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The Role of Grades in College Admissions

Your grades throughout high school remain the most important factor in college admissions. While colleges also look carefully at your standardized test scores, essays, recommendations, and other personal factors, they view your academic performance in high school as the strongest predictor of your academic success in college. Covid-19 has changed ...

Maureen Meyer2020-12-07T22:48:12-05:00December 7th, 2020|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions, Coronavirus, Covid-19, GPA, Grades, High School Curricula, IB|Tags: AP classes, AP test scores, college, College Admissions, College Applications, high school curriculum, high school GPA, high school grades, IB program, Northwestern University, Stanford University, undergraduate admissions, University of Chicago|

The ABCs of Secondary School Curricula: International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Colleges evaluate applicants’ academics within the context of the curricula offered at their secondary school. In the United States, many high schools offer an AP (Advanced Placement) curriculum and the IB (International Baccalaureate) program, and abroad many English-speaking countries provide yet another curriculum, the A-levels. Our series – The ABC’s ...

collegiategateway2016-02-20T18:45:20-05:00February 20th, 2016|Categories: College Academics, college admissions, High School Curricula, IB|Tags: A-Level, AP, content knowledge, IB, IB Diploma, IB Diploma Program, International Baccalaureate, Secondary School Curricula|