What do colleges look at if you're in IB?

[mj93]

<p>as years go by, is IB becoming more well known by US universities?</p>

[Marian]

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Some students do take multiple exams as early as the junior year…if you have and do not send the results, it looks suspicious.</p>

<p>We know what the IB curriculum is, what it means, and what courses are involved. I personally review hundreds of IB candidates each year - many of them have taken 2-3 SL exams in the junior year.

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<p>AdOfficer, this is really weird. The IB program only allows diploma candidates to take 2 SL exams in their junior year, not 3.</p>

[hsmomstef]

<p>Marian – exactly! I do think that not all Admin officers are completely versed in how the IB works (and how unusual it is to do 2 SL exams in the Junior year – that doesn’t mean that the student is necessarily doing better than the other kids, they may have picked a much easier subject).</p>

<p>It may be that some IB kids also take AP tests (my son will have a couple done by 10th grade) but most kids would have just 1 SL test if any. And how would the Admin Officer know if you weren’t sending in the scores?</p>

[MJ_17]

<p>I’m currently in full IB and am not taking any AP courses. I would like to self-study some. I’m wondering if an IB course has to be HL to sufficiently prepare you for an AP exam in the same subject?</p>