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So I know very very little about IB at all. My family has moved around a lot and I’m currently a sophomore but for my junior and senior years we will be moving to an IB school. I’m trying to get a little more information and figure out if it’s a good idea.

For context, I will earn an Associates of Science in General studies from a community college this year, but the most advanced core classes I’ve taken are APHUG, APUSH, dual enrollment (DE) precalculus with trigonometry (I hate math with a passion to be honest and really wanted to avoid calculus as much as I could), DE American literature, DE intermediate writing 2, 4 years of Spanish, and 2 DE environmental science classes.

I’m really hesitant mostly because of math and the foreign language requirement tbh. I really got sick of Spanish so I’m looking more toward doing Latin and I barely made it by with precal (my teacher sucked so bad) and I want to get into a top school so I don’t want to ruin anything. I am really create at writing (many publications and awards). This is all the courses my school offers:

Group 1: Language & Literature -- Language and Literature HL
Group 2: Language Acquisition -- Spanish B SL, French B SL, German B SL or Classic Languages SL/HL
Group 3: Individuals and Societies -- History of Europe HL; Business Management SL; Psychology SL
Group 4: Experimental Sciences -- Biology HL, Chemistry HL
Group 5: Mathematics -- Math Analysis HL, Math Analysis SL, Math Applications SL
Group 6: Arts and Electives -- Visual Arts SL/HL
The IB Core: Theory of Knowledge/Creativity, Activity and Service/Extended Essay

Does anyone have any advice, suggestions or even just information I should know about going into IB?

Side question: do either of the math classes prepare you well for SAT/ACT? Specifically AI?

(I can provide more information on my skillsets and stuff if needed I just have no idea really what’s needed)

So I need a bit of advice and help. I have a terrible teacher for APUSH and I’m studying but I’m starting to learn I have absolutely no clue what notes to take. I was wondering a couple things. First, if anyone has any advice on how to take notes and how to know whats important. Second, if anyone has notes they may be willing to share for both study and so I can understand how to take notes.

So our class just got our textbooks for APUSH and it’s Give Me Liberty! An American History by Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr. I haven’t seen much talk about this textbook for APUSH so I was just wondering if anyone else had it and if it’s good or if I should also look into some other specific textbooks/resources it may not cover as well.

Female, Caucasian

Freshman year was in a Utah middle school, Sophomore will be in a Utah hs, and junior and senior will be in a small town Virginia hs

Going into Sophomore year

UW HS GPA: 3.94
College GPA: 4.0 all around

I will have 28.25+ hs credits after my sophomore year (not including college courses counting for hs credits) because I’ve done a ton of online classes.

Classes done/26-27 registered for at colleges:

Laurel Ridge Community College VA:
Summer 2026:
CST 100 — Public Speaking (3)
ENG 111 — College Composition I (3)
SDV 100 — College Success Skills (1)
Fall 2026
MTH 167 — Precalculus w/ Trigonometry (5)
Spring 2027
ENG 112 — College Composition II (3)
Summer 2027:
ITE 152 — Intro to Digital Lit and Computer Applications (3)
ENV 122 — Applications in Environmental Science (4)
ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas (3)
GOL 105 - Physical Geology (4)

Southern Utah University:
Summer 2026:
BA 1010 — Business and Society (3)
Fall 2026:
ART 1050 — Introduction to Photography (3)
HU 1010 — Introduction to Humanities (3)
NFS 1020 — Scientific Foundations of Human Nutrition (3)
ECON 2010 — Principles of Microeconomics (3)
SOC 1010 — Introduction to Sociology (3)

Utah Valley University:
Fall 2026:
ESEC 1013 — Emergency Medical Response (3)
CJ 1010 — Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
CJ 1350 — Medical Forensics (3)
CJ 1340 — Criminal Investigations (3)
Spring 2027:
CJ 1330 — Criminal Law (3)

I will be getting my associates degree in general studies via LRCC before or fall of my junior year but i plan on continuing AP and DE classes.

After my sophomore year in Utah I will have completed 8-9 CTE pathway programs which I receive medals for.

I want to get a bachelors in either political science or anything business (that does not require much calc) depending on the college I go to but whichever I don’t major in will be my minor. I then plan to do a 3 year joint MBA/JD graduate degree program.

I don’t know if this is negative or not but during my freshman year I had some health issues and had to do the last semester online which unfortunately changed the titles of some classes. Like I was doing APHUG (the only AP/DE offered) but had to change it to geography honors though I still took the test (got a 2 on it🫤). I had to drop yearbook completely too but the rest of the classes were pretty much the same.

ECs/Awards:

— John Locke Essay Contest — Very High Commendation 2025 (top 1% contestants, international comp)
— Microsoft Office Specialist - Associate via Certiport (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
— Coded a medical integration for people with chronic illnesses with Oura Rings called My Vital Log (working on getting a patent application ready for it too)
— 9 poem publications via Creative Communications and Wingless Dreamer
— 1st place Freedom Festival essay prize (2025 grades 7-9 section)
— VP of speech in speech and debate team (25-26)
— FCCLA Sophomore Rep (26-27)
— Congressional Award Silver Medal (submitting for gold this December)
— Wrote a 38 page legal analysis of the Juvenile Death Penalty in America
— National Junior Honor Society (24-25 & 25-26/8th & 9th grade)
— NHS (26-27)
— Sources of Strength leader (25-26 & 26-27)
— 3rd draft of an original novel complete and working on the final draft before going for publication

College List:
Love to Attend
University of Virginia
Duke University
U of Chicago

Safety Nets
George Mason
Penn State
William & Mary
Texas A&M

High Reach
Yale
Georgetown
Brown
Princeton
Stanford
Cornell
Vanderbilt
Rice

Unsure Right Now
UC Colleges
Baylor
Purdue
Pepperdine
Columbia University
NYU
U of Notre Dame
U of Oxford
U of Cambridge

I’ve seen a lot of posts lately talking about self studying APs and I was wondering if it’s truly worth it? I didn’t think it provided much benefit and value. If it does I was thinking about potentially self studying the two econs and comparative government. Would this be a good idea?

For context I’ve taken APHUG and APUSH and this is my Junior and Senior schedule:

Junior
SAT PREP
AP US Gov
AP Psych
AP Stats
APES
AP Lit
AP Bio

Senior
AP Seminar (Sem 1)
AP Research (Sem 2)
AP CSP
DE Philosophy Logic (PHIL 111)
DE Ethics and Society (PHIL 220)
Fire Fighting
Business Law Co-op

So last year I won Very High Commendation for the comp but I recently moved states and the certificate for it has been destroyed. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a way or someone to contact to potentially get a replacement because I don’t have it saved on my devices and the portal no longer has it.

I’m going into my sophomore year this fall but when it ends I will have 36 HS credits and 42 college credits. You only need 26 to graduate at my school with an advanced diploma, but I plan on sticking for all 4 years.

I’m soooooo bored at school and have gotten all As in literally everything (even dual enrollment and APs), I’ve done so many academic competitions, and I’m doing a court internship. I want to go to an Ivy or at least a really good uni for either political science or government then law school.

I’m worried that I’m doing too much because I’m bored but I’m also out of ways to expand on 1-3 specific things. I’ve taken all gov & law classes so my last two years of HS are just gonna be others. Is this much breadth negative?

I’m going into my sophomore year this fall but when it ends I will have 36 HS credits and 42 college credits. You only need 26 to graduate at my school with an advanced diploma, but I plan on sticking for all 4 years.

I’m soooooo bored at school and have gotten all As in literally everything (even dual enrollment and APs), I’ve done so many academic competitions, and I’m doing a court internship. I want to go to an Ivy or at least a really good uni for either political science or government then law school.

I’m worried that I’m doing too much because I’m bored but I’m also out of ways to expand on 1-3 specific things. I’ve taken all gov & law classes so my last two years of HS are just gonna be others. Is this much breadth negative?

I’m going into my sophomore year this fall but when it ends I will have 36 HS credits and 42 college credits. You only need 26 to graduate at my school with an advanced diploma, but I plan on sticking for all 4 years.

I’m soooooo bored at school and have gotten all As in literally everything (even dual enrollment and APs), I’ve done so many academic competitions, and I’m doing a court internship. I want to go to an Ivy or at least a really good uni for either political science or government then law school.

I’m worried that I’m doing too much because I’m bored but I’m also out of ways to expand on 1-3 specific things. I’ve taken all gov & law classes so my last two years of HS are just gonna be others. Is this much breadth negative?