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[quote=Anonymous]This is a very helpful thread.

To answer the question- If you could do it all over again…IB vs AP High School.

Prior to HS, we looked at the IB program because it seemed to be a good fit for DS but we are at an AP school. 
When it came down to it, the transportation issue was going to be a pain so we chose convenience.

Now that DS is in 12th grade, he has been able to compare notes with IB friends.

He has appreciated the flexibility of doing the AP track. IB seems to be more rigid with sequence and order. 
He will finish HS with 11 APs and I think he will really maximize what he can get as far as good college prep. 
With regard to writing and depth. He is in AP Capstone, which is a 2-year course and results in a Capstone Diploma. This resembles some of what I see in the IB program. He'll do year-long research, produce a 4  to 5k-word paper, and do a presentation for a panel.  
As far as breadth, he is taking the AP electives he is most interested in Human Geography, Psychology and Statistics, after having finished the "required, read: check the box" Calculus and other STEM courses. He also had room to do 2 DE courses in his interest areas.

With regards to Analysis, he's taking Comp Gov instead of US Gov. For this course, he plans to take the AP exam for both Comp Gov and US Gov since US Gov is a module in Comp Gov.

So while I don't know a lot about IB, I wouldn't say that one is better than the other.  I think it will totally depend on how your student is. 
I have no doubt DS would have gone for the full IB diploma and would have been fine with all the writing. 
One of the things that I see in IB that's not in AP is the CAS component.  While DS enjoys rigor, he would not have enjoyed the prescriptive part of CAS.  Looking for those activities to "fill in the 150 hours" would not have been fun for him, especially because he already has paid part-time employment.

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