Natalie.A Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 My school offers only History HL I love history so much but I am considering medicine and i am taking Chemistry HL and Biology HL so I am afraid history will require so much work From group 3 my school offers anthropology SL/HL history HL economics HL/SL global politics SL Any advice? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) Do not take history higher level unless you require it or it will help you in some way in your future studies. Take either economics, anthropology or global politics SL. Bio and Chem is already enough work. I would choose a language as your 3rd higher level as SL and HL is nearly the same in languages. Hope this helps Edited May 15, 2017 by shellziess Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie.A Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Thank you @shellziess I am taking Chemistry,Biology,and Mathematics HL I am also taking either arabic or english from group 1 and Spanish ab initio from group 2 is that fine? Excuse me I have zero knowledge in IB Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) If youre good in math then yes. I would recommend to take 4 HL's if you're taking math HL (just in case)... I think you can drop one right in the middle of IB2 (usually around november for students that do may session examinations) Edited May 15, 2017 by shellziess Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffenG Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Hi I am taking IB History HL, and I love it. It is not hard, you have to read quite a bit, but I would definitely recommend Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 2 hours ago, GriffenG said: Hi I am taking IB History HL, and I love it. It is not hard, you have to read quite a bit, but I would definitely recommend Yeah I love it too but Math HL and Sciences HL and History HL together is not a good idea... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakuza Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Trust me don't take history. Im taking history Hl right now there's too much content to remember and im only in year 12 and not in year 13 yet . Contents about Russia and Italy is also very confusing furthermore history homework is also very intensive as it is not straight forward as you must do a ton of essays. It is also a very hard subject with HL an average of 4.2.Now im regretting taking history now I should have chosen another subject in my school although many people take history at igcse only a few take history at ib since it is vey difficult. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjy Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 I got a 7 in HL History 4 years ago, so apologies if my knowledge is dated. HL History is much easier to score a 7 in compared to HL Maths I actually wrote a pretty substantive piece on HL History and why it has a low average score which can be read here: In terms of medicine, it won't disadvantage you having HL History if you have HL Biology and Chemistry, and SL Mathematics. If anything, having a humanity at HL shows you have a wider academic engagement. This can be beneficial in showing you can approach the study of medicine from a different angle. I know someone who wrote their EE on the history of a specific medicine, and another who wrote their EE (in global politics) on the politics surrounding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It's things like this that will make you stand out from the people offering the standard HL Biology, Maths and Chemistry.m 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDeer Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 In case you're still choosing from group 3 subjects, global politics is really interesting and quite easy! The exam questions were broad and you could basically write about anything you want, so 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidodo2018 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 If you are going to take Chem HL and Bio HL, I strongly recommend you to not take history. As a student taking history, the content is going to overwhelm you. Instead, I strongly recommend Economics HL. Ironically, economics HL students achieve higher marks than SL students because the math section for HLs (paper 3) are grade boosters. Hope this helps. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolSmith Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 I do not know why, but I always did not like the story .. there is nothing better than mathematics Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleming seo Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 I also love history, but I chose Econ because history HL would hinder my study in bio and chem 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
callumnicus Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 If you truly love history like I do I say go for it! I've had a great time in history and can honestly say so far into high school, it's the subject I've learned the most from in terms of skills such as reading and writing. As my history teacher puts it, "Its the hardest humanity in IB, but its certainly the most rewarding. You guys will realize this when you enter college and the workforce." Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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