USA & Canada
Discuss the US or Canadian university systems. All discussion of the SAT and ACT go in here.
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I regularly browse through forums and see other people STATS, therefore I think I am proficient at evaluating the chances you have at attending some of the top universities in the USA. So, if anyone wants me to chance them, please list your stats and also your university list below and I will reply ASAP. I am only able to chance the top universities, such as the ivies, stanford, caltech, mit, rice, georgetown, duke, etc. Please follow this format: (only an example, not mine lol) Background Status: Asian Male Country: Greenland School Type: Small Private Catholic Academics: Scores: SAT I: M800CR800W800 (M=maths, CR=critical reading, W=writing) SAT II: Physics800Chemistry80…
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I've noticed a lot of people are asking about how many point they need to get into some Canadian universities or if their points are good enough. Many of us now people who have been accepted in with certain scores, so let's share? Below is a quick format you should use--just to keep posts easy to read. You can include how many people you know who received a certain score and got in--to add more credibility. You may also include what reps have told you--if specific. University: Program: IB points achieved Concordia University: Bsc. Science - Biochemistry 27 Points mimumum--unknown source McGill University: Biological, Biomedical, and Life Sciences: 42 points (2010) 43 poin…
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Hello everyone, I'm in IB1 year and I want to start taking SAT or ACT as well, but I'm not sure which one to take. Since I'm an international student ACT seems easier in terms of vocab but we have a score choice in SAT and that's what confuses me. Any ideas? Or does it make a difference for universities?
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Ok. So a today there was at least 2 people asking about American unis and GPAs. If you are an international student you usually don't have a GPA but there is a way to calculate it. The uni I am going to next year in the states has a calculator on their website, but it only good for their school... I think, but I have googled it for all of you. This is the page at my school explaining what a GPA is: http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/gpa.html this is a link from that same page to their calculator which might provide some help: https://www.ws.missouristate.edu/admissions/gpacalculator/ this is one is for you GPA by semester... to get your cumulative GPA, just take the a…
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Hello everyone, I have a question about subject choice for the DP. I am going to IB school in Japan and in the future I am planning to apply to UofT or UBC. I would like to take English B HL because its not my mother language. But is it required to take English A to apply or can I go with English B???
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Hey everyone so basically I wanted to go to a university in Canada at Montreal so I can live with someone. I would like to know what good university with a scholarship would you recommend me to go since I'm not sure. Thanks
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Hello , Help me out please? Applying for a BSC Computer science course in the US. Country: India School Type: International School IB Predicted Grades AA HL - 5 CSC HL - 7 PHY HL - 6 Economics SL - 6 Spanish AB - 6 Lang & LIT SL - 5 TOK - A EE (CSC) - B =( 38/45 ) SAT - M 680 READING AND WRITING 530 ( many of my uni's are not asking for my sat for the fall 24 admission ) IGCSE's: Biology A * , Maths CIM A*, Computer Science A*, Hindi A*, Physics A*, English literature A*, Global perspective A , English Language A, Chemistry A ( 6 A* 3 A ) Extracurricular: …
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for context, i applied to brown university and they have an option to upload research supplementary. my extended essay and math ia are both really interesting so i uploaded both, however i have come to find out that this is actually not allowed in the IBO. i have emailed the admissions office to ask if there was any way for me to un-submit the documents, but i wanted to know if i will get into trouble. should i withdraw my application? thank you!
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Hello, I'm a pre-IB sophomore. This week I have to choose whether to do part IB or full IB. My #1 goal is to get into the University of Virginia (I live in VA). Will full IB increase my chances of getting into UVA? Or should I just do a lot of AP classes instead
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These are my grades: Math HL - 4 Physics HL - 4 French B HL - 5 ITGS SL - 5 English A2 SL - 6 Spanish A1 SL - 4 TOK/EE Physics - B/B What do you think? Update: I just got accepted to UBC and thought I'd put it here
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Hi, I want to study mechanical/ particular physics and aerospace engineering at MIT or Caltech. I'm in my first year of the DP My subjects are Spanish Language and Literature hl, physics hl, business management hl, English B SL, maths aa SL and chemistry SL. Okay, my problem is that maths and I are not good friends; but I think I will need maths in hl because they will tell me that I have to do it to solicited in this uni or I will need this content for the classes, and I don't find on the web of MIT the specifications with the subjects in hl, I only find that I need a 39 or more. and if I change to hl I have to change one subject to sl, 'cause I don't wan…
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Heyy Guys! I received a predicted Grade of 40/45 (HLS: 7,7,5 and SLs: 7,6,6) but my transcript is very high with a 91% being the lowest final grade on it. I have a 100,100, 91 as my HLs and a 100, 97, 96 in my SLs. I was wondering how much elite (ivy's/stanford/etc) would care about the predicted 5 considering I got a 91% in the transcript? Thanks
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Hi everyone, I currently have a dilemma about my IB predicted grades. I'm planning to apply to Ivies, and some other top unis in the US and my school wants to predict me 45 points. However, I'm terribly scared that I will mess up the final exams, achieve lower than 45 and perhaps getting rejected (getting my acceptances revoked) because I achieved lower than that. I know that it doesn't happen often, but it's still possible for US unis to reject me if I drop significantly. So, should I keep 45 or ask my school to lower it a bit? (I know they'll be fine with it as the counselor already told me so) Also, at the last year's MOCKs, I got 7s from everything and even my To…
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Hey everyone, so as per the usual I'm so behind on my work.🤪 But spoiler, this time it's actually essential to be done on time though. Yeah, my college essay is due by Nov 1 and I haven't the slightest idea on what I want to write. So, since I do IB (unfortunately) and out of the 170 kids in my grade I'm the only one, I was thinking of mentioning this is my essay. But.... it seems like it would be just a catch grab since it's quite a boring topic to talk about. So did anyone talk about IB in their essays or no or literally anything else??? 😂😭
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I have a question about my math choice. Basically I’m taking math AI HL right now, but it’s too hard and I don’t think I can do it anymore. I’m thinking about switching to math AI SL. I don’t really know what I wanna major in in the future but I’m thinking about business. Will universities accept math AI SL? I would have Geography, English and Psychology on HL. Please, help me.
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I'm about to start DP1 and I'm not sure on with math should I take. At my school Math AI is only at SL and my teacher said I should take that but when doing research most business prefer hl math ai. So should I do SL Math AI ?
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Hi guys, I am starting IB august of 2021. I am so confused about what subjects i want to take. I have always been a straight A student and i have extra curriculars too. i hopefulyl want to apply to really good colleges later on, even Ivy's but i have no clue what i want to be in the future or what i want to study. PLEASE ADVICE
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I’m taking ib next year and my HL subjects are going to be english b, math AI and geography. I don’t know if i should choose psychology on higher level as well or if that would be too much. Can u help?
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Hi guys, I’m currently in IBY1, taking HL biology, chemistry and English B. I really want to go to the University of Guelph for BS, and later go there to veterinary school. I’m struggling with chemistry, my teacher is a bit of a bully and I’m scared before every lesson. Also, I get mainly 5s and likely (and hopefully) 5 as a predicted; does it put me in disadvantage while applying to Guelph? I have 6 in Biology and 35-36 is likely to be my predicted score at the end of IBY1. Is it too low for my dream university? Thanks in advance for your help
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Anyone heard back from any of the OUAC schools? It's been a number of months and me and all the kids in my Chem and Physics HL haven't heard anything from UWaterloo Engineering or Queen's. Just trying to poll the field to figure out if I should be concerned yet.
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HEyeyeyy, sooo, I don't know which english to choose. I'm between english b sl and english lit sl cuz I can't choose english langlit. My other subjects are Norwegian langlit sl, math AA hl, physics hl, chem hl and psych/econ sl. Also do unis in the US accept english b sl?
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I messed up choosing my IB subjects bc I didn't know what I wanted to apply for in Uni. I'm good at maths and took advanced courses in 9th and 10th grade. I currently take IB history, econ, langlit HL and Maths, Bio, Spanish SL. B. 44 predicted, 7s in everything but history Can I still get into these unis, or UCLA/UCB for econ?
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Hi guys! I’m a joyful (still) IBY1 kid from Europe but recently, I’ve started thinking about studying in Canada. For my first term I got ~36 and I’m taking HL Biology, Chemistry and English B (English as lang A was not available :() Can you tell me if Canadian universities somehow like IB international students? I’m especially concerned about UBC, McMaster, McGill and Simon Fraser University (but I’m open to suggestions as I don’t know many unis in Canada) Plus, do you know average scores universities require? Is Canada going to throw me out (like the US) after graduation? Thank you in advance for the help, Love Enjoy the meme of the cat because w…
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Hello. I am an international student and I want to do Biomedical engineering as my premed. Right now I am in full IB (international baccalaureate) and I do Chem HL, Biology HL and Math HL. Do I need to take Physics Hl? We aren’t allowed to do 3 sciences. I did Physics in IGCSE and I got an A*. Would it be wise to switch to Physics HL because I feel I would need knowledge in Biology for my mCat.
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Hi guys, I have been quite frustrated lately with my searches so I came here specifically. I am a pre-IB student in Poland, public school first gen, our first graduates finished IB DP just a year ago or so. Many people at my school are more inclined towards visual arts, history and geography hence why these classes are standard. However I haven't heard of a single person taking HL math and our math teacher said the course is so hard she would only let one person from our class take it. So now we have winter break, I can't really contact her and ask for sure if the class is offered or not and taking into consideration my current grades they wouldn't make it easy for me to …
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Princeton University: Economics Yale University: Biology Studies Stanford University: Chemical Engineering Harvard University: Pharmacy MIT: Chemistry What are the requirements for each of these (Including HL/SL grades, SAT, Subject grades) If anyone know about scholarship requirement (At least 50% scholarship) that would help as well 😃
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hey! I'm interested in applying to some universities in Canada for Arts & Sciences Programme (e.g. University of Toronto), however, I'm an international student and the fees are really high. ho difficult is it to get a scholarship to study in Canada as an international student? is anyone (especially not from Canada :)) studying/applying there and could answer a few of my questions regarding the application process and scholarships? thank you!
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I'm shooting for Law in the UK but as a backup plan, I'd like to go to the US. My course are: HL: English LAL, History, Economics SL: Math AA, Bio, Spanish B I have a 7 in everything. I'm naturally decently good at math (got 6-7 in my super accelerated HL-math level 10th grade course in Asia), so SL Math AA is a breeze for me. Would I have a chance at making it with these scores?
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Hi, I am an IB student from Hong Kong studying HL Physics, Computer Science, and Geography, and SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, English A Language and Literature, and Chinese B. I'm expecting a final score of 42/45 points. Are there any competitive universities in Canada that allow students to apply to the school/department/faculty of Engineering without declaring a speciality (such as civil, aeronautical, etc.)? Do my qualifications allow me to apply? Note that I do not study HL Maths. Thank you.
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How good is 39 out of 42 considering my first half term prediction of G11? Considering I still haven't gotten my first semester report. Breakdown: Chem HL --> 7 Bio HL --> 7 English HL --6 Spanish SL --> 7 Business SL --> 7 Math SL --> 5 Take into consideration * I was supposed to get a 7 for english, but according to teacher he intentionally didnt give 7 to anybody to make us work even harder *eye roll* * And math applications had an avg of 3 of the whole grade, due to which many students (also me) will switch to math analysis this term, since students in the class have an avg of 6-7 I am pretty …
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Hi guys, I've just found out that American Universities require you to submit a transcript (i.e. the grades you received while studying before the finals) and that this is a rather important document. I thought that only things like the predicted grades and SAT's are the big deal (and of course extracurriculars, but I'm talking about academic achievement right now). The problem with this is that I'm applying to ivies and they probably have applicants with excellent transcripts, but my average results from the first year were little above mediocre: English A: Lang & Lit SL - 6 Finnish B HL - 7 (Finnish B is a really easy subject, so I'm not sure if it even counts) Psyc…
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I'll be completing the IB diploma in 2021 and the predicted scores will not be out till march next year. However, according to the grade that I'm getting right now, a 37 to 41 predicted score can be presumed with the major weakness being at Chinese Literature at 4 or 3. I'm a Chinese national with a Canadian maple card (Permanent residence) so I will apply as a domestic student with an international diploma. I'm aiming at applying to the business schools (Sauder, Rotman and the like) or the Faculty of Art (Economics, Political Science) What are my chances? Thanks eh
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How much IB grades should I achieve to be considered as a competitive applicant in any Canadian universities, such as UBC, university of Toronto, university of Waterloo. By the way, I'm planning to study engineering.
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Hello, I am in 12 grade at an international school. I am a diploma student but am extremely worried about passing the diploma. The school I go to is located on a small island and only offers the IB program. It's very weird because the school offered one AP course in 10th grade (Spanish). My school is an American school and we have been taught the American system. In 11th grade, we suddenly changed to the IB curriculum and it was a big jump because we were never prepared for it. It was a big change and we couldn't catch up with classes such as math, chem, and physics (mainly because we had teachers that didn't prepare us well and we never did precalculus and jumped to calc…
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which is the best university to study communication?
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I'm an ib-observing student(now in grade 9,thinking about IB) as a non-English native speaker. I found that one can choose English A SL or English B HL, and the latter one will be easier for me. But some students think that choosing English B, Even though it is in HL, will be less competitive than English A when one is applying for north american universities. Therefore, how can students choose English courses? To be honest, I got an offer from a good ib school, but there is no English A course, that's why I am wondering.
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Hey all, I am an IB diploma student (grad 21) and I'm hoping I could get hear some opinions from some of you. I'm considering to apply for an engineering program in universities in either US or Canada. I am currently taking Chemistry HL , Physics HL, and Math SL, and I'm concerned if taking Math at standard level will affect my application. In some universities like University of Toronto for example, they "suggest Math HL" but it's not a MUST. Any tips or opinions are welcomed.
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Hello, I just did my grade 11 first semester exams and they aren't looking too good. Are the marks important when applying to universities? 3 of the subjects were SL and one HL. Like what semester marks are important when applying to universities? Thanks, Eric
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Hi can anyone tell me my chances at Sauder with these predicted grades: English A Lit HL - 6 Bio HL - 7 Business Management HL - 7 Eco SL - 7 Math SL - 5 Hindi B SL - 6 TOK/EE - 3 points Overall 41/45 Also when does Sauder release decisions?
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I'm applying to university with my exams in English A Lang + Lit HL, Spanish HL, French B SL, History of the Americas HL, ESS SL, and Math Studies HL. Are my classes impressive enough to get into a pretty competitive university with an intended major in Romance Languages and Linguistics? (Say University of Maryland.) I'm also thinking about starting Persian. (I also took AP Statistics last year if that helps.)
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Hey guys, ive got a predicted of 30 (inclusive of 2 bonus points) for my ib diploma and was wondering how high u think my chances are for getting into ubc arts in Vancouver. Thanks.
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Hey guys, I need your help badly. I got a predicted of 26 points. What unis in Canada and US do I have a chance to get into (If you can, please be detailed on what the uni is, what their admission requirements are, and please share the uni website)? Maths HL - 3 Physics HL - 4 Chemistry HL- 5 English SL - 5 Spanish ab SL - 4 Business Management SL - 5 TOK - C EE - No grade yet Just want to say thanks in advance for the help and insight.
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I want to apply for a BSc in Mechanical Engineering in Canada, I have a predicted score of 41/42 (44/45) with Math HL=7, Physics HL=7, English HL=7, Computer Science SL=7 Business SL=7 and Greek=6 so as you can see I have no Chemistry. Apart from UBC which other school could accept my application? Have you heard of cases where a Uni accepted to review an application that had no Chemistry?
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I am planning to apply for UBC Finance program with 36 points of my predicted grade. What percentage of acceptance do I have? BTW, I have Mandarin B, English Lang&Lit., Business for my HL.
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Hi, I received my diploma in July. Now I'm applying for 2020 entry (Queens & uToronto). OUAC's guidance page says that they only accept it in hard copy and will forward to the universities. Should I request the IBO to send my results to OUAC or to separate universities? Anyone who's done this before or knows how to do it, I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks!
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Predicted grade: (applying for political science) Global Politics HL: 7 Economics HL: 6 Physics HL: 6 English A Lit: 6 Spanish AB initio: 6 Mathematics SL: 5 36/42 predicted Other Stats: ACT: 35 (retaking for a 36) SAT Math Lvl 2: 770 SAT Physics: 780 SAT US History: 770 A lot of online courses The strongest part of my application are my extracurriculars (run 2 businesses, head 2 impactful non profits and a political startup) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZtfJbl-EWJnfQ-Ze3zvawz1f8fI2KBnPOQ-oh5yAH4/edit?usp=sharing
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This year our advisors kinda tried to scare us into working hard even if we get accepted in US universities, apparently they've been more serious about rescinding offers recently, especially after the college scandal last year. Can anyone confirm this? Also, how different would your actual score need to be in order to warrant a letter?
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Heyyyy, I'm a certificate student going on to my last year of school, but I'm reallyyyyy terrified of being accepted into university: Subjects: Bio HL, Chem HL, Arabic B HL, English B HL, World religions SL, Maths SL No, I can't change to diploma I tried and suck at arts and language I'm a science nerd and want to enroll in a program like Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, etc. UoT accepts certificate (I asked) I did an internship at a famous pharmaceutical company this summer. The highest grade I got was 35 throughout gr.11 (junior) (That was before I changed from diploma to certificate I changed after finals so this grade includes Eng…
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