<p>I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section. I'm also sorry if this is a somewhat vague question that might not be able to be answered. </p>
<p>I am currently a rising senior. I've lived in California until the end of freshman year, and moved to Taiwan sophomore year. I've only taken 3? honors courses (no APs or anything) from 9th-10th grade, and I suddenly decided to take the IB Diploma junior year. My (letter) grades have stayed somewhat the same after taking IB classes, so I suppose that would be an improvement, considering that most of my classes weren't honors/AP/IB in the past. My weighted GPA (my current school only does weighted GPA) junior year first semester would therefore be about 3.9 or above (not sure about second semester). </p>
<p>I am a Taiwanese citizen (or at least, I know I have a Taiwanese and US passport...) and taking the IB Diploma, but I'm only looking into US schools. I've been asked why I took the IB Diploma instead of just APs, since I haven't considered European schools. Some people have told me that IB is therefore a waste of time for me; some others have told me that it's advantageous because of its rigorous program and it shows that you're a "well-rounded" student. This might be a horrible reason, but I've mostly done the IB Diploma because I assumed it would make me seem like a "better student" to colleges AND so I could get some credits. But I've looked into some colleges, and it seemed like they only used IB for placement and not credits. </p>
<p>So, what do you guys think? I'm hoping this question could be answered.</p>