IB exam results?

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Anonymous wrote:Not really, DC is pleasantly surprised with both SL 7s

Will colleges even accept SL scored for credit?

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Anonymous wrote:Most US schools don’t understand how to teach IB, and most US colleges don’t understand what it takes to get high IB scores. It’s not like getting a 5/5 on an AP exam. Because of this, my kids are going the AP route. AP courses have a higher chance class of being well taught and colleges like seeing 4s and 5s, which is perfectly doable for studious kids.

IB teacher here. I’m clearly biased, but I really disagree with your statement. My students’ scores suggest I’m doing well teaching the course. I feel pretty confident that US teachers can handle IB. I attend annual trainings and I am regularly impressed by the teachers I meet. Over the years we have formed various cohorts to share resources, what worked / didn’t, insights on scores, etc.

My own children will be going the IB route because I appreciate the emphasis IB places on depth of study.

As for colleges, you can no longer say colleges prefer AP over IB, etc. So many schools are going in different directions now and there isn’t a clear trend to follow. Take AP or IB for the rigorous course load, not just because they can potentially give you college credits.

DP

Thank you for this reassuring post. My kid is in the RMIB and we debated about that versus just doing AP.

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A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

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Anonymous wrote:A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

No. No one will care after college. Do not put it on a resume, any more than you'd put National Honor Society on a resume after HS.

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In my dc’s school most of the IB seniors scored well enough to receive the IB diploma this year. A few scored in the 40s. The value seems to be for admittance to some select T50 schools. At some ivys, you need a score of 38 or better for advanced standing. Some schools have a much higher admit rate and offer a lot of merit money to IB students. At a T30 school my school would have received 20+ credits for 5-6 HL and SL scores whereas only 4 credits will be granted at the ivy my dc will attend. At a good T100 school they give 32 credits to IB diploma students who meet certain score criteria (score of 5 in three HL classes). I wanted my child to have the option to attend schools outside of the US and I would say the rigor and preparation for competitive colleges is far better than the AP route. That is my opinion based on the research and writing growth I’ve seen from my child as compared to how well I was prepared graduating from a top national high school in NY. I agree with previous posters that obtaining beneficial outcomes and scores depend on how well your school teaches IB.

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Anonymous wrote:Not really, DC is pleasantly surprised with both SL 7s

Will colleges even accept SL scored for credit?

Yes--even schools that list their policy as officially saying they give credit for HL and don't say anything about SL will often give credit for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

No. No one will care after college. Do not put it on a resume, any more than you'd put National Honor Society on a resume after HS.

-1 Any resume where you list your education level including HS (some fields/time periods this is the norm and is required) you put it with your education background. So Name of high school, International Baccalaureate Diploma. Just like you would list major and "magna cum laude" or whatever with your college degree. It's considered different than an award, it's a descriptor of your education and attainment in that context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most US schools don’t understand how to teach IB, and most US colleges don’t understand what it takes to get high IB scores. It’s not like getting a 5/5 on an AP exam. Because of this, my kids are going the AP route. AP courses have a higher chance class of being well taught and colleges like seeing 4s and 5s, which is perfectly doable for studious kids.

IB teacher here. I’m clearly biased, but I really disagree with your statement. My students’ scores suggest I’m doing well teaching the course. I feel pretty confident that US teachers can handle IB. I attend annual trainings and I am regularly impressed by the teachers I meet. Over the years we have formed various cohorts to share resources, what worked / didn’t, insights on scores, etc.

My own children will be going the IB route because I appreciate the emphasis IB places on depth of study.

As for colleges, you can no longer say colleges prefer AP over IB, etc. So many schools are going in different directions now and there isn’t a clear trend to follow. Take AP or IB for the rigorous course load, not just because they can potentially give you college credits.

New poster. Parent of student who earned an IB diploma in 2019. Just coming here to +1 this post above, especially the bold. There is a strong focus on this forum re: getting college credits for AP and IB. College credits are fine, but since different colleges have different policies re: credits, it's better to focus on what the student learns and the experience the student gains in study skills and advanced writing and research skills. (For either AP or IB.) We emphasized with our DC that IB might not translate to even a single credit when DC got to college, but that IB was an excellent educatio in a style that worked well for DC, and that's what mattered. Now, with DC about to enter senior year of college, DC has said all along that doing the IB diploma track was great preparation for college, both in terms of thinking critically and being undaunted by writing assigments of any length (due to IB's focus on writing). DC did get some kind of credit but it must be pretty telling that I can't even remember what subject or how much credit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

No. No one will care after college. Do not put it on a resume, any more than you'd put National Honor Society on a resume after HS.

-1 Any resume where you list your education level including HS (some fields/time periods this is the norm and is required) you put it with your education background. So Name of high school, International Baccalaureate Diploma. Just like you would list major and "magna cum laude" or whatever with your college degree. It's considered different than an award, it's a descriptor of your education and attainment in that context.

+1 to this post. And since this forum frequently has posts and threads talking about people's kids going to overseas colleges for undergrad or grad school, I'd add, if your grown-up kid applies to a college, graduate program or, yes, a job overseas -- mentioning IB certainly will be understood and valued by anyone reading that resume or application. The US IB program adheres to standards they understand outside the US. I'd add that for some US grad programs and employers, the IB diploma will also be meaningful, depending on the subject of the grad program or the nature of the job. Especilaly in the early years after college. Probably not 20 years down the line when a resume is mostly about experience.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

No. No one will care after college. Do not put it on a resume, any more than you'd put National Honor Society on a resume after HS.

-1 Any resume where you list your education level including HS (some fields/time periods this is the norm and is required) you put it with your education background. So Name of high school, International Baccalaureate Diploma. Just like you would list major and "magna cum laude" or whatever with your college degree. It's considered different than an award, it's a descriptor of your education and attainment in that context.

+1 to this post. And since this forum frequently has posts and threads talking about people's kids going to overseas colleges for undergrad or grad school, I'd add, if your grown-up kid applies to a college, graduate program or, yes, a job overseas -- mentioning IB certainly will be understood and valued by anyone reading that resume or application. The US IB program adheres to standards they understand outside the US. I'd add that for some US grad programs and employers, the IB diploma will also be meaningful, depending on the subject of the grad program or the nature of the job. Especilaly in the early years after college. Probably not 20 years down the line when a resume is mostly about experience.

Some Fed jobs the standard cv template still asks you to list your educational background back to HS and you would definitely put IB diploma there.

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How do you find the scores? Daughter is working at overnight camp all summer with limited internet access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not really, DC is pleasantly surprised with both SL 7s

Will colleges even accept SL scored for credit?

Yes--even schools that list their policy as officially saying they give credit for HL and don't say anything about SL will often give credit for them.

This is incorrect for Top30 schools. SL classes are not recognized. (Though I personally think they should be). For public unis and lower level schools, SL classes Might be given credit, depends on the school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A graduated senior we know just got results yesterday (full diploma). She’s already been accepted to and plans to attend a great college. Is there value to having the diploma on your resume after HS once college admissions are over? For grad school or job applications? Our HS doesn’t offer IB.

No. No one will care after college. Do not put it on a resume, any more than you'd put National Honor Society on a resume after HS.

-1 Any resume where you list your education level including HS (some fields/time periods this is the norm and is required) you put it with your education background. So Name of high school, International Baccalaureate Diploma. Just like you would list major and "magna cum laude" or whatever with your college degree. It's considered different than an award, it's a descriptor of your education and attainment in that context.

+1 to this post. And since this forum frequently has posts and threads talking about people's kids going to overseas colleges for undergrad or grad school, I'd add, if your grown-up kid applies to a college, graduate program or, yes, a job overseas -- mentioning IB certainly will be understood and valued by anyone reading that resume or application. The US IB program adheres to standards they understand outside the US. I'd add that for some US grad programs and employers, the IB diploma will also be meaningful, depending on the subject of the grad program or the nature of the job. Especilaly in the early years after college. Probably not 20 years down the line when a resume is mostly about experience.

Yup. Loved in Europe. Recruited talent across all Western Europe countries. It is the norm that their ‘High school’ or secondary education gets listed on CV’s and the IB COUNTS big time internationally

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most US schools don’t understand how to teach IB, and most US colleges don’t understand what it takes to get high IB scores. It’s not like getting a 5/5 on an AP exam. Because of this, my kids are going the AP route. AP courses have a higher chance class of being well taught and colleges like seeing 4s and 5s, which is perfectly doable for studious kids.

Agree. We are zoned for an AP school near an IB school and the college acceptances from our school are much stronger overall. I guess the consolation prize is possibly listing an IB diploma on a resume later, but few in this country care about that credential.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not really, DC is pleasantly surprised with both SL 7s

Will colleges even accept SL scored for credit?

Yes--even schools that list their policy as officially saying they give credit for HL and don't say anything about SL will often give credit for them.

This is incorrect for Top30 schools. SL classes are not recognized. (Though I personally think they should be). For public unis and lower level schools, SL classes Might be given credit, depends on the school

My kid's T30 school gave general credit for her SL scores though their policy didn't officially list it. I think they want flexibility depending on category and score and intended major.