Zoe Brooks Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I am currently in my first year of IB but my school requires a Precalculus class as a prerequisite for IB Maths SL or higher, so I am in this class right now and doing IB Maths next year. However, I am doing really badly in this class and I was wondering if I should drop it and do IB Maths Studies instead (which doesn't require a prerequisite).I am planning to go into Medicine or Business in Asia (Singapore, HK) or Australia, not UK or US. Will Maths Studies be sufficient?My subjects are:HL Eng A1HL ChemHL BioSL Mandarin BSL Psychology Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babydolleyes Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Math studies should be sufficient for medicine, I have no idea about business and I urge you to contact the specific schools you are considering and find out whether they accept math studies or not! Edited October 22, 2012 by Babydolleyes Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Actually, I have never heard of a medical school that accepts Math Studies. Never. I may be wrong, but I highly doubt that's even possible. Even Med schools in 3rd world countries don't accept math studies.You should have certain universities in mind. Check the websites, it should have all the admission requirements. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Failing Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Here's some of the IB-specific requirements for med at some Australian unis.UNSW: Minimum score required: 37/45 (you'll need much higher!). Assumed knowledge: English.University of Adelaide: Minimum ATAR: 90. Prerequisites: One of Maths (equivalent to SL), Chemistry or Biology.Monash University: English A1 - minimum score is 4 in HL. Chemistry - minimum score is 4 in HL.University of Queensland: OP1 required.University of Sydney: Undergrad is only a combined course, with ATAR 99.95 (except Music-Med), but realistically only a 45 gets you in. Maths required for commerce/eco/science + medicine combined degree.James Cook Uni: Successful completion of English, Chem and Maths B; Maths B in QLD = Maths HL or SL .There's many more, but usually Maths isn't required. However, for all universities you need a very good IB score to be competitive of course. Also, are you applying as an international student to Australia? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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