<p>Well, doesn't everyone agree that 14+ AP's is more challenging then a full IB diploma, but any less then 11 would not be as challenging? I've taken AP's and am currently a full ib candidate and I can say with confidence that the difficulty completely depends on the teacher. Some of my IB classes are much harder then my AP classes and the converse is true as well.</p>
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<li>Acceptances: Cornell, Boston College, URochester, UCB, UCLA</li>
<li>AP/IB?: AP</li>
<li>Both available at school?: yes</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: 7 ap courses</li>
<li>How was it?: I slept at 3 am everyday junior year.. but then I'm a big procrastinator</li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: A girl broke down in class today, crying about how she got rejected from all her colleges although she worked so hard in IB. That kinda scared me, so I'd have to say AP lol.</li>
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<li>Acceptances: all schools I applied to- Ivies: Brown, University of Pennsylvania; Others: Georgetown, University of Rochester, among others</li>
<li>AP/IB?: IB (full)</li>
<li>Both available at school?: Yes</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: IB (all of the following) Bio, Econ, Religion, English, Theory of Knowledge (all 2 yr), Advanced Math (junior yr)Spanish (senior yr), in addition to Honors Physics and AP Calculus AB as electives</li>
<li>How was it?: exactly as jennivhi puts it; loads of work with little sleep, but not inherently hard in terms of tests/grades</li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: honestly, there is no advantage of one over the other as long as you work hard and take the toughest curriculum your school offers; in my personal experience, AP classes/exams prepare you better for college in terms of credits, but IB also helps in admissions, and practical knowledge, such as lab experience, though it might not be recognized by as many colleges. Remember, IB isn't everything-in my class of full-IB kids (it's not the whole grade; we're not an all-IB school), I was the only one accepted to any ivies, and only a few got into other upper-tier schools. Meanwhile, another classmate who was not IB but instead opted for APs fared much better- Dartmouth, MIT, Cornell, etc. (and waiting to hear from Yale) so IB obviously guarantees nothing in terms of admissions. Once you've cleared the hurdles of GPA, class rank, solid SAT scores, and rigorous curriculum, it's all about who you are as a person (activities/talents, personal attributes, etc.). But, to class of 2012 and beyond, it is not all about ivies! Do not let that be your only goal-just pursue what activities you normally would without worrying about college apps, and your genuine passions will shine through and impress the schools! I didn't even know I'd be allowed to apply anywhere but my local state school until senior yr, and I believe my application reflected that I was a genuine applicant-this, I am certain, definitely contributed to my success in college admissions.</li>
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<p>no advantage you say to AP over IB?</p>
<p>well what about the glaring fact that you can actually have AP test scores when you apply for college?? When you cant take any HL tests (face it SL is a ****ing joke) until the end of your senior year and you cant get your diploma until you're already in college.</p>
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<li>Acceptances: U-chicago, USC, others..</li>
<li>AP/IB?: AP)</li>
<li>Both available at school?: Yes</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: AP Micro econ, AP Macro Econ, AP Gov., AP English, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP stats, AP World History..the rest weren't AP classes</li>
<li>How was it?: It was fine. Like any other class, except that teachers grade a little harder. Not too bad.</li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions? I say go AP..just preference. But I don't think colleges care that much.</li>
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<p>AP-11
IB- 6</p>
<p>Try and update the list when you respond.</p>
<p>This is so skewed. More high schools only offer AP.</p>
<p>Basically say there were 100 students from AP-only schools and 20 get into Ivies. If there were 20 students from IB-only schools and 5 of them get into Ivies. In this case, IB has a higher chance.</p>
<p>However, I do not know the numbers. Just keep that in mind when comparing the two programs. Don't just compare the raw numbers --- 5 to 20...</p>
<p>"well what about the glaring fact that you can actually have AP test scores when you apply for college?? "</p>
<p>As a point, IB Predicted grades are sent as part of the transcript from an IB school. These are considered genuine reflections of the grade the teacher expects the student to get based on 1.5 years of work as well as the Internal assessments that have been done to that time.</p>
<p>Yeah, comparing raw numbers just does not seem to work.</p>
<p>My Bio teacher mentioned that a year of AP Bio is much more rigorous than 2 years of IB Bio HL, since AP Bio covers much more stuff in a year.</p>
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well what about the glaring fact that you can actually have AP test scores when you apply for college??
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Well, sometimes, you can, if you choose to send them. Other times, if you take APs in senior year, you won't have the scores until the summer after you are accepted.</p>
<ol>
<li>Acceptances: Harvard, UPenn, Duke, NYU, Wash+Lee, UF</li>
<li>AP/IB?: AP</li>
<li>Both available at school?: Only AP</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: AP Calculus AB/BC, AP America, AP Lit, AP Language, AP Environmental Science, AP Government</li>
<li>How was it?: Only took Calculus and AP English classes seriously.</li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: IB should be favored, but if a school doesn't offer IB, I don't think it hurts the applicant.</li>
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<ol>
<li>Acceptances: UPenn (wharton), applied early</li>
<li>AP/IB?: IB</li>
<li>Both available at school?: yes</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: hl math, hl physics, hl english a1, hl history of the americas, sl econ, sl french, ap stat, tok (ap gov sophmore year)</li>
<li>How was it?: the work comes in waves, it isn't easy but certainly doable</li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: At my school the ib people seemed to do a bit better in terms of admissions than people who took a full ap courseload.</li>
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<p>1. Acceptances: Penn (CAS, ED)
2. AP/IB?: IB
3. Both available at school?: *Only IB
*4. Courses in Junior & Senior years: HL: Chem, European History, Math; SL: Bio, French ab initio, English A1; non-IB courses: Physics 30, International Politics
5. How was it?: Overall, manageable. The odd few weeks here and there of utter insanity, although do more to procrastination than anything else.
6. AP vs. IB in college admissions?: I think IB is more rigorous because the diploma programme consists of much more than "just" (I realize AP is tough as well) taking classes and writing an exam. That said, IB and AP are both excellent programs; it comes down to what a person wants (well-rounded vs. specialization)</p>
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<li>Acceptances: Dartmouth, Cornell ILR, UChicago, Swarthmore, UVA</li>
<li>AP/IB?: IB</li>
<li>Both available at school?: Yup</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: Full IB Courseload </li>
<li>How was it?: Fustration. Pointless IAs. EE. NO sleep. </li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: A girl in my calc class got into Dartmouth and Swartmore while taking AP's. Take your hardest courseload. Try to do well.</li>
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<p>1.Harvard,Pton, CUNY Honors,MIT,SUnY binghamton,SUNY buffalo,URochester,Cooper Union
2.AP
3.Jr. Yr- AP US, AP Spanish Lang, AP Calculus AB, Genetics, English III Honors, PE, AP Physics C: EM, AP Stats, Music Appreciation
Sr. Yr. -AP US Govt, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP English Lang, AP Spanish Lit, AP Chem, AP Bio, PE,
4. It was hard work. Plus on top of that I had clubs and a part time job. time management was key. But i knew my parent had no $$$ to send me to school plus there are 5 kids after me, so I did my best so I would not have to further strain tight finances for college.
5. My school only offered AP</p>
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<li>Acceptances: MIT, Princeton, UPenn</li>
<li>AP/IB?: AP</li>
<li>Both available at school?: Nope.</li>
<li>Courses in Junior & Senior years: AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Macro/Mirco</li>
<li>How was it?: Not difficult. My school is very mediocre, and the work isn't that hard. I had alot of work in AP US History, but that was more because my teacher was insane than anything else. </li>
<li>AP vs. IB in college admissions?: Either would be fine I think. IB seems more... all inclusive, and all the extra stuff you do could take up more time.</li>
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<p>Just asking, Ivy League not only looks out for advanced classes and high GPAs and SAT scores, they also look for other qualities. What can really make one stand out? Other than impressive classes, test scores, and GPAs?</p>
<p>Rejected Stanford:
IB/AP both offered 4.0 cumulative unweighted
Sophomore: AP Bio, IB pre-calc, IB Spanish 4, AP World History (2 5s)
Junior: IB/AP Word Lit, IB Physics SL, IB/AP calc, IB/AP Spanish 5, IB/AP US History HL1, IB Music HL1, TOK (5 APUSH, 5 English Lang, 4 calc, 4 Spanish, 7 SL math, 6 SL spanish)
Senior: IB/AP English lit HL, IB/AP Gov HL, IB Physics HL, AP chem, AP stats, IB Music HL2, TOK</p>
<p>If it helped with admissions maybe they would have rejected even faster without it ;-)</p>
<p>This thread is really old.</p>
<p>No point in replying to it.</p>
<p>harvard girl thinks class of '12 means people about to graduate HS next year. She doesn’t understand that this thread was posted by people who graduated from HS in 2008 and are now college seniors.</p>