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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From where I sit, the major problem with IB sequencing is that IB applicants aren't going to come out of it with enough standardized test subject scores to wow the most highly competitive colleges when they apply, unless, that is, they double up on some AP exams.  That's why I had my IBD kid take the corresponding AP exams for foreign language and sciences.  The only IB exams IBD students can take before applying to college, unless they apply from a gap year, are two Standard Level exams at the end of junior year.  The sequencing of the exams works well in Europe--where students get "conditional" offers to universities predicated on their achieving certain exam results the summer after high school--but not in the US.  This is something to keep in mind if you're considering IBD for your student.  In our experience, MoCo guidance counselors, admins and teachers tend to downplay this grave problem (claiming that subject scores aren't necessary, that IBD exam "predicted scores" are sufficient, total BS).  We're going with IBD mainly because we have family in the UK, where top colleges are much cheaper than in this country, in the hopes that our kids will attend university in London or Scotland.[/quote]

What is the basis for your wild assertions here?

If we are comparing anecdata I can tell you that my kid had no problems getting into a highly selective college from the IB diploma program. They had a few APs but generally didn’t worry about taking them for IB classes. [/quote]

How selective? which APs?

The error bars are huge on prediction on terms like "no problems" (no one has "problems" getting into college unless they are negotiating a hook like sports or wealth); they apply and then get a yes or no), 
"highly selective", and "a few", and the unmentioned other factors like HS reputation, class rank, ECs. [/quote]

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