Question about IB predictions...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Is it important to make sure that Columbia knows what your predicted score is? I don't think that my counselor indicated anything like that on my Secondary School Report, so would it be ok if she called the office of admissions personally? Also, I'm in a somewhat wierd situation with APs. Technically I'm enrolled in an IB curriculum; however, since one of my school's primary interests is to make money, I was technically enrolled in AP Lit and AP US last year when I was actually being prepared for IB Language A1 and IB History of the Americas. As a result, my AP scores were not "stellar," but I did pass each test. I'm just afraid that Columbia will see my transcript and wonder why I didn't do so well on the APs, when in fact I wasn't actually taking the AP courses. </p>

<p>I'm currently enrolled in 5 HL IB courses at my school, which is as many as you can take. My counselor DID indicate this on my report as well as my score of 6 on the Music examination last year. Would this change anything?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>5 hls is great if you're doing well in them, so for the transcript noone will believe a voice over a telephone, have a new 'updated' or 'corrected' school report</p>

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<p>I'm not quite sure what you mean by an 'updated' school report. It was sent out at the beginning of October and did not indicate any of my AP scores. I made sure that she indicated the HL courses. Also, I do have a 4.0 GPA, so I guess that would be an indication of me doing well? I apologize for the confusion. Thank you.</p>

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<p>I have never heard that predicted IB scores play a significant role in US college admissions--they do in Europe, where admission can be conditioned on the actual scores being similar to the predicted ones. In the US, the schools will be looking at your regular high school grades.</p>

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<p>^predicted grades are heavily based on actual grades, they are usually very close to actual grades, but factor in what the teacher thinks you will actually achieve in the exam based on academic potential and drive.</p>