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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]IB offers the same flexibility. My ds has taken IB computer science, IB business, IB economics, and IB social anthropology. And the pp who stated that the Latin requirements are different is incorrect. It is necessary to start a language in 8th and stick with it to take IB language SL or HL. And is anyone considering that most of these are two year courses? Two years of HL Bio (for example) is definitely harder than one of AP bio. [/quote]

But, AP gives the opportunity for AP Bio, AP, Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, etc.  You are not confined to two years of Bio for science.

And, what makes you think that most AP Foreign Language are not in their fifth year?  Some may combine it-but not all.

It does appear that AP offers more flexibility in Science and Math.  It would seem that English and Social Sciences may be similar.

Once more:  value for the expense goes to AP

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The pp did not dispute that AP requires 5 years of language. He/she just stated that IB does. Another pp mentioned something about "except for Latin." My dd just completed her Junior year at Marshall and she has thus far taken one year each of  IB chemistry, IB physics, and IB bio. She has also taken 2 years of IB math, IB history of the Americas, IB language and literature, IB Spanish, etc. Science is her first love, and she has had no trouble fitting in all the science she wants with the diploma program. I feel that this thread has a lot of misinformation and things people have heard about IB. It is not an inflexible program, and there are plenty of options. I do not feel that it is better or worse than an AP program, but it is certainly a valid and equal alternative. [/quote]

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