<p>Does anybody know anything-anything at all-about Deerfield Beach High School. It's in Florida. I am planning on going there for the IB program.</p>
<p>Don't know anything about that school, but my daughter attends an IB high school in California. If you have any questions about IB, I may be able to answer them. IB programs can vary a bit from school to school, but basically they follow the same requirements and format.</p>
<p>Where do IB students usually go to college, and do top-notch universities usually recognize Ib more than AP?</p>
<p>Seunglee:</p>
<p>I doubt that anyone could say where IB students usually go to college. It depends on their performance in the IB classes and on the tests, on their standardized test scores, on their recs, essays, ECs, and other components of their applications; and of course, it depends on where they want to apply!</p>
<p>Top-notch universities do recognize IB. They give credits for scores of 6 or 7 (some only to scores of 7) on 3 IB exams. So a student with scores of 7 on 3 IBs may be granted Advanced Standing, the same as a students with 4 scores of 5 on APs, provided that the college in question grants Advanced Standing.</p>
<p>APs are better known in the US than the IB program, so not adcoms will be familiar with IB or have policies in place to deal with IB scores. You should look at the admissions websites of the colleges where you are thinking of applying.</p>
<p>You might also get some more feedback to your questions on the high school board.</p>
<p>Marite is correct overall. Most colleges, especially "top notch universities" (as you referred to them) are familiar with IB and know that a full IB diploma is a significant academic undertaking that requires a lot of commitment to complete. Some schools will recognize a score of 5 as well as a 6 or 7, but I've not heard of any schools that recognize any score in a Standard Level Exam, only Higher Level. At my daughter's school, some students take 4-5 HL exams to get the credit, but only 3 SL and 3HL are required for full diploma. And yes, the high school board will likely have students there who are currently enrolled in IB programs. Just so you know though...IB is not an instant ticket to admission to the college of your dreams.</p>
<p>I have a thread on colleges IB students tend to go to: </p>