<p>Hello, College Confidential!</p>
<p>I have just a question that has been pricking me for quite a while now:</p>
<p>I am an inhabitant of West Africa, but I was born in the United States so, fortunately, I have a dual citizenship. For my IGCSEs, I was lucky enough to achieve 9 A*s and an A, and I was really proud of such results. In my IB, however, I am achieving scores of around 37 - 39 / 42 in my subjects, and I believe this is significantly worse than what my IGCSE scores were.</p>
<p>I am applying to 13 schools including Bates, Vassar, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Princeton (basically around the 20% - 7% acceptance rate band). </p>
<p>So here's my question: to such schools, does IGCSE hold any weight? Or will my IB scores be a little off-putting (are they?)</p>
<p>If it is important, I scored just under 2200 for my SAT, 780 in Math 2 and 730 in Chemistry, and (yeah everyone believes this) I have some extracurricular activities which I am proud of because I poured my heart and soul into them. I really like my college essay as well.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read my question.</p>