<p>Hi! I was wondering if Dartmouth prefers one of the programs over another considering that they are both equally challenging in different aspects. My school doesn't offer AP courses or the tests anymore within our district which is depressing, but started the IB program that I was thinking about joining later in my high school career. Does Dartmouth frown upon the IB program or it is just a mediocre thing to them? I'm just curious because Dartmouth is my dream school, if the don't like it then I won't do it. I'll just tranfer to a school that has AP.
Thanks!</p>
<p>IB is just as good as AP in college admissions. Overall, a full IB diploma is more impressive than a couple AP classes, though, as it also includes community service (CAS), outside papers (EE), and other requirements simply not associated with AP.</p>