<p>Those of you who got 24+ college credit because of your IB or AP scores, can you tell me what you did with your extra time?</p>
<p>Are you taking fun classes?</p>
<p>Are you taking more advanced classes?</p>
<p>If you got your credits through IB and it was one of those "credits for the whole IB diploma" would you recommend taking advanced classes since you weren't assessed on how well you did on the course, just the fact you have a diploma?</p>
<p>Are you going to graduate early?</p>
<p>Are you able to double major or study abroad?</p>
<p>My situation-
I got 30 IB credits, all in Social Science and Humanities, and I need 21 basic science credits to complete my degree requirements. If I was a Humanities student, I would probably be taking "advanced" /upper level courses in that.
Meaning, extra time: none.
Stress: lots (I never took Chemistry in high school, long story)
Exchange: none in the near horizon (my GPA from those science biotches will probably keep me stuck on campus)
Am I going to graduate early: probably. I just have no electives, because my advanced standing basically took care of my electives.
And I was assessed on how well I did on the diploma, at McGill, they only give you credits for the higher levels you got 5 and above on, to a maximum of 30 (I took 4 HLs and got 6s but only got 30 credits)
On a happier note :) I get to take 4 classes a term (as opposed to 5) and still graduate early, and have a really creative program. I'm going to do a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Cognitive Science and minor in International Development Studies. All this by 2008 :)
It's just that my first term is tough, as I'm getting up to speed with my sciences after taking all the science in IB at Standard Level.</p>
<p>I'm using my extra semester worth of AP credit to take a semester abroad (actually I'm going to get credit toward my major credit when I'm there, so I'll still have some extra room, and I think that I'm going to do an extra minor, too).</p>