<p>I'm currently a junior at a very good public high school in the US. however, this summer my family is moving to Europe before my senior year!!! I'll be attending an international school and i already know the language spoken in the country and i've lived there before so that won't be a big deal. but when i first heard we were movin i was pretty ****ed off (please excuse my language) This wasnt where the REAL problem was. get this:</p>
<p>i havent heard any real reviews of the school but they are on the IB program. you HAVE to be on the IB program to graduate. for some reason, however, my AP credits (ive taken 6 classes) won't transfer over. so, to complete the IB diploma i'll need to take TWO YEARS of credits to finish- which means im going to have to REPEAT JUNIOR YEAR!!!!!!!!!! i know im so screwed. </p>
<p>well, my dad told me about another international school in a bigger city nearby that offers IB program but it's optional so you can also go on a regular american school program (it doesnt offer AP's however). I'm scared that if I go to this school and don't graduate with the IB diploma my prospects for college will be horrible since im already an intl. student. However, I REALLY DONT WANT TO ADD AN EXTRA YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL! </p>
<p>I'd like to attend some top american schools like Rice, U Chicago, U Penn, William & Mary, Tufts and George Washington and I have no real desire to stay in Europe for college except maybe St. Andrews or Edinburgh.</p>
<p>so here are my options:</p>
<p>1) Go to the original school and graduate in two years with an IB diploma (i REALLY dont want to do this but i think it would be better for college)</p>
<p>2) Go to the other school and graduate on time in one year with no diploma but an american high school degree</p>
<p>please keep in mind that i dont know how well these schools are viewed in the US. for your information, the country im moving to is Germany.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for reading this! i appreciate it!</p>
<p>There is a poster named binx whose family did the reverse of your move. They just returned from Germany for her daughter's senior year. She might be able to give you insights regarding the German school system. PM her.</p>
<p>Also, most colleges take into consideration the offerings available to you, and anything which makes you unique among applicants.
It might be helpful to e-mail or phone contact the directors of admission at the colleges you are interested and take a survey of their recommendations.</p>
<p>You have a couple of other options, but may not like them. A great many people enter college without a high school diploma. The high school will generally give you credit for your college work after you return with a freshman transcript showing that you took the necessary courses. You can still get into a lot of US colleges if you apply now for fall 2007. Quite a few good schools even have openings in the summer to allocate. You will have trouble getting financial aid, though, if you need that. You can also go to Europe and spend the year in high school on IB, then enter college in 2008 without the diploma. You can also look into homeschooling for your last year. Many homeschoolers take community college or college-level correspondance courses. It is a tough problem, and I'm sorry that your high school years are being disrupted in this way. I hope that it works out to your satisfaction. Since you are in this unusual situation, colleges should be even more open to taking you without a high school diploma. They are usually quite open to that anyway, even if students do not have a big excuse.</p>
<p>i'd go with situation one. that way you have more experience and will be more mature when you enter college. you'll also have a ton of AP & IB credit and more time to improve and work on your ECs and other interests.</p>