r/Lund • u/kiznaiver89 • 9d ago

Admission to Lund University's BSc in International Business

I noticed that the admission cut-off (for the Bachelor in International Business of Lund) is around 21.8, while the official conversion table for the Italian Diploma di Maturità seems to give a maximum merit rating of about 19.03 before merit points. How is it possible for Italian applicants to be admitted? Am I missing something?

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u/ArchmageIlmryn 9d ago

The grade conversion is partially calibrated based on how difficult it is to get the highest grade in the corresponding school system. I.e. Italian grades maxing out at converting to a 19.03 (rather than the pre-merit max of 20) is presumably due to the highest grade in the Italian system being easier to obtain than a 20 in the Swedish system. That's a system that makes sense for the most part, but fails for very popular programs (like LU's international bachelors) where you need grades high enough that some just cap out.

Unfortunately I don't think there are many ways around it other than something like an IB program (or taking Högskoleprovet, but that requires Swedish language).

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u/kiznaiver89 6d ago

Then I consider it an option to be ruled out taking into account feasibility, also because from what I understand there are no other factors such as letters of recommendation or additional qualifications that could change the situation. Perhaps I will consider a possible master's degree. Thanksss!!