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[quote=Anonymous]Can someone write in more simple terms what the IB program looks like. I have looked at the website, and while it looks very interesting, what does it actually look like in the 4 years your kid is in HS?

My DC is in AP and this has been our experience:

-AP is pretty much pick-and-choose which classes you want, as long as you meet the core requirements: English, Math, Science, Social Studies. 
-There are AP languages- Spanish, Latin etc. but that's not a requirement as long as you finish your 2,3 or 4 years that's in your track. 
-This year, our school said they are encouraging kids to take at least one AP class prior to graduation. Some kids take more than 5 by the time their graduate. 
- There are no requirements for volunteer work (did I see this on the IB site?) 
- There are AP electives- like Music Theory. 
- In our school, there are about 25 AP courses to choose from. There are no required sequential courses except for AP Capstone but you are also not required to take both courses. 
- In our school, kids were not allowed to start AP until 10th grade. 
- From what I gather here at DCUM and in DC's cohort here's the number of APs taken per grade:

9th- none
10th- 1 or 2
11th- 2 to 4
12th- 3+

If anyone knows more, please feel free to add. 
Would appreciate hearing from IB folks. Thank you!

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