International Baccalaureate Results

[Red Peasant]

I am acquainted with university administrators and school teachers with decades of experience who know otherwise, Tiberius.

[Avicenna]

This source is unreliable, due to potential memory problems, as it was narrated decades after said event took place.

[Red Peasant]

This source is unreliable, due to potential memory problems, as it was narrated decades after said event took place.

Six of the best for you, you cheeky rascal!

[littlelostboy]

Actually, I won't say IB is easier than A-Levels. Most of the course and coursework in IB is hugely research-based project. Basically, just think of IB as a pre-uni course thing. A-levels is more on rote-learning and memorizing and that is why if you study hard for A-levels, its kinda easy to get a pass. But for IB, the exams are a nightmare because 1) There a huge amount of information and 2) the questions in the exams are completely different in the fact that you can't just spill everything from memory but have to really really understand the concept cause the questions are more like open-ended questions with many many approach.

Also, you have to do an Extended Essay which is a nice way for saying a mini-thesis. You do your own research on your own topic for 1 and a half year and you have to meet all this datelines with your supervisor and stuff like that. This project is extremely research intensive and you have to do it ALONE. Supervisor can advise on some stuff, but that's all. You are on your own. (4000 words max for this essay.)

For you first language subject, you have to do TWO essays in researching and anaylazing two or three books you have studied in your first subject. Also, have to do this ALONE. No asking for help from your teacher. (1500 words for both essays I think)

For Theory of Knowledge (kinda like a compulsory philosophy for IB) you have to do a Oral Presentation in front of your class on one topic regard to ToK. Have to do this alone (but can be done with a partner). But given ToK more tricky nature, you can ask a little bit more help from the teacher. And yes, you have to write another ESSAY chosen from a list of 10 pre-scribed titles. Can get some help from teacher about what you want to write about but other than that, have to write the whole thing yourself ( 1500 words max)

And for all this essays, anything over the wordcount, there goes some of your marks. Seriously, this guys are strict, strict, strict. They'll check for EVERYTHING. So don't even think of copying your friend's paper. That'll just mean you and your friend won't get your diploma.

Also, we have to 150 hours of CAS or extracurriulmar (spelling?) stuff. But this is compulsory and part of the IB program or else we don't get our diploma if we don't have 150 hours and that is 50 hours for Creativity, 50 hours for Action, 50 hours for Service.

So IB is really really stressful. BUT, if you do well, most unis will accept you cause it shows that you are well-grounded in research-based projects and that you can think outside the box and not from rote-learning and that you have a life too, beside study and homework.

To get in most okay unis, you need 28-30 points.
To get into slightly better unis (espeically in UK) 32 and above.
To get into Mega good uni (like Harvard) 35 and above. But better if 40 and above.

For me, I'm going to take the SATs to enter this uni. They won't even look at my diploma so its kinda worthless.

Sorry for the long post.

[Avicenna]

RP: I wish I'd get that in history, recently only got an A for an exam paper a little harder than GCSE

Yeah, my worst result.

LLB: You might as well do another A-level instead of learning how the IB works, if it's that complex

[littlelostboy]

IB is something like A-Levels.