Why IB?

[saya]

I decided that it was time for a challenge. Besides, it enabled me to go to study to India and most probably jump to another country after that, which is great (make the first part the main reason ). And because I really did not want to do Catalan in my life (I am from Catalonia, Spain) which I had to if I took the normal batxillerat...or even IB in my town. That is so lame! Those doing IB in Girona (the only school avalaible was Vives for me, because the other one offering it is a boys school) and I think even Spain, they have to do other subjects too and a really odd combo in order to do PAU too (= SAt, more or less). Anyways, a long story...

But I am happy with my decision, and I really hope it is going to work out well with me. *fingers crossed*

[Ib_slave]

Honestly? Because I was accepted as a full-time scholar at a local school. That way, I won't have to worry about tuition fees and I get an internationally recognized curriculum.

[FahaD]

for me it was either IB or the normal high school diploma syllabus, i was encouraged by my parents (not forced) to enter IB, also my teachers advised me to enter IB, and i wanted this challenge, and boy it's a challenge alright

[TerioN.]

My parents forced me to. I wanted to just go to my normal home high school.

Edited September 21, 2008 by TerioN.

[Vicdashit]

cause i got Asian parents >.>

[deissi]

cause i got Asian parents >.>

that would make you asian too, no?

Cause I'm ambitious

[~Lc~]

that would make you asian too, no?

Cause I'm ambitious

haha yea it did sounds like he was disowning his inheritance there =p

Because I was a perfectionist, and IB seemed perfect.

[chrypton]

Because all I wanted a challenge and was especially interested in Maths and Physics at HL. The norwegian school system is abysmal and goes extreeeeemly slow! That is not the case with IB though, and gosh am I glad for that!

[cokesandcokes]

It was either IB or the regular high school diploma. I figured my parents were paying so much money to keep me in school, so I might as well make use of it. I realize IB would just mean they'd pay more money, but the American diploma teachers are idiots and I'd just be throwing away my parents' money. I'm not saying I solely did this for my parents; on the contrary, I wanted to make something of myself...my parents look at me sometimes and go, "why are you doing this to yourself?" as I frantically try to multitask by writing my ToK essay and researching for my history project. They're often quite amused

American diploma classes comprise of a) people who are just going to take over their fathers' companies so don't bother making something of themselves on their own; b) those who yell out, "WHAT PAGE ARE WE ON?!" five seconds after the teacher says, "turn to page 34;" c) those lacking motivation. I've always wondered what 'the easy way out' would have been like, but I look at my non-IB friends and it just hits me that I made the right choice.

It's the weekend and I finally have time to post

[Leen]

Well for me it was either the Tawjeehi or the IB diploma.

I wanted to go to England ever since I was a kid (my parents aswell). Having the Tawjeehi would seem like a bad bad idea in that case. The Tawjeehi is mostly you learn everything by heart and take a test, no essays to write, nothing to analyze, it's based on learning knowledge.

You might say oh that sounds very easy, but its not, the math is alot more complicated and the subjects are a more descriptive and not critical enough. Plus Tawjeehi is not enough to get into a uni in England.

SAT would have been not good enough anyway for England, and there are no schools that offer A levels (there's only one, but it's an all boys school), so IB it is.

[IBdoc]

I chose IB for the challenge and because it is international! I also wanted to get the best preparation possible in the courses I wanted to study in the future and I heard IB goes very deep in the subjects.

[uummmdonuts1]

because my school told me too... i dunno... regretting it a bit, but ah well.

[Cami]

When I read about it the first time, I got stuck!

I totally love it so far too

Also, the grades we get in the IB are almost as unbiased as you can get!

[Wazsupb]

I took IB to CHALLENGE myself and get uni credits!

[Aldarion]

As many here have already said it was either the IB or normal high school program. Actually when I chose IB I only knew that they studied in English and since I love the English language I got interested about it. Just days before I heard that I passed the entrance exams I was thinking of staying in my hometown and go to normal high school. After hearing the news I then decided that "The hell of it, I'll go there because I can study in English and I can also study Latin in the same school". I realised in the middle of the pre-DP year where I had put my nose (so to speak). But I'm very happy about my decision. The studying is great and the people are even greater.

[sAviOr]

I joined and stayed in IB because of parents. I should of dropped because now I realize that IB is taking up too much time in my senior year and I dont think that the IB Diploma is worth all this work especially when AP can do the same thing because im not planning to apply out of the US anyway so IB is kind of pointless.

[Paul]

Aldarion pretty much summed up what most of the Finnish IB students were thinking when they stumbled down the rabbit hole.

I knew very little of IB when I applied here, mostly just that the curriculum is in English. Finding out what the curriculum is really about frightened me a little at first, but I'm pretty happy I chose IB. At least I've learnt a little how to work when you don't feel like it.

[deissi]

Aldarion pretty much summed up what most of the Finnish IB students were thinking when they stumbled down the rabbit hole.

Ummm... No

Well, ok, maybe up North (or Turku, Ruotsissa)

*EDIT* Some detective search indicates that I might be wrong .

[Sandwich]

Bad advice from my school.

Edited March 29, 2009 by sandwich

[Zeph]

For the challenge I will still get into the Mexican´s Public System Unis, oh and most mexican unis don´t care about you being IB or not