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Hi im planning to apply to Australia for MBBS, and i've heard from some people that the conversion from IB and UAI is quite unfair, compared to other secondary school qualifications e.g. UK's A-Levels. Is this true? Also, i heard that some universities in Australia (e.g. UAdelaide) will give students 2 extra points if you take certain subjects for the IB (e.g. A language other than English and HL Maths). Do you guys know anything about this kind of system in other universities? Thanks so much!
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Since we want to keep the other thread clean, I guess we can discuss the university offers in this thread? I was just wondering what are typical offers from Warwick and UCL for economics/management?
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Hi, I've done much research on undergraduate programs offering communications. I've realised that I want to have a career in the public relations/business communications field. I've sourced out several universities, but I've also realized that the top tier universities in both US and UK do not offer such a specialized program. There isn't much of a undergraduate Public Relations course I can undertake in top universities. What do I see is Communications/Media Studies which do involve small segments of public relations and marketing which I'm keen on. This are the universities that I'm interested in for their communication curriculum: UPenn, UCLA, NYU, Stanford, Cornel…
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Hi I intend to apply to schools in the UK such as newcastle,bristol,birmingham,loborough,UCL but these are just ideas for a Computer Science Major. However I have been getting advice from relatives and such that going to the UK for computer science is nowhere near as good as going to the US or Canada. So, what is your opinion? If you have knowledge on something like this, please share. Thanks
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One thing that constantly worries me is about which university I should apply to. Would it be better to go to somewhere local-- say the University of Utah and get lots of credit for what I am doing in high school. With all the AP and IB that I'm doing, I should transfer about 80 credit hours if I were to apply to the University of Utah. This would eliminate maybe 2 years of university and let me work straight on my major. Or would it be better to apply and get into somewhere like MIT or CalTech where I'd have to do more years, but maybe get more out of the experience? I met with some admissions officers from MIT, Yale, and Brown and they didn't really say much about an IB…
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So I am a year into my university, and I am currently taking a semester off for an intership. Well I am working on a very specific Marketing degree and I am almost done with my minor in Spanish. but i was wondering what you all though about picking up a second major in International Business Managment. I would prolly graduate a semester to a year later than I had planned because to get the degree it is an extra 12 hours (1 semester) and I have to spend at least one semester abroad, but I still take classes while I am abroad. So do you all think it is a good idea or what are your thoughts in general?
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I'm beginning to wonder how helpful is IB when it comes into getting into college. I'm so worried right now that my gpa is going to drop tremendously because of the bad grades i'm accumulating and I wonder if IB is really worth it. Do college even take the rigorous IB program into account anymore? There's just so much competition nowadays I feel like i'm not gonna make it.
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Hi. My name is Nikita Arora and I live in Ontario. For my personal project, I am convincing universities from Ontario to give preferences to IBs. If you are in IB, which presuming that you are on this website, you should be =), please take the time to fill this survey out: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229FLNUSRY6 Thank you.
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Alright, so I think I have to decide on what I have to major in soon, because I'm still quite unaware of where I want to go, and how much I should aim for.. I'm taking B&M HL, History HL and English HL, my SL subs are math studies, ess, and chinese b. I hope that I don't have to deal with math in university, so hopefully the major compromises of no math components or little math components in the courses... I like the sound of Public Relations... Mass communications, Business communications... etc but I don't know the exact differences between the subjects... can someone explain the different majors to me? Thanks so much! Other than that, I'm aiming for a IB sco…
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I know U.S colleges put a lot of weight of what the applicants do during summer. The thing is, unlike in the U.S, the country where i live (Australia), doesn't really have many programs available. Can anyone give me some suggestions on what things I can do during summer?
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If I am taking IB English A1 SL do i still need to take TOEFL? or does this depend on the University? What if I don't even make it for the IB Diploma? (just curious)
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Moderator notice: Please refrain from chatting and commenting in this thread. Let's try to keep the thread nice and clean so that it'll be easy for people to get an overview of what kinds of offers people have received. Thanks! The thread for all us IBSers who have gotten offers to study in 2009. Post your offer with: the conditions, the predicted grades and the SAT scores (if you're applying to the US) you used to get an offer. I ask the PGs because students for 2010 can get a feel for their unis and see what unis require of them. If you haven't yet received your offers, you can post where you've applied and edit the post as the offers start rollin' in. -deissi Predicted…
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hey first post anyways basically i'm screaming right now because i'm basically having a "mid-life crisis"? not the right term but that should give you an idea, of what i should do for my major. I feel liked i'm being pulled in all directions in terms of my interest. I like science but i can't meet the science pre-req as i took ib studies math. I like philosophy social sciences...etc blah blah and the list goes on and on... Basically my life in a basket-case i applied for uoftst got rejected appealed...got rejected again and now i'm reapplying the third time but for uoftsc as st no longer takes app. And the thing is i can't satisfy all these interests as if i want to …
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Hi I found math easy in Sat 1 but I find english hard. Please gives me some advice. i want get score of about 2000 - 2150. how hard is it to get it.? Is Tofel and IElts is hard compared to sat reading and writting sessions? Besides that will IB syllabus be enough for sat 2. I want to take math level 2, chem and phy for sat 2's. I take math HL, phy HL and chem HL. Which books would you recommend for Sat 1 and 2 ? As barrons and Kaplan are compartively easy to the actual SAT 1 which is harder. what scores are required in unis in singapore, US and Canada? Does UK look at sat? Is there any other exams that one must?
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Hello people I am new out here, so forgive me for any mistakes. I am appearing for my externals in May 2010 and my subjects are Chem (HL), BM(HL), Eng (HL) and Math(SSL), French (SL), Physics(SL). Could anyone give me information on what carrear options i have after i completet my diploma and which undergraduate courses are available for these specific subjects. Thank You
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Hey, I'm entering the last year of IB this coming September, so university applications are coming up pretty soon. I'm thinking of doing either Sociology or Anthropology at university in the UK, but I have absolutely no idea where I should apply to. I'm not aiming for Oxbridge, and I guess I'm gonna get a final IB score of somewhere around 32 - 36... Help please!
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Hello IB-friends, I know some of you has already holiday but a problem of choosing a university constantly tortures me: I've made up my mind that I will earn BA in Kent/Warwick (Joint honours:'Film Studies/Literature') and then in Cardiff (Joint honours: 'Journalism& Media/Cultural Criticism' - heard here is one of the best journalism in whole UK - is that right?). Then I'm going to conquer America and earn some postgraduates there But this is not the case. My question is: do you have any idea how could I make these two undergraduate degrees in less than 6 years? And do you think this is generally a good concept? thanks for your help, Magda
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hey guys i just want to know what the real big difference is between uni and HS. obviously its completely different in terms of time management, learning style. i know all of that. but how would your typical day look like at uni.. like your timetable(i know everyones will be different) i just want to know what i can expect, because i mean in this current economic slump i want a job to keep me stable. so how does this work with your timetable and classes on weekends> please let me know..
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University first year rent an apartment with friends going to same uni or live on Campus
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so what do you reckon guys, living on campus is really expensive... and i have friends that want to go to the same university as me... so we were thinking what if we all got a place together. and we are all studying different things. so we wouldnt see each other that often, so not like we will get tired of each other (thats to say if we get in!) but there are a few unis there on the gold coast. but it helps with rent, food, electricity all that.. what do you guys do that are in uni???
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Hey everyone! Whenever I get asked about what university I want to go to, I always get blank in my head since Im not so sure about which good schools are out there. I want to study Journalism/Photography but i don´t know where I want to study and I need to make the decision soon :/ I heard Scotland has some good schools. Any suggestions? It doesn´t have to be particulary in Scotland...
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Hello my fellow IBs, Im an IB from Mexico, and I’ve got a little dilemma right and I could really use some help, especially from IBs in the UK... So, I applied to LSE an Warrick (among others) last year to a course on Economics. My predicted grades where a 38 with 6 on math and because LSE wanted a 39 with 7 on math I didn't get in... But I just saw my grades today and I got a 42 with 7 on math...so Im really mad that my predicted grades were so imprecise...I want to get to LSE since I have the score to do that, but I have already accepted the Offer on Warrick... What are my options now?? Is it possible to ask for a transfer to LSE after my first year at Warwick? What is …
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So I haven't decided yet what and where to study. I'm considering various locations and courses. I think that I have to limit my choices to Europe as US tuition fees are outrageous and even though when getting into some Ivies (which is close to impossible) would secure cover of fees there are still costs of living in US, travelling to and from my country and lack of ability to legally work on student visa. Besides, I'm not really into doing SAT in addition to IB exams. My other dream direction would be Australia due to their great climate and ranking good in World University Rankings unis. But I could not afford studying there and flight tickets as one-way travel would l…
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Hi, at school we are currently looking at universities and careers... For me, picking the right university must have a large library, because I reckon that's where I want to go a lot to study... (I plan to take history) so I would really like to know which university libraries are the biggest in the world? Thanks!
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i am entering my first year of IB in september, and i had originally planned to do a degree in landscape aechitecture however i have recently changed my mind. ) i would now like to become and events manager and for this i need a bachelor of business, which i would like to do at Griffith universit on the gold coast of australia. i have made my subject choices however does anybody know what subjects would beneficial to me in order to make this happen?(economics obviously) these are my current subject choices entering Ib1 English HL Math SL Biology HL French B SL History Sl Economics HL
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I am talking about those schools that don't have a direct 4-year path to lead you to actual Med School. Those that just offer sciences for major/minors, along other classes. I have heard take: double major bio + chem major bio, minor chem major bio, minor: completely unique to stand out (language) major chem, minor psychology major bio + chem, minors psychology Take nothing important, only prerequisites for science then play around with other classes that will get a 4.0 for academic excellence. so all choices to make. What do you think is the best route to go for Major + Minors in order to prepare for MCATS. Even the colleges I went to asked me if I would be intereste…
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Just stumbled upon this article and thought it was interesting: http://thecollegehacks.wordpress.com/ I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations on what resources all college students should use? Thanks again man.
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Are your predicted grades given out of 42 or 45. That is, if a university offer says 38 points, does it mean 35 plus the additional 3 points or indeed 38 points?
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If I pass my IB really well can I go striaght to second year university? Has anyone done it?
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hey guys! I needed to be cleared up on a tuition fee matter... (this question is really specific for Canada) uni. tuition fees are cheaper for those who live in the province that the uni. is in, right? is it the same province btw? or the same city/some type of other boundary? so for a Manitoba student going to, let's say, U of Toronto, then it would be more expensive for the Manitoba student than an Ontario student at U of T? another big clear-up I need: how LONG have you had to live in that province in order to pay the lower tuition fee? i've heard that it's 2 years... is this correct? is this same in all the universities across Canada? would the tuition fee be cheaper f…
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Lets just say I don't have the best IB points in the world. I'm planning to take Law in the future, and was just wondering what are the requirements for: UK: UCL King's College Durham HK: HKU Thanks in advance!
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I know that the timing depends all where you want to study and what you want to study, but I would still like to know when everybody else started applying to unis please. (or will start for that matter.) Besides I heard that you would have to start applying during summer break in some cases because you would have to sit an entrance exam in september (Oxbridge for instance) so that I was getting worried by now cause I have no idea where to apply. So can you people tell me 1. When you start(ed) applying 2. Where you start(ed) applying 3. What you want(ed) to study (4. Whether you were taken) please? Thank you. p.s. I want to study something related to science or medicine. …
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I'm having problems writing my personal statement as I am thinking of applying to different courses and in most of the personal statement writing guides, they indicated that you should talk about your interest in the course and any career paths. It may sound foolish, but I simply want to work in an office someday and do whatever people do in them, ie. I don't have any passion as of yet. Should I fake a passion for something in my personal statement or not? If I do not talk about the course and just my personal qualities would I be at a disadvantage to the same candidates applying who have written their personal statements specifically to suit the requirements of the cours…
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I am applying to Universities for Fall 2010. I just took the May exams, but I think I may have to do a retake. However, I also have to begin the college application process. WHen do November results come out, and are Universities willing to consider retake scores? Meaning, will the wait till like January (if that is when scores come out) for the IB scores . . . ? If anyone has done retakes, please help me out on how this works. I don't want to send in my May scores, if I decide to take re-takes. I will only send the best of the two scores. HOpe to hear from someone soon!!
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I know of several people who take IB re-takes after they have begun university? I thought good IB scores are to get into a good University. How do they influence anything once you are in the university? Why do students do re-takes after they have already begun University?
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hey, i would like to study at an university when i take my ib in 2010. now i have to decide for a degree, a country/town and an university/a college. my first thoughts were i am not set on a special country. i could go to the us as well i remain in switzerland or return to uk. i am looking for degrees in business/management/economics or engineering or law/jurisprudence. Or maybe a mixture of these subjects. i am looking for an university where i get a high level of professional competence and so on. the possobility to study for one or more semester at another university is very important for me. so my question is which university compares mostly with my requirements?
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Hey guys, I found two very interesting relatively new institutions and I was wondering what you think about them or rather if you have ever heard of them: Amsterdam University College: a small-scale Liberal arts and sciences college which will open this fall, 3 years to a bachelor of art or sciences or humanities http://www.auc.nl/auc Quest University, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada also a liberal arts and sciences, inaugural year 2007 - 4 years and then a bachelor of liberal arts and sciences. http://www.questu.ca/ so, I am wondering. do you know these? what have you heard? I know what they offer, but I am now wondering about their prestige and what my chances will b…
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Hello, after looking around, I decided to post my question since I couldn't find any relevant posts. I'm wanting to do my undergraduate studies in psychology in either the USA or Australia. I've lived in America for 11 years, but since Australia seems much cheaper, I'm also interested in it. My question is: does anyone know differences in the undergrad studies in these countries? If I complete the B.A. in either, does the accreditation transfer between the two countries? I am also wanting to do graduate psychology studies after a 3 or 4 year Bachelor's degree... any opinions on where to do this? I figured that if I completed my B.A. in Australia and then moved to the US…
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I was thinking of doing Health Sciences at McMaster University, though I really really really want to do an exchange to either Switzerland or Norway for a year. Since the H.Sc. program is based on group effort and comprised of elite students, wouldn't it make it hard to adapt to when back from Europe? By the way, I know McMaster U doesn't offer exchange on an undergrad level. There's a Quebec government plan that funds international exchange. That makes it even more precarious because the university itself has not considered a gap and will not arrange for a smooth transition back from exchange. Any thoughts appreciated!
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So I applied to this summer camp but I was rejected so now I don't really know what to do. I am looking for things that will look GOOD on my College Application (US). That is my main focus. For now, I'm planning to volunteer at a food bank, work at a supermarket, and tutor. Is this good enough? What else should I do? Because I live in the Netherlands and I don't speak Dutch, I'm really limited to the things I can do... I was also thinking maybe doing something to help out at the colleges here but that is very unlikely. Tell me what you guys think. Thanks.
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Hey guys, I'm in the first year of the IB (just started) and I wanted to study economics when I finished the IB but now that I'm in economics higher I really don't understand anything and I'm finding it really boring (perhaps microeconomis is boring?). I've found that I'm good at psychology and TOK so I wanted to know if there was any career that mixed psychology with philosophy and perhaps economics? Also which universities offer this career? I'm in a real crisis right now, if I want to study psychology I would change economics higher to biology higher so could someone help me with this? I have about a week to decide whether I will change subjects or not. Thanks for your…
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Hey everyone! Since I'm new, I'll introduce myself a little. I'm taking the IB exams in 2010, and I'm from Australia. I'm hoping to study medicine, in (if I can) Oxford or Cambridge... Hah, those usual two universities... Like I said in the title, I was wondering if anyone could help me out with my subjects. Can I study medicine with these subjects? English A1 Mandarin B HL Modern History Mathematics SL Chemistry HL Visual Arts So far, I've only chosen two subjects as my HL, I'm not sure about the third. Any suggestions, tips, words of wisdom? I know in Australia, I could enter Uni of NSW or Uni of Sydney with the subjects I have, as chemistry is really the only prequisit…
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Im having trouble choosing my firm and insurance. the offers i received are as followed: UCL for civil engineering and the offer entails me getting a 36 with a 4 in english Nottingham University for Mechanical engineering and they are asking for a 34 with a 6 in Math SL and 4 in English and my last uni, which I am kind of considering is Warwick for systems engineering and they want the same thing as Nottigham. I really have no idea which one to choose, the only thing that I can think of is that I didnt do as amazing as i thought i'd do in math so i could potentially get a 5, but I did amazing in all the rest. I really have no idea to choose and i keep getting mixed signal…
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So, I am starting to get a little bit stressed. Because I have some few problems: a) I just realised that my teacher had to register me in something on the ibnet so my grades get directly to the universities where I want to study and the deadline was on the 5th of May or something like that = 1st Problem. b)Manchester is my firm offer for Politics and International Relations and it asks me for 35 points and not less than a 5 in any subject.. and well,... I crashed on my maths SL exam ( I think I will get a 3 )= HUGE PROBLEM c)I have taken two pre-university courses: the Spanish Baccaulareate and IB. I have just received offers based on my IB results so I was wondering if…
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just out of curiosity, is there any one considering studying medicine in a non-native english speaking country ? if so where and what made u apply? thanks in advance
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Is IB-psychology recognised and appreciated by universities. People tell me that psych is useless and that no universities actually like psych. This kinda scares me. I wanna do commercial law after this and right now im taking HL Psych HL English HL Econ SL Maths Ab initio Spanish SL Chem Should I drop psych, take chemistry highers and take up bio?? Im so confused, HELP!
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I got an unconditional admission in Bryant University(Rhode Island,New York), but I really don't now whether I should go there to study? I not sure of its rank as America has many different ranking systems. Also is it worth spending so much money on Bryant?
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Hi im a student currently doing the first year Ib and im planning to do a carrier on Geography/Geology!! i like to know some information on some of the colleges that provides courses on Geography and on Geology!! thnx
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Hello again, I learned from my suspension, so all hostilities aside... Our school has a number of teachers that are simply not qualified for the job. For instance, last semester, I did bio and I got converted from an 81 to an 86. This semester, another biology teacher (grade eleven) converted the same mark to a friggin 96! I am determined to move to the US for undergrad and med school, but in Canada, my GPA fluctuated between 94% to 88% because I was in so many different programs within the course of 3 years. According to the Canadian criteria, I am a straight A student with one small B on the side (phys ed...refused to do push-ups, lol). I am going to get 7's on my Fren…
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I am thinking about taking counseling for the profession, and I heard that American Universities require SATs, my question is, as far as I know you take SATs in 10th Grade and when you graduate am I right? If I am wrong correct me anyway, the point is which results do they want???isn't IB enough for them???
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Has anyone taken the MCAT or know people who did and can recommend some good prep books? I'm planning on writing the MCAT next summer and I'd really like to only write it once seeing as how its ~6 hours long and the cost of writing it isn't cheap. As of right now I'm thinking of getting the Kaplan MCAT 2009-2010 Premier Program.
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