Does it give you advantage to be in IB program?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Most colleges view AP and IB on the same level except for certain universities in Florida, iirc. </p>

<p>If you think that taking the IB route makes you a more intelligent person, be my guest.</p>

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<p>I’m a current Penn student who completed the IB program. Taking one over the other isn’t going to hurt your chances in any way. What matters is doing well in either one.</p>

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<p>@negoblle2: hey, as a Penn student yourself, what do you mean by erm… ‘well’ in IB? out of 45</p>

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<p>lol. I got a 26. Just got by. That was one of the best scores in my school though for the year. I have 3 friends (international) who all got 44+.</p>

<p>Doing well is pretty much relative to your situation, your program, your school, etc</p>

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<p>The IB diploma is graded on a scale of 0-45. Each of the 6 subject area exams/classes is worth 7 points and up to three points are awarded for TOK and the Extended Essay (EE), thus totaling 45. Passing is a 24, unless an HL exam or the EE is a failing grade (Less than 4 or an E on an ABCDE scale respectively) then a score of 28 must be achieved to receive the diploma.</p>

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<p>My dd’s only got a 30 and would never dream of going to Penn. Her friend that attends Penn got a 42 IB score. I know this sounds mean but I am suprised someone with only a 26 would get into Penn. The kids that got that kind of score are going to the directional state schools. My dd high school is not very good but the girl that did really well was self motivated and took it upon herself to self study. She did much more work outside of class to accomplish what she did. She also set the curve in most of the classes. </p>

<p>From what I have seen Ivies want 37 plus on the IB score.</p>

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<p>Penn accepts or rejects you before you even take your IB tests. When they see IB on a transcript, that just shows them that you are taking the hardest course load possible. Your actual admission is not contingent on getting the IB diploma or getting a certain amount of points. It’s just one factor that’s taken into consideration when they look at your application. Sure my IB score is a bit low, but when they looked at my transcript they saw my involvement in IB as just one factor, along with my GPA, ACT, etc.</p>