IB diploma or AP at my high school ?

Applying to College
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<p>My high school offers a IB diploma but I like my freedom to pick the what ever AP courses I like without having to specifically pick a certain amount of a certain catogory.
I would also like to take a third language but that isn't possible with taking the IB route at my school. I like debate which would be hard to take again at my school. I would have to sign up for visual arts for 2 years which i am not a fan of. And I have to take 3 required Social studies class (year course each) at my school, then plus two years of IB social studies (i am not even going to major in something that has anything to do with SS). Im am kind of sticking to the negatives but i dont want to write you guys a memoir so ill stop there. I am also playing to try pre-med after high school. So that is the info now here are the questions:</p>

<p>IB Diploma vs 3 languages how do colleges see this?
Visual arts IB matter?
Does Debate matter?
Does IB matter for future pre-meds?
In general is it really worth it?</p>

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<p>Medical schools won’t care about your high school records, and many of them do not accept AP or IB scores to fulfill pre-med requirements.</p>

<p>However, if you take actual college courses (as opposed to AP or IB tests) while in high school, they will count toward your college GPA for medical school application purposes. This can be beneficial if you get A/A+ grades, but detrimental if you get lower grades.</p>

<p>For which route to take, write up a proposed list of courses that you will take for each option. Then decide which will better match your interests and goals.</p>

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<p>i like that idea that way im prepared either way</p>

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<p>The most important thing is that your counselor checks the box that says “most demanding” when you apply for college. It depends on the context of your school. Do people who do AP instead of IB get into the same level schools as the IB people? Are AP classes seen as easier or harder than IB?</p>