<p>Hey, just curious, but what do your are IB scores that would be considered sufficient by the admissions office?</p>
<p>Only IB higher level scores that correspond with those of the AP in this manner:
AP 5=IB 7
AP 4=IB 6</p>
<p>If a department gives acceleration for only an AP score of 5, you must score a 7 on the IB HL course to receive equal credit. If a deparment gives acceleration credit for AP scores of 4 or 5, you must score a 6 or 7 on the IB HL equivalent.</p>
<p>It’s really not the nicest way to do things…it’s generally much easier to score a 5 on an AP test than a 7 on an IB HL test…oh well!</p>
<p>[Here’s</a> the table of AP scores for which Yale awards acceleration credit.](<a href=“Yale College”>Yale College)</p>
<p>EDIT: Oops, I just realized you were talking about admissions! Ha! That’s embarrassing…</p>
<p>Well, in my opinion, they don’t matter TOO much–they like to see decent scores, but it’s not a make-or-break deal the way your transcript/SAT scores might be. They might expect you to perform fairly well on them, though, because you’ve probably only taken IB SL courses at this point (right?)…and they seem to expect pretty good scores from those classes. However, don’t worry too much if you don’t get the scores you’re hoping for–AP/IB scores are only a very small part of the application.</p>
<p>This may depend on whether you are in the US (in which you will also have regular grades, which will matter more), or if you are an international student.</p>
<p>yup, i am an international student. Is that in anyway bad? anyway, how important would the predicted IB scores be considered if you are really good holistically? i mean, excellent co-curricular activities and the whole lot? but with an average IB score? the school that i will be going to a school that has an average score of 35-38 over the past few years, but i think i can certainly do better…</p>
<p>if so, what are the major parts yale looking for - for undergraduate IB students to get in? Faint problem. Is IB that good?</p>
<p>As an IB Diploma senior who got admitted to Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Columbia, among others, I can clearly say that colleges actually love IB, for many reasons.
First of all, IB as a program has a very serious workload during the two years other than the material you have to study for: the internal assessment.
Also, most of the IB courses(especially the HL ones) are good enough to prepare you for college-level study, wherever you end up in.
My school has an average score of 35 generally, and for example this year we’ve got 3 IB students into Harvard alone, in addition to 2 into Yale, etc. </p>
<p>I don’t think your predicted score(for May candidates) matters “that much”, but I’d say anything above the 38-40(without the EE/TOK bonus, of course) is good enough to get you anywhere. In fact, if you are a May candidate, mostly colleges won’t even get your EE/TOK grades at all(I know my school doesn’t send predicted scores for those.)</p>
<p>Also, as a tip, if you can do a 4 HL diploma instead of the “minimum-required” 3 HLs, it can certainly help to show that you can take on more rigorous workload. Not that the workload changes much between SL and HL in most cases, imo.(Although in some subjects, like math, the SL and HL are COMPLETELY different :P)</p>
<p>Is math hl required for economic courses to get into ivy league… undergraduate course…</p>
<p>@undergraduate: A 38-40 without the EE/TOK bonus is REALLY high… that’s a 40-42 overall. According to the iB website, a very small percentage of students manage to get 40+ overall.</p>
<p>oh and @undergraduate again, what were the predicted’s of those who got into Harvard/Yale at your school?</p>
<p>direct from admission officer this past week - we only look at 6 and 7</p>
<p>@mhmm: does that mean that the majority of the students they accept have 6’s and 7’s? and which school was this admissions officer from?</p>
<p>This was from the undergraduate Yale College admission officer’s mouth. As to 100% direct quote I unfortunately cant remember but it went something like this: “we … IB only a 6 and 7”. The thing I cant remember for the dots is either “expect” or “accept”.</p>
<p>Uggh I talked to this yale admissions lady - I think she was a student volunteer or something - and she was so snooty about the whole thing. But anyway, back to the point. Just aim for a perfect score - it sounds ridiculous, but it’s been done before. Dont underestimate yourself. Aim for a 45, and if you miss that by a few points, you’ll still have a stellar grade. Remember that Yale loves to admit the most outstanding students. Asking for the cut off points wont help you - making sure you do your absolute best will 
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<p>From an international IB student like yourself 
Now if only I could take my own advice… haha 
It’s not easy, I know. But to answer your question, Yale wants to see 6’s and 7’s in HL’s. I’m not sure about the standard levels… but I think you’re expected to do better in those because they’re supposed to be easier than the HL’s.</p>
<p>Third resurrection of 2009 thread. Closing.</p>