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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, it seems like this thread has concluded that it’s better for even a future STEM major to take IB, even if that means IB AI Math SL, than AP Calculus BC.

Can that possibly be correct?[/quote]

This thread hasn't concluded that at all. If you are a STEM major in an IB school, you should certainly take IB HL math. And you won't have the option to take AP math if you're in an IB school.[/quote]

In an ideal world, sure. But this is the exact dilemma my child faces: an IB Diploma, but with the lowest level IB math course (applications and interpretation SL), or an AP program that would go through AP Calculus BC. For a kid whose favorite subject is math, it’s got to be AP, right? Despite all the benefits of the IBD. AP Precalc/AP Calc BC, with AP Stats as a senior elective, is just a much, much stronger two-year math program than IB applications & interpretations SL. For a math student to pick the IB course, from among those two options, would be the opposite of challenging themselves. [/quote]

Don't understand why your kid can't take the Math HL course. You get to choose your HL courses.[/quote]

My high school does not offer an HL course to students like mine who are taking algebra 2 in 10th. The HL sequence is three years long, with an AP year sandwiched in the middle (because while you seem to think IB HL is the same as AP, our high school math and/or college counseling department apparently does not). This works fine for families that plan 6 years ahead, but there was a pandemic and we moved, so here we are. [/quote]

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