All About International Baccalaureate (IB)

[kiwi68]

We're a family living overseas now and my kids are in Int'l schools. Eldest will be finishing his IB diploma in 2yrs' time and we want to find out how well accepted is it in local unis. I believe the first few batches of IB students from the local schools would have graduated already. Could anyone here, be it student or parent, please share how's the acceptance rate and requirements by the local unis?


:thankyou:

[twilight]

During ACSI open house, the vice principal did show the points required for various faculties in NUS. If I’m not wrong, medicine and law faculty will require around 40-42 points.

[kiwi68]

twilight:

During ACSI open house, the vice principal did show the points required for various faculties in NUS. If I'm not wrong, medicine and law faculty will require around 40-42 points.

thanks for sharing. No la, not aiming for such specialised faculties for my kids, they're not up to par! So I guess if they can score anything above 38points should be fine right?

[twilight]

Yup, above 38 is fine. If I remember correctly too haha.

[UncleLim]

whitecorp:

I understand that one of my student's siblings was the only

one from SJI international to get into medicine last year; she was
previously from the IB program.

Medical school in Singapore? Is she that girl featured in the news - the only person from SJII to get 45 points?

[kiwi68]

thanks for all the info. Hee…we’re not thinking of medical school, or any specialised field la. As long as it’s possible for him to get in for any general degree will do.

[Avicii]

Hi there, I'm a recent IB Diploma Graduate. Rest assured, university admissions pertaining to the International Baccalaureate are of proportionate rate as comparred to the GCE 'A' Levels (In my opinion however, I feel that our admission rate is \"easier\")


I'm not that much of an intellectual as I only scored a mere 29 points and was still admitted to SMU's Bachelor of Accountancy programme. A word of advice though, admission criteria may be easy for IB holders but for an individual who desires a scholarship, a solid 35 points (+ commendable CIP hours/CCA/Leadership Qualities) would suffice.

Hopes for the best for your kids.

[kiwi68]

Avicii:

Hi there, I'm a recent IB Diploma Graduate. Rest assured, university admissions pertaining to the International Baccalaureate are of proportionate rate as comparred to the GCE 'A' Levels (In my opinion however, I feel that our admission rate is \"easier\")


I'm not that much of an intellectual as I only scored a mere 29 points and was still admitted to SMU's Bachelor of Accountancy programme. A word of advice though, admission criteria may be easy for IB holders but for an individual who desires a scholarship, a solid 35 points (+ commendable CIP hours/CCA/Leadership Qualities) would suffice.

Hopes for the best for your kids.

Hi Avicii, thanks for sharing yr experience.

[nelly]

Hi! i would like to ask for you to share your opinion if IB or alevels is better. i am considering between IB or alevels and would like to do my research first before my results come out. I know both have their pros and cons but i would like to ask

does IB have it harder to get into uni? Many people i know are wary of IB cause they are still not familiar with it. And although many universities says they do accept IB, i am afraid there might be some prejudice since alevels has been around for a longer time. Many consider alevels a safer option but Ib really does sound tempting.

[emoh]

nelly:

Hi! i would like to ask for you to share your opinion if IB or alevels is better. i am considering between IB or alevels and would like to do my research first before my results come out. I know both have their pros and cons but i would like to ask

does IB have it harder to get into uni? Many people i know are wary of IB cause they are still not familiar with it. And although many universities says they do accept IB, i am afraid there might be some prejudice since alevels has been around for a longer time. Many consider alevels a safer option but Ib really does sound tempting.

some earlier discussions can be found in this thread, hope this helps

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=8100&start=70