University Acceptance and Recognition

IB courses listed on a transcript indicate to college admissions officers that a student has pursued the most rigorous course of study available in high school. This college recognition of IB participation may be in the form of acceptance into more selective schools or the award of college credit.

Experience shows that not only are IB students accepted into more selective colleges, IB graduates complete college.

However, participating in the IB Diploma Programme does not guarantee acceptance to the college of choice or the award of college credit. Credit granted by colleges for IB coursework can vary widely, from no credit granted to full credit for one year.

For information about the credit policies at specific colleges, please refer to the International Baccalaureate Web Site.

(*Note: IB Diploma Programme students at Senn also sit for some Advanced Placement examinations for which they may receive college credit.)

IB Summer College Academy

Each year, the CPS IB Administrator, in collaboration with DePaul University, holds an IB Summer College Academy (IBSCA) at the end of the school year. IBSCA brings together over 125 rising seniors from IB Programmes throughout the city. The students participate in workshops that provide guidance on the college application process, including…

• Personal Essay writing for college – students leave with a finished essay

• College interviews

• How to complete the Common Application

• The financial aid process & scholarship applications

• The admissions process – students conduct a mock admission session with real applications

Students also had the opportunity to meet college admissions counselors from local and out-of-state colleges and universities, and attend a Top Tier College Fair.

Click here to see the IB Summer College Academy video, featuring Senn graduate and IB Diploma recipient Sana Iqbal.

Colleges To Which Senn IB Students Have Been Accepted

Arizona State University
Bangalore University, India
Bethune-Cookman College

Boston College

Bradley University

Carleton College

Columbia College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Davidson College
Denison College
DePaul University
Dominican University

Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University

Illinois Wesleyan

Johns Hopkins University
Judson College
Knox College
Lake Forest College

Lewis University

Loyola University

Middlebury College
Monmouth College

North Park College
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Ripon College

Roosevelt University

St. Xavier University
Southern Illinois University

United States Naval Academy

University of California - Los Angeles

University of Chicago
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Illinois, Urbana

University of Miami

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of New Mexico

University of Rochester

University of Southern California
University of Tulsa

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vandercook College of Music
Wilberforce University

Yale University