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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not a numbers person.  But, I remember a few years ago, that it was fairly easy to see how much IB cost vs AP.  It was significant.  I'm not just talking about the tests, but the training and the personnel.

i've tried to find it again, and I am extremely confused.

Does anyone here understand what I am talking about?

I think one of the things was the pay for the IB coordinator in each school.  Also, for the training, etc, of IB teachers.

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There are costs associated with the AP program as well. I think the real issue with IB is that the costs do not seem to translate to a reasonable number of kids completing the IB Diploma or even taking a reasonable number of IB tests. The cost per pupil ends up being far higher because of the smaller number of students that end up in the classes, taking the tests, or finishing the diploma. AP classes are shorter, 1 year compared to 2 years for IB courses, and are far more varied in their options so they are more available to students then IB classes. IB you have to take the IB tests as seniors, regardless of when you finish the class so it is more stressful and you end up with fewer kids taking multiple IB sciences, imagine taking IB tests in Bio, Chem, Physics, English, History, and Math as a senior. Now spread that out over 3-4 years with AP tests, what do you think is going to end up being preferred?

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IB has very little value in the US.

AP is far superior for American students.[/quote]

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