How do colleges translate our 7 point IB grading scale?
We always include a letter translation of our 7 point scale when we mail a transcript. Many colleges use the letter translation and do not try to convert our scale to a more traditional 4 point scale. Colleges look at students in the context of the environment they come from without attempting to standardize everyone because then the rigor of the curriculum would be lost. If necessary, we provide a translation to a 4 point scale.
