New to the forums, so if this is in the wrong place sorry 
Anyways I’m a rising sophomore and because my family is moving I’ll have the opportunity of going to an IB school. Do colleges look favorably on IB over AP? What would be the advantages of doing IB? I’ll be doing my own research of course but I’d love to hear some of your opinions
No real advantage. I’d say AP has the advantage if you are looking for class flexibility.
Did you look at the IB website at the IB Learner Profile? Does that description fit you?
IB is a structured program with a set of requirements you need to fulfill for IB diploma, whereas AP is an a la carte program from which you pick and choose which one you like to take.
Because IB is a structured program, you might get a more balanced education, whereas students in AP program pick and choose those courses that they find appealing while avoiding the ones they dislike.
Many folks claim that IB program prepares you better for college life. My first son is currently a freshman in college after having gone through IB route in a high school that offers both, and I find this to be true for us. There tends to be more school assignments and homework piled on IB students. As a partial fulfillment to receive the IB diploma, you also have to complete MYP Personal Project in the 10th Grade and the Extended Essay in the 12th. For this reason, it’s widely advised that if you’re one of those with lots of EC’s, it’d be better to go AP route as your time is more limited for EC involvement if you go through IB route. My second son has lots of EC’s, particularly music (youth symphony, all state, national honor orchestra, competitions, recitals, concerts, auditions + varsity tennis, Taekwondo, chess, community services, etc. etc.) and yet has successfully adapted to the IB load. So, it’s all individual thing. Because of this, those in IB program really knows how to manage their time and prioritizing multiple tasks. I’m not saying you don’t learn these skills in AP program, but by the nature of IB program, it just forces you to pick up such skills.
Another difference between the two programs is college credit transfers. In most colleges, AP are easier to transfer as long as you meet the transfer requirement, such as minimum score, but they also tend to limit the total number of AP courses that you can transfer, typically 2-3 courses. With IB, some colleges would accept enough credit transfer to the point where you could graduate from college in 3 years. Again, you’d need to meet the requirement for credit transfer. You’d need to check with each college you’re applying to see what credit transfer they accept and what the requirements are.
From my own personal experience, I’d recommend the IB program as long as you know you’re going to have to work your butts off. If you want greater freedom (choosing courses and be able to do lots of EC’s), then go with AP. As for me, I’m very confident that my second son will also experience a very smooth transition to his college life when he gets there, like his older brother is experiencing right now.
Hey OP! I’m an IB senior right now and I think it is completely up to you. As anxioussenior1 said, AP gives you more course flexibility because it is not “program” like IB is. IB has requirements like internal assessments (basically, big research papers), an extended essay (an approximately 4,000 word paper with certain guidelines), etc. On the other hand, AP is basically a free-for-all in the sense that you get to choose which classes and exams you take and there are no requirements within the courses (other than learning the material, of course). So it is completely up to you. Like TiggerDad said, IB does take up a lot of time.
A major factor to consider is what courses specifically your school offers for AP and IB. My school has only a limited number of AP courses (somewhere around 10 or so), so while I could have done AP alone, I am not sure how competitive I would have been in the college application process. However, since I did IB, I had not only the AP courses to show that I was taking rigorous courses, but also the IB ones… which brings me to another point. Most schools will let you take AP classes even if you are in IB, but you can’t do it the other way around. The only way to take IB classes is to be in the IB program.
Whichever program is stronger at your school. I would avoid IB programs in their first or second year.
AP is more flexible and more recognized. It’s easier to organize around your strengths and interests.
The advantages of IB is that you’re automatically in the “most rigorous” category, and the international outlook.