<p>Hello,
I have a question about the IB points in relation to the US uni offers. My prediction was 37 points and that's the points I applied with. I got into UMich and NYU so far(still waiting for the others) on each of the admission letters there is a phrase along the lines that I my offer of place is based on the believe that I will finish my academic programme successfully and that my academic achievements will stay at a comparable level to those I applied with. So I wanted to ask how exactly does it work. Do I have to get 37 point otherwise they won't let me come? Is it ok if I get like 33 points or something... will they mind? Please any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.</p>
<p>Unless you have a conditional acceptance (like my friend did at Cambridge), you’ll be fine. he has to get a 42 or higher haha. But the schools you applied to know it’s just a prediction.</p>
<p>So let’s say I got 33 points in the end… they would still take me right? 
(I mean I am hoping I will do better but just so I don’t need to stress…) I also have a friend who got into cambridge… she has to get 42 points as well… phew… I am glad US unis don’t do that!</p>
<p>Unlike foreign universities, American universities don’t make acceptances contingent on exam scores. What they mean by “continued academic achievement” is that your grades don’t drop dramatically.</p>
<p>And is drop from predicted 37 to let’s say 33 or 34 considered a dramatic drop?</p>
<p>No not really, I’d say that for safe measure that a drop from 37 to 27 (10 points basically) would be a red flag for universities, but a 4 point drop will not send you to academic ruin.</p>
<p>well, in most cases they dont really care that much as long as you get the diploma. just try to get above 30 and you’ll be fine. im just going to stop studying for the exams once i get accepted…</p>
<p>US universities do not care about your IB exam scores for admissions. If you fail to receive your IB diploma, it may be a problem. As long as you get your diploma, US universities won’t care about the score.</p>
<p>Actually, it’s not even necessary to list your predicted scores on any US application I’ve seen. I didn’t list mine.</p>