<p>I read on McGill’s website that IB students, who are ‘enthusiastically recruited’, are placed in the applicant pool of ‘regular’ students (U.S. HS, Canadian HS etc.)…</p>
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<p>…when they are considered for admission, but also that if IB students who completed Higher Level courses are admitted, they are given mandatory advanced placement.</p>
<p>Is this mandatory advanced placement really a bad thing, as I’ve been hearing? </p>
<p>And are IB students really ‘enthusiastically recruited’ and considered for admission along with their status as an achiever of the IB diploma?</p>
<p>Where did you hear that the advanced placement is a bad thing? Why would it be? </p>
<p>I’m an applicant this year - IB diploma expected 40. As far as ‘enthusiastically recruited’ I think that’s not true.</p>
<p>When I went to visit, I spoke to an admissions rep about my situation. I attend an American high school with an IB program. Should I apply as a HS candidate or an IB candidate? She told me to send everything and that IB applicants are looked at in a separate pool. She said even if I don’t make it as an IB applicant, I could make as a HS applicant - possibly. She didn’t know any of my grades/statistics what not. As other international schools that accept IB, McGill asks for predicted scores. </p>
<p>Are you doing the full diploma? If you’re not, I don’t think this would apply.</p>
<p>I have also heard that applying to McGill as an IB student places one at a disadvantage to those applying through the regular HS process. Since McGill is my top choice and places almost all emphasis on numbers, i.e., gpa & SAT, why would it be beneficial to to take a more advanced program when I can take easier classes, as well as some AP, ace them all and rise to the top of the HS pool. I can see how tougher classes may better prepare me for the SAT but other than that I’m having a hard time finding justification. I would be coming from a US school, btw.</p>
<p>I have a relative attending McGill now and her advice based upon opinions of her friends who entered from IB programs is not to do it.</p>
<p>Really, I am pretty confused about this and would love any additional input.</p>
<p>tkdkid: Just curious, have you heard whether or not you’ve been admitted?</p>
<p>I’m not applying until next year and even then I would be graduating from HS a year early. This information would definitely help shape my academic plan for next year. On the admitted students page I noticed at least one IB student with apparently stellar stats who had not been accepted. Yikes.</p>