<p>So I am in the IB program and I would like some opinions on which tests to take. I want to get as many tests out of the way as I can during Junior year.</p>
<p>1) After IB English 1, should I take AP Lang, AP Lit, or both? How about the SAT Literature test?</p>
<p>2) After IB History 1, will I be ready to take AP World, AP Euro, both, or neither? How about the SAT World History test?</p>
<p>Thanks, I appreciate the help. I would ask my counselor but she never really gives me a straight answer.</p>
<p>Ask your intended colleges that answer because it will be different for each one. Go to the colleges site you want to attend and see their AP/IB credit policy. Most of the colleges have this information posted. You can even call the registar office to ask additional questions. Some are very easy to get credit and others are extremely hard. Counselors do not give not concrete information because every college is different. </p>
<p>I do know that most colleges will not grant say a history credit for say IB History and AP history for the same subject matter. DD did get credit for AP European history and IB HL history because they were different.</p>
<p>1) At my school, AP Literature and IB SL English are taught in the same classroom and everyone takes the AP Literature test. I don’t know about the SAT Lit test though.</p>
<p>2) If you are doing IB History of the Americas, you will be ready for the AP US History test. Again, at my school, AP US History and IB History of the Americas is taught in the same room. If you are doing IB World History, you would be ready for the AP World History test. AP European History tends to go farther in detail. I seen a lot of IB friends take the AP European History class because IB did not go far enough into the AP curriculum. I don’t know about the SAT World History test.</p>
<p>From someone who took both IB and AP English, I can say that:
IB English and AP Literature are two completely different tests and curricula. IB English aims to get you thinking like the author who wrote the novel/play and on the IB test, you’re expected to write commentaries utilizing the plays that IB prescribes, only. The AP test presents passages/excerpts, and has you answer multiple choice questions on them and write three essays. It’s really a matter of style but if you are in a class that is adhering to the IB curriculum, it’s going to be difficult to take an AP test without any preparation. If you want to take the AP test, purchase a book and study on your own so you’re not blindsided.</p>
<p>Do not, under any circumstances, take the AP Language exam. AP Language & Composition is about analyzing rhetoric, argument techniques, and writing techniques, which is almost completely different from the IB curriculum.</p>
<p>Oh, and as for IB History, I would stray toward taking AP European History. The curricula are more similar. I remember my teacher telling me, however, that you’ll have to study an extra century of European history on your own (I believe circa the Napoleonic Reign) in order to prepare for the AP European exam, but don’t quote me on that!</p>