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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't it a disadvantage when applying to colleges that an IB student doesn't have test scores to show.  The AP kids would have several AP test scores to report with their college applications.

I think I'm convince to avoid those districts.
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I think schools understand that students don't control whether their school has IB, AP, neither or both.  If you're an IB diploma candidate, you have your GPA, your SAT/ACT scores, your extra-curriculars, and a transcript that shows you're taking a rigorous course load.  That's plenty for a school to work with.  And I guess you might ask whether it hurts a kid from an AP school if a college that he or she is applying to finds out that he or she did poorly on some AP tests.

The bigger issue probably is not pursuing an IB diploma at an IB school, because some schools may only look at applications from students at IB schools who are doing the full diploma program.  AP is not so binary, so it's not as easy to put students in the "no" box.       
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