<p>@littlepenguin
Hmmm based on your subjects, you seem like you want to be a psychologist or a Historian or something other than practical sciences. If youare who I think you are, you should do well in your standards (since i take Math and Physics HL, the SL aspects are REAALY easy). As for CAS, just remember to do the 150 this year, and you’ll only have to do 1 activity in your senior year. Best of Luck! :)</p>
<p>I don’t believe any of you answered the question that the OP asked. Why don’t you take your discussion to somewhere private so that people who are also interested in the answer to the OP’s question do not have to sift through your discussion to be disappointed.</p>
<p>To the OP, I do not know of anyone who was admitted to Ivies. I was admitted to UMich EA with a 42/45 predicted grade. I am awaiting my Ross result and have been offered a dual degree opportunity at the school. I have also applied to various other schools and I found out today that, for my mid-year report, my predicted grade has been revised to 44/45.</p>
<p>^ I don’t believe you answered the original question either.
OP was concerned that IB would be too overwhelming for her, from the things she heard at her school. Although our debate might not be directly related to her question, it helps clear up any misunderstandings. She asked multiple questions, and only one of them was about Columbia’s IB admit rate.</p>
<p>@Mohamed
I’m definitely into liberal arts! Because the program at my school is so new, we don’t offer HL science and math classes, and the only electives we offer are Theater Arts and Psychology. I’m not enjoying psych at all ._.</p>
<p>Wow, that changes the perspective of things now. This is gonna cause you a HUGE problem when applying to Columbia, since IB is new at your school. If your school has a good reputation then that won’t be as bad, but Columbia will take your school’s reputation as a factor.</p>
<p>LittlePenguin, I wouldn’t worry about it. Mohamed is exaggerating… </p>
<p>Top schools will take the fact that your IB program is new, and they will evaluate you in that context. As long as you are taking the most rigorous curriculum available to you (whether AP or IB) and doing well in it, you’ll have as good a chance as anyone.</p>
<p>The reputation of your high school plays a minimal part in admissions.</p>
<p>haha, actually, I was talking to my guidance counselor about scheduling, and she asked me what schools I was looking at. When I mentioned Columbia, she rolled her eyes and said, “I’m really frustrated with Columbia at this point. Unless you build them a library or donate a looooooot of money, you won’t get in.”</p>
<p>Of course, she was exaggerating, too. My school is very average, within the top 100 NJ schools, but only barely. I know there are schools that are more “ivy feeders”, but I also know colleges will consider me in the context of wherever I’m coming from.</p>
<p>But, because of IB, I’ve changed my mind about what I want to do in the future (the curriculum exposes me to so many different things!) so many times that I have no idea what I want to major in, and therefore no idea where I want to apply -___-</p>
<p>Well, thanks guys! I think I’ve decided that I’m just going to stick with IB. Mainly because there’s no point in switching to an AP school now. haha.</p>
<p>Dear Overachiever92,</p>
<p>I think I understand what you say: from the college selection jury stand point, AP scores are recognized in the same way as the IB scores (which is different from the OIB - international option of the French Baccalaureat)…but from the college applicant’s standpoint, one needs to provide extra effort to achieve the same grades.</p>
<p>So if one is just looking at winning the college admission game, then playing the AP path will be wiser?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>