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<p>so here's the thing:</p>

<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>

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<p>It would also depend on your age.</p>

<p>I would say go with option one, graduate in 2 yeas with Ib diploma. I don' know much about Ib, but can't you give examinations for both grade 11 and 12 in the same year, as in A-levels?</p>

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<p>Are you American?</p>

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<p>abhi, haha i wouldnt know because i have no clue about the whole IB thing either. </p>

<p>and no im not an american. im from brazil.</p>

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<p>Just go to whatever school you want to go to. If it doesn't offer AP/IB that's fine, as long as you've challenged yourself with all the resources at the school that are available to you.</p>

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<p>well see the school DOES offer IB but id have to do 5 years of high school which is i really dont want to do.</p>

<p>ill take as many IB classes in one year as possible if thats what you're saying...</p>

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<p>I m pretty sure that if ur going to Europe then there must b schools offering A-levels..y not go for it??..IB or A-level..its ur choice then..in A-levels I dont think that u will hav to repeat any yr...</p>

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<p>do you have a third choice? how about your parents sending you to a boarding prep school for your last year? if i were you, i would go for 2). perhaps you can check out ap credit at local universities. they might just offer them. im all the way in singapore and there's a local university which offers ap credit.</p>