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Reply 20

clicker9

Thanks Knogle! :smile:

In which grades is it important to have a good GPA? Is it just the last year of high school?

Reply 21

Lola-the-IB-survivor

Its quite important to show an improvement or at least dont do any worse in 2nd year than 1st year..if you have an excellent 2nd year..that should be good.
Got an unconditional offer and I think I did pretty much the same in 2nd year as in 1st..

I'd say..work hard in the end of 1st year and in the 2nd year especially in the beginning when predictions are made --its a relatively safe bet.

Reply 22

CutCut

evilheat

Two of my IB classmates who went to the US got unconditional offers (they had really high predicted grades). Not Ivy universites though, they went to Hamilton and University of Washington.

hey, im going to university of washington this year, the one in seattle. the american university offers have always been unconditional

Reply 23

evilheat

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hey, im going to university of washington this year, the one in seattle. the american university offers have always been unconditional

Good choice, my mate at Washginton loves it there, seems like a great university. Wish I could get the money to go visit him somtime. Unfortunately, flights from Europe to Seattle are well expensive.

Reply 24

Splenda620

7

My advice, pick a lot of good back-up colleges if you want to go to school in the US. Ivies are nearly impossible to get into and even if you're an amazing student, a lot of it is luck. This year many outstanding students got rejected from all their top choices, even back-ups. In the US, there are suddenly a lot more students applying to colleges now than there were a few years ago (in 1986-1989 there apparently was a mini-baby boom in America).

I got accepted to my nearly all my unis choices in the UK, but rejected EVERYWHERE (even my backup unis) in the US. Bowdoin gave me a waitlist offer. That was it. Sad, huh? And I'm predicted 40 points! Maybe it will be easier for those applying this year. Good luck to you.

Reply 25

Knogle

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Splenda620

My advice, pick a lot of good back-up colleges if you want to go to school in the US. Ivies are nearly impossible to get into and even if you're an amazing student, a lot of it is luck. This year many outstanding students got rejected from all their top choices, even back-ups. In the US, there are suddenly a lot more students applying to colleges now than there were a few years ago (in 1986-1989 there apparently was a mini-baby boom in America).

I got accepted to my nearly all my unis choices in the UK, but rejected EVERYWHERE (even my backup unis) in the US. Bowdoin gave me a waitlist offer. That was it. Sad, huh? And I'm predicted 40 points! Maybe it will be easier for those applying this year. Good luck to you.

That's pretty unfortunate. I just met someone who received an offer from UPenn, Princeton, and Stanford. I don't know how the heck he did it. I wouldn't call him a genius either, although he did secure AAAA at 'A' levels and has a good extra-curricular record.

Reply 26

Splenda620

7

Knogle

That's pretty unfortunate. I just met someone who received an offer from UPenn, Princeton, and Stanford. I don't know how the heck he did it. I wouldn't call him a genius either, although he did secure AAAA at 'A' levels and has a good extra-curricular record.

Luckily I prefer Oxford anyway.. :p:

hehe..

Good for your friend there, nice to know that not everyone's getting rejected. :rolleyes:

Reply 27

iris13

Splenda620

In the US, there are suddenly a lot more students applying to colleges now than there were a few years ago (in 1986-1989 there apparently was a mini-baby boom in America).

I got accepted to my nearly all my unis choices in the UK, but rejected EVERYWHERE (even my backup unis) in the US.

Its not that there was a baby boom. Every student in the US is almost required to go to college now more than ever. Unless someone wants a job as a fast-food cashier, even simple jobs either require or look favorably upon a degree. Its very hard to have a career without some college experience. In addition, American universities don't see IB as the rest of the world does. It is really just a means for them to distribute extra financial aid and class credit. They will accept "regular" students, who don't even take AP or honors classes, just as long as they are well-rounded, as previously mentioned, with involvment in extracurriculars. But they look more at dedication to outside activities, rather than the amount. "Quality vs quantity." Dedication to studies and other activities are the keys to admission, not simply a good report card.

Besides, Ivy League schools are way overrated. Studies conducted recently revealed that many of them offer the same quality education as a state public university, depending of course on what you want to do. If you want to study law, then yes, Harvard is probably the best school you could attend. But otherwise, any school with a decent reputation for the major or course you're looking at will be adequate.

Reply 28

girlfawkes

One of my classmates was accepted to Princeton and Yale (and various other colleges, 11 to be exact), her grades were not awesome, I don't think she got anything greater than a 30 on her ACT, BUT...

she did a lot of community service and she was a minority.

I know that sounds shady, but really, she didn't have much going for her other than that. What ticks me off is that she never even came to class and has a really bad attitude. Hmph.

Reply 29

niketbiyani

OP

Knogle

What do you need suggestions on?

I want to know what type of questions come and are there any free resources available online for SAT II in physics, chemistry and maths level IIc

Reply 30

where are you?

i think you need at least 38...

Reply 31

anuj999

Original post by Knogle

What do you need suggestions on?

Well,
even i would need some help.
I wish to go to Singapore and HK for my further studies.
i am not aiming for the ivy :P

plz let me know how much do i require?

Reply 32

barrinalo

7

This is for NUS http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply/international/admissionreq/ib.html

Not sure what the IB requirements are, but normally i think you would need above 38 to get in, depending on the course you choose.

Reply 33

impressionistic

American schools typically take IB as an indication of course rigor. They're not going to require certain scores and your scores will likely help you much more than they hurt you even if they're not 6s and 7s. Scores can be used for credit or placement if you attend a university but until that point they're not very relevant.

IB Scores required for American Universities

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