<p>I live in America and attend one of the few schools in the country that has IB(International Baccalaureate) classes instead of AB classes. IB classes are what European schools have. I am specifically interested in Cambridge University and I have searched their website but it doesn’t say anything about this.</p>
<p>I don’t think British colleges and unis are at all interested in “IB”. As you say, Cambridge doesn’t mention it at all on their website.</p>
<p>British students your age are taking tests called “A-levels”. These are what in the British system their college admissions decisions will be based on. So for foreign applicants, British colleges and universities are going to be looking for whatever your country’s closest equivalent to British “A-levels” is. For the United States, that is usually AP tests. Most of the folks we talk to are taking lots of AP tests to get into Cambridge from the U.S. To get into Cambridge, you will probably need to have at least five AP tests with scores of “5”. Some people do seem to substitute SAT subject tests instead, here the required score would be at least 700 in five subject tests.</p>
<p>Hi dorkybrooklynite</p>
<p>I know several students at Cambridge who did IB. And most of them are actually from the UK. It’s apparently becoming much more popular there. </p>
<p>Anyhoo: here’s what Cam says about IB requirements</p>
<p>"Offers usually require scores between 40 and 41 points out of 45, with 776 in the Higher Level subjects. For advice about suitable subject choices see course requirements.</p>
<p>Please note that for these purposes, Standard Level subjects are broadly comparable to AS Levels, and Higher Level subjects to A Levels."
<a href=“Study at Cambridge | University of Cambridge”>Study at Cambridge | University of Cambridge;
<p>The people I know who’ve taken IB generally feel it was bit harder than A levels just an FYI. </p>
<p>You should look into the IB and decide if it’ll work better for you than normal US school. It’ll really be a preferance thing I think. Also see how many APs your school offers. If they’re offering IB they might not have as many APs on offer which would make getting into Cam with APs much more difficult. In other words: won’t help you, won’t hurt you, you should do what makes the most sense in your circumstance.</p>
<p>I agree with uscamstudent. Lots of UK schools offer IB. It’s not that unusual. However, if you are looking for somewhere which will be easy to get in to, Cambridge is not it.</p>