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I'm not sure if I understand them. When you apply for university, you apply for your main subject, which is your...major, right? Now, some universities offer minors right? Or do all of them offer minors? If you decide to take a minor, when do you apply for it? Where do you do this? And when you're doing your minor, you'll be studying for this minor course along with your major, right? So when others are studying for one course, you'll have to study for two, which is harder, right? When you graduate, you'll have a bachelor degree in your major AND minor, right? What's the other differences between a major and minor. Advantages of taking a minor course? Cons of it? Thanks
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I do not necessarily care about which university I go to, as long as their Vet. Medicine/Vet. Science department isn't too shabby. However, I understand that math studies doesn't exactly look convincing in your report. If I do math studies and get a 6 or 7, would that be better, or should I do math SL and risk getting a lower overall mark/math mark? I am, in general, talking about the US, UK and Australia/NZ
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If I am going in these directions, would Math SL be preferred? I am absolutely terrible at math. It takes me forever to understand something, then an instant to forget it again. I really don't know if I can do Sl. But since the subjects I'm aiming for are science-related, maybe I need SL, right? Thanks
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I'm currently a student in Florida, USA and am planning on staying in-state for college since it is a lot cheaper. I was choosing between University of Florida and University of Central Florida. I have been accepted into the Honors program at UCF and have also decided to go there. My parents don't like this choice, however, because everyone tells them that UF has more name recognition and prestige than UCF, and thus is a better choice. To me, I feel like if I tried hard enough I could get far in life even if I went to a lower ranked school. Does ranking mean everything, really? What annoys me is that they keep saying, "well it's your choice, we'll go through with whateve…
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Hey everyone! Well, the reason why I created this topic is because its been a question that I've had for a while and I can't really find an answer to it! So, here's my question; Do I have to be good in chemistry or even like chemistry to study and do well in medicine? Of course, biology is a given, but does chemistry play a large role in medicinal studies? Thanks!
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Hey guys, what do you think about the university of science and technology in Hong Kong? Is it good, what make it better than CUHK or HKU
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Anyone get uni offers yet from UK, US, etc? Since people are hesitant to post without other people posting theirs first, I may as well put my college list SAT I: CR 690, M 670, W 710 SAT II: Maths II 760, Biology M 750 IB Predicted: 43/45 Applied to: University of Pennsylvania Cornell University Johns Hopkins University Duke University Northwestern University University of Chicago Brandeis University University of British Columbia National University of Singapore If anyone feels like chancing me, please do.
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I'm looking into applying for the University of Malta to do Medicine. I'm predicted 36-39 overall with English A1, Biology and Chemistry as my highers and Spanish B, History and Maths at standard. I think Malta want somewhere around 30 to take medicine. I was just wondering if anyone else had applied/looked into applying and could give me any tips? Cheers
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Okay, so I messed up my paper 1 and 2 in mathematics standard level timezone 2! How would UK-universities and US-universities feel about an applicant with 1 or more retakes in the diploma? Do you know any specific universities that don't bother and specific unis that "welcomes" no matter whether you retook exams or not. Please answer this question of mine!
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My subjects are- HL : English, History, Biology SL : Japanese, Math studies, Physics What kind of careers can I derive from such subjects and which uni would be best to enter in order to fulfill the requirements of that career? Also, what are the demands of the particular university? Personally, I would like to attend a university in a country close to my own, so preferably in Asia.
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hey im looking for universities which will accept me on certificate for business and management. which all universities take students on certificates?
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Hello everybody.. I'm thinking about doing Medical Cybernetics at college.. Does anyone here knows where I can find a uni/college that offers this course anywhere in the world? Any help will be appreciated
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Yo, I'm a freshman in high school and in the Pre-IB program. But we aren't fully licensed yet so they call it Baccalaureate Prep. I have always been a mostly A's student but now that I'm in the IB program last semester I got all B's and 1 A (The A was in my Elective) I'm freaking out because I obviously want to be in a prestigious university and I don't know if I should stay in the IB program if I keep this up. My career that I am going after is going to be either Attorney, and I want to be a high attorney, so much that I eventually want to be a partner in a big city big firm. Or I might turn after Architect or Developer. I am passionate of both of these paths that I volu…
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Hi, I know that this isn't an easy question to answer, as things vary from school to school, and between individuals as well. I'm interested in knowing how much chances I would have if I had: 38/42 IB Music, Physics, Math HL English A2, Japanese A1, Economics SL 2000 on the SAT I (How much would it affect my chances if it was 1900?) All 720 on Physics, Math II, Math I and Japanese on the SAT II (570 on TOEFL but I might not take it if I do not need to) I organise two school activities, I am the leader of the school orchestra. I also have a few prizes in music competitions if that helps. That is my current goal - I am in year 12 in the UK system (grade 11 in the US I assu…
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I checked the admissions and the requirements and it says although there aren't any requirements. Students need to have Maths Chem Physics HL and Bio SL. For most ib students this is impossible. Can someone explain the ridiculous entry requirements when they don't even have point requirements.
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Hey Well, I'm sort of in a dilemma here and I'd like to see what choice you would make if you were in my spot... Basically, I got an acceptance from UBC a few days ago and I've gotten conditional offers for Newcastle,Birmingham and Leicester... Now the problem is, it seems like my closest friends are in the UK or just Europe in general...yet passing up UBC seems like a waste to me... So my question is...what would you chose?=/
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Hey everyone! Background about me - i'm a junior, i'm doing IB... So, I took a practice SAT, not the PSAT, but a practice round of SAT with some friends. This was my first experience taking it, and scored 1850 on it. I'm doing the following, and expect to be predicted whats beside them. HL: Maths - 5/6 English - 6/7 Econ - 6/7 Computer Science - 7 SL: Bio - 6/7 French - 4/5 Psych - 5/6 What sort of universities do you think I'll be able to apply to, with a realistic chance of getting in? I'm planning on doing a double major in computer science and business, with a possible minor in social psychology. Thanks! EDIT -- I'm pretty active in our school with extracurricular ac…
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Well, I have the decision to make: Either I'll go to the Uni of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Montpellier or Aix-Marseille next year.... Please, could you help me list pros and cons? ie tell me anything positive/negative about the cities you know (like weather,... is it really that rainy and freezy over the whole year in Scotland, i.e. Glasgow and Aberdeen? (or is it less rainy in one of the two cities?))... anything, please... Thanks a lot!! (ps: i know the language issues, so, apart from that ;P)
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Hi, I want to apply for medicine in Sweden and I am very interested as to know how exactly. I want to apply to Uppsala, Lund and Karolinska Institutet (First choice). I have checked the KI website and studera.nu but I can't seem to find the ib requirements for the course. Can some Swedish person please help me. I'd be truly grateful. BTW I'm Swedish so I have no problems speaking Swedish.
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Well, I applied through UCAS at 5 unis but in the end of the day, and don't want to go to any of them. I wondered, is it still possible to change my choices?? I'd be quite interested in Exeter... too late?? thanks!!
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I just want to know whether there are any good universities for business courses that accept average IB score like 33. and also these universities must not have closed their application, I want to still be able to apply for any time in July onwards in 2010... P.S. not looking to go to US.... UK, australia,canada, new zealand etc etc all ok..
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Hi, I have a question. I'm on my way to getting a 5 in HL Chemistry, I know it's not a great grade but getting a 6 is a bit of a stretch for me and I was wondering if a 5 could get me into any kind of biochemistry programme in university? I will probably be getting a 7 in HL Biology and a 6 in SL Math if that's any help at all. Thanks in advance.
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I am absolutely fascinated by marine animals, nature as in canyons, waterfalls, the Amazon, and in short, just with nature (don't count in the bugs and insects and whatnot). I am also fascinated with domestic animals, so animals as a whole. I was thinking of being a Vet, as I posted before in other posts, but then I realized that although I am really passionate about being a vet, and also went to do volunteering jobs at my local SPCA, I still couldn't put the thought of nature and wild animals out of my head. I then wondered about the prospect of being a marine biologist, but then I realized that being a marine biologist doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to interact…
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To all current university students, do us high schoolers a favour and help us a little? Share about your university experience. What's changed from high school in terms of academics and your social life? Is it more lax than IB or are you in some killer programme that's even tougher? Are you having the time of your lives or are you homesick? Hehe, you guys don't have to answer all of the above questions, of course... but do share. Anything in regards to uni is fine, really.
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Hi there, I'm planning to apply to French unis but I'm slightly confused about the application procedures atm... Anyone familiar with them? (i.e. when to apply, where to apply, when will they make me an offer, until when do I have to respond to that offer...?) Also, do you think it's a good/bad idea to study in France? What I've heard of is that the unis don't have a good reputation... I'd like to do Foreign Languages at either Strasbourg, Nancy, Nice, Marseille, Montpellier, or maybe Lyon or Toulouse (+ Uni Louvain, Liege or Bruxelles in Belgium)... do you know anything about those unis, any tips + co., pros+cons...? Looking forward to many replies
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Okay so here's the situation: I am currently a sophomore, and am in the midst of making my course choices for IB. Currently, I am thinking of doing HL: Math, Physics, Music SL: English A, French B1, History I chose my three highers based on my interests (I am highly interested in music.) However, in the future, I plan on persuing engineering. Would I need to take Chemistry (probably HL) instead of music for engineering? Is it generally a requirement for universities? I would like to take Music HL, but I also don't want to end up not meeting adequate requirements should I persue engineering. Anyone have any info about this?
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Take a break. Retake SATs. Work. I'm a M10 candidate thinking of applying for fall of the same year Should I take a gap year (apply in spring '11)? Would that look bad for uni? Explain!
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Hi, I would like to know what does it mean by single and double honours? I've heard that doing lets say French and Sociology or other combinations to be seen as less professional than doing one single subject in uni, is this true? Also, what is the difference for example if you have a bachelor of science in economics or a bachelor in arts in economics?
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I would like some opinions on this swiss university. If their course is really that good that allows most of the graduate to find a job before leaving school.
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hi im in my final yr for IB n currently struggling with UNI applications, my school does not provide a councellor or any help regarding, m yet wondering if they'll even give me my transcripts!!!! please help me!!
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So I was wondering whether there were any students who applied to medical schools abroad and what their experiences were. I know that in the UK, the chances of getting accepted into medical school as an international student is quite low. Does this mean I shouldn't put much hope into applying overseas? Also, there are the tuition fees, which are usually excruciatingly high for international students! Anyone have advice???
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Does IB accepted in Germany? particularly the Indonesian IB since i'm Indonesian. well since here we have school for 12 yrs, and in Germany got 13 yrs, do we still needing to attend another year in a German high school redo IB/get the Abteilnehmen? or going into Studienkolleg? or can just straight into Uni? and if we could go straight into University, what German Language certificate that we need atleast? thanks.
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Hi, I have to complete the common application for BU in order to apply for a scholarship by next week. Do you know whether if I submit the common application now for BU, I'll be sending it to all my other unis? or will I be able to change my essays, etc before I submit the common application for the rest of the unis? thanks!
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Hi, I would like to go into an accelerated pharmacy program. I am a current junior, and I am dead set on Pharmacy. My only requirements for schools are, well there are none, other than they must have a good pharmacy program. I have looked into University of the Pacific in California. I am willing to go to different states and even different countries. I am a Diploma Candidate, I prefer the college be reasonably priced. Do you have any recommendations for colleges, or recommendations on things I can do now to better my chances of getting into the school, and possibly getting a scholarship. Thanks for your help, Janki
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I'm currently living in Hong Kong, and I want to go to HKU for a Microbiology major. I just started IB, so I haven't got my predicted grades yet.. But does anyone know roughly what IB points you need to get in order to get into HKU? (btw I'm taking Bio HL and Chem SL)
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Does anyone know if Hong Kong universities care if a student attends any extra curricular activities?
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My dream choice is Cornell University, which isn't hard to reach if I start working hard, as I'm only in a pre-IB year. However, worst case scenario, I don't get into Cornell, what other choices do I have? I really am not sure what uni has a good veterinary science course, and any info will be greatly appreciated. P.S: I want to be like, a vet, working in clinics with domestic animals. Should I study Veterinary Science or nursing or pathology or what? Thanks, and sorry for being semi-off topic.
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Hello, Does anyone know the universities that are famed for providing Mining geology(b.tech/b.eng),Mining engineering and mining geological engineering???Pls do take a few moments of your precious time to post, if you do know!!' Thanks
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Can anyone give me any feed back about these kinda schools? I'm becoming a senior in Canada, and I'm afraid about what I want to do in post-secondary. If anyone knows any friends or heard about how those courses are can you tell me how rigrous the course load is? In terms of is it manageable and how it compares to IB. Thanks in advance. p.s below is the course outline for First Year students out of high school. http://www.rcsi.ie/index.jsp?1nID=93&2nID=94&3nID=108&pID=209&nID=401
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Hello, I was wondering if anybody was ever able to transfer an SL course in university (mainly, McGill and U of T). I want to do mainly math and finance in undergrad and nearly ALL math courses have a calculus prerequisite. I really don't want to fall behind on so many interesting courses to take a year of calculus that I already know...mostly. I got a 7 by the way. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Hi, could I get some advice on the best undergraduate business schools in Europe + USA? Theres alot in the US of course, but not a lot in Europe.. Also I have some difficulty applying to the US as their deadlines are already in January for applications, and I still have to improve my SAT score and do the SAT subject tests so I guess applying there for next year seems a bit difficult?
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I'm a junior and I want to go into the medical field after I graduate... I'm currently not doing so well in pre-calculus becuase I don't really have the time to devote to it to really learn it, so I was thinking about switching to Math Studies. Both math teachers, my principle, and my guidance counselor say it would be fine for me to switch over, but I don't want it to interfere with my college admissions. Furthermore, I would like to get into a school in the UK, so do they require Calculus? I've looked at the school I want to go to and they only say that they accept the IB diploma, but not much more. I know I will eventually have to take Calculus to get my medical degre…
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Do you need to take IB chemistry if you're going into psychology and it's related fields? I mainly ask this because I'm leaning towards cognitive science, and it involves studying computer science and information technology. If I don't take chemistry, then I might as well take ITGS since it might give me an advantage in college somehow.
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I didn't take psychology as a subject in IB because i didn't have much interest in it, but now i am very interested in psychology, to be more exact in positive psychology... My questions is can i enter a Psychology university without having a psychology subject? and is it possible to learn the stuff alone? And can you tell me the differences between social work and psychology... THX...
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To dear all, I want to apply to the universities in Hong Kong next year. I will finish my IB DP2 in 2010. I am planning to apply to the universities in HK. Now I wonder how many of you are going to apply to the universities in HK? How much of you prediction scores?
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HI I would to know the Ib grades required to get into NUS and NTU. My friend had visited both Unis but they did not tell about the grade required to get in. Can any IB students studyinhg in Singaore Unis tell me about it? Is Ielts rewuired or SAT sufficient? Do you get scholarships? Can anyone tell me about the work bond schemes in Singapore ? Thanks
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my school has never been an IB school before and starting few days back, we entered the IB program. Even though it's going to be as hard as what I've been hearing from my friends overseas, what makes it worse is my maths HL teacher. He's known to grade really tough on his students and sometimes he just gives out questions that the students never even learned about in class. If my school GPA decreases due to his rough grading system and psychotic teaching curriculum, would my transcript for my college applications look "bad"?? I'm posting this up in the Mathematics section because the school i want to apply to in the future requires me to receive either a 6 or 7 in the IB …
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I just happen to be very interested in food science so I was wondering what universities are well-known for offering this course and whether anyone in this forum is actually taking this course right now and where. =D And yes, i've tried researching on it but there's nothing like talking to someone who has actually done the course.
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Hi I would like to get into imperial. They seem to have increased the scores from 34 to 39. Do they take students below 39 as i am getting about a 38 with 7 in chem Hl, 6 in phy and math Hl.Are these scores good enough? Do you get any scholarships in Uk and Cananda as many people say you don't for under-grad courses -how far is this true? What are good unis in Cananda for Chem-Engineering and what ib scores do they require. Is IElTS required for a student getting 6 in IB english sl? Are the IELTS fine for Canada or do they prefer the SAT 1. Do you require to write essays for Canada unis other than personal statement.What are dates for applying in the Canada. Thanks.
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From what I currently know, I will go get a job and recharge for a year. 'll just have to hope that I'll still enjoy learning new things once the year is over. So, what about you? All of you seem very determined to just get it all overwith. Understand that.
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