<p>Hi guys~</p>
<p>Right now, I'm in 8th grade in Honors Chem & Pre-Calc. Next year I have two options: The IB route or the AP route. If I take IB, next year I will have to regress and take honors bio and AP Calc ABC, but if I take the AP route, I can take AP Chem and AP Calc ABC. Also, if I take IB, I'll have to regress in math & take IB math eventually. The biggest concern I'm hearing from others is the IB vs. AP English. People are telling me that if I take Honors L.A., AP Lit, etc. I won't be well-prepared (or AS prepared) as if I took IB language arts. </p>
<p>So my question is:
Which should I take?</p>
<p>Thanks~
PurePhysics</p>
<p>Hi again PurePhysics<3</p>
<p>Take AP</p>
<p>If I take AP, does the AP language arts have such a gargantuanly negative effect on writing ability apposed to the IB language arts? I keep hearing how I won’t be “well-rounded enough”.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m in the IB program right now
IB also has a ToK essay, extended essay, and CAS hours, so it depends on how much work you want, since IB is a full-out curriculum rather than AP just being courses.</p>
<p>The advantage of going in the IB route is that you can take IB courses and sign up for AP exams, which is what I’m doing.</p>
<p>IB literature is really tough, i’m not sure about language arts :S</p>
<p>Does AP Lang have a “gargantuanly negative effect on writing ability?” Well no, I would think that AP would be just fine. The great majority of high school students, great writers and ivy league bound student included, learn to write effectively without IB. Is IB more in depth? Maybe. But not so much better that you should regress in other parts of your curriculum.</p>
<p>I understand what you are saying, but I will have the problem of running out of math and science courses. I’ll be done with both sophmore year.</p>
<p>Go to college math, either at a CC or online.</p>
<p>Take AP but IB English. Then take AP Lang and Lit. Its what I’m doing and is working great.</p>
<p>Hey I’m in IB too,
You should probably choose IB cause it develops you all rounded. Besides you can self study APs on your own like I’m doing right now.</p>
<p>At some schools, you can take IB classes without doing the full diploma. Even if that isn’t the case at your school, you could see if an exception could be made. I’m sure if you made your case, they would allow it. :)</p>
<p>As for running out of math/science, maybe you should look at college-level classes either through dual-enrollment at a nearby college or through online avenues (Stanford’s OHS, etc).</p>
<p>bleh at troy most classes are AP/IB like IB Math HL 2 is basically mv calc so when u go the IB route your still going take Ap classes. Still would not recommend taking IB</p>
<p>Sounds like AP is your best option. I’m not a huge fan of AP personally but taking AP lit/lang won’t put you at a significant disadvantage. You don’t want to have to regress.</p>
<p>Why regress? It sounds like you have answered your own question. When I was faced with IB or AP, I checked out the classes and IB looked easier to me, especially for math and science. What subject are you more interested in, math or English? I chose AP and I’m glad I did. IB seemed to be a 3 or 4 year path with less choices. Yes, IB has lots of writing, but a good AP Lang/Lit teacher will also give you lots of writing.</p>
<p>HL math is petty hard(similiar to Calculus AB/BC with other math subjects) and HL sciences are hard with the IB program. Not sure why you think they are not. However, if you are that far ahead then you will need to take college courses because AP will not be hard enough. There is a math course with IB that is beyond HL math. It is called further mathmatics. It has become available with the 2012 year.</p>
<p>I don’t know why you can not take AP chemistry with permission. Not ever student is ready for such advance subjects but if you are, you should be able to take it. Ask about your options. If you are that gifted you should be able to take classes beyond honors. In fact, if they don’t allow you I would question with your board of education. 9th & 10th grade is not even really part of the IB program. They are used to get regular students ready. Most advance students get both an IB diploma and AP scholar with distinction award.</p>