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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid’s friend did IB and was accepted to MIT and will be attending in the Fall. He was also top of the class.[/quote]

I’m sure he was accepted, after all IB is so rigorous that MIT is easy by comparison.

Snark aside, sorry, couldn’t help, it may happen, but the odds are not that good and IB is not a good preparation for MIT, not enough stem classes. One math and one science at high level won’t cut it.[/quote]

I don't know why there is so much debate when I'm an actual alum with this background...I became a scientist and in high school took 4 years of language, 4 years of math, 4 years of science but took online physics instead of in person because I was fitting in another elective that I won national awards with. MIT was hard, but I did very well. In fact, continued taking my language for 3 more years at MIT. IB didn't hold me back in any way. In fact, most of my accomplishments in science was from grant writing. Science is way more about writing skills than lab skills.

My child is in high school and went from an all-IB school to AP and he says he hasn't written an essay all year. Not even in English which is truly bizarre having come from the communication-heavy IB school.[/quote]
yep. I had one DC go through IBDP, and one go the AP route.  Writing assignments aren't even comparable.  I know someone who went the IBDP route and went to a STEM field.

My IB kid is a dual STEM major (senior now, straight As in college just like HS).   My AP kid is not sure what they want to do, maybe STEM, but it won't be a double STEM major.[/quote]

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