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@Gal
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 • 5 years ago •
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No AP or IB classes

I don't live in the US, and in my country there is no such thing as AP or IB classes. do i have a chance to be accepted into ivy league schools even if i don't take them? are there any online i can take?

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@jcdenton
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256 answers, 320 votes
 • 5 years ago

Colleges will typically look at your classes in context with what is offered at your high school (or equivalent in your country's education system). So as long as you're taking the most difficult or rigorous courses available to you, you should have a chance. That said, it is typically harder for international students to get into schools like the Ivies than it is for American students, unless you can pay full price.

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@DebaterMAX5 years ago

I believe you can also take AP tests independently and in my opinion Ivies are overrated when other top schools like George tech UCal U-Wisc Madison among others are great schools beating them in some aspects they have a higher chance at admittance while still having a superb education. A school Im interested in a public engineering school and 12hr drive away In midwest USA is better than MIT and Harvard for engineering. And their dean says only 500! non state applicants even apply there.

@jcdenton
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5 years ago [edited]

Online APs might be good in a pinch but they won't be regarded the same as taking in-school AP classes. And it depends on what you're studying and what you want to get out of college. If you're someone with significant financial need, Ivies are going to be a lot cheaper (with need-based aid) than basically any other private universities or out-of-state public universities, so they can be way better for low-income students than schools like GTech and Wisconsin.

@jcdenton
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5 years ago

I'm not sure what school you're talking about—but I kind of doubt that a school that only draws 500 out-of-state applicants is "better" than MIT for engineering. Otherwise, why doesn't it draw more applicants?

Schools like UIUC, Wisconsin, Georga Tech, etc. are all basically on the same level as schools like MIT, Stanford, Cornell, etc. when it comes to academic caliber for eng. You'll be around similar people, similar professors; there really isn't much of a difference between them in the end

@MJV5145 years ago

Missouri S&T one ranking I saw had them third with MIT in 5th I believe

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@Erika2
1 answer, 4 votes
 • 5 years ago

There are some AP classes that you can take online. I am taking AP Government and Civics online.

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