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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a middle school parent trying to understand this better. From what I am reading:
- AP tends to be broader, more like a survey course
- IB tends to be narrower, more like a seminar
- There is generally more "analytical" writing in IB, and it sounds like the format is similar across classes and may not align with what is expected in some college classes -- e.g., the more straightforward writing you might do in a science class
- Some AP and IB classes have the exact same content, with only the assessments differenting. In some MCPS, the classes are combined (it sounds like most commonly in languages).
- IB is generally better for humanities/writing, AP for hard sciences.
- IB classes take up more of a student's schedule. Some that would be 1 year in AP take 2 years in IB - like world history). And those who do the DP have to take other courses that don't come with college credit - like theory of knowledge (that I'm still confused about - what does this cover?). Because of this, students will get fewer college credits than the same "rigor" of courseload with AP.
- To get around this, some IB students also self-study for the AP exams and can get college credit if they do well enough.

Am I missing anything? Thanks.[/quote]
Sums it up. 👍[/quote]

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