Since AP classes can count towards college, do IB classes count EVENMOE towards college credits?
No. I think they get waited .06 instead of .03 like with AP classes. The main benefit is that it really really prepares you for college-style work, and it's considered to be the hardest curriculum by colleges. However, it hurts most peoples GPAs and only a few people got into their first choice colleges. Most of the kids are going to local colleges that aren't as good as what they should be going to, though most likely they got free rides. It's pretty much understood that William and Mary doesn't turn down Granby IB kids, but this year..none got in. The seniors are like the slackest IB class ever though for us, though. One kid got into Stanford/MIT/Princeton, etc. but most people really aren't going anywhere respectable. There's some good perks to being in IB, like being able to skip class and not get in trouble...permission to do this or that, slack senior year, etc. but really in the long run I don't see it paying off for me, or most kids.
