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Mrlucky77 wrote on 2010-12-01 00:56
Should I or should I not sign up for IB classes? SW Churchill has IB classes and I'm wondering if I should sign up for it for grade 10.
Any info about it would be nice, I know about the basics of IB, but first hand/second hand knowledge would be great. :2thumb:
I mean the Calgary Churchill.
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Lan wrote on 2010-12-01 00:57
If you complete it you can get into any University you want to apparently o_o My brother was in till grade 10 cause he wanted to do business. GO GO GO smart kid who gets much more work and is marked differently.
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Kazuni wrote on 2010-12-01 00:58
Churchill? Wow there's another Churchill with IB?
I have a couple friends that go to IB here and they have a pretty heavy workload but it's not too bad. I can't see the difference, myself.
And it's not any university you want.. it's just basically a head start on university. The courses, anyway.
You don't get too much extra credit for it, and definitely not enough to warrant an automatic entry into a university.
@Lan, IB is only from grade 10 onwards though..
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Skye wrote on 2010-12-01 01:03
IB is a thing that is recognized worldwide. So you could go to college anywhere, but whether or not you are accepted is a different thing.
IB classes don't seem like they're too much harder than AP, the workload is just larger.
IB kids usually slack more than AP kids, but still make good grades.
IB kids can brag about how smart they are. 8D
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Lan wrote on 2010-12-01 01:08
Quote from Kazuni;233663:
@Lan, IB is only from grade 10 onwards though..
Nope, my brother was in the IB program from grade 7-10.
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Sean wrote on 2010-12-01 01:49
I'm an IB student (grade 12 in Richmond, Lower Mainland)
A little difficult to provide knowledge without questions ^^;, do you have any in mind?
The IB program supposedly starts very early, ie. Middle Years Program etc. But the most renown is the Diploma Program that goes from Grade 11 - 12, I personally don't feel the earlier programs do much.
Course availability vary depending on school. IIRC, Churchill (if you're referring to the one in Vancouver XD?) has a greater variety but no double blocks. Their ToK is also in the afternoon, so extra time afterschool, whereas we have it in the morning before normal classes start. I can provide more info on courses if need ;D
As for impression, my grade 11 year was pretty easy. I had time to play Mabi =P. Since start of gr 12 though, I haven't touched Mabi for two months T_T, so the workload increases, but you're able to keep up with it (barely) because the previous year prepares you for it as long as u don't slack TOO much heh. As for the trade off, my upperclassman once told me: "IB isn't for the smart people, those ppl can get into anything they want without IB. IB is for the not genius but want to get into a good school people". I'm assuming you know about the point system IB uses? Basically a 45 guarantees you entrance to any University you want...but that's REALLY REALLY REALLY hard and crazy and insane to do. 24 is a pass (with some conditions), 28 is a sure pass.
IB is different from AP program in that there's the CAS hours, which requires that you do ~200 (at Churchill) volunteer hours, recorded and such. Then there's also the Extended Essay (EE), 4000 word research paper to be done outside of class time. For almost every course, there are also extracurriculars that need to be done outside class time.
Woo this turned out longer than I intended XD
Edit: Reread your post, if you're only applying for select courses in IB (Certificate) rather than Diploma, it's much easier but from what I've heard, Certificate isn't worth much
Edit Edit: I may have misunderstood, are you signing up for Grade 10 courses or Grade 11 courses? Cuz if Gr 10 then the above info doesn't apply at all LOL ><
Edit Edit Edit: For comparison, UBC early admission is 32 points, HL courses give 1st year university credit.
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Loret wrote on 2010-12-01 02:41
The work pays off.
I'm in the MYP program and I've heard most IB graduates in Uni/college are taking it pretty well while many others who took normal classes are stressing over the work load.
Just ask yourself. Do I want to do really really good?
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Zid wrote on 2010-12-01 17:12
Seems okay. I was in AP while a lot of my friends were in IB during my high school years. They usually complain to me about the workload they get, but their materials are more or less the same as AP, with some foreign stuff mixed in there. Oh, and their essays get graded by foreign people. That always scared me for some reason.
The concept's nice, but the thing is, IB is almost no different from AP when it comes to the experiences needed to get through college. Granted, IB people have a higher chance of being accepted into the college or university they want (especially in other countries), but the intended experience is about the same. CAS hours is not that different than the regular volunteer hours needed for a good college resume, some (if not most, at least in my high school) courses are mirrored in AP, and overall, IB does not make one any harder-working than AP (My class valedictorian was a AP student, while salutatorian was IB).
The main difference lies on the rewards of each end.
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12y4jv wrote on 2010-12-06 04:23
CAS hours? They don't even measure CAS with hours for us anymore. It's 10 pieces of documentation of all the stuff you did. But maybe that's just our school.