Hanadai Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 My school was pretty easy to get into. It required only high score in English exam. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucia Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Anyone who applied got in. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) People have misunderstood my original post a bit. Just because we have an exam and not everyone gets in does not mean we have to pay! Pretty much all schools in Finland are public and FREE! I think its an American thing that if a school does not let everyone in then it must be private and expensive... Thats a cultural difference, in the US if a school does not let everyone in and is higher standard then everyone assumes it must an expensive private school, while in Finland having to pay for education seems preposterous.I'm from Finland and I'm in the Pre-IB right now, and the entry fee was 400 euros i think. And the cost for IB1 will probably be even higher. Edited March 30, 2014 by Lynxarin Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameera95 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 we needed 3 As and 4 Bs minimum at GCSEs, and you usually wouldn't be allowed to do a subject at HL unless you had an A/A* in that subject at GCSE (not all subjects, but like maths/science) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizenoftheuniverse Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 People have misunderstood my original post a bit. Just because we have an exam and not everyone gets in does not mean we have to pay! Pretty much all schools in Finland are public and FREE! I think its an American thing that if a school does not let everyone in then it must be private and expensive... Thats a cultural difference, in the US if a school does not let everyone in and is higher standard then everyone assumes it must an expensive private school, while in Finland having to pay for education seems preposterous.I'm from Finland and I'm in the Pre-IB right now, and the entry fee was 400 euros i think. And the cost for IB1 will probably be even higher. My school was Oulun Lyseon Lukio, what was yours? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxarin Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 People have misunderstood my original post a bit. Just because we have an exam and not everyone gets in does not mean we have to pay! Pretty much all schools in Finland are public and FREE! I think its an American thing that if a school does not let everyone in then it must be private and expensive... Thats a cultural difference, in the US if a school does not let everyone in and is higher standard then everyone assumes it must an expensive private school, while in Finland having to pay for education seems preposterous.I'm from Finland and I'm in the Pre-IB right now, and the entry fee was 400 euros i think. And the cost for IB1 will probably be even higher. My school was Oulun Lyseon Lukio, what was yours?It's Vasa Övningsskolas Gymnasium (="vaasan lukio") Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Talon Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 My school here in Singapore is relatively new, and for that sake they are trying to drive as many people in as possible. But if you screw up inside, and get bad grades you will be kicked out. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetsholmes Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Everyone that applied at my school got in. We are a fairly new IB school, and IB isn't at all well known here, so there were only 23 applicants for IB for our year and all of them got in. So we are a super tiny class, with some of the subjects only being four or five people. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Caulfield Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I don't think we even 'apply' at my school? I'm in the second graduating class to go through the program; last year there were 7 seniors and this year I think my class has about 10 (it was 14 but a lot of people dropped). I applied to my IB classes the same as any other classes, so as long as your previous teachers signed off on it, you could take full IB classes. The only competitive aspect is for TOK class, as in the full diploma students are considered first, and then anyone else can join after. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
violetsholmes Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Everyone that applied to the IB at my school got in. Our IB class is tiny (16 people) and in aiming to grow the programme, everyone is still let in. We don't have to take a test or anything, but eventually wether you get in or not will be based on your grades from 11th grade (the last grade before starting the IB). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalina Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I go to a public school which is pretty hard to get into. I only got in because I lived in the area. If you didn't live in the area, you had to go in a lottery. Last year for ~40 spots 400+ people applied.... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin8715 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 For my school, I also had to get in through a lottery since I was out of area. Luckily I got in, and it wasn't till this current year (I am a sophomore), that I thought about joining IB. Originally I was planning to just do AP classes, have 2 and a half this year, but IB appeals more to me because of the creative thinking involved, presentations, and essays to write. Pretty much anyone who applies to IB gets in though you had to turn in the application this past Monday, and afterwards it's based on space availability. Also, if you have serious issues in attendance and such they will have a serious talk with you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainer Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) In my country, there are only 2 IB schools. There were around 300+ applicants (I think) and 35 were accepted. We had to write an essay, activities, grade transcripts and much more... Then we went through the first interview, and then, that left only 70-ish people. After that - general selection and we're down to 35. That's limited to my country, idk about others, depends on the national comitee. Edited April 27, 2015 by Brainer Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac117 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 My school in an international and IB-only school, so no one really "applies" for the IB-Programme. After 10th grade, if you have at least 5 A*-C grades you just choose your subjects for IB and... that's it. The only thing you really need is money. It's a private school, and as long as you're paying them, they're happy and you're in.I think the only restriction in the programme itself, is that you can't choose HL maths unless you either got an A* or A in the IGCSE or you got at least a C in Additional Maths IGCSE...So yeah, not that hard to be honest. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King112 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Easy.They look at your grade, and recommends, and then accept you.You write a test to see if you can do HL math and/or English, and your in.I cleared both, but Math ain't my subject, so I took it at SL. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida42 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 When I lived in the US, IB was highly competitive to get in to. You had to have A / B in all academic subjects as well as have taken Algebra 1 Honors and a modern language in 8th grade. I'm not sure how the selection process worked but I think about 50% of applicants or so made it, possibly less. But I moved to Sweden before I could start Pre there and here its VERY easy. The city I live in is relatively small and some years they barely have enough students for a class. So they pretty much accept anyone who applies, just to form a class. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaStudent12 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 The school I go to is a public school so there is a psp program, and then there is the IB program, and honestly it's not hard at all to get in the program, all you had to do is just get a 50% so like pass all your courses, we had about 150 students in the first year because they just let everyone in the program and now there are only 48 of us Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfanAJM Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I go to a public school in the US that also has an MYP programme. I wasn't in MYP in grades 6-8, but the kids who were got first preference in the application process. To qualify for IB, a person needed to be in the honor roll in middle school (not difficult), 80th percentile in standardized English and Math tests, have 5 teacher recommendations, write a creative essay, and go through an interview process. Kids who successfully completed MYP automatically moved up to IB after 10th grade. I can't say it was a slam dunk to get in, but it wasn't that hard. I got lucky because the year I applied, the IB Program doubled in size, so I feel like they were a lot less selective than they were in previous years. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 anyone can apply for IB at my school basically. All you need to do is fill out a reflection sheet and you're in. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodinger's CAS Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 We had 32 people applying and there was only 25 spots. Instead of basing it out of grades and motivation, our coordinator decided to draw names out of a hat, which I find unfair. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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