What people find difficult may be due to their lack of experience in a certain subject/genre of studying.
And in terms of the physics teacher, why didn't you just work on some major individual research (as I'm doing in physics, myself). I'm not trying to belittle you, but the admissions offices doesn't like the concept of excuses.
Via the SATs: Harvard, e.g., has often declined applicants who had perfect SAT scores, due to their dislike in terms of unbalanced ideologies of the students (e.g. the students did nothing but study). If you have a broad range of excellent extracurricular activities, with high grades (not necessarily perfect), you have a chance at the Ivies.
In regards to college credit: IB courses are usually, but not always, disregarded for college credit (not including ToK, which usually is awarded credit).
Essentially, getting into an Ivy League College is a very difficult affair, tending to depend on the student's adaptability in over-exerting themselves. If you aren't sure if you can get into an Ivy, add some ECs, organize your studying time more efficiently and keep on a positive attitude.
Pick whatever subjects you want. I suggest taking the ones you're interested in as the HL tests so it'll be easier.
IB is a very very small part of your application in college admissions, and it really doesn't matter what subjects you do it in. Stanford doesn't even give credit for any IB exams.
college doesn't really pay attention to whether the student took DP or not...
Would I get some disadvantage on admission if I take Certificate? ( In other words, do universities prefer dp students MUCH more than certifiacte students?)
Isn't the question more of the rigor of the course load? Whether or not you choose to go the route of a diploma you are going to have to aim for the toughest possible course load.
lol, no to get a 7 in Math HL you just need to score +80%. But the problem is that getting that score is insanely hard. In my school only 4 people had gotten 7 in Math HL in the school's history.
I'm doing the IB as well and I have a question..
What grades appear on your IB transcript? Are you predicted grades all that adcoms need, or do they get to look at internal assessments as well?
The reason I'm asking is that 90% of the time, my internal assessments are basically grades that the teachers think will show where you stand as an IB candidate. We dont take actual tests that often, if ever.
So basically how much emphasis do admission boards put on internal assessments, and do they appear on your transcript?
every who has posted their predicted scores makes my jaw drop to the ground. a 7 in math HL? damn. im impressed. my school has never had a kid in HL math get higher than a 5, but thats because we didnt have IB math HL class, you just took trig/precalc, and the BC calc. im the first year theyre doing an IB focused math HL class, and it's an online course at that. we just had our IB-like midterm today and seriously? im hoping for a 4. ill probs get a 5 i guess, but with you people out there... it freaks me out.
however, im proud of my 6 in Econ SL (caus i read the course companion straight thriough in the 2 weeks before the exam, and considering our teacher hadnt finished international, or started developmental by the exam) and my likely 7 in Chemistry (and A on my Chemistry EE)
My school doesnt do predicted scores, but im gonna say that 7 (^) because ive gotten mid-upper 7s on ALL sections of my mock exams.
ah well, struggles of doing a public school IB program.
Ps. to get a 7 in math you need to get around a minimum of 69% of the marks.
I'm taking IB too and am interested in Business or Economics related subject areas.
For the time being, I've got a predicted score of about 34 without bonus, and I've taken the SATs once and have received 1790. I'm still in my first year of ib, and I take English A(HL), Economics(HL),Psychology(HL),Chinese A(SL), Math(SL) and Environmental Science(SL). Just want to know if i'm on the right track or do i need to work much harder~ also, will i need HL maths if i'm looking into subjects like finance?
mant thanks.
@Yal3Girl
from what i know, for my school, teachers will have a set of predicted grades which they will send to the universities for application. i don't think the universities will look at any of the IAs because the IAs are just part of the course work that has to be completed and submitted. However, i think universities are likely to look at any term reports the school has and also other stuff that you may have taken such as the SATs or IELTS etc.
@Yal3Girl
from what i know, for my school, teachers will have a set of predicted grades which they will send to the universities for application. i don't think the universities will look at any of the IAs because the IAs are just part of the course work that has to be completed and submitted. However, i think universities are likely to look at any term reports the school has and also other stuff that you may have taken such as the SATs or IELTS etc.
Thanks so much cloverprince. I talked to my counsellor as well and she said the same thing!
God. I think that's the one part I hate about IB. Internal Assessments.. Most of the time they depend on whether you have a good/strict/laid back/horrible teacher..
And apparantly they contribute to your final grades -______-
. it says on my transcript.
