What do colleges and universities think about the Diploma Program?
Colleges and universities view the IB Diploma Program as providing outstanding preparation for university work. Additionally, many of the more selective institutions have established policies that recognize the work students have done. Some universities also offer scholarships to IB graduates. College credit is often given for High Level IB exams (or AP exams) with high scores. Each college has its own policy for IB recognition. College websites or conversations with college admissions counselors are important sources of information on how IB will be regarded at that institution, as an admissions criteria and as a vehicle for course exemption and/or course credit. You can research the IB recognition (and AP) policies of post-secondary institutions throughout the world at http://www.ibo.org/ibo/goto/universities (and http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy).
