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首先:美國開設IB課程的學校不多,2萬多所高中,只有800多所學校,有IB課程。而AP相對比較普遍。此外IB課程,為學生進入大學學習并取得國際學士學位證書做準備。學生獲得這個證書后就取得了直接進入英國大學及大多數(shù)其他國家大學學習的資格,他們也可能獲得最多一年的學分進入美國的大學。所以,如果說普遍程度,在美國可以說AP的接受程度更高一些。
但是,AP課程我不贊同,學AP越多越好。首先學AP是為了證明學生的學習能力,但是本身AP的課程較難,而AP的主要目的是對于很多學生是為了大學轉(zhuǎn)學分。但美國的大學,很多學校最多只接受5門AP的轉(zhuǎn)學分。而隨著AP課程過度注重結(jié)果,不注重過程,導致很多頂尖大學慢慢不去承認。
對于選擇AP課程,首先看你將來的大學申請方向,如果你準備去讀理工科的學校,AP數(shù)學,或者物理是必要的。所以要因情況而定。
而至于學IB課程如何來選,真的是要看個人情況~ -
IB的難度比AP會大一些,個人感覺IB如果考出成績好的話比AP有用,AP現(xiàn)在多人考,所以優(yōu)勢不是太大,除非你考一些比較難的科目,但這個對孩子來說如果不是擅長就非必要。
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我認為他們無所謂更看重哪個,IB和AP都只是衡量學生學術程度的一個參考,名校并沒有特別的傾向性,對數(shù)量也沒有規(guī)定,當然你讀的課程數(shù)越多,分數(shù)越高,越能體現(xiàn)你的學術能力而已,名校會結(jié)合你在整個高中的整體學術表現(xiàn),而不僅僅是看AP或IB分數(shù),如果你平時考試有很多B,或者甚至有C,即使多考幾門AP或IB,名校也不一定青睞。在選擇AP的時候要量力而行,根據(jù)自己擅長和喜好來。哈佛每年拒絕的學生中有很多人考了7、8門AP,錄取的學生中也有人只修過一兩門AP。
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首先明確下,IB只是學校的Program,IB的課程會比一般的課程要難,所以這個是優(yōu)勢。另外一個,開設IB的學校,同樣會需要學習AP課,所以這個是不用擔心的。2.幾門AP課,我覺得,肯定是越多越好,這個是毫無疑問的,能夠證明你的學術能力,超前學習的能力,另外,好的標準就是,在學校開設的AP課的數(shù)目里面,盡量多修,因為你的GPA以及Ranking是和本校學生橫向比較的。選AP的時候,一方面是為了SAT2做準備,如果還沒有明確將來專業(yè)以及職業(yè)發(fā)展的話,建議,選擇數(shù)學,科學(物理化學生物,環(huán)境等等,選一門),人文(經(jīng)濟,心理,歷史等等),還有外語(這個是最難的,除非之前有很長時間的二外積累)。五月份的AP考試,同時為了6月份SAT2做準備。
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Recently American colleges and universities become more familiar with IB system and tend to highly honor this system. if a student can receive a IB diploma, that would certainly be helpful since not all high schools students in IB schools are receiving the diploma. At the same time, it would not hurt if you work on some of AP exams and get high scores since schools with IB tend not to offer AP courses and students can take their own AP tests.
If you are applying very specific majors such engineering or Pre-Med, I would certainly suggest you to take some of additional advanced courses or exams such as AP exams. However, a student can have other options such as specific American college courses through online or summer terms at colleges. The most important thing is to prove that a student is capable to manage a college level of works and that can be shown through various ways such as APs, college courses, internships, research opportunities and other interesting works. -
最近美國高校越來越熟悉IB系統(tǒng),也很稱贊這個系統(tǒng)。如果一個學生可以拿到IB文憑,肯定會有所幫助,因為不是所有的讀IB課程的高中學生都能拿到文憑。與此同時,如果你再準備一些AP考試并獲得高分,那么會更有優(yōu)勢。因為學校與IB往往不提供AP課程,學生可以自己自學參加AP考試。
如果您申請某些特定專業(yè)如工程或醫(yī)學預科,我一定會建議你參加一些額外的高級課程的學習或是考試,如AP考試。然而,學生可以有其他選擇,如通過網(wǎng)絡或利用暑期學習某些美國大學課程。最重要的是,通過各種途徑,如AP課程,大學的課程,實習,研究機會和其他有意思的工作,能夠證明學生能夠承受大學課程。 -
Recently, US colleges have become more familiar with the IB curriculum. Both the IB and the AP are evaluated similarly. Colleges are more interested in how a student has performed within the curriculum of their high school. For example, colleges would like to see a student excel in the harder classes at school, regardless of whether they are studying the IB or AP curriculum. However, the difference comes from getting credits for the courses. Some schools may give less credit for IB than AP since (a) the US colleges don’t know the IB system as well, and (b) students under AP may have more background knowledge that is required by a certain course.
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The tuition for top independent boarding school in the US is generally around US45-52,000. Some schools, like Phillips Exeter Academy, have large endowments, and they will subsidize the students’ tuition. For example, the tuition at Exeter is US46,000, but the actual cost per student is closer to US55-60,000. The difference in tuition between day and boarding is generally around US10,000.
If you are looking to apply for financial aid or scholarship, you may not want to if you are not a US or Canadian citizen. Although many of the top schools are need blind (which means that they will accept the student before they decide whether to give money to subsidize the tuition), because of the bad economy, it will affect the acceptance rate of your child.
To factor in all the cost of going to a boarding school, it would be:
1. Tuition (room and board is included)
2. Pocket Money
3. Insurance
4. Transportation (plane ticket, buses to the airport, etc.)
5. Books (this should run around US1,000 per year, although I have found that it is generally more, closer to US2-3,000 per year as my children likes to buy books other than school books to read)
6. Room and board during holidays if your child doesn’t go back to China
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我是美國大學理事部認證的AP教師和IBO認證的IB教師(方向:數(shù)學和物理)。嚴格說來,AP和IB是有很大不同的。IB是為期兩年的program,留學生來美國時間短的話,選IB program是相當困難的,因為IB program畢業(yè)證書課程要求學生修多達六門不同方向的課程,而每一門課的內(nèi)容都遠比AP課程要廣泛。比如說IB數(shù)學(高級)要求學生除掌握幾乎所有的AP微積分BC的內(nèi)容外,還包括代數(shù),幾何,三角,矢量,矩陣(明年開始刪除),概率,統(tǒng)計,參變量,極坐標等。而且考試時間也不同。一門AP考試一次四小時完成。而一門IB考試則有paper 1, paper 2 and paper 3,分在三個不同的時間考。此外,IB還有internal assessment,占總成績的20% 到25%。最大的不同是IB還有CAS的要求,也就是課外活動的要求, EE和TOK. EE和TOK要求英語寫作的水平較高,這也是留學生頭疼的。
對了,我們學校是IB學校。也就是說是IBO認證的學校。我們學校提供的IB高級課程包括:數(shù)學,物理,化學,生物,英語,歷史,西班牙語,法語,美術和音樂。
申請美國名牌大學,有IB或沒有IB,影響還是比較大的。有興趣的家長和學生可以參看我最近在百度的個人空間發(fā)的一帖“IB 學校的優(yōu)勢在哪?” http://hi.baidu.com/dongfangyuxiao
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