Repeating first yr of IB??

Pre-College Issues International Baccalaureate (IB)
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Hi everyone!

Im considering repeating my first year of IB because my predicted grades are not up to my expectations. My current grades are:

HL: Chemistry (6), Biology (6), Economics (5)
SL: French (5), English LangLit (5), Maths (6)

This would add up 33 points but if i want to apply to any top university i would definitely need a score above 40. This year was really rough for me because of many family problems. So I want to repeat this year at another international school in a different country. I would be able to get significantly better grades (at least a 40) if provided an extra year… My dream school is uchicago and I have to get in there. I was just wondering if repeating a year would hurt my chances in admissions.

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I would not repeat the year. I would focus on doing better in the future and developing a set of academic and extra curricular interests that will help round out your application.

3

Is this even possible, by IB rules? Where are your points for EE and TOK? That is an extra 3.

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Are you a US student or international? If you’re a US student, universities won’t require IB predicted scores for admissions and I wouldn’t worry about it at all.