Private schools tend to dole out a crapload of homework and tests compared to public schools (my friends confirmed that), and we finished our AP world textbook in our first semester alongside 20 DBQ's, compare contrasts, CCOT's, mock AP tests, and more. And it doesn't help my sleep that our world language courses are run by crazy instructors. The IB program is the twin of the AP program, to an extent. I guess we're in the same boat.