High School Student - Programmes of Study

International Students
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<p>Hello, I am a 15 year old high school student.</p>

<p>I have Canadian permanent residency, but I moved to Chile, South America, 2 years ago. My native languages are English and Spanish, and I am very fluent in French. </p>

<p>I want to pursue my undergraduate studies in America or in Canada, but I am uncertain as to whether I am going to start the appropriate Program of Study.</p>

<p>My current school has an IB program, but there is another school I've been looking at which follows the American High School program approved by the US. </p>

<p>My question is, if I want to complete my Undergraduate studies in the USA or in Canada, should I stay in my current IB school (where everything is taught in Spanish), or should I change to the other school where the American high school program is applied?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,
Gaston.</p>

<p>Any help is appreciated.</p>

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<p>The IB program is fine preparation for an American college, with the caveat that it’s in Spanish. Would switching to an entirely English-language medium for college be an issue? If so, you should consider the American school.</p>

<p>Otherwise, I would recommend the IB program.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the fast reply.</p>

<p>Would you consider the IB in English to be better than the American program in English, speaking in general terms? The American school has an optional IB program you can opt for.</p>

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<p>I think the IB programme is good because it’s broad and you learn a lot more. However, the quality of the program depends on each individual school, so probably you want to find out more about the school’s program.</p>

<p>There are a few threads on college confidential about AP v IB, here’s one:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/168664-ap-vs-ib.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/168664-ap-vs-ib.html&lt;/a&gt;

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<p>Gaston -</p>

<p>You need to find out if your Canadian residence is still valid, or if you have lost it because you have been living outside the country. If you have Canadian residence, and would like to make your professional life there, target the Canadian universities rather than the US universities. Chances are they will also be considerably less expensive for you.</p>

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<p>I’d go for IB any day. It’s widely accepted across the world as a high level university entrance programme, and there’ll be no problems applying to US colleges if you have good scores. It sounds as if you have native speaking level English, so an IB in Spanish won’t hold you back as you should show up well in the CR and W SATs.</p>