<p>Is there any documented correlation of IB students having lower SAT scores? I have heard (but cannot find any proof) that IB students on average score lower on the SATs than AP students. Primarily because IB is international and AP is more American and the same company is responsible for both the AP and SAT exams. Students who have been doing IB for years (as in more than 2); think differently than other students. </p>
<p>Any IB students out there who can comment on this?</p>
<p>im a non IB student in an IB school (IB class of 47 kids out of 434) and I can say that there is no such correlation at my school. Valedictorian got 1570 on old SAT + 800 writing satII, and if we saw predicted grades he would probably be in the 42-43 range. I didnt do IB because of a scheduling conflict (Academy of Finance program took up too many periods) and scored lower on the SAT than a few IB kids. However IB tends to attract students, at least here, that are very hard workers but not as naturally gifted, so their grades are higher and SAT lower, whereas students who take AP can get 4's and 5's without working that hard if they are intelligent.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. In my IB program (11th and 12th); anyone showing ability could get in. However, to enter in the 6th grade (MYP-IB); only the highly gifted kids were recommended and accepted. </p>
<p>I think there are exceptions to everything. I am just looking for some examples. Thanks again for sharing your experiences.</p>
<p>I doubt that IB students in the US have lower SAT scores than AP students. However IB students from non English speaking countries obviously have that disadvantage on the SATs.</p>
<p>admission into IB programs at different high schools is handled differently. At some schools, it's open to anyone, and some you have to test into etc.</p>
<p>Where I live, all the schools have either IB or AP, so there's no difference between the students. If your school has AP, you do the AP. If your school has IB, you do IB.</p>
<p>But there are definitely APs out there that don't require much work at all to get a 4 or 5, as ckmets13 mentioned. The IB program demands that you work harder than an AP program, because of the requirements throughout the year and outside of school requirements.</p>
<p>Where I live, all of our schools have AP as well (although the number of AP classes varies with each school). IB is available in only one school in the county (you have to commute) but within that school; they also offer AP. IB kids are catered to within that school for sure. </p>
<p>From my experience, the IB and the AP kids seem a lot different from each other. Perhaps it is because IB is a program and the kids are close-knit. However, the personalities and the ECs seem to differ greatly between the IB and the AP kids. Also note that only 1 or 2 kids do IB for 2 years; most do it for 4 and some like me for the entire 7. I don't think being enrolled in IB for 2 years will change the way you think too much, but 7 years? Who knows...that is why I am asking.</p>