Barnard College, IB Diploma with 4s/Cs

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<p>I am an upcoming IB Diploma student and I was wondering:</p>

<p>a) How much does it hurt you if you take SL Math Studies but want to do barnard Science?
b) How much does barnard care about your 9th and 10th grades or your grades before you enter IB?
c) Does barnard only look at your IB grades, do the 9th and 10th grades not matter at all?
d) If take my three strongest subjects for highers does that make it seem as if I am not challenging myself?
e) Does barnard highly recognize IB? As in, do IB students have an advantage when it comes to barnard?</p>

<p>If you have some C’s/4’s in your 9th or 10th grade how much will it affect barnard considering you? I am trying hard to raise my sophomore year grades but hypothetically if I improve and I reach barnard IB requirements and the SAT requirements then would that mean that they will still consider me (Does anyone happen to know what they are by any chance, sorry) Will my 9th or 10th grades put me at a disadvantage compared to other students in my school or region?</p>

<p>Also both of my sisters went to barnard so I have legacy, would that possibly help?</p>

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<p>I don’t think anyone here can tell you exactly how much any particular grades will affect your chances. All you can do is look at the stats of past classes to see what has happened…that is all any of us can do since there are no admissions reps on here from Barnard. Here is a link to the most recent Common Data Set:
<a href=“http://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline/barnard_college_-_common_data_set_2011-12.pdf[/url]”>http://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline/barnard_college_-_common_data_set_2011-12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Obviously, you need to do your best from this point on. I would imagine a steady upward trend in your grades can only be a good thing. There is no way anyone here can tell you “how much” lower grades in your 9th or 10th grade years will affect your admissions chances. But we do know that if you do not apply, you will not get in. So work hard and do your research when the time comes to find other schools as well as Barnard.</p>

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<p>When colleges report the GPA data, is that unweighted GPA, or weighted GPA ? Does anyone know? Thanks! (This is with respect to the link for the Common Data Set. Very helpful!)</p>

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<p>I would think that since they say they use a “4 point scale” in figuring GPA, it would have to be a weighted average…that is my understanding, any way.</p>

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<p>Thanks, churchmusicmom. I see the logic.</p>

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<p>Why would a 4 point scale imply a weighted GPA?</p>

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<p>because those schools that don’t use a 4 point scale (my kids’ HS used a 3 point scale, for example) have to convert grades so you are comparing apples to apples. </p>

<p>That’s what a weighted GPA is, as I understand it. grades are “weighted” to a 4 point scale. I may be wrong, though. It’s happened once or twice. :slight_smile: Please correct me!</p>

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<p>A lot of high schools give 4.5 for an A in an honors class and 5.0 for an A in an AP class etc., which would be a “weighted” 4 point scale. Should call it incremented really. Many, if not most, colleges do their own gpa calculation based on the transcript, probably throwing out nonacademic courses. They would turn a 3 point based gpa into a 4 point one, but what weighted usually means is giving extra points for honors and/or AP courses.</p>