anyone taking IB diploma? Options

[LittleLulu]

about two months ago, i had an epiphany ( i know i spelled that wrong but w/e) about my education.

....MY SCHOOL ONLY OFFERS AP IN GRADE 12!!!!!!! how AWFUL** is that?!?

and the only things they have it in is Studio arts, and..english lit. Chem, Phys, and Bio, for the past few years have not opened class due to the lack of enrollment.

Hence i decided to transferr to a different highschool next year. Going for Richmond High because they offer IB ( International Baccalaureate), which is probably the best thing i can do if i want to go to University in the U.S. ( i live in Canada).

im feeling so depressed and scared..and just generally bummed out from all the research i've done on college admissions...

[*tweeak*]

It's not so much that AP is easier, but they're both higher level classes that you can get college credit for, so for many people, AP classes fit their interests better as you're still taking the classes like you would with IB, but you don't have to take all the other junk like IB requires (no TOK, no IB elective, so you can take the classes you want and have more choices without being limited to what IB allows) and plus you don't have to write the extended essay. I have a friend who is taking all IB classes but won't get a diploma because he isn't taking music theory (which you have to take as your IB elective if you don't want to quit band or orchestra), he doesn't want to write the extended essay and doesn't want to deal with the community service hours either,

[LittleLulu]

It's not so much that AP is easier, but they're both higher level classes that you can get college credit for, so for many people, AP classes fit their interests better as you're still taking the classes like you would with IB, but you don't have to take all the other junk like IB requires (no TOK, no IB elective, so you can take the classes you want and have more choices without being limited to what IB allows) and plus you don't have to write the extended essay. I have a friend who is taking all IB classes but won't get a diploma because he isn't taking music theory (which you have to take as your IB elective if you don't want to quit band or orchestra), he doesn't want to write the extended essay and doesn't want to deal with the community service hours either,

you can substitute classes from the first 5 groups for the 6th group in IB.

besides, you're gona need an essay for college applications anyways. so the extended essay isn't work that wouldn't have to be done anyways. TOK is like philosophy/phsycology( proper spelling?) isn't it?

I think IB dimploma really just gets you to do everything that'd be helpful for your college applications by making it a requirement. Challenging courses, community service, essay, creativity.

For those students, like myself, who need a bit of a push to stay on track, IB dimploma is very* helpful.