Well, there are many, many reasons why IB sucks. Beyond the obvious reason of extra work, the best way to determine just how bad IB is for its students is to examine its costs and benefits.

Costs:
• Two of the best years of your life;
• At least 10% of your average;
• Thousands of dollars in scholarships you would have had with the extra 10% in your average;
• Social life;
• Your kidneys, as they will be worn out from overuse from your ungodly amount of coffee consumption before tests;
• Your liver, as it will be worn out from overuse from your drinking binges after tests;
• Your wrist, as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome will destroy it from your excessive essay-writing;
• Dignity;
• Several thousand dollars in bribes.

Benefits:
• A nice, little, useless piece of paper if you complete the program.

Of course, there is always the recognition that Universities give to IB students. This is no better illustrated than what was in the 1998-99 University of British Columbia calendar, stating that credit and advanced placement would be given to IB students with a "6, 7 or higher" in their Higher level courses.

For those of you unfamiliar with IB's grading system, a 7 is the highest attainable mark in any course.

The rest of the page will be devoted to testimonials from other IBers, once I find them.