IB or A level better in prepping for SAT?

[ucbalumnus]

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@xiggi

I hate to disagree with the above, but plenty of people who “could” do reasonably well on the IB HL or on similar HS subjects could still do poorly on the SAT or Math Subject Tests. And vice versa for that matter. There is nothing magical about the IB.

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<p>Vice-versa is more understandable, since the SAT math tests use less advanced math than any calculus-level math course (IB, AP, A-level, college, or otherwise). But it would be very hard to do well in any calculus-level math course without knowing the less advanced math, including that which is on the SAT, well. It is not that IB is anything magic (it is not), but that a student who does well in that level of math (IB or otherwise) should know the lower levels of math well enough that the math on the SAT is not difficult.</p>

<p>Where such students may need preparation is in SAT-specific test-taking skills, not in the actual math itself.</p>