IB Admissions Procedure
How to get admitted in IB
Entrance into the Full Diploma Program at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø is competitive, and students apply in the spring of their sophomore (10th grade) year.
- Submission of the IB Application in pdf format.
Application to the IBDP for the 2024/25 Academic Year
Admission to the IB Diploma Program at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø
1. Conditions for admission to the IB Diploma Program (IBDP)
To be admitted to the IB Diploma Program
- All final grades must be a “C” or above in each of the grade 10 subjects of English, Math, Science (Chemistry or Physics), History and a language other than English. (The grade in Biology 9 may also be used for those interested in IB Biology.)
- Students may have minimal missing assignments from your Grade 10 courses (5 in a Quarter).
- Students must have no serious discipline/academic integrity issues in grade 10.
- Students must complete a 300 – 500 word personal statement in which they will explain how they will benefit from the IB program and how this program will help them achieve their University goals.
- A recommendation from their grade 10 teachers.
2. Conditional admission
If students do not meet these requirements (see item 3 as to what exactly this means) and they still wish to be admitted to the IBDP then they may be offered a conditional admission after a review of their case by the IBDP Director.
The progress of all IB students, including those admitted conditionally, will be evaluated at the end of the first semester of year 1. They will receive IB grades on a scale of 1-7. See item 5 about how the IB grade will be calculated. If
- these grades add up to 24 points or more
- all grades must be a "3" or above
- they have at most one grade "3"
Then they will be allowed to continue in the program.
3. What does failing the requirements mean?
This means not meeting the grade 10 requirements by half a grade i.e. having a “C-“ in one or more courses. There will be exceptional cases such as, for example, a student who is very good in humanities but weak in math or science with grades that might be lower even than a “C-“ in these subjects. These exceptional cases will be dealt with on an individual basis and may result in a conditional acceptance.
4. Transition from year 1 to year 2 of the program
They will have received an IB grade of 1-7 based on the work of year 1 and the final exam in June. To enter year 2, they must have
- a total minimum grade of 24 points for the 6 courses they have taken
- all grades must be a “3” or above
- they have at most one grade “3”
- for the courses selected at Higher level their grade must be “4” or higher
- a 2500-word EE draft by the first week of September
Failure to do so means an automatic exit from the IB Diploma program.
5. Calculation of the IB grade
The IB grade on a scale of 1 - 7 will be calculated as follows: each IB subject will create grade boundaries based on the average of IB subject reports based on the last few years. These boundaries change slightly from year to year which is why an average is taken. Their end-of-year percentage grade will then be converted to a 1 - 7 grade based on the grade boundaries of their subject. These will be different from subject to subject. The conversion of ACS percentage grades to an IB grade as described occurs three times, at the end of the first semester of year 1, at the end of year 1, and at the end of the first quarter of year 2.
6. IB prediction in October of year 2
There will be one major assessment in September of year 2 in all subjects. This applies to all students. This means that the summer between years 1 and 2 must be spent preparing for this assessment as well as working on the EE, and depending on the subject, IA's. The grade of this assessment will be used along with the year 1 grade to determine the preliminary IB prediction (80% year 1 20% September/October test). This will be a 1 - 7 grade calculated based on subject report grade boundaries.
7. Selecting your courses
Students must select a total of 6 courses, 3 at SL and 3 at HL (in exceptional cases you may select 2 at SL and 4 at HL) from the table below. They must choose one course from each of groups 1 - 5 and then an additional course from any group (1 - 6). Their choice must reflect their university studies. Now is the time to contact Universities to see if the courses they are selecting are consistent with entry requirements at the Universities of their choice. Students should indicate the level (SL or HL) at which they wish to take any one class but bear in mind that the final selection of level is made at the end of the first year of the IBDP.