This is Roscommon raw again with lesson number 14. The IB Diploma. Another popular way to take advanced courses when still in high school is to pursue the IB Diploma. Founded in 1968 The International Baccalaureate is a nonprofit educational foundation based in Switzerland. While IB courses look like AP courses, the IB curriculum is different. The IB program is structured, you could pick and choose a few IB courses but to get the full benefit, you should graduate with an IB Diploma which has requirements beyond Just taking difficult courses.
Many us high schools either offer a separate program for 11th and 12th grade students to enroll in an IB world school in a separate building on campus or provide options to take IB courses. The IB program has a presence in countries throughout the world and universities worldwide recognize the IB Diploma. It has won a hard earned reputation for high standards of teaching leadership, student achievement and College Readiness. In other words, for most colleges, the IB Diploma easily meets the requirement that students take a strong curriculum of courses. This is why IB acceptance rates at colleges are higher. all other things being equal.
Colleges are known to prefer IB graduates to traditional high school graduates. structure of the IB Diploma. Students who pursue the IB Diploma must take six subjects one each from groups one to five and either one from group six or permitted substitute from one of the other groups. I b requires four years of foreign language whereas most states accept just three Some even to the IB Diploma also has what it calls the three core the creative action service, the theory of knowledge and the extended essay. In general 11th grade tests are conducted to IB standards but our class tests However, all the 12th grade topics are assessed at the ivy organization level. The IB courses are graded on their own scale of one to seven seven representing outstanding performance.
Many us colleges provide academic credit for IB courses when students earn at least a four in an IV course. So the key takeaways here are whether you pursue dual credits, AP, IB, or some combination thereof. The goal is to earn as many college credits when still in high school, but more importantly to show that you have taken a strong curriculum of courses. There are financial benefits also, earning credits in school is generally much cheaper than earning those same credits in college. This strategy can save you thousands of dollars and make college a lot more affordable. If you have any questions, please let us know.
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