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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the IBD exams aren't graded until after kids have applied to college, do they have any impact on college admissions?  For example, what is the value of getting an IB Diploma if you are already in college when it arrives?  For example, I know families who want their kids to get the IB Diploma so they can attend college in Europe.  Do kids have to wait a year before applying?  [/quote]

You can get college credit or test out of courses just like with AP scores.[/quote]

+1.  The IB diploma is more widely recognized in the world than just taking AP classes.

In addition, it’s a comprehensive and encompassing curriculum.  See link below.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/ib-curriculum-ib-diploma-requirements

AP courses are a hodge podge of courses and students can take whatever AP course they want.  There is no core AP course requirements and thus no AP “diploma”.  In addition, an IB curriculum has a strong emphasis on writing because many of the tests are essay based. [/quote]

American students don't need IB Diplomas to enroll in top European universities.  AP works.

There's much to recommend IB Diploma studies, with their inter-disciplinary focus, but the timing of the exams vis a vis US college applications senior year definitely isn't one of them.  As a result, IB Diploma students commonly double up on exams, taking a number of AP tests that correspond with IB subjects they've studied.  I did that in high school and it's still done today.

These days, IBD students can petition their schools, and even IB Geneva, to take 2 or 3 IBD subject exams early, in the spring of junior year in HS.  But IBD students usually apply to college by submitting "Predicted IBD Subject Exam" grades furnished by teachers.  Not a great system, since the grades kids earn on IB exams tend to be a tad higher than predicted grades.
 
AP students can now take enough exams to earn various awards AP Capstone, AP Scholars, AP Certificate, something of a AP diploma system.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/awards-recognitions
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