AP Diploma

[Tendencies]

So, my school just made us aware of what's known as an AP Diploma, they said that you can get it by completing 5 or more AP classes with a good grade. Does anyone know the benefits of getting an AP Diploma other than the feeling of self-achievement? Will colleges be more interested in those with an AP Diploma? Or is it really just a different name for a diploma?

[Horatio Nelson]

Here is all the info: http://international.collegeboard.org/programs/apid

It seems that it helps you get into a foreign university. Hence it's name AP International Diploma.

[CharlieHorse]

So, my school just made us aware of what's known as an AP Diploma, they said that you can get it by completing 5 or more AP classes with a good grade. Does anyone know the benefits of getting an AP Diploma other than the feeling of self-achievement? Will colleges be more interested in those with an AP Diploma? Or is it really just a different name for a diploma?

a lot of colleges don't even look to see if you've taken AP classes. It really depends on the school though.
the best advice i've ever gotten from a teacher is Only take an AP class if you're actually genuinely interested in the class enough to want to do a shit load of work for it, otherwise, you'll later realize you wasted all that time.

[Cygnus]

The other two responses have done a decent job in summing up things, it's always good to take a challenge and AP presents one, although remember this, AP is way more liked in the US than elsewhere, meaning that if you want to go to university in Europe you're out of luck if you think AP classes will carry much weight in an application, with that said, if it is the only advanced class system presented in your school, take an AP class that genuinely interests you, see if you like it, and then decide just how much AP you want, full AP can be extremely demanding.

[Stronger]

The other two responses have done a decent job in summing up things, it's always good to take a challenge and AP presents one, although remember this, AP is way more liked in the US than elsewhere, meaning that if you want to go to university in Europe you're out of luck if you think AP classes will carry much weight in an application, with that said, if it is the only advanced class system presented in your school, take an AP class that genuinely interests you, see if you like it, and then decide just how much AP you want, full AP can be extremely demanding.

That's interesting about using that degree outside the US.

I personally attempted to take one AP class, and failed miserably at it.