<p>Hi, I'm a senior IB student studying in Canada, and I'm looking to apply to some top-tier US LACs this year as an international (Williams, Middlebury, etc), but I'm not sure whether or not I should send in my IB predicted marks. Our school's IB program is known for giving ridiculously low grades and I think I will get something around a 37, which isn't horrible, but nonetheless below-average. My SATs are excellent as well as my school record before my junior year, but IB has also dropped my school grades; now most of my grades are in the high 80s and my English and Math in the 70s (groan..hope my essay and the SAT's will compensate for these?).</p>
<p>Will sending in my IB marks emphasize the rigorous courseload i took or will that number just hurt my chances? Do the US schools even care much about the predicted marks? Please help..thanks.</p>
<p>I don't think they really care about your predicted unless you're from systems that don't use letter/number grades.
So I'd say unless your predicted is really high e.g. 40s, don't bother sending it.</p>
<p>aren't your predicted grades submitted on your transcript?
i think that's how they do it here.</p>
<p>I think when your school sends your transcripts, it also sends a sheet with an overview of the grading system. So if your school grades harshly, then the admissions officer would be able to understand your scores etc. Ask your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>also, 37 isn't bad. if you get the 3 bonus marks then it equals 40!</p>
<p>Wait, they may or may not ask for them. They will let you know. Not all transcripts carry predicted marks especially when you are applying before Christmas.</p>
<p>what... how did u get predicted a 37 is you have marks in the high eighties and 70s.... 37 means like all 6s and 1 7s... which means you should have all 90 +. I would say your teachers are extremely generous. 37 is an amazing score.... the average is 29 around the world. Unless you meant 27, then go and send it. But i highly doubt you will get a 37 predicted for you. Anything over 35 means you know your stuff.</p>
<p>Maybe the OP's school uses real IB questions for exams?
Because you only need low 80 or high 70, sometimes even a low 70 (Physics HL) to get 7 on the final IB exam.</p>
<p>If OP came from the school I think he/she does, then 70% = 6/7 is very possible. The teachers there are crazy. and they do do a mock exam for the predicted gradesw.</p>
<p>^Yup, you correctly guessed my school (he/she messaged me).</p>
<p>For our term marks we do IB-style assessments (sometimes using some old IB exams) in which we are graded using the IB scale...plus our teachers tend to mark us harder than normal IB markers. They do scale our marks a bit but its still pretty hard to get something in the 90s..but 86+ is an A over here so we're happy with that. Do colleges usually know about these kinds of inequalities even in schools overseas? Our school's supposed to have some reputation...</p>
<p>Edit: 37 is just what I think my predicted will be including the bonus marks..I just assumed I'll get a 2. My range would be around 36-38</p>
<p>my school seniors don't get to find out until after graduation and we get the diploma like in November. Yes we have to come back from college to actually pick up our diplomas lol</p>
<p>sorry, but please don't tell me you are actually being serious?! Since when is a 37 bad?<br>
okay putting aside that comment, colleges no longer ask for predicted grades, or for your IB grades to be converted to the GPA system...I went to a presentation for Georgetown, UPenn, Duke and Stanford, and they all said that they only look at exactly what they recieve, they don't have their own way to convert it....so just talk to your school and see if they insist upon sending the predicted scores if you're worried, because they aren't required to. (predicted scores are only important in the UK)</p>