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@Vedant
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 • 3 years ago •
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Will CBSE to IBDP transition not be easy or will harm the the college application?
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I am a grade 10 student studying in the CBSE board in India can I transition into IBDP after 10th without harming the College Application?

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@unior
49 answers, 137 votes
 • 3 years ago

Hey Vedant!

I'm Indian so I guess I can answer this question for you.

Transitioning into IBDP will actually be beneficial for you in terms of your college applications. The CBSE board is focused on Indian College System and IBDP is more focused on the international application process. So just going to an IB school will open lots of doors for you (IBDP students tend to have better ECs than CBSE students just because CBSE schools rarely put effort into ECs, you get to have extra college credits with the IBDP curriculum, etc.)

So, if you think you can handle the transition yourself (i.e. it won't hurt your grades), I'd say it's definitely a good option to think about.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@Vedant3 years ago [edited]

Would you please evaluate how can it hurt my grades or what are the challenges in the transition? and Thank you very much.

@unior3 years ago [edited]

Well, it's pretty self-explanatory. Changing boards after 10th-grade means you might not have the pre-requisite knowledge required for changing boards. I'm not very familiar with the IBDP board but I'll give you an example-

@unior3 years ago [edited]

ICSE board teaches Geometric Progression in 9th/10th grade. CBSE teaches kids Geometric Progression in 11th grade. So, if you studied from CBSE till 10th grade and changed your board to ICSE after 10th, there would have been a gap of knowledge which in this case is Geometric Progression

@unior3 years ago

Something similar to that might happen in the case of the IBDP board too. I would suggest you check out their curriculum.

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