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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a college English professor. I would much rather have an IB student over an AP student. The IB students I have taught problem solve, make connections, and write much better than the AP students. My AP students are barely distinguishable from their non-advanced peers. This has been my experience both for those that received college credit and those who did not.[/quote]

I am a Novel Prize winner, totally agree with my colleague the DCUM college English professor. I’d rather work with IB students in my quest to cure cancer, the problem solving and critical thinking are truly amazing in IB. It’s a pity they can only take one single science class, but their expertise in Theory of Knowledge more than makes up for it.[/quote]

I'm the top federal prosecutor in the country, and I agree with my colleagues, the English professor and the Nobel Prize winner, that my AUSAs who were IB students are far better prepared to convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich than my law clerks who were AP students, who can barely tie their shoes, much less deliver a good opening argument.  This has been my experience both for those who passed the bar the first time and those like JKF, Jr. and Kim Kardashian who had to take the bar three or four times to pass.  [/quote]

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