Guest stressedoutemily Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I have about a 3.3 gpa for freshman year and about a 2.9 for sophomore year with all PB classes except for science. Do you think I could still get into a good American universit or college? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) they will look at your class rank, cummulative GPA, SAT or ACT score, if you took the most difficult classes you could and your extra ciiricular activities. but it varies from uni to uni. for the one i got accepted to they didn't care about my ACT score because my GPA and class rank were so high, but it is just a public state university, some of the larger schools, such as they IVYs will be much pickier, but i know some people who got into top schools that were the last people expected to be accepted. someamerican uni will even gve you college credit for scoring well on an IB exam.sorry i can't give you more information, but it really varies from uni to uni and it depends on what you mean by a good one. Edited January 18, 2008 by IBStuck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 What do yo u mean good? Good as in top tier? NO. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iber2468 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 The Ivies and the other top choices are out for you, my apologies.The State Univs are even a reach... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 The State Univs are even a reach...i don't know about international students, but i know that they pnly thing with haveing a good GPA, was helping me to get a good scolarship, and not have my ACT score matter as much. ivy league is probably a no, but you can still apply, there are always a few surpises. i have a friend at standford, he is a junior now, but when he told all of his IB teachers that he got into standford, none of them believed him.try and get a really good scre on the ACT or SAT I and II, and keep your grades higher from now on to try and bring it up.i have a question in genernal for IB students outdside of the US.... do you not have wiated classes to keep your GPA high, cz my GPA is over a 4.0, but i don't get A's in every class. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 IB counts as weight. So our weighted GPA is out of 5.0 and our unweighted is out of 4.0Right now I'm on 3.92UW and 4.90W because all my classes are weighted since they are IB? lol...But I don't know, my school doesn't officially do GPA, (it doesn't even rank, because apparently it will be unfair for the people who are ranked in the bottom 50%. They would be ranked in the top 10% in any other school in my city...) and I suppose my way is how the admission people will see it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iber2468 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 ^ My school doesn't rank either, if they did I'd be an almost 5W! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 well at my old school some people were almost at a 6.0W Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBStuck Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 (edited) My school doesn't do GPA ranking - is that a problem when applying for US unis?Oh and how is class rank measured? We have 2 form classes and in each there are about 15 students. Does that mean im should aim to be in the top 10% of 30 students?ok for GPA - yes it can be a problem. but there is a way to calculate it, http://www.ibsurvival.com/forum/index.php?...ic=1507&hl= i mentioned it here (i think)the uni i am going to here in the states that the have a calculator that will calculate ur GPA for you.i think i will have to post a liink coz that is the sencond time i have posted that statemnet in the last 30 mins. i will look it up in a min. PM me if i don't get it up and you want it.now for calss rank - US unis usually look at class rank and the higher the better.... and a lot want students who are in the top 10 % (i am 4 to 6 people away for top 10% ... the agony). but all class rank is a comparison of GPA. if all the students were put in a numerical list of thier GPAs it would be your palce in line over the total amout of people in your graduating class. for example: ther is 403 people in my graduating class, and i am ranked number 44, so my class rank is 44/403 basically it is a percetage mine is about 10.9%.*EDIT*http://www.ibsurvival.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1508go here baout ur GPA Edited February 24, 2008 by IBStuck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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