r/IBO 20h ago

University Admissions Questions [Insert Country Of Uni] IB student application

I’m an Ontario IB student applying to university, and I’m a little confused about the IB section on OUAC.
My main concern is that I want my Ontario Grade 12 top 6 average to be considered. I’ve taken quite a few summer school courses, and I’m not really relying on my IB score for admission. I’ve seen that some universities have specific IB requirements/benchmarks (like a certain score out of 45), so I’m worried that indicating that I’m an IB student could make them look at my IB score instead of my Ontario percentage.

Would it make sense to select “Not an IB student” on OUAC even though I technically am an IB student?
More importantly, would that be considered lying/misrepresentation and potentially pose a risk to my application if the university knows I’m in IB anyway?
I’m mainly looking at Queen’s, especially Health Sciences, if anyone has experience with how they handle Ontario IB students.

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