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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to go out on a crazy limb here with a kid who goes to SLHS.  I like IB because anyone can do it.  I basically think AP has turned into a College Board money making scheme like the SAT.  I thought this before I had a kid in HS.  I was pleasantly surprised when I learned that we wouldn't be dealing with it.

This area is a big cash cow for the College Board.  Do any of you ever think we are being played by these rankings?  The most desirable schools have the most kids taking AP classes, so more money for the CB.  But then it's harder to get into the top colleges because of the peer group is doing the same thing.  So how is it really helping you in the end?  If you are rich enough to live in these areas, then you can afford the college courses that an AP course may replace, so that's not a factor at these schools.

[b]Other than bragging rights what do they get you in the end?[/b]  Same with SAT scores.  And I'm also not an advocate of IB either, kind of ambivalent.  I'd rather bring back old school tracking and have the Honors courses be like the AP courses and take the CB out of it.[/quote]
College credits that are almost universally accepted, unlike IB. And courses that can be taken in just a year to receive credit instead of two. Many universities still don’t know what to do with IB scores, and until that changes, AP will remain king. [/quote]

Most colleges have tables that show you how IB credits transfer. It's usually listed right under the AP courses. Maybe scrolling down further on the website would help you.[/quote]

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