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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.[/quote]

why is it not a good fit for students who accelerate in math? I would think the 2 different tracks with standard and higher levels for both would give a wide variety of options for different math skill and interest levels. [/quote]

Because IB programs have their own math programs, so if you have a kid who accelerated math IB math could be a step back.[/quote]  Not necessarily. Advanced IB math students are encouraged to do independent advanced math research for their IB EE (Extended Essay, thesis).  They can also intern in a math setting to meet their CAS (Community, Action Service requirement).  I have a nephew who volunteered at the National Academy of Sciences on a math-oriented astronomy project to meet his CAS requirement from Marshall HS in Fairfax (most Marshall students take at least some IB classes). It's far from easy to score a 6 or 7 on IB HL math. My nephew reports that some IB students who double up on a few AP exams score 5s on BC calc fail yet fail to score high on IB HL Math.[/quote]

Kids with a 5 in Calc BC who attend American colleges have no reason to care about their IB math score. Calc BC is equivalent to Calc 2, and most universities don’t give more than Calc 1 credit for IB HL math. Basically your nephew’s friends have figured out that IB math is useless for American math students and are rationally choosing to neglect the more arcane portions of the IB curriculum to self-study for the much more useful AP exam.[/quote]

Again, more people who don’t know what they’re talking about. [/quote]

What makes you an expert?  You're an admissions consultant?  You earned an IB Diploma?  You're an IB Coordinator at a public high school?  You work for the College Board on AP policy?  What?[/quote]

Yes, admissions consultant and yes, educational policy expert, and yes worked in college admissions in a high school (years ago). And I was a graduate of an IB school.

And you? What makes you an expert?

Btw note I didn’t opine on any of the IB schools here because I am a newbie and would like to learn more about DC IB schools. I don’t care to hear absurd statements about IB v AP. [/quote]

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