IB
Is My IB Score Enough for University? A Checklist
A course-by-course checklist for any subject: total score, HL grades, named subjects and admissions tests — not a global "minimum score" table that goes stale.
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University
How IB subject choices carry through to university admissions — requirements, grade thresholds, and what actually matters where.
A subject choice made at 16 can quietly close a university door two years later. This section checks the specific, current requirements for real degree programmes directly against admissions pages, instead of repeating what a school or forum remembers about what "universities want."
Start here
A checklist you can run for any course, before you read any table.
What universities ask for
Subject requirements, the UCAS Tariff, the IB beside A-levels and a checklist you can run for any course.
Mathematics · IB
IB Math AA or AI: What UK and European Universities Require (2027 Entry)
30 UK programmes and the rules of ETH, EPFL, Germany, TU Delft, Bocconi and PoliMi, checked for 2027: where AA is required, where it is preferred, where AI is accepted.
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How the UCAS Tariff Treats the IB Diploma
UCAS doesn't give the 45-point Diploma one Tariff score — each component earns its own points. Why an IB total and a UCAS Tariff figure are different scales, and when the distinction actually matters.
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IB
Is My IB Score Enough for University? A Checklist
A course-by-course checklist for any subject: total score, HL grades, named subjects and admissions tests — not a global "minimum score" table that goes stale.
4 min read
Mathematics and Physics · IB
ESAT for IB Students: Modules, Dates and What the IB Already Covers
Who needs the ESAT in 2027 entry, how it is scored, and the few parts of the specification AA HL and Physics HL do not cover.
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Mathematics · IB
TMUA for IB Students: The Two Papers, the Dates and What AA Covers
Who needs the TMUA in 2027 entry, how the score scale works, and the Paper 1 and Paper 2 content the AA course does not teach.
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IB and others
IB vs A-Levels: How They Compare and What Universities Ask For
The two qualifications feature by feature, the A-level and IB offers of 13 UK programmes side by side, and what the 2016 HESA outcomes study found.
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IB
IB Points and UCAS Tariff Calculator: Diploma Total, Pass Conditions and Tariff Points
Enter six grades and the core: the Diploma total out of 45, the IB's conditions checked one by one, and the same grades in UCAS Tariff points.
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Requirements by degree and country
What engineering, computer science, economics, physics, medicine and architecture ask of the IB for 2027 entry, and the whole-Diploma rules of Switzerland and Germany.
Mathematics and Physics · IB
IB Requirements for Engineering: UK and European Universities (2027 Entry)
Nine UK engineering programmes and five continental universities: points, HL Maths and Physics, AA or AI, tests and teaching language.
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Mathematics · IB
IB Requirements for Computer Science: UK and European Universities (2027 Entry)
Six UK computer science programmes and six continental universities: the HL Maths grade, AA or AI, the TMUA and TU Delft's selection.
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Mathematics · IB
IB Requirements for Economics: UK Universities and Bocconi (2027 Entry)
Ten UK economics programmes, the TMUA and the TARA, and how Bocconi selects IB students on a test and school grades.
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Mathematics and Physics · IB
IB Requirements for Physics Degrees: UK and European Universities (2027 Entry)
Six UK physics programmes and five continental universities: HL Maths and Physics, where AA is required, and the teaching language.
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IB
The IB Diploma for ETH, EPFL and German Universities (2027 Entry)
The whole-Diploma rules of ETH, EPFL, the other Swiss universities and Germany: points, HL Maths, the subject mix, language and the grade conversion.
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IB
IB Requirements for Medicine: UK Universities and English-Taught Medicine in Italy (2027 Entry)
Six UK medical schools side by side, the UCAT and interviews, and how English-taught medicine in and around Milan admits IB students.
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Mathematics and Physics · IB
IB Requirements for Architecture: UK and European Universities (2027 Entry)
Four UK architecture degrees and four continental universities: the IB rule, Mathematics and Physics, portfolios, tests and the teaching language.
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Predictions, results and offers
How predicted grades shape an offer, and how results day turns it into a place: release times, re-marks, retakes.
IB
IB Results Day: Dates, Times and What Happens Next
The release timetable for May and November, the candidate website, transcripts to universities, UCAS outcomes, re-marks and retakes.
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IB Predicted Grades: Who Sets Them and How Universities Use Them
The IB definition and checks, how close predictions run to final grades, what seven UK universities say, where predictions do not count, and a documented case.
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