I hope someone can help me. I have filled out the USC application, selected pre-IB, completed the honors college application, but I cannot figure out how to actually apply to the IB program. When I go to the apply now page, the only available option is Fall 2016 enrollment.
As a freshman, the only way you can get accepted into IB is if you are given admission to the Honors College or if you apply for a cohort.
The cohorts are selective four-year IB tracks that require a seperate application, series of essays, and a phone interview in March. They also are a much more intense program and require at least a year abroad in the cohort’a designated region, not just your typical semester.
If you don’t do either of those, you can apply for IB at the end of your sophomore year at the university. However, it’s incredibly competitive at this point and you pretty much have to have a 3.9+ to get in.
I’d suggest looking into the cohorts because that seems to be the direction the school is going.