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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wasn't so sure about IB, but the amount of writing makes it highly rigorous, almost too much. DS was very well prepared for college and said that it was easier than HS. 100% acceptance rate for colleges where he applied. Only big drawback was that he had earned a lot fewer college credits than we had expected.[/quote]Yeah, it's funny. My IB kid had a more demanding HS experience and was better prepared for college, but my AP kid started college with ~twice as many credits. (If I had a third kid, I'd go IB if they could handle it.)[/quote]
NP here and didn’t read the whole thread, so this might have already been addressed.

At my kid’s magnet IB program, most IB students also take the equivalent AP tests (self-study for any differences) to maximize college credit options. However, unless they are going to a public school, it might not really matter. Many private schools don’t accept a lot of AP/IB credit. Complete the IBDP for the experience and rigorous education. Take the AP tests to keep college credit options open, but don’t expect to use them at all schools.[/quote]

Colleges will generally give the same credit for IB HL courses as to the AP equivalents. IB SL courses don’t get that much credit because they don’t raise to that level, not because colleges favor AP.

Self studying for AP classes while taking IB is not as easy as it is claimed. It works for some classes, but it will be a disaster for others like math and physics. Doing that for IB SL classes is ill advised. Go the AP route if you want college credit.[/quote]
My kid took ib physics only and self studied for both ap and ib exams. Got a 5 on ap.

The reason why some ib exams aren't given credit in college is because some of these classes  go very in depth on certain subjects and don't cover enough breadth.  Like ib history will cover two or three global  events in depth whereas ap world covers more content but only surface  level.

I've had one kid take ib history and another take ap world [/quote]

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