IMHO??
Logistically, I don't think it's worth it in the long run for me. IB was a lot more work and I got much less college credits from my IB testing than with APs. It's way easier to get strings of 5s in APs than 6s in IB tests (7s are just almost impossible). You also have to write a bunch of extended essays, portfolios, and CAS (the dreaded CAS), and group 4 project, all of which I didn't consider to be particularly productive in retrospect. To an extent, I feel IB credits are discriminated and taken less than APs given the same amount of workload put into them.
However, IB does confer some unique aspects that APs lack, however. You get a head start in epistemology (TOK, a branch of philosophy), which is pretty cool in retrospect, although most of us hated TOKs back then since we thought it was B.S. (all we did was watch the first season of Lost). IB also gives you a more solid foundation in foreign language since you get to take foreign language in all 4 years of HS. More importantly, IB students are grouped separately in our school and considered more prestigious program that only accepts a handful of top students from our county per year. Being part of that community, I was exposed to many unexpected opportunities, such as summer programs, science competitions/awards etc. that led me to multiple acceptances and scholarships many great undergrad schools (including Ivies). Although IB is hard, the difficulty varies by school. IB was much chiller than in college, and you have a lot of social life if you wanted to. PM me if you need any questions.
