Pre-IB/MYP
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Hi, I'm a tenth grader (MYP) and am pursuing the full IBDP next year, and am having some difficulties with course selections. So, math and science are definitely not my strongest subjects. I'm in a combined Algebra II/Trig class right now, but not doing too great (B's, and maybe a C or even D this quarter depending on the next day or two...) I had originally decided to take Math Studies and SL Environmental Systems and Societies, thinking that they were still challenging but supposedly (according to the course catalog) less calculus-oriented and math-intensive, respectively. Today, my guidance counselor informed me that I couldn't expect to get into my dream school (Ober…
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These are my final (can be changed) choices for next year: HL Math HL Physics HL Economics SL English Lang & Lit Spanish ab initio SL History I'm more of a math person and I'm really weak with languages (history is a weird exception though) My grades right now for these subjects are: Math - 7 Humanities (group 3) - 7 Science - 7 English - 5 French - 6 (taking Spanish anyways) Do you think I will manage the work? And how much of a leap is it from MYP to DP?
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I'm going to take the IBDP course next school year (Y12/Junior Year) but I'm still having some trouble deciding what subjects I should be taking. I want to go towards the Psychology/Neuroscience/Pharmacology direction as major in university. I heard that apparently you need Math HL and/or Biology HL if you want to major Psychology in university? Anyways, below are the choice of subjects I'm considering: Group 1 - English A Literature SL Group 2 - Chinese A Language and Literature SL Group 3 - Psychology HL or Economics/Business&Management SL Group 4 - Biology HL Group 5 - Maths HL Group 6 - Chemistry SL/HL I'm definitely sure about my Group 1 & 2 subjects but I'm …
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Economics VS Psychology
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I'm trying to choose between SL Economics and SL Psychology. I'd like to go into either a social science or something in ethics. I'm not a math or science person by any means, but economics might be beneficial if I go into politics or the like. I've heard great things about the psychology course, and I think it would interest me more. My school doesn't have the best course selection, at least for my interests, but this is what I'm looking at taking. HL English HL History HL Chemistry ( I have to take chemistry or physics at higher level to meet requirements) SL Math SL French SL Economics or Psychology Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Hi, I am considering to take HL physics, and SL Chemistry, for my science subjects. How is HL physics in terms of content, concepts, difficulty etc?
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Hi, I am a Grade 10 student, and will be doing IB soon, I was wondering which one out of SL Chemistry, and SL Physics is easier in terms of work load and its content. Please help me out!!
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Hi so I'm choosing my subjects for next year and I really can't make decision. I'm aiming to major in Computer science, so I took Math HL and Physcis SL, but teachers keep saying that Math HL is extremely demanding.. So I want to know if it's actually doable if I study really hard. (Currently my average is 6 in my Hl/sl group) Also, I find physics VERY difficult even though I'm only in pre-IB class. Is physics sl really really difficult(like you can never get 7) and is it doable even for people not talented in physics? Thank you )
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Hello everyone, Question 1: I am interested in studying law, engineering or business at univesity but I don't really need what subject to choose that would be a good base for my university studies.. So I would like you to make up a subject choice list like this one above that would prepare me well for atleast engineering and law studies, preferrably all 3 subjects that I would like to study at university. I have come this far myself: HL/SL Physics HL Psychology HL Economics SL/HL Maths SL Swedish SL/HL English/French B Note: my school does not offer Business and Management so I cannot choose that. Question 2: I am interested in studying mandarin ab initio but my school …
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So I will be starting the IB next year and have started selecting my subjects, but I am debating whether or not to keep the four higher levels I want to take. Ideally, I would go into film someday. English Lit HL Psychology HL Theatre Arts HL Chemistry HL French B SL Maths SL The thing with Chemistry is that (despite many people finding me weird for saying so) I really genuinely enjoy Chemistry and want to learn much more about it. As for Psychology, I believe it could really help me regardless of my career choice and whilst I'm doing it now for IGCSE I find it really interesting. I know that Theatre Arts are very, very difficult for those without real talent but I have b…
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IB Subject Choices?
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Hello all ! So course selection is in the next few weeks and I had decided a while ago I wanted to take HL physics, chem and economics SL French, Math and English Lit. However, at an information session I went to tonight I found out Economics HL was no longer being offered. The only other option in offered at my school is History SL/HL but honestly it's out of the question. I really had an interest in Econ and I don't want to bump any of my other SL courses to HL. So, I was wondering if any of you all have taken/currently take an online IB course? Did you find a big difference between online and in the classroom? Oh and also if anyone can offer any insight when it come…
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Hi everyone! I'm currently 10th grader and I decide to take the IB diploma for 11th and 12th grade. I'm going to take IB Thai A HL IB Biology HL IB English B HL IB Math SL IB Global Politics SL IB French Ab Initio Any suggestions? especially for Biology, Global Politics and French. :-)
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At my old school, I took French for five years, and the plan was that I would continue on to IB French. However, I switched schools at the beginning of 10th grade and my new school only offers Spanish and Mandarin. I'm in the process of choosing my courses for next year and I was wondering if it's possible to self-study Language B? I would prefer to do IB French rather than Spanish, probably at an SL level. Thanks!
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Hi! I've been having a huge amount of trouble picking between HL Bio and HL Chem. I like Bio slightly more than Chem, but i find Chem easier than Bio, because I'm rubbish at memorising facts. I chose Bio, but I've been rethinking it several times. I'm not planning to do anything related to science in uni, instead I'm veering more towards law, geography or PPE As of the time of this posting, I've chosen: HL - Econ (Might change this to Psych), Geo, Bio SL - English Lang Lit (but this might change to Lit Performance), Mandarin B, Maths and in GCSE im doing Co-ordinated Science Economics Foreign Language Mandarin Extended Maths Geography Drama English Lit & English Lan…
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Hi, I'm currently finalizing my IB choices for the coming two years, and am considering ITGS as one of my HL's. However after speaking to my counsellor, she mentioned something about how Ivy League's and other top universities aren't too keen on that nor Environmental Systems Studies SL as a science. Is this correct? As the title suggests, I'm quite curious on what the top/competitive universities' opinions are on ITGS and ESS for that matter. Any feedback would be amazingly helpful! Thanks
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I'm soon entering 11th grade and therefore, have to start thinking about my subject choices. So I basically have everything down except for my English choice. First off, I'm not talented in this subject (I'm going for an engineering / finance career anyways) and so I think I'll be taking English Language and Literature. My question: Is Lang & Lit sort of like Math studies and ESS (the lower / easier version) or is it the same difficulty with just different topics? Literature analysis is probably the worst thing that I've done throughout my whole life. NO matter how hard I try, I'm stuck at a 5 in English right now. Thanks in advance!
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It was exams a few weeks ago, and on Facebook all I could see was grade 12 IBers posting rage posts saying "Still not finished studying" at 2, 3 am in the morning...I also have read some blogs of students in Ivy League schools who claim that "it's prevalent to see people literate in five or six languages" at their schools. At the position of being in grade 9, I know this is all very far away from me, but I want to prepare for grade 11&12 and later on as best as I could. I maintain a schedule of reading French (Currently the original version of The Three Musketeers) and English literature two hours everyday, memorizing famous speeches and SAT vocab, and watch open Yale…
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Which IB school in Toronto/ York region?
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Hi I got accepted into two ib schools for grade 9 - St robert chs and victoria park ci .. I am not sure which one to accept. both schools are good. st robert is a little away for me but at the same time a good school can anyone share their experience ?
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At the end of November I submitted my IB choices, back then I was more focused on a computer science course. However, after researching I have decided that I'm more focused on an economics course. Nonetheless, I have picked Maths HL Physics HL Economics HL Business SL Spanish AB INITIO English Lang&Lit Physics is not something I enjoy nor require, but if i took off physics I would need a science either at SL or HL, and ESS (Easier science) is only available at SL in my school. Thus, would I have to quit business? I do not want to put Business at HL since i've heard that it is not well seen in the eyes of U.K unis. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in adv…
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Hi guys, I finished IB DP last year, but my sister is about to choose her subjects. I was wondering if any of you guys know some of the rules regarding second (B) languages. She's Dutch, speaks fluent Dutch, but goes to an international school in Switzerland. She wants to take Dutch A (which is OK) but doesn't know if she wants to do English A or English B. She has been at the international school for around 3 years now, so she hasn't been doing EAL (basically the MYP equivalent of English B). Can she still take English B if she would prefer to do so? Also, this might sound horrendous to most of us: She would like to take five (!!!!!!!!) Higher Levels. Is this allowed? Ju…
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I was wondering if this IB Diploma Schedule would be sufficient. My strengths are definitely English and Social Science, I relatively easily keep an A average in AP European History. IB Math SL IB French SL IB English HL IB Science SL (need help on picking a science class) IB History HL IB Economics HL In addition, I would like to hear about your guys experience with these classes, what information is taught, and how things are graded. Thanks!
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^(Topic title is my question)
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So I'm starting freshman IB-MYP next year and hopefully will make it through all 4 years. I'm already in middle school MYP now, but it's simple middle school stuff. I'm so scared and confused. Is it possible that you can be in JUST geometry (not Honors Geometry) for freshman year?(I'm in Algebra 1-2 now). How did your freshman afterschool schedule work out? Where you overwhelmed with homework? Super long extended essays? Was it hard to keep up? Where you able to do 1.5 hours of afterschool sports, still get all your homework done and go to bed on time? BTW my HS will start at 7:15 and end at 2:00PM. -How often did you get essays for freshamn year? Anything will help!
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Hello! Originally at the end of Semester 1 my English teacher did not recommend me to take English IB, which would prevent me from taking full IB. I went and talked to her, and she said that the main problem was one of the commentaries that I wrote, on an excerpt of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. She said that if I could rewrite it and then hand it in to her tomorrow, she might reconsider the recommendation. I've rewritten the commentary and I've had some of my classmates check it over, but we're all just pre-IB English students and they basically know what I know. I was wondering whether someone with more experience in this area might be willing to look it over for me, …
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English Lit. HLPsychology HLBiology HL Math. Studies SLChinese B SLFrench B SLEnglish and psychology at HL; I would like to focus on these subjects. Pretty good with them (if I do say so myself) and I'd enjoy putting my time into these Biology HL... If I had to choose right now, I'd choose to biology, HL; (solely) personal preference. Not to say that I wouldn't enjoy any of the sciences available (because I actually do like a lot of the choices)... biology's simply my favorite and the one I seem to be the best at...? Scary uncertainty FTW Having a hard time deciding between math studies and math SL/HL. Huge difference between mathematical studies and mathematics HL, I kn…
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I want to become an engineer so what hl courses should i take? Are math hl and physics hl required to enter engineering programs in universities?
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Hi! A little while ago, I did a test (anyone heard of the morrisby test?) that gave me advice on future careers and ib subjects. before i took it, i was adamant that i would take HL Geo and HL Econ for my Group 3 subjects. However, the test recommended psychology to me VERY heavily, and ever since, i really havent been sure. i do actually find psychology very interesting, but i really like econ. and not doing geo is out of the question, as both my parents and i want me to do HL Geo. I'm planning to go to Uni in the UK, but lots of really good uni's in the UK require HL math for their econ courses, so i wouldnt really be abe to get into some uni's. however, with psych, i …
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hi guys! Okay so I am going to start the IB Diploma soon and need to chose my subjects...I want to go into the medicine field and i am planning on going to University in the US. Here is what I am planning: Group 1: English A sl Group 2: French B sl Group 3: History hl Group 4: Biology hl and chemistry hl Group 5: Mathematics sl Any information on these courses would be amazing. Will these subjects be good for going to medicine? Please and Thank you!!
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Hello everyone! My school has IB and this year was the first year students graduated from the school using IB and over half of the students failed Anyhow my point is that i'm willing to work very hard in IB, as I will enter senior school next year to year 10. What are the subject I need to choose to become a doctor, i like to be ready and i want to become good and improve on the subjects that are important. Are they all HL? Do I need Physics? Thank You, any help will be appreciated! btw: I am not very good at Maths, Physics and other stuff.. (ILL TRY MY BEST)
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Hello, I'm in 10th grade and I was wondering if anyone else's school has the same formatting for iB, and if this is a downfall. Here in America, (Not sure about some of the foreign countries) there are also AP classes and Honors.( Along with basic) The way my school splits iB up seems a little odd, just wondering about your guys' opinions on it. Freshman year (Grade 9) Critical thinking and study skills Pre-Ib Spanish/French Ap Human Geography Algebra II/Geometry (Depending if you took geometry online after 8th grade-Honors/ib) Pre-Ib Bio Pre-Ib English Sophomore (Grade 10) Ap European history Pre-ib Spanish/French Pre-ib chemistry Ap English Lang & Comp Algebra II/P…
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My IB Subject Selection
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Hi there, HL: - Math HL SL: - Chemistry SL - Physics HL - English A Literature SL - Economics HL - German A Language and Literature SL thanks
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Hi I'm currently a 10th grade student and I was wondering that because I'm going to apply to university through IB predicted grades (most probably) do the grades I get in 10th grade really matter? As in I might not make certain colleges because of my low sophomore grades.
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For the IB questionnaire where it asks "what activities are you involved in at your school or community?" do lessons that you take outside of school count? I'm kind of desperate to an activity that I can write on there because I'm only involved in one activity at my school right now. Also, does anyone know what part of the application counts the most? Like the questionnaire, report card, essay, or test? Thanks.
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I'm applying for the IB program and we have to take an entrance test as well as fill out an application form. Regarding the application form, do any of you have tips on that? There are questions on it that ask what activities I'm involved in and what skills I can bring to the school. I did a rough draft and it's really mediocre. I'm just looking for any tips on the application form and also the test. Thanks.
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Hi guys ! i really need your advise, i started doing the IB two months ago and they had already started the classes. I'm taking HL english B physics and History and SL maths chemistry and spanish i want to study medicine but the thing is that I'm not sure if i should take history HL or chemistry HL, in my history class they already finished one book (Britain) and in chemistry ST I'm doing find but I'm afraid that HL is too hard, my chemistry teacher is really good though. i don't know what to do, i really need your advise if you have taken one of the subjects, i need to decide quickly because I'm so behind and I'm afraid of failing. please help me thanks
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Hi, I'm in year 11 in the UK and have decided to do IB. I've chosen most of my subjects but I can't decide between Spanish and Chinese. I do both of them at GCSE and am predicted A*'s. Does anyone have any advice for which one I should do?
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So i actually don't have any problem choosing the subjects I wanna study the next 2 years. I'm already pretty certain of my choices. I know what subjects I like but I have no idea what I wanna study AFTER high school… My student counselor is kinda pressuring me to decide something because right now I have no motivation for school. I need some kind of a goal, a more concrete reason to study than just "to be able to apply for a college or university." I've had it easy so far, not having to do anything for my good grades. And yes, I'm aware that it won't last for long anymore. So here are my subjects and I'd like to know what you think I could/should do with them: English A …
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Hello! I am currently in the process of choosing my HLs and SLs right now. I am a native Spanish speaker so I was thinking of doing Spanish B HL. However, I heard, and I am not really sure if this true or not, that if I HL Spanish as my group two that I would then need to write my Extended Essay in Spanish. My two other HLs are Psychology and English A. I am Cuban but I have lived in the United States my entire life so I am fluent in both languages however, I would much rather write the EE in English. Does anyone know if I HL Spanish B will I need to do my EE in Spanish? Also, is there a huge difference between Spanish HL and SL? Thank you
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I really want to do some form of engineering or computer science and I know a lot of courses require math HL but I was just curious as to what your percentage mark/ score in pre-IB was and what math you decided to take. Also how hard did/do you find the course? Thank-you in advance!
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Hey guys! I'm a new person to this site, and I've recently stumbled across this site when I was searching for some information about the pre-exam. I'm applying at a highschool called Father Michael McGiveny in Markham, Ontario. My entrance exam is in one week; therefore, I'm very nervous. According to my friend's brother, the entrance exam there is very easy because that school lacks many IB students. I've asked about the test format; there was multiple choice and short answers. In other words, pretty basic testing. Even with this information; however, I feel very insecure about the test. The focus on the entrance exam for the Pre-IB at Father Michael McGiveny is on Engl…
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To get into the IB program where I live, we have to take the CAT (Canadian Achievement Test). Has anyone here ever taken it before? If you did, what kind of questions were on it? Was it hard? Is there any way to study for it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hello everyone, I'm in deep thought, whether I should take IB or not. If I take IB, I've to take Pre-IB first. But lots of people says things like, "Omg, IB's hard, don't take it" or "You'll fail easily, I put all-nighters everyday" It kinda makes me fearing IB, but I really wanna study Law at University of Bristol in UK and I've heard that IB is a bonus for getting into Uni? For the classes - I might consider taking Math studies, since I'm not good at Math at all, but is it true that some universities don't accept Math Studies? Please answer me, because I'm freaking out, and all my friends and class mates are taking AP. - Nimra Iqbal.
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i have until mid november to choose my subjects so i have some time to think about it my plans are to study medicine at uni and I'm staying in hong kong so maybe hku or cu tho they have very high requirements for medicine I'm having trouble selecting a subject from group 3. i've also decided that i like econ but i don't know if it fits in with my other subjects, maybe psych is a better choice? i think its an ok subject, but a lot of work lol. also, i want to know if my choice of HLs involve an insane amount of work as i don't want to kill myself. so now i have: HL chem HL bio HL econ/psych SL english lit SL chinese a lang&lit SL mathematics
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Hi all, I am currently going GCSEs, and my exams are going to be in May 2014. Due to this, I have to choose my IB choices soon. I was wondering that is it logical to take IB Art (as creative major) even though I took Product Design in Gsces? I actually want to take something on these creative lines for my university and career. If anyone who did this- could u please tell me how it went and if its possible and okay to do this? Thank you ever so much!
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Today I finally got to talk to my counselor, and she won't let me take HL Music Theory because I'm not as involved in music as she would like. So my options right now are basically HL Computer Science or HL Art. I'm so-so at science and math, and I'm not good at memorization. I feel like HL Art would be something that I'm good at, but I don't know if it would look bad to colleges because I haven't done anything art-related in high school and I don't plan on majoring in art at university. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Hi all Im starting IB Diploma in August 2014 and Im currently thinking about my subjects. My main question is about the HL computer science. Has anyone taken it? Im currently having a lot of trouble choosing between Chem hl and Computer Science hl and I would like some advice on this so i can make a better choice. All help appreciated.
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Majoring in Philosophy
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I'd like to major in philosophy. Unfortunately, my school doesnt offer IB Philosophy.If anyone could let me know how these courses look for such a goal, I'd be very appreciative HL English HL History HL Physics or Chemistry (I haven't decided yet) SL Math SL French SL Economics
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I have some time to think as I will start IB programme next September. I initially thought about such a choice of topics HL Geography HL English HL Economics (if possible) if not History HL/German HL/Maths HL SL Polish (no choice unfortunately) SL Physics (better than Biology and Chemistry) SL Maths Unfortunately, I'm not sure whether Economics HL will be there next year or not. I'd love to study Economics in GB after IB, but I recently heard I need Maths HL for it[and grade 7 also ]. I don't feel very strong in maths, I'm definitely not bad in maths that I was taught in Polish programme[won some competitions], but it is said that the IB programme is much harder and I don…
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Hello guys, I'm new to this forum and am about to start IB certificate (yes, laugh all you want) next year. I'm just wondering whether these courses will require myself losing sleep in order to succeed. HL Chemistry HL Biology HL French SL Psych CAS Will this be a lot of work on my shoulders? I'm the type who finds memorization and learning languages really easy. How much homework would I expect to have next year?
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Hey guys I'm not the smartest child and i have seemed to not get into the pre-ib for grade 9 at my high school, Bayview Seconddary. I really did want to get in so i was wondering, since the grade 10 is still pre-ib, would i be able to do an admission test for grade 10 pre-ib? Thanks
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