I'm currently working in Grade 10 Pre-IB, which is a huge step up from your average academic classes.
Courses for Grade 11+12 :
HL History (World History, 20th century History)
HL Biology
HL English
SL Math (Pre Calculus, Calculus, Geometric Principles)
SL TOK (Philosophy)
SL French
Sl Economics
Sl is a standard IB level course. HL is a Higher level IB course.
After all of this work I suppose I'm looking more towards a career in business/sociology/law
I guess not everything that comes out of the d2 forums is completely retarded.
International Baccalaureate is partially a gimmick. I know someone who did it, but wasn't accepted to the college he wanted to go to because they didn't care about European standards.
You still need good marks to make it into a decent college/university from IB, it's not a free ticket. But, if I was to look at a university in Canada or somewhere in Europe, they regard it quite highly. As well, it does prepare you much better than a regular program. Wether it's a waste of time or not, I suppose two years from now when applying to universities I will find out.