Pre-IB/MYP
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I set up my classes for my first year as a full IB student: HL Literature HL History SL/HL Biology 1, 2 SL Math 1, 2 Spanish 4 TOK I wanted to hear some of your thoughts and comments on my classes? What the work is like, which classes are the hardest/easiest, etc...
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I'm doing full IB next year and class registration is due next week. I've already got most of my classes figured out (Spanish SL, Literature HL, History HL, Math HL) but I need to decide which science and art class to take: Biology SL vs. Chemistry SL vs. Physics SL /// Visual Arts HL vs. Choral Music HL Last year as a freshman, I had an integration of Physics, Chemistry, and Astronomy so I wouldn't consider it as a complete year of any one of those subjects. I'm currently taking a complete year of Biology and I hear that colleges like to see three years of the same science subject? Anyways, overall, science is definitely my weakest subject. Should I go with Biology, …
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Hi guys, I'm planning to take 4 HL subjects next year and I'm being compromised with my choices. I plan on either taking a science-based course in college as I plan on becoming a research scientist, but I'm also considering law, although I'm borderline with that idea. What I drafted for my subjects are: HL Chemistry HL Physics HL English Language and Literature HL Mathematics SL Psychology French ab initio Now I know it looks like suicide but I'm confident that I'll pass the course with flying colours, pardon my arrogance. I'm currently finishing the IGCSE course, and I'm taking the same subjects in IB, sans psychology and french (although I have self taught mysel…
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Can anyone explain what is meant by an "essay-based" IB sbject? I've heard the term being thrown around, but I'm not entirely sure what it means. Could anyone possibly list the possible subjects that are essay based? Yayyyy
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Hi there. Does anybody out there have a sort-of have a recommendation for subject choices? I'm trying to figure out which courses I should take but I don't even have an idea as to what I want to do in the future, so I would like to keep options wide as possible. I've considered law, but I'm not entirely sure. For the subjects I want/have to do are: Psychology HL Math SL French AB Initio English Language & Literature HL Chemisty HL I'm not entirely sure what my final option should be since the rest of the subjects I have to choose from are kind of crummy. (They are: Biology, Physics, ITGS, ESS, DT, Art, Geography, Economics and Music) I know for a fact that I do no…
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Hi! I'm going into IB after summer, and I am struggling deciding subjects. So far I've chosen: Norwegian A HL English B HL Economics HL Biology SL Mathematical Studies SL I need to choose between French B SL or History SL. I don't really any of the subjects, and I have little interest in them, really.. Which one would I be better of choosing? Which is easier to get a 6 or 7 in? In Norway, we have grades from 1-6, and I get a strong 5 with little effort.
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I am a sophomore going into IB next year and can't decide which would be a better fit for me. California resident and i'm currently in Pre-Calculus. I average B's and C's on test and am currently standing with a B-. I plan on studying Molecular Biology or some sort of life science in University because I want to eventually become a doctor. So feel free to give me any suggestions
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Hi! A Pre IB student from Finland here! It's my first post ever on an internet forum so I apologize in advance if I make some kind of a mistake. I'll soon have to decide on my IB subjects, and I'm finding it hard (even after multiple hours of searching the internet) to choose the most useful combination for my future plans. I'm planning on going to study either economics or architecture, so I'd like to have a set of subjects that'll be useful for whichever path I later decide on. The first four subjects I'm rather certain on taking, though I'd like to hear your opinion on them: Finnish Literature SL (my first language) Global Politics SL Economics HL Math HL English…
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Hi! I am a student currently attending the last year of the MYP and next year I will be starting DP. My choice of subjects is the following: -Chemistry HL (I have 6 now out of 7) -Maths HL (I have 7 now out of 7) -Biology HL (I have 7 now out of 7) -iTALIAN A Lit SL (I have 6 now out of 7) -English A Lan/Lit SL (I have 5 now out of 7) -Geography SL (I have 7 now out of 7) I was wondering: -is this combination manageable?? and will I be able to get a high score (39-40 and above) with this particular subject choice?? Thankss in advance
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Hi! I'm on Pre-DP and I'm currently about to make my choices and here they are: HL: Mathematics (Partial self-taught) Chemistry Physics SL: Biology Finnish English Businnes I may drop business out if they accept my application for extra-ordinary diploma. I know my HLs are gonna be tough deal, but I don't know what else really and those are most benefical for my possible careers. I have my grades from Pre like this on scale 4-10 that Finnish schools use, to get what would be somewhat IB equielevant I've subtracted 3 (later number) Finnish 7 / 4 English 8 / 5 Swedish 4 / 1 Biology 9 / 6 Mathematics 10 / 7 Physics 10 / 7 Chemistry 10 / 7 Psychology 7 / 4 History 6 …
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Hey guys I'm new to IB and I'm in Year 10 but others have said it's better to get a head start on the topics so I plan to choose these(actually our school offers a quite limit range of subjects) Just want to check if the workload will be too heavy. HL Maths HL English B HL Physics SL Chinese SL Economics SL Chemistry (unsure of whether Biology is a better option?) Open to suggestions and any information will be helpful!!! big thanks!
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Hey everyone! In a couple of weeks I need to submit my course choices for the DP programme and I'm still stuck on what to choose as my Group 4 subject. Currently I have: Group 1 - English A HL Group 2 - French B SL Group 3 - History HL Group 4 - Bio or Chem SL Group 5 - Math SL Group 6 - Economics HL I am happy with all of my other choices but I keep switching back and forth between bio and chem. I am planning to study something along the lines of law, politics or international relations at university, thus I don't have a need to take science. When I studied Chemistry in Grade 10, I did very well with a 7/7 for the first semester and am now doing Biology f…
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Hi, I need help deciding on a goal of my personal project. For the project itself, I wanted to do one of two things: create an artistic depiction of a historical battle or create an art piece based on historical architecture. What battle and what sort of architecture I have not decided as yet, because if I can't come up with a goal I can't exactly go ahead with the project. any help would be greatly appreciated
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For the first semester of Grade 10, we have to stick with the regular curriculum. So I got accepted into IB yesterday and have received my course selection form along with it. However, it's really confusing... It has been divided into three components: (a) Math 20 IB (that's an option for some reason)?, or a 5- credit course, or two 3- credit courses. (b) One 5- credit course or two 3- credit courses. © A second language, or a 5 credit course, or two 3- credit courses. So according to this, I can take either 6 (3- credit) courses, or just 3 (Math 20, Second Language, and a 5- credit) courses? How does this work? In addition, where is the room for core classes if I…
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So next year I will be going into grade 9 and I will be starting pre-IB right now I have to decide whether to do extended french or not. Taking extended french would mean I would have to take french class, geography in french, and theology in french ( It is a catholic school). Then in grade 10 I would also have to do history in french. I'm a decent french student but I'm afraid extended french paired with pre-IB would be difficult to manage. I tend to procrastinate... a lot.The way the extended french program works is that I will do all my extended french courses in the first 2 years of high school then do all the IB courses in the last 2 years. So I wouldn't have any ext…
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Hi there, I am currently taking Spanish I in my middle school. I am wondering if I should take 'Spanish I' in my Pre-IB High school course or should I take 'French I'? Is the Spanish I in Pre-IB an extension of what I learned in Middle school or is that going to be tougher? Also since I do not know French to begin with will it be tougher if I take French in Pre-IB? Any input is appreciated. Thanks
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Hey, so I'm a sophomore and choosing IB Diploma courses for the fall. The following courses I'm sure of taking: IB HL English A: Literature IB HL 20th Century World History IB SL Environmental Science IB SL Mathematical Studies Now, for my third HL course, I've decided on either two options: IB HL Spanish B (and consequently IB SL Anthropology OR IB SL Geography) IB HL Psychology (and consequently IB SL Spanish B) I'm a straight A all honors student, and when I go to college I want to major in something liberal artsy (English or History) because I cannot stand the STEM field (no matter the A's I have in math and science). Now, on deciding my third HL course the …
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Hi, my pre- IB course selection is due very soon and I require some assistance. Do you think I can take Math HL without taking Business Management or any Chinese acquisition courses? I just want to take: Math HL Biology HL Chemistry HL World History HL English Literature SL French B SL Also, do you think this combination is too stressful for a pre- IB student?
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Hello, I am going to start of with the IBDP in less than 6 months and I need some suggestions, opinions, and advice regarding my subject selection. I am interested in science and math. I loathe history and geography (no offence to ppl who like it). The commercial world too fascinates me. Kind of an odd combination but that's just me. I am selecting my subjects based on what I would like to study in the future (university). I am not sure if I want to pursue medicine or engineering. I want to keep both these options open. Based on this, here is my current subject selection: Math HL Chem HL Physics / Biology HL Eng lit SL Economics SL ( I would have taken it at HL but my …
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I'm a pre-ib grade 9 student. I passed all my exams with decent marks but I failed math. Will I get kicked out? The reason I couldn't concetrate is that there were so many personal problems. If I talk to the teacher and explain to them why, do you think they'll let me do the course over the summer? Also this is the first time our school started the IB program.
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Hi! I'm hoping to do Medicine in Australia. I'm new to IB, I wanted to make sure I have chosen the right subjects, and if the workload will be too heavy. I'm in Year 10, however, I will start working on the content now. HL Biology HL Chemistry HL English SL Maths SL Latin SL Psychology (unsure of whether Economics is a better option?) Open to suggestions and any information will be helpful! Thank you!
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Hey guys, yes... I know... another Pre-IB student asking for some advice on course selections So far I have chosen: German A Lit HL English A Lang&Lit SL Economics HL Biology HL Mathematics SL Geography SL To be quite frank, I absolutely loathe writing essays. It's not that I'm particularly bad at it, I just dislike writing in general. So here are my questions regarding this: -I've heard a fair amount of older students say that Eco HL is hell if you do not like writing essays. Is that true? -Secondly, I'm not quite sure which English course I want to pick yet: English Lit or Lang & Lit? Which one is more manageable in terms of workload/essays? Which one is more e…
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I highly doubt that, oh let's say, World History HL for Grade 10 (Pre- IB) is the same as World History HL for Grade 11 or 12. I can't really find anything solid on the Internet, nor does my school/ teachers know anything about it (I'm not in high school yet). Where can I find a copy of the curriculum or syllabus or whatever it's called?
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So... I write up an essay one day and my course teacher insists to edit it before I submit. She made A LOT of little corrections- 60% of which I do not agree with. However, another teacher (one of my Sciences) does the same and tells me not to change anything, because apparently "its amazing". For some reason, both teachers will be marking it... (including my Science teacher WTH). What should I do? Should I blindly accept the edits that my core teacher suggested, or stick with what I already have? It's all so confusing and I'm so lost!
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Hi, Basically I cannot decide between choosing either English B/HL or doing English A/SL. I am planning on going to uni in Europe and doing something related to Management / Engineering. My current IB choices are: Business/ HL Geography/ HL Physics/ SL Maths/ SL German/ SL I am currently studying English Literature with around A/B IGCSE grade. What would be the best choice for me? Thank you.
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As the title would suggest. A little background info: I am a languages kind of guy. I am bad at math. Not that I don't get good marks in math - well, my marks aren't exactly the best - but I am bad in that I don't learn math. I really just memorize the theorems and the ways to solve a specific type of question. Right now with course selection for grade 11 IB coming up - I am grade 10 - I know with a fixed mind that I want to take Chem and Bio for my 2 sciences. However, I don't know which one I should take as the HL course. I hear that Bio HL is pretty much memorization, which is up my avenue, but Chem HL is easier in that you actually learn in class so there is not muc…
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Hi! I'm in the midst of completing my personal project (it's due in about three weeks time) and selecting my subjects for the IB program. I'm interested in majoring in either political science/economy or international relations. These are the subjects I am set on taking: English Lit HLGeography HLMathematics SLIndonesian A SLBiology SL I'm planning on taking two humanities but right now, I'm conflicted as to which one I would like to take between history HL and economics HL. If I'm majoring on international relations instead of political science I know I have to take history HL. And I want to (I love history!) but I'm actually so scared. I've asked my upperclassmen an…
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As the title reads, I'm wondering whether English B SL is enough to study medicine in the UK/US, but also whether a higher level of english is preferred/required at the top universities.
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for my personal project I have organised a charity golf tournament and have no idea how to write the report. Can anybody show me an example please!!!!!!
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Hello, Can someone please help me? Are you supposed to do grade 9 course selection at your home school even though you are going to IB or are there different courses offered at IB?
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I need help on managing my stress. I'm currently doing very bad in Full French IB and I don't know if it is me or the Full IB but I really need help!
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I, too, have been having trouble deciding what subjects to take. I'm in 10th grade Pre-IB in Sweden, but I'm a native English speaker. I'm hoping to study animal sciences, zoology, veterinary medicine, or something similar after graduating - but I often change my mind about these kinds of things so I'm trying to decide the perfect combination that will leave be prepared for a science-based degree but flexible enough to be useful if I change my mind. I'm not sure where I'll be going to university, but probably the United States or Great Britian. So, anyways, here are my ideas, bold lettering meaning my largest source of hesitation: English A HL Swedish B SL Psychology…
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Hi I'm on Pre-year and my subject selections are quite clear: Chemistry HL Math HL Biology HL / Physics HL English Lit HL Finnish Lit SL Biology SL / Physics SL I will drop some of those HL's if the workload is too much, I want to be able to drop if I will come to some very severe struggles with something. And yes, I've been spamming math forum with desperate discussions about HL math that's not offered in my school, but they cancelled the Arts course for it and in the end it's offereed )) My top choices for third degree studies are engineering, medicine and some science programs. From these, physics would benefit engineering and biology medicine. In Finl…
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My dad got an email from Bayview SS, from someone named Carolyn Huson, and it said I had made it in. And I would like to ask all of the members here who attend Bayview SS in grades 9 and 10 that are in the pre-IB program what they learn in their classes. Do all pre-IB students learn the same thing? So, what do the teachers teach?
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Hi, I'm currently in the Pre-IB, and I'm pretty sure I will choose both biology and chemistry on higher level next year. The thing is, I am very good at remembering things and have always had quite an easy time doing schoolwork - but how hard are these subjects on HL? I've heard that the HL biology is very much about memorizing stuff, while I really haven't heard anything about HL chemistry except for it being the hardest HL together with HL mathematics. The following are the subject combinations I'm going to decide between Irregular: English A1 SL Swedish A2 HL Mathematics SL Biology HL Chemistry HL Physics SL …
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hey please help!!!! i am struggling in my ib subject selection. i have chosen Biology chemistry and geography HL but apparently i dont really like my biology teacher as he teaches badly. i want to take music HL instead of Biology as music seems easier and more relaxed. My aim is to get into food science in university. what should i do??? should i drop biology and take music???? help!!!! much help appreciated
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Hi, I currently attend to pre-ib class and I have to prepare my subjects proposals by the end of this year. I have took into the consideration many possible ways, sets of subjects, which I am the most interested in. There is still half a year before I start my first IB class, but as a person with high ambitions I am going to prepare for the curse in the holidays. According to my IB cordinator, we are supposed to choose english HL and polish SL. First set: HL: English, Math, Biology, Chemistry SL: Polish, Business and Managment/Geography Second set: HL: English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry SL: Polish, Math Third set: HL: English, Math, Business and Managment, Geog…
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So I'm going to start the IB next year (don't really have a choice) and will soon have to choose my IB subjects. I'm not entirely sure of what I want to pick, but this is probably what I'm going to end up with: English Literature HL Psychology HL Art HL/History HL Environmental Systems & Societies SL/Computer Science SL Math SL/Math Studies SL French B SL I'm definitely choosing English and Psychology as my first two higher level courses considering that those are both my favorite and my best subjects, and I'm doing them as IGCSE subjects right now. I'm choosing French as my Language B because I can speak it well so that's been decided as well, and I am not partic…
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Hello everyone, First of all, I'm very happy to have found this forum, it's exactly what I need now! Although I already have a l3 qualification from my country, it won't be enough for my future studies as I'm aiming for an English degree from one of the top universities in England, so I'm going to start the IB next year. I already have a general idea of what subjects I'm going to take, but I still need your advice. These are the subjects I'm thinking of taking: English literature/language and literature HL (I'm undecided) German B HL (I'm fluent in the language, so why not take it?) history HL computer science SL (I'm blind, so I figured I'd choose computer scien…
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Hello all! :-) This is my first post here. I am wondering what to expect on the admissions exam for the Middle Years program. I haven't the slightest idea. What can I do to prepare for it? Also, just looking for some advice on first day jitters. I've never been in public school....never, not even in kindergarten or something. And I'm going in a public school for the first time...and in high school. Gulp. So I'm about 15% excited, and 85% seriously nervous. I'm not the best at socializing with other kids, even if I want to, so looking for some advice. What can I expect first day? Any tips? Thank you. :-)
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Hey, I just registered so sorry if I'm posting this in a wrong topic (also i realised that I misspelled procrastination in my name) This is my first year in the PreDP program, and to be honest I'm very disappointed. When I got into the PreDP program I wanted to have a 5 or a 6 in every subject there is, however it has resulted in a couple of 5's and everything else a 4 (nothing less). I feel very disappointed seeing those results since I always study a week before the test and go super-hardcore studying the last 3 days. But my friends who barely study always get straight 6's. I should mention that this is my first year talking English in every subject etc. What am I …
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Hey people!~ I'm a student who did extremely well in all my school years, except for grade seven, which is the year I haven't really focused on. Is it alright for my report card to have many 90s as well as 80s with the exception of 70s on Computer? Does anybody know the "standard" report card that students who want to get in should have? Also, should I have a large, extensive vocabulary for the test? If so, can you give me a few sample words that will be on the test? How many sections are there, and how much time do we get for each section? Sorry for hammering you all with questions...
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Hi everyone, I am in grade 9 pre-IB, I need help with the PP. What topics did you guys do when you were in grade 9 for the PP? Thanks in advance
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This is my first year in the MYP program and my grades are suffering. My semester 1 grades right now are B- Inquiry Skills C- Art D- Spanish 1 B- English 1 B- US Gov and Politics C- Biology B- Geometry . My weakest subjects are Bio 1 and Spanish, and I go to tutoring for spanish. I don't know how I can bring up my grades to all A's, or what some good studying tips are? Or if I just drop out of the program completely. Thank you.
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Hey all, I'm planning on doing the IB next year. Right now I'm doing my IGCSEs (my last exam is tomorrow). My subjects are English, Maths, Hindi, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, and ICT. I'm hoping to go into video game design but I'm ok with keeping my options open within the entertainment industry. These are the subjects I'm planning to take for IB: - English HL: I really like English and writing in general, so I'm pretty fixed on this. - Maths SL: I'm not great at Maths, and I was told that SL is good enough for what I want to do. - French ab initio: I'm really bad at Hindi, and I like the idea of learning a new language, so I'm doing French. - Computer S…
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Hello again I've searched the whole web to find the info I needed but unfortunately I didn't find anything that would tell me something I didn't know yet. So, let me begin. This August I stated the IGCSE program and so far it's great. I'm doing science double award and even though we go through topics quickly I maintain an average of over 98%, which made me wonder about the exams. I would really like to do the triple award which my school doesn't offer. It would give me an additional grade which would be helpful in the future. I asked my teacher if I could do it on my own, but he said he didn't know (he is new in our school). So my question is : can I do this on my own…
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Hi, First I am so thankful that i found this forum. I go to Bayview SS and I will be doing the pre-ib entrance exam in Nov. I am now worried about the entrance exam. I am currently in grade 9, so for the entrance exam, are they going to test Gr.8 stuff or Gr.9? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, EB
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Now before I begin, this is a long story so I will not be telling all of it. So last week I have been called to the IB coordinators office for making a joke bomb threat. She said that Im suspended from school for 10 days until a meeting from the County Board is held to determine if I stay in the IB MYP program or get kicked out. Now my question is that if I get kicked out (I'm in 8th grade), will I be able to get back into IB the following year? A fast response would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I want to get into the IB program at Turner fenton SS in Brampton, Ontario. I would appreciatge it anyone can give me tips on how to get in, for example tests, what do they give on the tests, essay topics that are given.
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