anyone taking IB diploma? |
 Dec 22 2005, 01:33 AM
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about two months ago, i had an epiphany ( i know i spelled that wrong but w/e) about my education.
....MY SCHOOL ONLY OFFERS AP IN GRADE 12!!!!!!! how AWFUL** is that?!? and the only things they have it in is Studio arts, and..english lit. Chem, Phys, and Bio, for the past few years have not opened class due to the lack of enrollment. Hence i decided to transferr to a different highschool next year. Going for Richmond High because they offer IB ( International Baccalaureate), which is probably the best thing i can do if i want to go to University in the U.S. ( i live in Canada). im feeling so depressed and scared..and just generally bummed out from all the research i've done on college admissions... |
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Dec 23 2005, 09:32 PM
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Secret: Nobody actually cares about AP tests.
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Dec 23 2005, 10:26 PM
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QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Dec 23 2005, 9:32 PM) Secret: Nobody actually cares about AP tests.  How so? There's no way I was about to subject myself to IB diploma (my math grades probably wouldn't let me in, anyway) so I intended to get the language arts certificate with IB language and literature and TOK, but I couldn't fit TOK into my schedule this year without dropping either Spanish or band, neither of which I was willing to let go. With excessive begging, we band kids got them to let us into IB language (and lit next year) alone without the TOK. Unfortunately, that's my only IB class because I didn't take pre-IB and thus couldn't take the two year History of the Americas course. To compensate, I'm taking AP US history, but that was the only AP class I could take without again dropping band or Spanish, because we're not allowed to take AP sciences until we take the regular classes first and though I could technically take IB math, I personally couldn't, and there's no AP until stats or calc next year. There's no AP or IB Spanish until 4, either, but I won't take that next year anyway. Point being, most of the smart kids at my school are in the same position. Those who really cared took diploma (er, very few) and the rest did essentially what I did. Don't take diploma unless you really think you're up for it. Not having AP until 12th grade really isn't that big of a deal. (by the way, it's "awful," not "awefull." Knowing that might just be helpful in these higher level classes you want to take  )
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LittleLulu anyone taking IB diploma? Dec 22 2005, 01:33 AM
silver rain QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Dec 23 2005, 9:32 PM)Secre... Dec 23 2005, 10:10 PM Teesa Well, I think colleges care about both.
I'm d... Dec 24 2005, 12:29 AM
tweeak QUOTE(Teesa @ Dec 24 2005, 12:29 AM)Well, I t... Dec 24 2005, 12:34 AM Teesa Yeah, I did that for French. The AP test was about... Dec 24 2005, 12:39 AM tweeak I'm not suprised. Ugh, they're going to be... Dec 24 2005, 12:45 AM Teesa QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 24 2005, 12:45 AM)I'm ... Dec 24 2005, 02:18 AM pastellove_ hey :) i go to Richmond High as well, and I agree ... Dec 24 2005, 03:20 AM LittleLulu QUOTE(pastellove_ @ Dec 24 2005, 3:20 AM)hey ... Dec 24 2005, 04:35 AM tweeak QUOTE(Teesa @ Dec 24 2005, 2:18 AM)I know... Dec 24 2005, 02:43 PM silver rain I will reiterate: colleges want to see that you... Dec 24 2005, 02:47 PM tweeak I understand that, but I can't see how the tes... Dec 24 2005, 09:50 PM silver rain Well, AP tests are used to place out of some colle... Dec 24 2005, 10:14 PM LittleLulu QUOTE(silver rain @ Dec 24 2005, 10:14 PM)I... Dec 24 2005, 10:56 PM jooleeah I plan on doing the full IB program. right now, as... Dec 24 2005, 10:23 PM peggysturr I am currently in IB, but once I got to get AP cla... Dec 25 2005, 07:15 PM LittleLulu QUOTE(peggysturr @ Dec 25 2005, 7:15 PM)I am ... Dec 26 2005, 04:56 AM peggysturr QUOTE(LittleLulu @ Dec 26 2005, 2:56 AM)why? ... Dec 26 2005, 10:06 PM tweeak It's not so much that AP is easier, but they... Dec 26 2005, 10:30 PM LittleLulu QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 26 2005, 10:30 PM)It's... Dec 27 2005, 01:43 AM tweeak I don't have any idea what you're on about... Dec 27 2005, 02:21 AM LittleLulu QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 27 2005, 2:21 AM)I don... Dec 27 2005, 03:39 AM tweeak QUOTE(LittleLulu @ Dec 27 2005, 3:39 AM)IB di... Dec 27 2005, 11:47 AM LittleLulu QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 27 2005, 11:47 AM)Ok, if y... Dec 28 2005, 12:45 AM Teesa Okay people, I'm in my senior year in it and a... Dec 28 2005, 12:54 AM LittleLulu ^^^
yeah, the IB director at RHS told me about how... Dec 28 2005, 01:13 AM tweeak Oh, I was aware of the service hours required, jus... Dec 28 2005, 02:35 AM Teesa Yep :) Some of the acronyms that are used are:
EE... Dec 28 2005, 03:56 PM monde libre I transferred to an IB school my sophomore year, a... Dec 28 2005, 04:19 PM LittleLulu QUOTE(perplexism @ Dec 28 2005, 4:19 PM)I tra... Dec 29 2005, 12:31 AM monde libre I believe it's your five core courses (either ... Dec 29 2005, 01:20 AM LittleLulu QUOTE(perplexism @ Dec 29 2005, 1:20 AM)I bel... Dec 29 2005, 01:54 AM tweeak I guess IB works differently at my school At thes... Dec 29 2005, 11:42 AM LittleLulu QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 29 2005, 11:42 AM)I guess ... Dec 30 2005, 03:46 AM tweeak Here, I don't know about the rest of the state... Dec 30 2005, 05:00 PM LittleLulu QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 30 2005, 5:00 PM)Here, I d... Dec 30 2005, 05:43 PM tweeak Positive. I'm in certificate. The requirements... Dec 31 2005, 01:12 AM seremela_culnamo QUOTE(LittleLulu @ Dec 22 2005, 1:33 AM)Hence... Dec 31 2005, 03:59 PM |
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