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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Actually, many IB schools offer AP math. In fact, every single math pathway at RMIB that includes IB HL Math also includes an AP math course. And not every IB school offers HL math, or offers HL math to all students. A sophomore taking algebra 2 at RMIB, for example, can only take SL math.[/quote]

This.  My RMIB junior is taking iB Sl which is equivalent to AP calc AB and she will take the exam then take calc BC as a senior.  
Can the pP the said some colleges really love IB point to any source that shows which colleges do?  We are totally at sea looking at college options.  Thanks.[/quote]
Can you clarify what your daughter is doing: SL junior year and then AP Calc BC as senior? Please explain. Thanks![/quote]
DP.. my senior's math path:

11th grade AP B/C calc
12th grade IB math (labeled as Analysis Statistics Calculus) and IB MVC

HL in physics:
11th grade  IB physics 1
12th grade IB physics 2

[b]A lot of the RMIB students took the AP exams without necessarily taking the AP classes.[/b]  They just self study.  DC took AP physics exam last year.  DC will take IB physics exam (HL) this year.[/quote]

See this kind of behavior makes me wonder how AOs really view IB. How necessary is it to have actual AP scores to validate the projected IB scores?[/quote]

AP scores don't "validate" IB scores. If you look at schools that award course credit, IB and AP are considered totally separate. UVA, for example, will give credits towards Math 1310 for good scores on [i]either [/i]the AP BC test or the IB math test.[/quote]

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