IGCSE/GCSE/O & A Level/IB/University Student Forum
Qualification => IB => Queries => Topic started by: Gaia on November 09, 2009, 08:32:44 pm
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I am an IGCSE student and im going to start the IB course next year, however, i noticed that to do a specific subject for example English A1 HL my school told me i need to get a B+ in my IG.
Is it true? Do you need a specific grade in the IG's to start an IB course?
Please tell me cause if i cant do First language english then im forced to do Spanish which is horrible....
Thanks
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well its essential to take eng literature if u wana do eng HL since it makes u understand the essay formats and all however its not like need certain grade to do ib u need 5 passes thats all yes definatly its always good to have good grade in sunbject which u're planning on to take as HL
Ps i am an ibier too=]
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well its essential to take eng literature if u wana do eng HL since it makes u understand the essay formats and all however its not like need certain grade to do ib u need 5 passes thats all yes definatly its always good to have good grade in sunbject which u're planning on to take as HL
Ps i am an ibier too=]
:D Thanks a lot.
I was told that i gotta choose 3 HL and 3 SL
I wanted to choose.
Business, Economics, English A1 - High
Chemistry or physics, Spanish and Math (not studies) - Standard
By the way you are starting the IB or your in the last year?
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:D Thanks a lot.
I was told that i gotta choose 3 HL and 3 SL
I wanted to choose.
Business, Economics, English A1 - High
Chemistry or physics, Spanish and Math (not studies) - Standard
By the way you are starting the IB or your in the last year?
yea u have to have 3 hl n 3 sl
however u can take language as AB too
yet u have to have 3 hl
NO this is my 1st year i started on oct.
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yea u have to have 3 hl n 3 sl
however u can take language as AB too
yet u have to have 3 hl
NO this is my 1st year i started on oct.
:D Thanks once again and good luck with your exams :)
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:D Thanks once again and good luck with your exams :)
i wontsit for IB exam till next year Not inclduinf mocks:)
thanx anyways so u will start iB IN 2010?
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i wontsit for IB exam till next year Not inclduinf mocks:)
thanx anyways so u will start iB IN 2010?
I start IB in Feb 2010. We start at different times cause of the difference between the North/South hemisphere. Its almost summer here :D and i dont plan on studying during that time XD
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I start IB in Feb 2010. We start at different times cause of the difference between the North/South hemisphere. Its almost summer here :D and i dont plan on studying during that time XD
oohh lol so where do u live??
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Argentina, moved here some years ago.
How bout you?
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Argentina, moved here some years ago.
How bout you?
DOha
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Nice, its in Qatar right? Forgive me if im wrong :-X
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Nice, its in Qatar right? Forgive me if im wrong :-X
yes ure right
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Hmm i guess im not that bad in geography as i thought i was... lol.
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By the way- u dont have to do Eng lit for A1 English...
I didn't do lit and am fine with the subject- although doin lit is helpful :)
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No i didnt said u HAVE TO do it i said if u're planning to do hL its good since u know how to write essays n u have idea wht to do.
well i did eng SL n lit.FL so it helped me since SL is not that hard while lit.u have to write essays like 500 words etc
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OMG Mana!
Why are u that angry?
But u knw, Gaia is in his/her 2nd year of IGCSE and it's too late to change the subjects-
I just didn't want him/her to feel bad or regret not doing it!!
8)
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sweety,i am not angry how can u interpret that?
have u ever seen me angry\
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No,
never ;D
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No,
never ;D
so khalas yan3 hehehee
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OMG Mana!
Why are u that angry?
But u knw, Gaia is in his/her 2nd year of IGCSE and it's too late to change the subjects-
I just didn't want him/her to feel bad or regret not doing it!!
8)
Im a "his" :D
Thanks for commenting, my problem about all of this is that in my school we are forced to choose in 9th grade certain orientation, for example i chose business orientation, thats why i did business studies in the IG, however next year the school forced me to continue with business (high level) and gives me certain options (which are quite limited in my opinion), they are:
Maths High-Standard-Studies (i choose High or standard, i can do high only if i get A*)
Chemistry-Physics-Biology (i must choose one of them,they are standard level)
English A1 or A2 in standard or high level (i need to get a B in the IG to do A1 high or standard)
Spanish A1 or A2 in standard or high level (if i choose A1 English i am forced to do A2 Spanish)
Economics High or Standard (i choose high)
As you can see my choice IS quite limited, my problem is that i had a poor performance in one of the IG english lit exams (cause i was sick) so i expect a C or a B (which sucks cause i should of gotten more) if this happens i am forced to do A2 English and A1 spanish. If you dont know i suck at spanish literature :S
The worst thing is that i had gotten A* when i practiced the english exams :(
Conclusion, i hate how the school limits me to do certain exams :(
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yes man this suck if u have limitation in ur studies
either from yoyr parents n school to .cuz no1 know wht a person wanna do then ther person himself.
so A2? i dont get what do u mean bu that??
uuh language is imp in IB u have to have to take one language..
umm whats ur future plan? what r u planning on to study in future in college?
cuz then u can actully go to the university n ask them wht subject they need n in wht level
n then u can tell you school cuz u have a re;vent proof if u get wht i mean?
even in my school we had like if u get B or m ore u can do mathHL but i chosed to take Math hl :)
so ya thats about it
just talk to ur teacher who is understanding n tell them ur issue
cuz honesty there is no point of taking sub in that order if ur uni doesnt allows it
n wairt u need A* to doe ither hl or sl
dude engish is like compulsory so even if someone gets U they have to take either of em:)
hope that helps
let me knoe wht exactly u mean by A1 n A2 is it AS n A level?
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Thanks for the information
I think that
A1 = Literature
A2 = Writing and analysis of texts like newspapers etc.
As im in a billingual school (both languages highly developed) instead of doing a primary language and a secondary language we do both languages as if they were primary language.