<p>Anyone knows the IB test dates in May? Do they conflict with AP test dates?</p>
<p>If I take SL courses(1yr) in Junior year, can I wait until May of the Senior year to take the IB tests?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, you can wait a year before you take them. Many kids who had already taken 2 IB tests there first year, the limit, put off the test till the senior year. However, I only recommend this in Enliglish or something that one does not easily forget before the test.</p>
<p>I don’t think they conflict, but I may be wrong (IB school over here. :D).</p>
<p>This past year as a junior I took one AP class and the rest IB. My AP test was a week or two before the Physics IB test, however, for the rest of the IB tests I believe the testing schedule is very close w/ the AP testing schedule.</p>
<p>Does IB tests last 2 weeks? same as AP ? thx</p>
<p>IB lasts the whole month. I took 5 APs and 2 IBs, and it’s common to end up with 8 tests between AP and IB at my school. Our school makes accommodations with AP, since IB is non-negotiable.</p>
<p>This year, IB exams were May 4-22 and AP exams were May 4-15. I know people who were able to sign up for a “late testing” AP calculus exam because of having IB exams.</p>
<p>Thanks !!!</p>
<p>where can I find IB test date? AP date is on CB website.</p>
<p>Any test for TOK in the end of junior year?</p>
<p>how can you balance AP and IB? many courses are overlapped. Thanks.</p>
<p>IBO has not published the May 2010 exam schedule yet. Until you hear for sure, you can pencil in: May 3-21, 2010.</p>
<p>The exam period is 3 weeks, but your personal schedule will of course depend on what exams you’re taking. The more general exams (English, math, etc) will be scheduled during the first 2 weeks. The only third-week exam my D ever had was French.</p>
<p>Yes, you can wait to take the SL test, but I wouldn’t advise doing so. (I just graduated from a really competitive and challenging IB school, and took all 6 tests for the full Diploma in one year–it was crazy! Some SL’s have way more info to know than others, such as Chem. Others like foreign languages might be easier to wait a year to take…)</p>
<p>Anyways, your school will most likely make out a schedule that ensures there are no conflicts. At mine, there were a couple AP/Ib conflicts, so they made a few changes with testing times and it all worked out well. </p>
<p>Let’s see, for TOK you will have an essay to write during the school year, as well as an oral presentation. This is all done before actual exam weeks, and is no big deal. TOK was practically a study hall for me.</p>
<p>PM me if you have any more questions or just want to chat about my experience, infinite wisdom (lol), what tests I took, etc. FYI, I won’t know my IB scores until July 6th, I believe… I also might be able to give you more advise if you fill me in on whether or not you are a full diploma student and which classes you are going to take. Whatever the case, good luck! It’s tough but worth it.</p>
<p>My D said the same thing about ToK being a study hall, especially after about mid-April. After all the build-up to ToK, the scare stories she’d heard since MYP days, ToK turned out to be her easiest class senior year.</p>
<p>I agree with CoffeeAddict about spreading out the tests; you seriously do not want to take 5 or 6 in your senior year. Talk to your IB advisor about which ones to take in junior year.</p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Is an IB full Diploma really prestigious in the college admission game? the “game” is over even before the IB final tests.</p>
<p>True, you’re not awarded the Diploma until after college results are final. But colleges will know that you’re on the Diploma track; Extended Essay comes to mind, which I think is finished by college application season, and no one does that except Diploma candidates. My D got an Associate, so I’m not up on all the details of Diploma.</p>
<p>It’s more prestigious, and the full Diploma hoods that they got to wear at graduation were very cool, although Associate is nothing to be ashamed of. There’s a price to Diploma though; it is a ton of work. I think that colleges look more at the rigor of the program, and all IB is considered rigorous. Just my opinion, but I think it’s better to do very well at Associate, than to have struggling grades at the Diploma level.</p>
<p>Thanks, LasMa</p>
<p>What is “Associate” ? do you mean “Certificate” ? I remember only “Diploma” students need to take TOK,CAS and EE.</p>
<p>At D’s school, there are 3 levels. The breakdown is basically by number of IB classes/exams, number of community service hours (which is tied in with CAS), and the EE. This is from the website:</p>
<p>"Diploma Candidates take six IB courses of study leading to six examinations, do 150 hours of community service and write an extended research essay.</p>
<p>Associate Candidates take four IB courses of study leading to four examinations and do 100 hours of community service. </p>
<p>Certificate Candidates take three or fewer IB courses leading to three or fewer IB examinations."</p>
<p>I know that Diplomas and Associates are required to take ToK; not sure about Certificates. My D took 6 IB classes, and could have taken 6 exams (she took 5); it was the EE that made her decide not to go for the Diploma. Considering the time involved, she felt she had to choose between the EE and a dearly-loved extra-curricular, and she was happy with the path she chose. She feels very well-prepared for college, and as I said above, I’m not sure that colleges make that much of a distinction between the Diploma and the Associate. They see “IB” and they read “rigorous.”</p>
<p>Quite a few of her friends did get the Diploma, and I must say, I admire them. It represents an intense commitment to academics and knowing what I do about IB, I’m confident that many of them will be leaders in college and beyond. They’re great people too.</p>
<p>LasMa, as far as official IB stuff goes, there are only two levels, Diploma and Certificate. Your daughter’s school may have its specific three-level system, but nationwide and worldwide there are only two clear levels:</p>
<p>Diploma candidates, as a minimum, take 6 IB exams, do TOK, EE, and 150 hours of CAS.
Certificate students, as a minimum, take 1 IB exam, and nothing else.</p>
<p>Thus if kids from your daughter’s school want props from colleges for being an Associate, the counselor most likely has to remember to explain exactly what is involved in being an Associate.</p>