades.[/quote]

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