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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in college right now (call me a troll all you want, but I’m not) and I took and AP curriculum and my roommate took an IB curriculum. I’d say she’s much better prepared for college than I am (I’m from MCPS, she is not). [/quote]

NP here - thank you for posting this!

My kid is in the IB and I wonder if it will be worth it.  She is really just doing it to get herself prepared for college. Appreciate your perspective.  [/quote]

That's why we did it. It's done wonders for dd's work ethic and commitment to learning.

As to the question irritating poster keeps bringing up, about whether IB programs are "valued" by admissions officers....

I know with your STEM degree simple finance is probably against you, but colleges prefer to have students attend for four years, and not three. While one might be able to game the college experience by getting AP/IB credits and spend less time in school, elite colleges won't let you. They may let you skip some of the elementary intro classes, but they still want your money.

Therefore, it's less about credit and more about rigour. Both AP programs and IB programs are considered rigorous. One more than the other? Depends on the class and the school.

It's really sad, though. Some of the smartest STEM kids I know at Blair aren't going to the best schools. Why? Because there's too many of them at Blair.  That's the double-edged sword, the fly in your ointment. You're hell-bent on having your kid race to nowhere, cramming as much intensity as you can... And they'll just end up in a lecture hall at Drexel or RIT.

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