Hey so i live in India and I wanted to know which of these will be the best for getting into college
(for my 11th and 12th)
- Stay in India and do IB
- Move to the US and go to a public school (i'll get a green card)
- Move to the US and go to a private school (green card)
- Go to a boarding school in the US (indian citizen)
If you stay in India, still get the greencard if you can. You can file form I-131 Reentry Permit and stay in India for 2 years without visiting the U.S., and you will still be an Indian national. That way, you will have more choices and easier admission to U.S. colleges if you choose to apply to them.
It depends where you want to go. Some US public universities give in-state tuition if you graduate from a HS within that state. You will have to check the residency requirements of the specific universities. For instance, in the University of California system you will need to be a lawful permanent resident (green card) for 1 year prior to applying and intend to stay. At University of Michigan you qualify as a resident if you graduate from a Michigan high school. Also, in general, but not always, you are considered a domestic applicant with either citizenship or lawful permanent residency. If you plan on attending a US university, go to a US high school and get a green card. You can keep your university options more open (assuming you might want to attend uni in Europe or elsewhere) if you enroll in an IB program HS.
Whatever allows you to get a green card, graduating from a US high school.
I’d go with option 2 if you have a strong background and can start in AP classes right away, but make sure your arrival is prepared and you can register for those classes without hassle. If you can’t get into AP classes at the public school, private school. Note that some programs in the US have IB, but you’d have more flexibility taking AP classes because instead of 3 HL, 3 SL, (which “count” as 3 AP’s even though it’s way more work), you could take 4 AP’s each year and have two or three more classes of your choice.