<p>Hey I'm in the IB diploma program and I was wondering if it is actually more respected by colleges than AP is. I've got a 3.95 unweighted GPA and I'm hoping that all this work is worth it.</p>
<p>Yes, colleges often prefer the IB as it is more intellectually challenging. But, many applicants do not have the opportunity to study at IB-level, so AP students are not at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Do you have a particular college in mind?</p>
<p>Thanks MelsHM, and I have been looking at Stanford, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Rice and Clemson</p>
<p>I don’t know much personally about the other schools, but for Stanford and Rice, studying at IB-level will definitely help you in the admissions process! You can even get course credit (often more than AP students) at these colleges.</p>
<p>You appear as a very clever person, as you have a 3.95 unweighted GPA. Make sure you do well in extracurriculars and SATs, and I think you should definitely give those schools a shot.</p>
<p>I don’t think that IB is as respected as AP. You can tell when colleges say a 6 in IB = a 4 in AP when calculating credit.</p>
<p>mtguy1, absolutely not. You can look at Harvard’s credit page and see that students who study A Levels and the International Baccalaureate gain more credit. </p>
<p>But as we’re talking about Stanford, have a look here: [AP</a> Credit Chart | Student Affairs](<a href=“http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ap-charts]AP”>http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ap-charts)
[IB</a> Credit Chart | Student Affairs](<a href=“http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/baccalaureate-credit]IB”>http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/baccalaureate-credit)</p>
<p>A 5 in IB is a 5 in AP, and in some subjects it varies even more.</p>
<p>Thanks for the data MelsHM, I am hoping to at least place out out of English or History if not some other gen eds. I had heard before that Stanford gave credit for IB, but it’s good to know that they accept 5s, as most other schools that I have seen want at least a 6.</p>
<p>Sorry MeIsHM, I was thinking of my current university’s. Even though it is quite a bit less selective than Stanford, they only accept 6 or above for IB credit, whereas they accept 4 and above for AP credit. So they treat a 6 in IB as a 4 in AP.</p>
<p>I have looked at the IB tests, and they look much easier to me than the AP tests.</p>
<p>mtguy1, the IB exams are scored out of a 7, and the AP exams are scored out of a 5, so of course most schools are going to want a higher score on a 7 point scale. It’s no different than a test being out 75 points instead of 50, you have to get more points on the 75 point scale to have the equivalent score on the 50 point scale. The Higher level IB exams are not thought of as easier than AP exams</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, do more schools offer IB courses on the west coast? Some of my friends in california have mentioned it, but I don’t know anyone from where I live (NJ) that go to a school that offers it. We just have APs</p>
<p>All of the college info sessions we attended stated that they regard the IB the same as AP.</p>
<p>FlyMeToTheMoon, what colleges did you visit?</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, if one has the opportunity to take both, IB HL is stronger. However, if your school only offers one or the other you aren’t being hurt by not taking IB.</p>
<p>Stanford: Reach
Tulane: Aim for 2100+/31+
GA Tech: Aim for 2100+/31+
Rice: Aim for 2250+/33+
Clemson: Aim for 1800+/26+</p>
<p>These assume that you have ECs on top…</p>
<p>I don’t think that IB is better like everyone says. The first student to drop out of the honors math program was an IB student. He got like 20% on the midterms.</p>
<p>Und3rC0ver, you are correct. ‘Prestigious’ colleges prefer the IB as it is a more rigorous program. </p>
<p>Wisper12, you are correct. California and Florida have the most IB schools in the country, and New England has the fewest. </p>
<p>Catria, you estimate for Rice is ridiculous. No-one expects to get such a high score. Rice is a reach school, but there are far more important factors than the SATs. OP should try to get that score, but anything above 2100 will do.</p>
<p>MeIsHM, why don’t you give us some proof of this claim? I don’t know of one college that has stated that they prefer one over the other.</p>
<p>IB is not more rigorous in my opinion. Like I said, the IB students were the most useless in my experience and they were the first to drop. I had one as a lab partner in Newtonian Mechanics and he didn’t know anything, even the high school material that was necessary.</p>
<p>I’ll grant you Rice isn’t as high of a reach as Stanford but at 2250/33 Rice becomes a low reach (at 2100 it’s a reach, albeit reachable)</p>
<p>I agree, MeIsHM. Above 2100, it’s more about who can make less mistakes than it is representative of an actual difference in aptitude.</p>