<p>My school only has an AP program and I'm curious to know what IB is like in comparison</p>
<p>Here ya go~</p>
<p>[International</a> Baccalaureate](<a href=“http://www.ibo.org/general/who.cfm]International”>http://www.ibo.org/general/who.cfm)</p>
<p>IB is different than AP, IB was originally used for people who would study in other countries (International Baccalaureate). Therefore, if you have a high score, you can use the IB credit for other Universities worldwide. The IB curriculum is different than AP, some say the IB tests are actually easier than IB but I don’t know since I’ve never taken an AP class. For IB, you can complete the 3 by 3 diploma, which is 3 tests higher level and 3 tests lower level. Lower level tests are taken junior year or senior year and at my school it’s a 1 year class (at some it might be 2 years). For higher level classes you must have taken the lower level class first in order to go to Higher level (which is taken senior year). You must accumulate certain points on all yours tests in order to get the Diploma. There’s also a 4 by 2, where you take 4 higher level classes and 2 lower level…but it’s not recommended because you need more points to get the IB Diploma. Apart from that, you have to take a class called Theory of Knowledge, which is like philosophy class and it is very difficult (personally I enjoyed the class). At the end, you have to write a paper that will be scored by IB. You also need to write an extended essay, which a lot of people procrastinate. It is approximately 4,000 words and you choose the topic. I wrote mine in spanish and was able to get the bilingual diploma Also, you have to engage in something called CAS (creativity, action, and service). For my school, you needed to get 50 hours of creativity, 50 of action (sports), and 50 of service (community service). If you don’t do CAS, you don’t get your IB Diploma. Also, IB tests are graded from a 1-7 scale, where 4 is passing. You have to do something called internal assessment for each class, which is approx. 20% of your overall score. For example, in Spanish you have to prepare a 3-4 minute speech and then be prepared to answer questions. You are then recorded and then someone in Spain or another person in a spanish speaking country grades you. Every IB exam is graded by people in another part of the world. It’s just complicated to try to explain IB in detail lol You can always go to the website</p>
<p>The website gives a lot of good information but here’s a general overview… The IB Program can be seen in elementary, middle & high schools. For high schoolers, if you decide to do the full program, you’re a diploma candidate. When you’re a diploma candidate, you have to take 3 or 4 higher level classes and the rest of your classes are at standard level. In you’re classes you have a certain number of internal assessments that you have to complete over the two year program. Along with those classes, you also have to take Theory of Knowledge (TOK) & you also have assessments, among other things, in that class. All diploma candidates have to complete 150 CAS (Creative, Action, & Service) hours and write a reflection on each activity. You also have to write a 4000 word extended essay which is sent off and graded. At the end of the 2 years, you take exams in your classes (the highest score you can get is a 7) & in July, you find out if you received your diploma or not.</p>