Hello fellow CC-er’s!
I am currently a grade 12 IB student and although I completely understand the weight of each aspect of the application for collleges (ex. Extracurriculars, SAT scores, Personal Statement, etc.), I do not wish to make this a long post, as I intend to post my full ‘Chance Me’ profile in November. Therefore for now I would just like to know if my grade 11 IB scores (I know the transcript includes 9-12) may be seen as competitive enough to have a chance at the following universities: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCR, UCSD, UCI, USC, Georgetown.
My grades were:
Semester 1: -
Physics HL: 6
English Lang. Lit. HL: 5
Economics HL: 6
Chemistry SL: 6
Math SL: 6
Spanish ab intio.: 5
Total: 34/42 (EE and TOK points not added)
Semester 2: -
Physics HL: 6
English Lang. Lit. HL: 6
Economics HL: 6
Chemistry SL: 7
Math SL: 7
Spanish ab intio.: 5
Total: 37/42 (EE and TOK points not added)
Thank you in advance guys!
The good news is that, if your school is like most full-IB schools, all colleges will see is your end-of-year grades.
The bad news is that the 5 in Spanish ab initio may be a problem. Ab initio being the lowest possible level of a foreign language, universities like UCLA, UCB, and Georgetown would look for students to do very well in the class. Had you taken a foreign language before the IB? The UC requirement is 2 years of a foreign language, a standard you obviously meet, but 3 years are recommended.
My school had a pair of admits to UCB last year, but both had predicted grades over 40 (one a perfect 42).
The problem with me is that I qualify as a OOS although I’m international (US Citizen) and therefore, my grades are in dire need of improving. In terms of the taking a foreign language before the IB, I have (French from 5th to 10th).
If you took French in grades 9 and 10, the foreign language component of your curriculum won’t be an issue.
Your grades aren’t such that you won’t be competitive at UCB or UCLA, but you’ll be below average among international applicants, so I hope your ECs and test scores are strong.