<p>Greetings,
I am having a tough time choosing which high school to attend if I want to go to Penn. I would take (hopefully) 14 APs at the normal school, or 12 IBs at a science school. Now, according to a document on the IB website, Penn applicants with an IB diploma have a 10% better chance of acceptance to Penn over other Applicants. Is this statement actually true, or am I ok at the normal high school?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Can I just say that 12 IB subjects is asking for hell. Log on to <a href="http://www..co.uk%5B/url%5D">www..co.uk</a> (the UK version of CC). I challenge you to find an IB student taking more than 8. You only need 6 subjects to get a diploma and as far as Penn is concerned the only ‘extra’ worth taking is further mathematics.
I am currently an IB student who was accepted to Penn in the ED round. I do believe that the IB program carries a certain weight and an IB course is much more difficult imho but simply being an IB student will not boost your chances. It really depends on the difficulty of your course and your ability to cope with it.</p>
<p>I have heard of AP courses holding more weight for certain colleges (UCLA), but never the other way around.</p>
<p>Most admissions officers say that they weigh them equally, so deciding between 14 APs and 12 IBs is insignificant.</p>
<p>Correlation doesn’t imply causation. Think about this: the IB program is self-selecting. I posit that the average student that takes AP classes is of lower academic caliber than the average IB student. However, if you were to take an IB student and place them in AP classes, I highly doubt that this would affect their chances of college admissions.</p>
<p>If you’re actually concerned, Penn gives much more credit for AP exams than IB exams.</p>