<p>I'm in the IB program at my school, and typically when looking at American universities no one seems to have information on a solid range which is necessary to be considered for various schools. I understand that there probably is no exact number, but does anyone know a good range to obtain in order to be seriously considered at Columbia?</p>
<p>ur IB score does not matter ...only your grades in classes will be considered for purposes of admission. Your score on individual HL classes will determine whether you get IB credit for those classes.</p>
<p>Very roughly, from what I've heard, a 6 on an HL exam is the equivalent of a 5 on an AP (5 is the top score and considered top ten % in the nation). A 7 is even better. American schools don't typically look at diploma points because those are calculated after acceptance letters are sent out. From lots of different school's policies, they usually give credit/ advanced placement for scores of 5 and higher in the HL tests.</p>
<p>My high school is an IB school (no APs whatsoever). IB for the win!</p>
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they usually give credit/ advanced placement for scores of 5 and higher in the HL tests.
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<p>columbia gives 6 credits for each HL subject you get a 6 or higher in.</p>
<p>More importantly, I'm curious to know if anyone has an idea what a solid score is to be seriously considered for admission at Columbia</p>
<p>are you dense? </p>
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ur IB score does not matter
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<p>I'm assuming you're talking about converted percentages. Thus, a score of let's say 36/42 would equate to an average percentage around the low-mid 90s (at my school at least). I was just looking for a guideline, a score to aim for. No need to be a jerk</p>
<p>Your IB score does not matter, meaning you could have straight As throughout high school, fail to get your IB diploma, and still go to Columbia. As previously stated by Shraf, admission is based on your grades in the IB classes and not your score on the official exam.</p>
<p>Ok, maybe the protocal is a little different in Canadian IB schools. The grades that the universities we apply to see is a number (1-7) called a predicted grade (self-explanatory), and a converted percentage which is in a range of about 5-10%. That's why I'm asking for a number, rather than a percentage or letter grade, because the numbers are determined after our exams. I know it sounds a little confusing, but I hope you understand.</p>
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you could have straight As throughout high school, fail to get your IB diploma, and still go to Columbia.
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<p>this is wrong. the school admits you expecting you to get the IB diploma and may rescind your admission if you don't complete what they expect of you</p>
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The grades that the universities we apply to see is a number (1-7) called a predicted grade (self-explanatory), and a converted percentage which is in a range of about 5-10%.
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<p>isn't that predicted grade given by the teacher of each class you're taking? if so, this is the same as your grade in the class. At my HS we were graded on the 1-7 scale (with +s and -s) so that's essentially the same thing. Essentially, columbia looks for top students who perform well in their classes...the definition of this differs from school to school and your predicted grade is subjective and depends on your teachers as much as grades in any school would....not to mention columbia admissions is also very subjective..there is no formula and no cutoff</p>
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this is wrong. the school admits you expecting you to get the IB diploma and may rescind your admission if you don't complete what they expect of you
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<p>Ah, my bad. I guess if you really tanked the exams they would be skeptical. What if you complete the program with really good grades, though, but perform poorly on the exams? Wouldn't they just see your final high school transcript? I guess I was under the impression that the final IB scores were only used for credit purposes. Thanks for the clarification.</p>
<p>They will ultimately see your scores, but looooong after acceptances. It's like getting admitted someplace ED or (SC)EA--unless you seriously, seriously screw up, you're already in!</p>
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Wouldn't they just see your final high school transcript? I guess I was under the impression that the final IB scores were only used for credit purposes.
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<p>The scores are different than the diploma, though of course, as we all know, they are closely related. What i'm trying to get at is that if you get a 2 on one of your tests they probably won't care but if you get a total score that does not qualify you for an IB diploma you might have a big problem on your hands. </p>
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unless you seriously, seriously screw up, you're already in!
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<p>not getting an IB diploma you told them you would get is seriously, seriously screwing up.</p>
<p>ok so 6 and 7s are great and I'm guessing 5 is good...4s would be a turn off for ivies rights?</p>
<p>"ok so 6 and 7s are great and I'm guessing 5 is good...4s would be a turn off for ivies rights?"</p>
<p>as a final score it isn't too important if you have a four, only just passing will get universities angry, failing will almost certainly have them retract an acceptance. </p>
<p>As a predicted score: 7+7+7+7+7+4 = 39/42 which is still ok for columbia. add an extra 4 or 5 and you're done. You've (hopefully) chosen these 6 subjects/levels carefully.</p>