IB grades for competitive colleges

Pre-College Issues International Baccalaureate (IB)
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<p>I'm applying to colleges soon, but I'm not really sure how good my grades are because my school only gives IB grades, and not a GPA. I'm applying ED to Bowdoin, which has an average GPA of about 3.85 (15% acceptance rate).</p>

<p>My grades are:</p>

<p>7 -- HL History
6 -- HL Bio
5 -- HL Chem (going to work really hard to improve this, Chem isn't my strong suit)
6 -- SL Lang & Lit
6 -- SL Spanish
6 -- SL Math</p>

<p>Are these grades competitive with a 3.85 GPA? The only info Bowdoin gives on IB is the grades needed to get course credit. Are these good indications of grades they expect from IB students?</p>

<p>Thanks for the help! :)</p>

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<p>I would say so, since at my school test grades are curved as follows:</p>

<p>7: A+</p>

<p>6: A-/A</p>

<p>5: B-range</p>

<p>4: C-range</p>

<p>And so on. Since you only have one B-equivalent grade I’d say you’re doing fine! Congrats!</p>