<p>Its the question of whether to take easy classes and do well or take all "harder" classes and possibly do worse? I know college look for vigor, but do they really care for a full schedule of AP/IB classes? Is it worth taking a risk of doing an AP/IB class if you may possibly do badly in it, compared to a regular course?</p>
<p>This question sorta pertains to the IB Diploma or just taking few IB classes...but my general question is above.</p>
<p>When I was in high school, I only took AP/IB classes from sophomore year onward and did fine. As long as you have the motivation, you will do well.</p>
<p>It depends on what’s the norm at your school and what colleges you want to get into - if many students at your school take a full IB courseload and you want to go to an elite school, you might be in trouble. But if a) very few people in your school take all IB or b) you’re looking at schools that don’t just admit overachievers, you’ll be fine. I don’t know much about how the IB program works, but I think taking all classes at the highest level could be overkill and not worth it. I took 1 AP class (and 2 exams) last year and 3 AP classes (5 exams) this year, taking mostly honors courses but every year I took one class at a non-honors level so that I had a bit of time off every day. I did this and still got into top schools, so it really depends on you, your high school, and the colleges you’re looking at. Sorry if that’s not very helpful, but you just have to think about which choice would be more worth it for you.</p>
<p>I’m taking all AP/AICE classes sophmore year onward.
It really comes down to what YOU can handle.</p>
<p>I did the IB diploma, so all IB classes junior and senior year. Looking back, I kind of wish I had just taken a few IB courses because the full load caused me two years of stress. I lost touch with my old friends, and my new friends were all IB kids. It was basically school school school all the time. However, I’m almost done now and I’m proud that I was able to finish with good grades. I also got a full tuition scholarship to college so that rocks. I guess what I’m saying is that only you can make this decision. There are pros and cons either way, but I believe someone can be just as successful with a few IB classes than with the whole diploma program.</p>