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I have not start IB yet but I'm making decisions right now, i'm in between choosing between the sciences and i know that i'm definitely not doing chemistry. I don't have any plans on entering the science field later on in my life, and want to pick a science subject that is not too difficult but also not boring? like something i do a fun IA on

Hey guys, I just discovered this forum as I was doing some research on my IB subject choices. I am really confused between HL Chemistry and HL CS as both of them are pretty good options for me and I like both so I was looking for some advice regarding my subject choices. Here's some background information: I'm taking my GCSEs in May. I wanted to pursue either astrophysics or particle physics in uni but maybe fall back on CS if I don't enjoy either of them I want to perhaps pursue a MBA in the future I'll be applying to US universities Good at math and logi

Apologies for the repetitive questions, I'm a bit stressed. I've chosen Psychology for next year because Design's mostly seen as a soft subject for UK unis. I really want to switch thought because Design was also my original choice, I'm just a bit worried about my grades as I'm really not good at memorisation (absolutely terrible). The reason I chose Psych over Design was also because it has a lot of resources online that could maybe help me with the memorisation while I can barely find anything for Design Tech. Would you guys recommend me to stay in Psych or switch?

My current subjects are HL Math, Physics, Lang & Lit, ESS, Business, and French ab initio. I have 2 concerns with this: 1. Business and ESS are taught by the same person, and he kind of can't teach 2. Because I take Business, ESS, and ab initio, I'm afraid that it would not be competitive enough when applying to universities As a result, I'm considering one of the following: a) Take Business as a HL (have 4 HLs) b) Change Business to Chemistry c) Change ESS to Economics What do you suggest? I'm leaning towards the first two options, but I really don't k

With Chem HL, Bio HL and Math HL, does a History SL or Psychology SL make any difference in colleges available? What are the cons and benefits of one SL over another? Please assume equal interest in both History and Psychology. Thanks in advance for your input

Hi I need help deciding between English Lit and Lang & Lit. Is there a big difference in course load? Do Universities prefer one over the other? Which one is easier to get a 6/7 in? Is there a specific set of books in Lit that one has to read and does the teacher pick those or IB sets the list?My English teacher has suggested Lit to me as he feels that Lit has the more serious English students and that keeps the level higher and the discussions more engaging. Thoughts and advice needed.

Hi, I plan to take these courses next year- HL- Computer science, Math applications & Interpretations, Economics SL- Psychology, English lit, Spanish ab initio. Does the work load look manageable? In case I want to take 4 HLs would you suggest Psychology or English lit? Thanks

H E L P ! It’s September and I want to change my subject from group 5. My subjects now are: English A (HL) Spanish B (SL) History (HL) Math (SL) Physics (SL) Visual Arts (HL) Physics SL was in case I wanted to go for architecture in the future, but after 2 weeks of lessons I regret choosing it. My other options for Group 5 are now Biology and Computer Science, I love Biology but I don’t think it will be useful for me in the future as a Designer and I am not an expert with computers. What should I do? PLEASE HELP

Hi! I'm in year 11 right now and I need to submit my IB subjects options in a few weeks. I'm planning on studying economics, political science or something that joins data science with journalism and I'm wondering if these subjects are ok. HL: Economics, Langlit, Computer Science SL: Biology / ESS, Maths, Mandarin Thanks in advance!

I am interested in architecture and economics careers. My HL's : Art and Economics SL's: Hindi A and Math I am confused if i should take physics hl or english hl? In addition, i don't want to spend too much time on physics hl it's going to be of no use. Any suggestions? It's kinda urgent!

So I'm an Egyptian IB student and I want to study software engineering/computer science after finishing my diploma. To study computer science I have to take Maths HL but I don't need physics HL but I took it so I can get into mechanical engineering or something if I changed my mind, this choice made me take this courses : Maths HL Physics HL English B HL French A L&L SL Arabic Lit SL Economics SL But after the first week i can see that French A L&L is very difficult so I was thinking of changing it to French B HL and demoting physics into SL but that

Dear everyone on IB Survival, I have already chosen by subject choices for the IB but I'm reconsidering them before I start IBDP1 in August. These are my IB Subject Choices = Higher Level = Biology, Chemistry, History and Italian B Standard Level = Math and English Lang and Lit My dilemma is that I want to keep career options open because I am not sure what I will want to do in the future. Medicine is highly probable ( the reason for Biology and Chemistry Higher Level) and so is economics, which of course requires Math HL. If I had Biology, Chemistry and

Hi guys, I'm not really sure if I chose my subject well, but I can change them in the beggining of the school year, so... helpme plz Polish Literature SL English HL Psychology HL Computer Science SL Math SL Visual Arts HL I feel that it's quite ****ty choice help me

Hi, I am a pre-IB student planning to go on to do a philosophy major. I do not know what subjects I am going to take, however, I have got the following outline in mind: English B HL (I think I could have done A2 as a second language, however, it is not offered in my school) Maths HL (Inspired by Bertrand Russell on this one) Turkish A1 HL/Physics HL/Economics HL (I am pretty much in turmoil) Philosophy SL (If I could take it HL, I would, however, it is not offered in my school and IB Online only has philosophy in SL Physics SL Turkish A1 SL (If I take one of

So I am currently taking psychology SL. I don't like the subject, our teacher doesn't know ib psychology very well and the classes are just a mess. I also feel like I don't understand anything and everything just sucks. I was thinking of switching to visual arts instead if I'm allowed. Is that a terrible idea? Could I possibly catch up on their work? I know they haven't done a lot yet, and I'm also prepared to do a lot of work seeing as this is something I really want. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I started the IB about 2 months ago and my subjects were English A Lang&Lit HL, Physics HL, Math HL and Chemistry SL, ITGS SL, Turkish A SL. However, I did not feel quite confident with English A HL because English is not my first language, and I couldn't take English B because my school does not allow me to (they say I should challenge myself because that's what the IB wants). I'm not saying my English is so bad that I can't manage English A HL, but I don't feel comfortable with HL so I decided to drop it to SL (being the only one in my school). But I had to take one subject H

Hi. According to you, which one is the easiest to score a grade 7 in? Maths HL or psychology HL? I'm doing 4 HLs and I wanted to drop one of those two. I'm doing Chemistry HL, Biology HL, psychologyHL and Maths HL. And I would like to study medicine for the future. However I'm not sure whether or not I should drop 1 HL, will it make any difference if I do as Psychology HL is very similar to SL except for some additionals. Thank youuu

Hello! I'm new to this forum and I have a few questions in regards to my subject choices for next year (we're being asked to choose now at my school), please help! I'm looking at doing either Further Mathematics HL or Chemistry HL as my sixth subject, since I won't be doing Arts. For a bit of background, I'm taking: English A Lang&Lit Mandarin ab initio Economics SL Physics HL Math HL I'll most likely be doing Math or Physics at university, and I'm quite passionate about math, but I've read that Further Math is crazy hard and I should refrain from tak

Hello everyone! Recently, Poland's government has passed a law which requires taking Polish A Literature. Because of this, I am now forced to change the subjects I've chosen and I would REALLY appreciate your help! I plan to study medicine either in England or in the French-speaking country. I have 3 choices: Polish A Literature SL English B HL Economics SL (not needed, as I would like to study medicine) Biology HL Chemistry HL Mathematics SL The second choice is to try to get an irregular diploma, where I would ommit group 3. Polish A

Hey guys so at the moment I have chosen English HL Physics SL Psych HL Bio HL Maths SL Indo AB. I'm thinking of changing physics for business management, purely because it seems easier to get a 7. IN terms of my strengths, I tend to do best in english based subjects but I'm mainly pretty equal throughout all areas. I chose physics because I think I will enjoy it but I usually like all subjects, also I don't need it for university. Also I could swap bio for exercise science, anyone know much a bout that? Any help asap would be great, or just tips/resources to get me

Hey, so I'm about to start IB in one month. Hopefully I made the right choice. In university I would like to study economics, finance or marketing, but there is also a part of me who wants to study biochemistry or something like biomedical engineering. My first and almost definite choice is economics, yet I don't know which subject combination would be best for me between: 1. English HL (obligatory course in my school) 2. Spanish HL (obligatory course in my school) 3. Business and Management HL (there is no economics in my school) 4. Math SL (there is no math HL in my sch

Hello! I'm starting IB2 in Sweden now, but I'm still not sure which subjects will be the best for me. I don't know what I want to be when I'm older, but I want to go to an University in the UK. I chose Math SL, Swedish A Lang Lit SL, English B HL, History SL, Biology HL and Psychology HL. Should I switch History SL with Chemistry SL? Will it generally give me more universities to choose from? What do you think? I really enjoy Chemistry a lot, but I'm pretty bad at it... So I would get a higher grade in History. Thank you!

Hello everyone , I keep changing my mind about what subjects I want to choose thats why I really need advice. I want to study Neurobiology as an undergraduate degree in an Ivy League University, and then either a Phd in Neurobiology or an MBA. For Ivy League Universities they don't have entry requirements other than to trigger yourself with choosing hard subjects, on the other hand, I would also like to apply to UCL as its known for being very good in Neurobiology. These are my subject choices for now: ENGLISH A LIT. HL SPANISH A SL (Spanish is my first language but ma

Hi, I'm just about to start my IB DP and I was wondering if unis would consider ESS for Business as a ''soft'' subject? Also, is taking an ab initio language bad? I would take both of them at SL (+ Maths SL) and English A, Econ and Psychology at HL.

Hi there, I'm new and I'll be starting my IB next year. I'm super excited, my only problem is that I can't decide on my subjects. I originally planned to take Ma SL, Eng SL, Spa B SL, German HL, Bio HL and History HL. But than everybody I asked told me how terribly hard History HL was going to be. Since then I considered either substituting History HL with Economics HL (although I haven't really done Eco yet it seems very useful to me) or taking Spanish HL and History SL. It's kind of a decision between reason and passion lol So, basically, my questions are: - Is History HL as