<p>I attended the IB program as a freshman and I am thinking about leaving to go to a regular High School. At this High School I would be taking all honors classes as well as AP classes. My question is, what do colleges prefer? Do they prefer an IB student or a student from a regular high school that has taken AP classes and honors classes, is involved in sports, community services and school clubs?</p>
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<p>Be patient.</p>
<p>Both AP and IB have their merits, but colleges won’t pick one over the other. Obviously it matters how you’ve taken advantage of your school’s curriculum.</p>
<p>im sorry if i appeard impatient . thank you so very much for your answer. i greatly appreciate it .</p>
<p>Do you have any advice towards getting accepted into an ivy league university through attending a regular high school program ?</p>
<p>and also (not to question you), this is just a huge decision on my part and I want to make sure it is well researched, are you positive colleges wont favor an IB student versus an AP student?</p>
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<p>There’s really nothing esoteric about getting into a good school. Just do your best, challenge yourself, pursue your interests, immerse yourself in activities you’re passionate about, and enjoy high school while it lasts. </p>
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<p>I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t believe an admissions officer would pick an IB graduate over an AP scholar or the other way around. Some people say that IB is more difficult, but it won’t be a determining factor in your admissions. Colleges look to see how you make the most out of what you have. If you go to a school with only 4 AP classes, and you take all of them plus a few more self-studied, you’ll certainly still appear favorable.</p>
<p>okay . thank you very much (:</p>
<p>Hi, I’m currently attending a high school that offers the IB program and I would like to say that we didn’t have a very impressive graduating class this year. No one got into any Ivy’s, Stanford, MIT, CalTech, etc. The best we had was one lone girl who is going off to Vassar. </p>
<p>On the other hand, a neighboring school had almost all of their applicants accepted to their top choices which included many of the colleges listed above. I feel this proves it’s not necessarily what program a student participates in, but what they make of themselves as I do not think our graduating class gave 100% of effort (most of them being heavy on the partying scene). </p>
<p>Therefore, it’s probably just as good, if not better, that you’ll be going to another high school and partaking in more clubs, sports and community service activities. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Well, I asked a Princeton admission officer and he said that IB is considered “as hard as it gets.”</p>