<p>The scumbag part IS true.</p>
<p>Go to the Oxford/LSE website and see international requirements</p>
<p>We ISC/CBSE students are more often than not smarter than the IB kids… I mean look at our portion for christ’s sake!</p>
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<p>I disagree. I have seen the syllabus, and the emphasis on practicals in the IB curriculum. Also, school performance does not always equate to intelligence.</p>
<p>Even the North American schools prefer IB/A Levels over the local curriculums. Does that mean they’re also imperialists?</p>
<p>Atleast the students of the indian boards are given equal opportunity. Go and see the international requirements on the oxford website. They have actually stated the indian boards and said that “none of these boards would make for a competitive application”
i mean who the hell are they kidding? Us or themselves?</p>
<p>Its their system, they can do what they want with it.</p>
<p>Oh well… True.</p>
<p>i think it means that just cbse 12 certificates alone wont make your application competitive-which is obvious
but what if you club that marksheet with SAT scores, ECs, and in my case a working prototype of software?</p>
<p>Your application will consist of your 9-12 marks, ECs, SAT tests, essays, and recommendations. Those are the main things. Universities don’t usually have the time to go through software code. You can, however, mention your software on the application. Some colleges like MIT require you to write about something you made, so you can use your software there.</p>
<p>Self-study 4-5 AP tests (in courses you’ve already studied and aim for 5’s in all). I recommend AP because it’s considerably easier than A Levels. These results will help make your application to Oxbridge more competitive.</p>
<p>@aniruddhc- i beg to differ , about the IB/A level courses being easier. I have all the A level books and trust me, its much tougheras compared to CBSE( probably comparable to IIT)! go through the syllabus of further math. Its stuff we learn in engineering first year! Physics and chemistry are tough too. plus they have the entire 11th and 12th syllabus for their A levels.</p>
<p>@Swayne.Imperial, Cambridge and Oxford do not accept CBSE/ICSE
Imperial requires you to have given ur A levels in at least 3 subjects(with a min of AAA*)
Cambridge accepts AP( not all colleges though )Cambridge also considers SAT scores(but it isn’t used to make a decision-just an added advantage)
Oxford too requires A levels</p>
<p>Ib>>>>cbse</p>
<p>And,</p>
<p>‘A’ Levels>>>>IB</p>
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<p>agree with PrincetonDreams!</p>
<p>Technically, aid at uc berkeley isn’t zero. I mean they have some merit-based scholarships which meet your full financial need. They don’t advertise em, but they’re there. Just fyi 
And A-levels aren’t comparable to iit. In terms of syllabus, yeah, they may even be more comprehensive, but the questions are more routine, it’s a mainstream school leaving exam after all. And MIT’s question is about something creative you did, so doesn’t necessarily have to be something you made. Sorry I’m being so nitpicky, but I thought it might just make a difference ;)</p>