The IB Program: Is it worth it?

Question

I'm now going to take IB courses at my school to earn an IB diploma. Now let me ask: is it worth it? Should I just drop IB and take a ton of AP classes? I like the idea of AP allowing me to go to the advanced classes in college, plus the extra points on my GPA. But I like the idea of IB as well. I just want to know if completing the I program will be worth it when I go to college, or would it be better if I just take the AP courses at my school?

Answer 1

IB if you want to study abroad or internationally.

AP if you want to study here in the US.

Thats the basics. If you want to go to college in the US you take AP. If not then take IB.

Hope it helped. '

-Daniel :)

Answer 2

If you want to go to a good college, then yes.

Answer 3

Of course you should take IB classes.  A LOT OF WORK though!  Be lucky your school offers this!  be lucky it even has AP classes.  If you stick through it and get decent marks, you can have a full ride to a college or a year or so in university.  AP classes aren't anything compared to how colleges view IB.  Plus, IB really is 10x harder.  Just don't fail it out!