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Learn how colleges evaluate IB students, the rigorous IB curriculum, academic criteria, student engagement, and extracurricular involvement. Discover the IB difference, college credit, AP versus IB, and the significance of letters of recommendation. Get insight from letters by graduating college students. College credit varies by institution; while IB credits are internationally recognized, AP credits may not be as widely accepted.
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University Acceptance Rates University Average Acceptance IB student acceptance rate rate • NYU • UC Berkeley • Penn • Johns Hopkins • Duke • Cornell • MIT • Dartmouth 29% 25% 22% 33% 26% 27% 17% 23% 76% 60% 58% 83% 50% 70% 42% 60%
What do Colleges Look For? • Academic strength of curriculum • The IB curriculum is well rounded and rigorous
What do Colleges Look For? • Grade point average
What do Colleges Look For? • Academic strength of high school • IB world schools have undergone rigorous review and must offer, support, and maintain programs
What do Colleges Look For? • Student engagement
What do Colleges Look For? • External validation
What do Colleges Look For? • Research and writing skills
What do Colleges Look For? • Accepts educational challenges
What do Colleges Look For? • Critical thinking
What do Colleges Look For? • Oral communication
What do Colleges Look For? • Extracurricular involvement
What do Colleges Look For? • Recommendations
What do Colleges Look For? • Maturity and responsibility
What do Colleges Look For? • Diversity
The IB difference • Letters from graduating college students
College Credit • It depends on the school • Same with AP credit • College credit is not guaranteed!
AP versus IB • IB international curriculum, AP not • IB holds teachers to certain standards, AP doesn’t • IB focuses on a rigorous curriculum, AP depends on the teacher • IB credit recognized around the world, AP not as widely accepted
Letters of Rec • See additional Powerpoint