Is AICE harder than AP?
AICE courses aren’t as difficult as AP or IB courses. AICE courses don’t often prepare students for success on required SATII subject tests. Like the IB diploma, students within an AICE program take a variety of different level exams with specific subject area distributions with an option to earn an AICE Diploma.
Is AICE harder than honors?
ICC Notes on AICE Schools in the US are more likely to recognize AP or IBas more rigorous than AICE, but the AICE curriculum is still typically considered more rigorous than Honors or Dual Enrollment courses.
Do colleges care about IB diploma?
As it turns out, colleges don’t automatically consider AP or IB harder or more impressive on a transcript. Since IB is a rarer program, they can’t penalize students for not taking it. If your high school has just the IB program, you should take some IB classes or, even better, go for the diploma.
Is the IB diploma worth it?
IB is not worth it. But really MYP is basically IB for 6th-9th graders. Plus it is more preparing and effective as doing middle years AND IB since there is a consistency of rigorous course work. So in all IB is actually harder than in AP, as some of my students have also admitted.
Is it hard to get IB diploma?
If you aim to get an IB diploma, then you will need to do more than just choosing HLs and SLs. You will also need to write an Extended Essay (EE), participate in Theory of Knowledge (ToK) and indulge in Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS). The intensity of IB is one of the factors which makes it appear ‘difficult’.
How hard is IB HL Math?
Only 14% of IB students take IB HL, an incredibly low take up. Out of a year group of 60 you would expect on average only 2 students to be good enough to get a 5 and 2 more to get a 6 or 7. …
Is 30 a good IB score?
A score of 30 IB points reflects three and a half A’s at A level, which is enough to gain admission to most good universities in the UK (Oxbridge would require higher results).
What are CAS requirements?
A CAS experience must: • fit within one or more of the CAS strands • be based on a personal interest, skill, talent or opportunity for growth • provide opportunities to develop the attributes of the IB learner profile • not be used or included in the student’s DP course requirements.
What CAS means?
A CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Number is a unique identifier that tells you, for example, that acetone and dimethyl ketone are actually the same substance.