We invited university admission officers to share their perspective on the International Baccalaureate. Director of Admissions at McGill University, Kim Bartlett, sits down for a Q&A with McGill’s IB expert Karen J’bari.

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We invited university admission officers to share their perspective on the International Baccalaureate. Director of Admissions at McGill University, Kim Bartlett, sits down for a Q&A with McGill’s IB expert Karen J’bari.
Deputy Director of Admissions at Rice University, Tamara Siler shares advice to DP & CP sudents as they leverage their interdisciplinary IB education in the university admissions process.
We invited colleges and universities to reflect on how an IB education prepare students for higher education at their institution. St. Michael’s Collge is the first in the series.