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Qualification => IB => Queries => Topic started by: devilsadv on September 12, 2009, 07:05:58 am

Title: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: devilsadv on September 12, 2009, 07:05:58 am

Hi i want to do economics and history in college in the USA and was wondering whether i should take maths studies or maths SL? I was assuming that if i had missed something by taking Math studies i would be able to cover it in university however some ppl are saying that top universities wont even accept me if i havent done maths SL at the very minimum into their economics program. If any1 has any experience about this please help.

Title: Re: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: nid404 on September 12, 2009, 07:08:13 am

I'll ask my frnds who are doing IB...let you know soon

Title: Re: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: IGSTUDENT on September 14, 2009, 06:41:49 am

I understand that for Economics most unis ask for Maths SL.

Title: Re: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: nid404 on September 15, 2009, 02:32:50 pm

Most of my friends in the commerece section are taking Maths Studies(cause they say it's more beneficial)...ones planning to do engineering have taken math HL

Title: Re: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: akshat29 on September 17, 2009, 12:35:13 pm

u should take maths sl

Title: Re: IB mathematical studies vs. Maths SL
Post by: panamera on September 19, 2009, 03:49:53 pm

I'm in the second year of IB and this is what I'm gonna tell u. I'm attending math studies and I am very happy with that decision. Math SL is much much more difficult than studies, I know that because I see what my friends on SL do, and how their test and homeworks are much more difficult. My teacher says that it doesn't really matter which math u choose, math is math. If ur going to do something in engineering then u should choose SL math. But for other studies it is the best to choose studies, because then u have more time for other, harder, subjects, and u have a better chance to have more points on the final exams.