<p>2 of my friends applied...
one is in IB and the other is not, actually, I think that the non-IB friend has a higher GPA and SAT...</p>
<p>The non-IB just told me he got denied? (not even deferred?)
but the IB one told me he got accepted and with 2 other IB students from our school.</p>
<p>Yale only accept IB students? any not IB students out there got accepted?</p>
<p>^ I didn't even know what IB was until I got on this site... :) Can't still pronounce or spell it...</p>
<p>that's because your school doesn't offer it? =]
I just confirmed that this is also true in another school in our county
which is a good news to me =D</p>
<p>smallab, yes, Yale only accepts IB students. Too bad it took you so long to discover this.</p>
<p>If IB is the highest level of difficulty at your school and you're not taking it, then it's a big strike against you. Higher GPA in easier classes is a weaker position than marginally lower GPA in toughest curriculum available at your school.</p>
<p>I don't know if Yale accepts ONLY IB students but I'm IB and was accepted...</p>
<p>I'm IB and I was deferred.</p>
<p>IB is more unique than AP, and even though they don't say it think that IB is harder (which it is in many schools)</p>
<p>I am a IB student but I was deferred...</p>
<p>Non-IB all got rejected in our school</p>
<p>D is IB and got accepted. First class of IB at her school, so it has been an adventure. We have been told by all admissions people we asked (not just Yale) that it is exactly as AdmissionsAddict says...if it is the most rigorous at your school you do not enroll, it can hurt you. You are evaluated in the context of what was available to you.</p>
<p>I'm IB and got deferred</p>
<p>i don't think IB has anything to do with acceptance.
I mean, it is tough and all (Yes, I would know. IB dip. candidate and 7 subjects) but it does not really benefit anything. it just shows that you have challenged yourself..</p>
<p>IB + Deferred</p>
<p>My best friend is an IB student, and he got deferred. Another guy at my school also got deferred. (We all do the IB.)</p>
<p>My son is in a magnet IB program. He was accepted, but it appears that all the others who applied SCEA--and there were at least six of them--were deferred or rejected.</p>
<p>It definitely helps if you have an IB diploma...
or at least, that's what my counselor, teachers, fellow students, and everyone else tells me...
but I'm pretty sure it isn't THE factor of acceptance since a lot of people (as in really a lot) get rejected from the school of their choice with a full IB diploma</p>
<p>What are you supposed to do if your school doesn't offer IB?</p>
<p>I believe that a school that offers IB will say that it is a huge advantage. I have not seen a difference between IB schools and non IB schools. It seems to be about taking advantage of the best a school has to offer.</p>
<p>I'm non-IB and I was accepted. I'm sure it helps to have an IB diploma, but if your school doesn't offer IB (like mine), take the hardest course load possible and you have just as good a chance.</p>