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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just trying to get a feel.

Does it make sense for an A student destine for the IB Diploma to take lots of AP tests in the classes they have SL/HL courses?  Or is it just unnecessary work/pressure?[/quote]

It depends, you’d have to be more specific to what classes, for humanities and foreign languages generally yes, sciences and math it will be much harder.

IB Math Analysis to Calculus AB maybe, Calculus BC not because IB HL doesn’t cover BC topics. AP Statistics definitely not.

IB Physics HL to AP Physics 1 and 2 maybe the style of questions is very different. AP Physics C don’t bother.

For Chemistry and Biology, IB HL and AP are roughly equivalent.

IB computer science to AP Computer Science, it really depends how it’s taught. IB to AP Principles yes, but to AP Java probably not, unless the IB class is thought with a focus on coding.

I would not take science and math AP exams after SL classes without a good amount of self study, odds are not good, too little material covered.

Honestly it’s a little pointless to ask it at this time, the real question should have been the choice between AP and IB when choosing the high school. [/quote]

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