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International Baccaluerate (sp?) is not offered at my school . But what are the benifits of taking IB classes, tests?, etc..

By Ibkid (Ibkid) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 06:34 pm: Edit

tigeruppercut,
the IB is an internationally recognized school system consisting of the PYP(primary years program), MYP(middle years program) and DIP(diploma program).It caters especially well to children who move around from country to country due to the nature of their parent's job. The diploma program is a college prep program(grades 11 and 12) which at the end of grade 12 earns the candidate an IB DIPLOMA. to earn the diploma u need to be a full IB student > u must take 6 courses(3 at higher level and 3 at standard level). Instead of offering the full diploma course, some high schools offer IB courses. IB courses are much more advanced and harder than usual american public school courses. The advantage of taking these courses is that colleges u may apply to offer credit for the subjects u have taken and might want to continue to study in college...like AP courses. Unfortunately, colleges offer credit for IB higher level courses only( which sux, because even standard level courses are very tough)
for more info about the IB go to- www.ibo.org
don't worry too much about ur school not offering IB...beleive me it's VERY TOUGH! i am an IB student in the 11th grade. i don't have any other choice becoz it's the only english school in the country i live in
just make the most of the courses ur high school offers.
good luck to u!

By Tigeruppercut (Tigeruppercut) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 12:52 am: Edit

thanks a lot for the info.
good luck to you also

By Ibkid (Ibkid) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 06:20 am: Edit

ur welcome

By Apguy (Apguy) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 07:58 pm: Edit

If your school does not offer IB, don't even think about IB. Your classes will not seem any weaker when admission officers are judging how strong your schedule was. IB tests are a lot harder than AP tests and more colleges take AP than IB.

If it is not offered in your school do not worry about it. It is also not offered at the overwhelming majority of US schools.

By Billy14_007 (Billy14_007) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:27 pm: Edit

I got accepted to IB at my a school that is close by. We are now moving so what do I do. Do you automatically get accepted to the closest one? HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

By Tuannguyen (Tuannguyen) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:17 pm: Edit

I think you need to talk to your school's counsellor/principle/whomever is in charge. Not us. I bet there'll be some contact/paper work that will go on. Since it would probably be a transfer of student from one IB school to another, the other school will need to know your background and credentials and all that stuff to better prepare for your arrival (textbooks, desks, computer passwords etc...).

By Billy14_007 (Billy14_007) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 02:57 pm: Edit

Oh thank you

By Divingin (Divingin) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:14 am: Edit

i did IB in high school (last exam finished on thursday for me!!) and it's a mixed bag- rigorous for sure but doable. college credit-wise, not really worth it, but the classes were worth it- i learned something it's not just classes- there's CAS and the ext essay so it's a whole 2 year deal to keep you busy, NO SENIORITIS ALLOWED> this is a good thing about IB- no senioritis! always enough to do ...