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Hi guys... I searched IB survival for such a topic but couldnt find it. So I wanted to know from people who are in university and finished IB whether its easier. Or does it depend on university and course... I plan on taking economics. Is it easier? Thanks.
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Jus like the topic description says. Is UK more expensive. Not only the fees but also the living costs. Many people tell me that UK is more expensive but I want to know what you guys think. And I also heard UK does not hand out alot of financial aid for international students. Could anyone please give feedback on this. Thank you
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A suggestion ran through my mind the other day, and I wanted to see whether or not other people thought it was a good idea. Our college counselor is collecting predicted grades for my class as I speak, and, as with all other years, none of our teachers will predict anyone a 7. They have openly stated this to our class, saying that they don't want to be responsible for anyone getting a lower grade in the final exams and blaming them. I think this is completely unfair, because every year tons of people in my school get 7's in at least one subject. And I know that I'm capable of getting one at least, if not more. What can we do to get the predicted grades that we reall…
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Does anyone know for certain if English A1 HL candidates have to do TOEFL if they want to apply to a UK university? I'm Finnish, but I have gone to an English-speaking school all my life and English is my first language. My school's college counselor knows very little about UK universities because she is coming from the American system. She emailed the universities I'm applying to and explained my situation. 3 universities said I don't have to take the test. 2 never replied, out of the 5 she wrote to. But the counselor thinks I should do it just to be "safe". Which is ridiculous because the TOEFL costs $140 to take. Shouldn't the fact that I'm taking IB English A1 at HL p…
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Okay, after looking around some universities in the States and Canada, credits for a specific score HL subjects are really common. However, do you think it's a good idea to accept it or just start all over again? Considering English is not my native language and I've studied English for only 5 years frankly...
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Thinking of doing a particle physics degree in University. Just wish to know, what opportunities does it provide for the future? I know i can get a PHD in it and teach, can be a part of some research program, and can publish books on the research i make. What other opportunities does it provide?
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Is it possible to be accepted into UK universities if im taking Math methods sl and physic HL...
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I have this experience - I was charged with shop theft and was the 'criminal' in court. I actually did commit the theft but it was due to my emotional instability (family issues, to get attention). I am going to apply for law thru ucas, and should i put this into my ps? what i want to say is that my second time to the court (when i was interned in a law firm during summer, i had the chance to go) is very meaningful to me, because now i am being on the other side, not the criminal side. should i include this? it seems like a crazy idea but it really did influence the way i see court...would the exp itself put me down? (btw, i didnt have any criminal record because …
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Good day everyone.. So I thought that this thread might be useful for all those May 2008 - and forward - IB graduates who are looking forward for a well-planned university life. "What? Where? How? When? Why?" and all those questions on every single detail are to be discussed in this thread. Some of us might have already started with their studies, some have travelled and settled and some are still waiting for the doors to open. Hope you find this thread useful anywhere, anytime. Feel free to post if you have tips or plans you would like to share when it comes to college time-management, dorm room essentials, lecture tips, gatherings.. etc to help others out. …
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As all the IB kids only talk about UK and US for universities and generally have little knowledge on what is outside those two country's. I am asking people to contribute with universities known for having good ENGLISH based education. Most IB kids focus on either going to UK/US or their own country, which often has cources in their native language. So I started this topic to invite people to share their knowledge about universities where you can study in english, both bachelor and master (in many country's there seem to be more master cources in english then bachelor) So i just start with some universities i know, and the cources. Prague, Tjeckien - Medicin, they offer m…
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Hey, i wanna enquire. Anyone know of reputable aviation courses in any universities that will ALMOST gaurantee employment as a pilot?
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Will getting a 5 in SL Math hurt my chances of getting into Canadian business schools such as Richard Ivey and Queens Commerce? In all of my remaining courses it looks like I will pull a 6/7. I'm really scared, and all help is greately appreciated! (Math is by FAR my worst subject)
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I am interested in studying something within maths/computer programming. Are there any good universities in Europe that focus specially on technology? I am specially interested in universities in the UK.
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for universities, how important are my school grades? is it possible to go to a good uni with average school grades and good IB grades??
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a question on university approvals
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Do the universities in the UK accept you if you get the predicted but your grades are average(mostly C's and B's and some A's)?? and I have one F in math studies but I finished a one year IB course so I'm taking statistics(cuz i wanna major in psychology and its heavy on statistics so i thought it would be a good idea to show how I am taking math seriously) what do you think? please answer those two questions!!
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Because I live in NZ, I sit my IB exams in November. I will try to apply to some universities in UK, USA, Australia and of course New Zealand. The problem is they ALL have different offer/acceptance dates! NZ/Australia: Jan-Feb America: March-May UK: I have no idea but later than May Im sure If I got accepted into a New Zealand University in Feb, and I accepted the offer. 2 months later an American University also accepted my application, can I still transfer? This has been bugging me for a long time. Thanks for answering!
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Hello everyone! I think I'm in a bit of a pickle. I'm about to enter the 12th grade and I'm doing the IB. When choosing my six subjects, as a science I put Physics as a first choice and Chemistry as a second. As a sixth subject, I chose Computer Science, because I am very interested in it and plan to have a career in it. Turns out the Computer Science class was at the same time as the Physics class, so I was assigned to Chemistry. Now that I'm looking at universities, I'm seeing that if I want to study Computer Science it is at engineering campuses/schools where they require you to have taken BOTH chemistry and physics! Am I overlooking something or am I actually screwed!…
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Hello! I know there's no set answer for the question I'm asking but I just want to know what the majority thinks. I can't decide whether I should do a BSc Psychology or BSS Psychology at uni, plus I don't even know what exactly is the difference between the two degrees (except that they stand for Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Science). I heard that on your CV BSc is better...is this even true?! Though I guess it depends on the company as well. But I'm planning to go into a healthcare related job so...does anyone have any ideas? Thank you!
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Hi, I’m a student in Canada and I’m really confused about transcripts, ib marks and GPAs. I hope someone would be kind enough to read all this and help answer some of my questions. Thanks so much! So first of all, I was in pre ib last year and this year in sept I’ll be entering the ib program. Last year i took math 11 and got a 68% (I took math 10 during the summer and got a 98%). I checked my “unofficial” transcript and the gr 11 math mark (68%) is under my grade 11 year (? Im not sure..it’s the “unofficial transcript” online and I don’t really know how transcripts work >>) I talked with my counselor about my math mark and we arranged it so that next year I’…
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Hello, Recently when i was looking up for universities, i noticed that some universities offer I.b students 1st year credit!! What are the advantages of that?? Does that mean one can skip 1st year and directly join 2nd year??? for simplicity,the duration of enginering degree is 4 years.so if one get this credit can he finish it in 3 years??how muchpoints are required for that?? which are the major universities that offer credits for engineering???
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Hi, I'm an international student who's interested in studying the options... I'm KIND OF familiar with US universities but really not so with UK universities... Can anyone tell me about the differences and the similarities?? Thanks~
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I'm about to enter my senoir year of high school, and I'd like to way my options based on my credentials. I'd really appreciate any information on the schools you're attending in the fall, and the IB scores (and SAT/ACT if you're going to the states) you received to get in. Thank you guys so much!
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Summary of Acceptances: Aboo University of York Accounting, Business Finance and Management (NN42) 32 points University of St Andrews Financial Economics 34 points University of Bristol Accounting and Finance 34 points, 666 in HL and 6 in English A1 SL chem_kid Chemical Engineering University of Calgary Aboud Queen Mary Medical Engineering MEng 32 points, 66 Maths and Physics and B in A-level Maths University of Reading Biomedical Engineering and Cybernetics BSc 29 points, 7 Maths 6 Physics University of Hull Mechanical and Medical Engineering BEng 24 points and C in A-level Maths Sheffield Biomedical Engineering 31 points, B in A-Level Maths LaurahearsLife Univ…
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Hi!! i am presently doing my grade 12 in Dia(dubai)..i plan 2 do mining geology(b.eng) from one of the top universities in the us ,uk or canda...i have chose math, phy and chemistry as my higher level subjects!!! what are the other requirements?? is higher level required??? what shld i do to get into one of the top 15 universities of the world?? what marks or grades should i secure??? i would be very much grateful if you could provide me with the required informations...my email id is Don't post email publicly on the forum tanx
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Hi everyone, I have been quite determined to apply to Cambridge to study history...but receiving my predicted grades this week is giving me doubts... GCSEs [u]5 As 5 A*s[/u] AS Chinese [u]A[/u] [b]IB May 2009 - predicted English SL [u]7[/u] Maths SL [u]6/7[/u] Physics SL [u]6/7[/u] Spanish HL [u]6[/u] Art HL [u]6[/u] History HL [u]7[/u] [/b] I am really quite worried since on the Cambridge site, it is written they want 40 points minimum overall with 7 7 6 at HL, which im not exactly getting now... would they just like reject me becuz im not 776 at HL?? should i just not consider applying at all? can anyone offer me some advice??? im kinda in a…
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Hi there, I'm looking forward to applying to some UK univs, anyways I've been reading everything I can and Im ready to apply on september. But I have some questions, does anybody know what happens if for instace the univ offers you a place if you achieve 36 pts on the IB Diploma but at the end of the day you score 35 or 34 even though your predicted grades were calculating the 36 ponits. Will you be automatically rejected from the university? Know of any cases? Also, I read something about just being able to apply to 5 univs with UCAS. Is this true? So if I want to apply to...lets say 8 univs, shall I make a separete application, making two applications, one for 5 and the…
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okay so my cousin is going o IB2 in fall and she wants to apply to oxford, but expencies come up to about 50,000 CAD. her parents make like 96,000 per year and she asked me if she would be avble to go wihout taking loans cuz she doesn't want to, but she's got gonna ask her parents until she know if they can afford it. any help for her???? will she be able to go??
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sooo here i am today asking the members of IB surivial to help me find the best of the best. i'm gonna lsit unis that i;m interested in and i want u guyd to rate them, additonal comments, eyc, so basically become the critics, all help is welcomed the unis: Oxford LSE Sandfort Warwick Harvard Yale Princeton if u have additonal uni, add em to the list!!! Ps, i'm canadain and i don't bel;leive we do SAT's so how do American unis, like the IVYs consider uuuu???????? ppl who have applied from canada or know anything anout this plzz help, plus what r a canadain's chances at gettin in into ivys???
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Has anyone else noticed that the UAI score that the IB rank is equivilant to is getting lower and lower!! A few years ago what is now an 90 ish UAI score is now like an 84 ish!! (this is a bit of a rough estimate but you get the point) It's so unfair!!! we do the same amount of work, but they are making it harder and harder for us to score well!!! What are you're thoughts on this? Also, if where you live you have a different IB rank equivilant... such as the SATs or A levels or whatever (sorry i know that im ignorant to how other countrys and states are markded outside of the IB) are you also finding this a problem?? is it harder for you now to score well than it wa…
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hey guys i have been planning to go to medicine since i can remember but im freaking out because im stressing over IB work and im dying from the work!! i dont know if i will be able to handle med school?! Sooo any advices?! anyone else interested in medcine?!
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hi, i have a 2.85 GPA, but i am a full ib candidate, is there a chance to get into a decent or good university?
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Hi, So, I live in the United States and I would like to go to a university in the EU (preferably England, Greece, or Cyprus), and I was browsing through some colleges websites. When I was looking at Cambridge's website (I won't get in, but it looks like fun ) some of the requirements were things I had never heard of. Plus I saw this: "Offers are regularly made on the International Baccalaureate, at a level of between 7,6,6 and 7,7,7 in the Higher Level subjects, with overall scores between 38 and 42 points out of 45 . For matriculation purposes, grade 5 or above in the Standard Level of the IB is considered equivalent to GCSE grades A, B or C and grade 5 or above at …
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A Sad ED year
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Well, as if you couldn't tell (lol) I plan to go to UF in Gainesville. However, I was wondering if anybody knows what exactly goes on the transcript that the colleges see. Does the transcript include only semester grades or does it also include quarter grades and midterm/final exam grades? Any help would be appreciated.
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I would [u][b]like[/b][/u] to study in a university in Germany, but I'm not too sure about the distinctions between them. The one uni that really stands out for me is the Universitat Bonn, especially as it runs some English courses for exchange students, but would I be better off moving a bit more to the central part of Germany, such as Berlin? Perhaps some Germans out there can let me know, and I would appreciate it.
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Hey (former) IB-student, Did you go to university after your IB education? Or are you planning to go to university in the near future? In that case: Would you be so kind to answer a few questions for me? I’m doing academic research on university choice and you could contribute by answering a few questions. This research is important, because it will help improve the information supply from universities to students worldwide. Answering the questions will only take you a couple of minutes and you would really help me out. Please be as specific and complete as you can: Which sources of information did you use in the process of choosing a university? How did you choose betwe…
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I am senior 2 student studying IBDP. Most of my classmates have the idea of studying in america. it said that UNIVERSITY and COLLEGE are quite different. I would like to know which one is better~ Tell me your opinions.
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Just out of curiousity, does anyone know where they're going next year? (The deadline for accepting an offer in Ontario, Canada, is May 28th, so I wasn't sure if anyone else's was around that time...) To be honest I'm still in limbo - waiting for an offer, but considering how I did on my math exam, eugh, I'm afraid they'd reject me in August!
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I'm actually very good at math but I took Ib Math Studies, and I'm reading around and people here are like don't take studies ...etc. I'm sort of in a panic mode because I want to do something medical related in the future. Compared to the other students going into IB Mathematics.. they have Algebra II under their belt while I don't. I know IB Math Studies in my school goes up to pre-cal... I want to apply to universities/colleges all over the place.. not for certain where yet. I want t apply to a English uni, most definitely. Is this going to be a problem? Can I take another separate exam for math to make it look good to colleges? -__-. I'm about to go grovel to the coor…
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I'm kinda stuck on whether to go to UCL or KCL. For UCL i got a conditional for genetics and molecular genetics at KCL. Initially I wasn't thinking of applying to UCL since they didnt offer the course i wanted, molecular genetics, but when i was finished with choosing my unis i had one more spot (if you use UCAS you'll know that i have 5 choices) and so I put UCL down wanting to know whether I could get in with my 27 points mock examinations....and i got in =D Now that I got a conditional, I am now stuck to whether I want to go to UCL or KCL. Anyways I just want to know what the main differences are between genetics and molecular genetics and the different jobs i can a…
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I'm going to look at colleges over spring break and I want to know what in particular I should look for.
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hey everyone I am going to study Management in the Uk, I am currently doing math SL. Can someone please suggest me which topics I should go deeper into prior to going to the university, so it would help me in my study? thanks. answers by current management students will be greatly appreciated. One other thing: City is offering a pre-course math revision week, do ou guys think it would be helpful?
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So I'm going to study Business Management and now my two main offers are from Warwick and Aston Universites. I also have an offer from Lancaster University. And of course I have to make a firm and mabye an insurance choise. In my opinion Warwick is more respected in general, but I've heard that Aston has quite a good Business Department. And since I'm not living in the UK and I don't know much which University is more respected mabye someone could help me?? So which one is better at Business and which one is well known in general? And what do you think about Lancaster?
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a ve got 2 offers i can both get in the end but which is actually better for business management ? does anyone actually know be cause half people suggest city as being an upcoming medium university with an excellent business school and the other half say kings is mmuch better overall......where should i go??
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Over the last cycle I had been studying entry requirments for different places. I found a couple of universities which, in my opinion, are simply asking for too much. For example: Bath: Business administration - 38 typical offer Notts: Economics - 38 typical offer Dont you guys think these places should really settle down in terms of their requirments? Are there any more places like this in areas, other than business or economics? It would be interesting to hear what you all have to say
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Does anyone has a feedback on Spanish universities here, because my Dad wants me to apply to Spain partially because of the opportunity to learn Spanish and beacaue it is a onomically well built country and I actually dont mind going there, but im having trouble with seraching the right universities. I am trying to look for some business courses, or maybe economics and politics. Anyone has any sudjesions? Thanks
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Hey guys, Just wondering - does anyone have any idea of the university outlook on IB certificate? I choose to take it not because I can't take diploma but because I wanted the freedom of class choice in certificate. I get good grades, 6 in both my two (certificate only does two) highers and assortment of 5s and 6s in my standards.
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What do you think i should put in the additional information on the application?Any tips of what colleges would like to see there?should i write an additional essay? or should i put my CV? also, i learned that in the US they like resume, not a CV..well then what's the difference and for what should i look out mostly? i dont want to make a mistake,and turn out not serious and sloppy What do the ibers think about this?
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Obviously this is not IB-related so I think I should post it up here. Well, I'm choosing my courses for grade 10 next semester and i have two elective courses. I have no choice but between computer programming and cooking. Now, computer programming suck so bad and it's so boring. They teach me all the basic stuffs which i learned in grade 5!! so i'm thinking about changing to cooking because my best mate is in that class LOL do you think top university take this into consideration?? like soft subject?? because it would be really suck if i change my course and university turn me down...please reply ASAP because my counsellor is kinda .....****
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Can I get into a good university or college?
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I have about a 3.3 gpa for freshman year and about a 2.9 for sophomore year with all PB classes except for science. Do you think I could still get into a good American universit or college?
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