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Background Status: Caucasian Male Country: Denmark School Type: Small Public School (~60 Students) Academics: Scores: SAT I: Not taken yet GPA: 3.51W Rank: 20%/26 (rank/class size) Senior year course schedule and predicted grades: Biology SL - 4 History HL - 6 Math Studies SL - 7 Danish A1 HL - 6 English B HL - 5 Spanish ab. SL - 7 Extracurriculars: 1. Board member, local volunteer group LEO 2. ~10 Teamsports 3. Project to draw attention to homeless in the city Colleges of Interest: 1. Notre Dame 2. Cornell 3. University of Pennsylvania (ED) (Ed= early decision) 4. Emory 5. UC Berkeley 6. NYU 7. Copenhagen Business School 8. Stocholm School of Economics 9. London S…
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Hey guys! Could you please let me know my chances at Cornell and University of Pennsylvania if I were to apply with Early Decision for Chemical Engineering SAT1 2150 SATII Chemistry - 760 Physics - 750 Math I - 800 Math II - 780 G.P.A 3.74/4 Course Rigour I am currently taking IB diploma Extracurriculars Started a Tutoring Club (Running it for 2 years) Set up a Table Tennis Club (Running it for 2 years) Set up and running an Education for all club (where we help teach locals at government schools) Model United Nations (MUN) - 2 years School Tennis Club - 2 years Environmental Club - 3 years Started a high school comedy club - 1 year High school badminton club - 1 year Pho…
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Can anyone post an official acceptance letter from any top canadian university? I just want to see how an admission offer looks like. Thanks
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Math Studies and Medical School ?
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hi, i am currently doing IB and i really need some advice. I want to go to medical school to become a pediatrician or a dentist. however, ive not taken math SL, biology or chemistry or physics for my IB subjects. MY IB SUBJECTS ARE: ENGLISH-HL MATH STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SL FRENCH AB INITIO DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL ECONOMICS-HL I am terrible at maths and i didnt take physics even in IGCSESs. I have however done Biology and Chemistry for IGCSEs,and i am going to do my SATs this coming october. so i was wondering, would i be eligible to go to a medical school with math studies AND SATs? and if not is there any other way i could get into medical school by maybe doing a…
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Hey are any of my fellow IB'ers continuing their further education Penn state this fall 2013?
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Hey all! My dance instructor who's like training me for my final showcase for my Kathak degree is a Harvard and Princeton alumnus and she offered to write one of my recommendations to these two schools. I should specify that I am in the last stage of my Kathak degree in Indian Classical Music and it is an accredited course recognised by Indian universities to get into further study programmes for Dance. I'm studying for theory exams (and have given 5 in the past) and everything. So I was wondering, do you think a teacher/supervisor from a non-school academic pursuit can write one of my recommendations? Do you think it makes a difference since she's an alumnus of those two…
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I'm currently deciding on my course options for IB, and I really want to take math studies. Math has always been my weak point - I pretty much have perfect grades in everything else. I took IGCSE extended math this year (I didn't take core because I did NOT want a C as my highest grade) and I've found it pretty challenging. I'm really interested in the humanities, and for like half my life, I've known that I want to be a psychologist / neuropsychologist. I know I need stats for that, and looking at the math studies curriculum, it's pretty stats intensive (more so, even, than math SL). Would american universities care whether I took math studies? If it helps, I'm intereste…
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Hey guys, I am an Indian student and I scored a 1900 in my SAT this may. I wanted to know how canadian universities view 1900 as a SAT score. Is it good or bad? What are my chances in getting into the following universities with the above SAT score and an IB predicted grade between 35-37: Utoronto UBC McGill Ualberta Uottawa Plz reply soon...I need as much detailed answers as possible.
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Okay so I Ned SAT prep course help. I got a 1700(roughly) on th SAT, and I want to improve. The thing is, my family cannot afford these prep courses. I've spoken to my counselor about this matter but she just told me to apply for the need based scholarships on any SAT prep courses website. I cannot find any. I have emailed her numerous times and she keeps givin me the same answer. I turn to you IB kids, do you know any courses that are cheap or offer scholarships for free lunch students? And can your High School pay for you? For your coverage? Has any one experienced this before? I find it unfair. Thank you.
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I was recently accepted by the University of Waterloo for the mechanical engineering courses (co-op) starting in Fall. I have to reach a decision by June 3rd and would appreciate any input from Europeans (or non-Canadians) that have made, or will make, the move across the Atlantic, as well as Canadians for more general questions. Some points: How was it adjusting to the new environment? Is the public transport any good or do I need a car? Are the costs higher than initially expected? Do international students have restrictions on jobs (to help with tuition and other costs)? What were some initial problems you encountered? And what is Waterloo, the city and the universit…
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Hey everyone, I want to know which university is better simon fraser university or unversity of alberta or university of calgary in canada? In terms of academics, international students, job placements and social life? Plz..need as much advice as possible!!
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Hello everyone, I was thinking of applying to some universities in the US next year, but I'm not sure what to do when I finish university. I'm not from North America, I'm from Brazil so I was wondering , is it easy to get a citizenship or is it easy to stay if I finish university there? Does finishing university make it easier for me to stay there in the US later on ? I'm not sure if this is in the right section, I just have some doubt Thanks
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Hi, I got accepted into Drew University and I paid the deposit. On the admissions letter it says "Admission is contingent on successful completion of high school. We would also like you to continue your record of achievement and send a copy of your final transcript" My take on it is as long as you graduate from high school with almost same grades as u have or better when you sent in your app, your in. Am i correct? Im doing the IB diploma, im just worried about being rejected / offer revoked if i fail to complete the diploma... (Doing the exams now). So what happens if i dont get my IB diploma but I have a high school diploma...? Also do i get certificates if i dont m…
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I'm currently a junior in the IB program at my school. As of right now, I have a 3.5 unweighted GPA and a 4.1 weighted. I have always taken honors/AP/IB courses, and I enjoy them. I haven't taken my SAT/ACT yet, by my PSAT score was 190. Not terribly impressive, I know, but I've been studying and hope to increase my score to the 2100-2300 range. My extra-curriculars are: ASB Junior Class President, ASB Board Rep for the school district, Vice President of NHS, Lead Attorney on Mock for the past three years, and CSF member. I also started and volunteer at an after-school mentoring program at a local elementary school. Outside of school, I a member of my church choir and I v…
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Hey guys, Can anyone tell me how difficult is it to get admission into mcgill desaultels faculty for a bcom programme? Will ib predicted grades 36-37 be a good chance for admission? Also, do they give preference to ib students, moreover international students? Please answer asap..
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I am applying to the Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Health as my first pick and Faculty of Arts as my second pick. Now studying in the US Predicted Grades: Chinese A1 SL - 5 English B HL - 6 History HL - 4 Biology HL - 5 Business and Management SL - 5 Mathematics SL - 5 ToK and EE: pending GPA: 3.98/5.00 What is my chance of getting in?
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Hi, so recently, I started digging in the Canadian universities, and I'm thinking of sending applications there. Could you please suggest the Best 10 universities I could get into with 28 points? And also. Can Canadian universities accept me because of my predicted grades. Thank you. And I hope anybody can help.
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Interested to pursue commerce (BBA/B.com) for my undergraduation in canada. Which universities are good for this and can you please tell the acceptance rates for their commerce programs. If i get IB predicted grades between 34-37, which good business schools in canada can i get admitted into? I would like as many suggestions as possible. Also, can international students become chartered accountants in canada? Plz..reply!!
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Hey all! As the thread title says: Are the PSATs considered harder to score in than the SATs? A lot of my seniors in school said that peeps do much better in the actual SATs compared to the PSATs. That got me wondering. Also, what is considered a good PSAT score? And is a score of like 229 a good enough indicator for high achievement on like the real SAT? Thanks for your input! IDOLS
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Hi,, I want to know how difficult is it to get into the following colleges for commerce programs-undergraduate with the IB diploma and a predicted score in the range 34-37..:- 1. Mcgill 2.UToronto 3. UBC 4. York 5. UAlberta I want to know as much as possible and even suggestions regarding the commerce program offered in the above universities or any other good university in canada.. Plz reply soon....
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Is it difficult to prepare for SAT's while in the IB Program, or does IB prepare you for it?
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So for the longest while I thought that because I was in IB I wouldn't have to write the SAT to apply to American universities, but as it turns out I do... :-( I know people in the US who study like crazy for the SAT and I am worried that if I put too much emphasis on the SAT my IB marks will take a dive downwards. For those of you have written the SAT and completed the IB program - was it difficult to study for SATs or does IB somewhat prepare you for it? Also, how can I achieve my best possible score? xxxx
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So I'm in the process of choosing my IB courses and for some reason, I feel like I will not be a competitive applicant at top universities if I only take 3 HLs... However, the school I will be attending next year doesn't offer Philosophy or Geography (which would've been my 4th HLs) I am considering taking Psychology online at Higher Level, but the scientific side scares me a little. Otherwise I would take Philosophy but at SL. (online too)
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Hi, I would like to know which is the best economics and business school in the world.
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For the person going to US universities, which do you think is better IB or AP? And IB students in US universities, do you think IB actually helps a lot surviving in US universities more than AP?
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Hello survivors! I am thinking about studying neuroscience. Do you think I should take Math 1 or Math 2 as the SAT Subject Test? Thanks
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Hey guys! When I entered the IB, I had absolutely no idea about what I wanted to study in university. I ended up choosing Chemistry HL because I thought it would be a good idea if I ever decided to go into sciences. However, I recently switched to Chem SL because I found the course too difficult. As well, instead of taking another science, I decided to take Theatre HL because it is one of my passions. Not the best course combination, I know. After volunteering during a spring break camp for younger kids, I realized that I really enjoy taking care of kids and that I could consider a career involving this. So I thought about maybe going into nursing or becoming a child psyc…
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Hey! Im a rising Junior and i've been thinking about college already and Notre Dame is my main school. What do you guys think? I will be also starting the IB program this fall and im scared but also super excited
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Good afternoon, I want to apply for the sat subject test for physics, but I am looking for a good book for preparing by myself. Which would you recommend me? Do you think that the book "INTERNATIONAL AS AND A LEVEL PHYSICS REVISION GUIDE" with ISBN: 978-1444112696. is a good book for the sat? Thanks
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Hi! I'm in the IB diploma in India. I'm doing the full diploma (Math SL, English SL, Spanish Ab Initio, Chemistry HL, Biology HL, Physics HL). Do you think taking the AP tests in either Biology, Calc AB or Calc BC would increase my chances of getting into a good college? I'm ready to put in the hard work, but do you think it's worth it? Thanks in advance!
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So today, I was sitting in my Physics class, (IB of course) and I heard this girl say that she dropped the diploma because she wanted to avoid the stress Senior year...she is a straight A student, and I'm pretty sure she scored genius on the SAT. That being said, it made me wonder, why am I doing the diploma? Some background: I have 2 older sisters, one younger sister, and a younger brother. My oldest sister goes to community college (NOVA) and my other sister who is a senior, i believe she's going to go there as well. They are committed and motivated to school work; my oldest sister did IB certificate and the classes she took she got 6's and 7's. But then she went to com…
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I'm wondering whether I'll need to fork out some cash and do the SATS. Or if Canadian Universities accept just IB grades?
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Hey fellow Survivors, I wish to study medicine in America, however, i am unaccustomed to what they require. I searched many top Universities in the US, and they all seemed to need a HL in Chemistry (compulsory) and HL in either Bio, Phy or Maths. Here are the Subjects that i have applied for the coming exam (November, I'm Aussie): HL Geography HL Music HL Chemistry SL Maths SL English SL Chinese With these subjects, what American University can i get into? Also, are the prerequisites final or are they just a guide? Thank you for your help all! Evan
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So its too late to change my IB subjects (I've done my exams already) but I would like your opinion on whether my IB subject choices will be an advantage or disadvantage when applying to university for Business Administration HL: Biology Chemistry English A1 SL: Business & Management Mathematics Mandarin B What do you think?? and I expect to get 7s in Business and Mandarin B.
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Hi. I'm an international student and I'm looking for an English-spoken country for university. Therefore I want to apply to Canadian universities. My grades have been mostly 6's and 7's so far, and as my interim total, I got 39 (including ToK and excluding self-taught). However, tuition fees are so high and I simply can't afford them. My question is that, what are the ways to overcome this problem? How should a student like me, who really wants to study and will be hard-working but isn't simply rich enough to pay the high tuition fees, be able to attend a Canadian university? Thanks.
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Hi guys! I am thinking of applying to the USA and due to some circumstances I will be applying after I receive my diploma, so I will actually have my final grades to show. However, it seems that USA unis really value the grades which you have been getting during your study (i.e. the GPA). The problem is that my school grades will probably be lower than my final grades, which makes me think which one is actually more important, and can they overlook my a little above average school grades if I have top final grades. So, what do you think?
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Hello everyone! I have a question about admission to Yale/Harvard/other Ivy League uni. Do these universities require that a student would have all 7 in his/her HL predicts? I understand that there are more chances that a person will be admiited to these colleges with all 7 in his predicts but can I apply if I have less than 7 in my HL predicts?
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Hi. I'm an international student and I want to apply to Canadian universities. My question is that, are there any universities which are famous of giving easy scholarships? I.e. universities where the chance of getting a scholarship which covers tuition fees or a big part of it is higher? The reason why I'm asking is that, being an international students means you can't take any loans and the fees are almost doubled. These two make it impossible for me to study in Canada without any scholarships (but I really want to). Thanks.
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I've got a 30 as my predicted with 1700 in my SAT My HLs are Comp Sc, Eng Lit A, Psych My SLs are French B, Physics, Maths I've got really good extracurriculars - student gov, state level, sports teams, volunteer work, work ex etc Where can i get itf or computer science major? (I'm only looking at the states - And being an int'l student, i'm going to apply for Faid aswell) What are my chances for Purdue? UC Davis? Illinois Institute of Tech? Could anyone suggest any good unis for me? thanks!
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What are the pros of studying in Canada rather than UK? What do canadian unis need other than a certain grade?
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Hi, I'm a rising senior and a prospective applicant. A lot of the more prestigious schools seem to value research papers and lab reports written during internships, etc and I was wondering if anyone knew/had opinions on an EE being valid material to send in? As most IBers would know, a lot of supervisors and teachers consider the EE as a piece of pretty legit research writing (...for high schoolers), it's 4000 words of concentrated analysis. Would it be considered appropriate? If it helps, I'm writing mine in English Literature. I'm not going to apply as a lit major though, most likely something related to sustainability and environmentalism (something like EnvEng or envi…
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Hey, I was wondering if it's a bad idea to apply twice to the same universities in the US? The problem is that our school hasn't been really good with any follow-up regarding US uni's and I haven't really pursued it much myself, before lately. I didn't do really well just before the summer as I had a serious lack of motivation, but after re-evaluating what I really want to do, I'm back above top speed now. I think I am able to score good on my mocks in November/December, but I'm worried it will be too late to submit them. I expect I have a chance to score even higher in May. I still haven't done my SAT's and I feel that I should improve on my extra curriculars, even thoug…
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Hello everyone ! I've been always dreaming to study in USA , however i don't have got any literal information about it . Don't know how it works with IB diploma , do I have to write some extra tests ? I'm at first year of IB programme in Poland Got ; English , Maths , Geography - HL Physics , Polish , German - SL I've heard rumours that I have to apply to some of universities with 1 year of advance ? Got 0 information , please help me . Also which university do you reccomend for me with these subjects ? Thanks , cheers !
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Hi guys, I'm very interested in the arts. I want to study film and theatre in uni. And I want to live in New York. So, do you know any good art school in New York that I could apply to? I'd really like unis that I can double major in film and theatre. I'm not really aiming for the top notch schools in NY, I just want a good school that I could fulfill my dreams at. So any suggestions please let me know. ALSO i'm really bad with the SATs, so the ones that do not require the SATs would be great. In fact, I'm an artist. SATs wouldn't prove how creative i am. THANKS
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I'm attending an information session for the University of Chicago on Monday. Of course there will be an opportunity to ask questions, but I'm having a hard time think of any good ones! Help? Info about me: -I'm interested in political science/law. -I'm very passionate about local food, farmer's markets and cooking. -IB Visual Arts student and love it. -I'm from Florida, so Chicago would be a big change. Any ideas would really be appreciated!
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I'm pretty set on doing mechanical engineering at uni but the question that's been plaguing me is where? Initially, I wanted to go to a German one which teaches in English (Carl Benz or RWTH Aachen). The problem I have with these is that the former one is quite small and not so well known around the world and the second one has its bachelor in two languages and transitions towards German over time. That somewhat put me off (even though I'm German..) as well as the fact that I'm "bored" of Europe. It's difficult to explain.. I really want to study in North America and since the US is overpriced for me I thought maybe Canada could offer some good programs. My number 1 choic…
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How to apply to Canadian universities?! I am interested in Life Sciences: 1. McGill 2. Toronto 3. Waterloo Is it the common app? or individual uni site? How do i go about? And what exactly do they want other than predicted?
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Hey everyone, I was wondering what admissions average would be enough to get into u of t chemical/track 1 engineering, while completing the full IB program. How much does UTSG (University of Toronto, Saint George) consider the IB? How many points should I aim for, and what average; for those students that are applying and have been admitted already. Based on my current marks, I predict my admissions average with all of the IB courses (SL physics, HL chem, HL english etc...) to be roughly 86.5% and my predicted score will likely be 30-31, which does not include the EE bonus points. Do you guys think I can get into these engineering programs? Any comments would be much appr…
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I'm planning on becoming a Clinical Psychologist and in doing so I would like to study in Canada. I've heard that there are two types of Psychology degrees you can earn: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. What's the difference between the two? If I would like to become a Clinical Psychologist, which one should I take? Also, are there specific IB subjects that I will need to study in order to get into a Psychology program? My school doesn't offer IB Psychology, unfortunately, so the subjects I currently take are Math SL, Indonesian Literature HL, English Language and Literature HL, Biology HL, Business & Management HL and Environmental Systems and Societies SL. …
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Hey Guys, I'm sure this has been asked before, so I really do apologize again. I'm currently taking HL Chem, HL Bio, and HL Math, and I thought that these would be the best subjects to take my SAT II's in. I'll refrain from sharing scores, but I'm doing very well in the sciences and good in math. Will this help with the SAT II's ???? Can you give any advice in terms of content overlap between the SAT II and IB?? Obviously you need to study for the SAT II's but does IB help at all with these exams??? Any advice would really be appreciated . Already starting to feel stressed from applications.
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Hi guys, I needed some info on what the common application is and how useful it actually is in regards to applying to colleges. I watched some videos on it but am still a little confused about it. Being a first generation student going to college in the U.S. can get a bit difficult, so some advice on how to make the college application process go smoothly would be greatly appreciated. Any tips as to what I should do to better prepare for the applications, the financial aid, FAFSA....etc would really be helpful!!! Thanks Everyone
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