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We have a thread for law and medicine, but we don't really have a thread for people who want to study engineering in university. In order to keep the majority of the posts about engineering mostly in the same place so that people can find them more easily, I've created this thread to help people out. I'm a second year student in chemical engineering and can help with pretty much any kind of general engineering questions you might have, whether it's what courses to take in the IB, general procedures for applying to universities for engineering, or what to expect in an engineering program once you're there. If you have a school-specific question, such as applying to MIT or …
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Good day everyone, Now many people face problems once reaching their senior year. Their whole tiime is occupied by IB work, despite the fact that there are other exams to worry about. Time management is not the major topic here, it's the admission tests. Many have probably heard of the common ones (such as the SATs, BMATs..). Anyway, you will find a list of the most important admission tests in many countries and for different majors. Any additional help is greatly appreciated. Menu SAT TOEFL IELTS BMAT UKCAT UMAT GMAT LSAT 1. SATs (Language proficiency and Mathematics) The SAT Reasoning Test is a measure of the critical thinking skills you'…
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Menu Aim of the personal statement Brainstorming and planning Writing the personal statement Small tips to remember and keep in mind Things to NOT put into and avoid in your personal statement Links to sample personal statements Bio-Aqua's Personal Statement Outline Sample statements from IBSurvival members Aim of the personal statement Because not all universities interview their students, the personal statement is a way for you to let the university know more about yourself, other than just what the application form requires - the mudane information such as your grades, etc. If you are applying to a popular university course, and everyone applying is likely to have goo…
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Hello to all future Law students, I've been on the forum for a while and I've seen that there are quite a few of you who plan on studying/want to study Law at University. I'm currently a second-year Law student at LSE in the UK and I like to think I have a pretty good idea of what studying Law is about at University and a career beyond. I figured I'd start a thread where all of us can come together and talk about Law, what it actually means to study it, what it's about, what you can expect beyond a vague idea of it being challenging, and such. I'm not saying that I will have all the answers, but I will endeavour to answer as many questions as I can. I'm sure there must be…
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I know what a horror it is trying to figure out Uni stuff, general ranks, course ranks.. blah blah blah so I'm putting up this helpful thread with all the useful links I can find about above said topic. World Rankings World Top Universities 2010 Top Universities 2007 PDF World_Best_Unis.pdf Top Universities 2006 PDF THES_worldrankings2006.pdf UK Rankings Times' Good University Guide (UK Universities, 2010) Times Good General Ranking Table (2010), as well as subject ranking (insert the course's name which you want to see the ranking for in the appropriate space provided and just click on search) Guardian Guide (2009) (UK Universities). This is a pretty simple …
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Where and how well is the IB Diploma recognised across the globeIB University recognition information (November 2009).pdf Canadian Universities' IB Recognition policiesCanadian University IB Recognition Policies.pdf
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There are a lot of people who, even in their second year of IB, are directionless in terms of university applications. This post will aim to give you an insight into applying to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States. Australia Canada Finland New Zealand Singapore United Kingdom United States Standardised tests English Language tests This is a community project, and if anybody has anything to add please feel free to. The section on Canada is particularly lacking since I don't know a lot about studying there and since we do have a lot of Canadian members (or a Canadian invasion rather), someone could oblige in filling it up? Maybe e…
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Finland Why on earth would I apply to Finland? The reason, in a nutshell, is that higher education is completely free of charge to everyone - no matter whether you're Finnish, Dutch or South African. How to apply to, and choose, a university The number of English language undergraduate courses is limited, so you won't have too much choice. All universities offer MSc/MA courses in English, but since this site is concentrated on students who are moving from high school to university, I'll concentrate on that. Basically the only university offering undergraduate courses in English is the Helsinki School of Economics (Aalto University from 1.1.2010). HSE is considered the be…
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Hello everyone, I was planning on going to Uni in Germany, and in order to do that, IB students have to go to a "Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle" to get their Diploma accepted. My own diploma is not getting accepted because I took an online course (economics SL), and my sister's diploma is not getting accepted because she is taking self-taught German A, as they don't offer German A at our school. This is frustrating, and T just want to make everyone aware that you cannot study in Germany if you take a self-taught course or an online course
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Hello I first want to introduce myself since this is my first post on this forum. I am a IB student in Italy and next year I going to be a senior and i am going to take all of my IB exams (ouch), I have HL- English A1, Italian B, History and SL- Biology, Math SL, and Spanish. Ok now that that's done I just want to share my thoughts about the competition to enter the world's best universities. Well first we need to see the admission policy of these schools and here is where the problems begin. Lets say you are a average white American in a IB school and you want to get into Harvard. This is what happens: (Just for the sake of simplicity lets say they Harvard only gets 100 …
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Good day everyone, Thought that a thread like this might help around here, taking into consideration the large amounts of IB students around here looking forward to med school. In this thread, you can discuss, ask questions and/or share opinions about application procedures, personal statements and anything regarding going to med school - from the IB of course... Well then, enjoy!! (This post is copied from the same thread on TSR, just to highlight a few things). The Pre-med System (American and some Canadian Universities) Pre-med (as in four year undergraduate study) means that you have to accomplish three things: - You have to have a Bachelor (BS) degree in any fiel…
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Hello, I suppose i am very bad at this, but i searched all over the NYU(new york university) to know what is the scores required. Can anyone of you be very nice to help me and probably direct me to the site, it would be deeply appreciated. Thank you so much!! Sneha
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I accidentally stumbled onto this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/e...icle4321718.ece regarding the comparison between the IB (hehe) and the British A levels. Do you think the comparison is fair? 45 IB points = 6.4 A-level A grades 40 IB points = 5.4 A-level A grades 35 IB points = 4.5 A-level A grades 30 IB points = 3.5 A-level A grades The typical A level offer for Oxbridge/Imperial is AAA. If that is the case, then why can't the candidates who obtained a score of 29 or 30 be admitted into those prestigious institutions? Im just curious
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Hi everyone! This is my first post here, any help will be appreciated Basically, I am going to start IB next year. I'm best at maths and would like to study architecture in the future. So far I have decided to do: Group 1 - English Group 2 - Spanish ab initio (or maybe Chinese..) Group 4 - Physics Group 5 - Math Group 6 - Visual Arts - Design ...but for Group 3 - My school offers Business & Management, Economics, Psychology, Geography, ITGS and History. But as somebody wanting to study architecture, I don't know what will be the most useful for me. If the types of subjects from Group 3 don't really matter, which subject is it easiest to get good marks in? I have hea…
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I'm currently taking IB Diploma now, and still unsure of where to go. The stress is taking its toll on me, and I haven't even got a long-term CAS project yet, and there's only seven more months to go before graduating. So, the thought of dropping to IB Certificate came to mind, but I'm afraid that it's practically useless for university applications. All of the unis in Australia only accepts Diploma, and the same goes for Singapore and other IB supporting schools. What is the use of IB Certificate, exactly, and is there a way to get into a university with it? I'm planning to take communications as a major, and you don't need much for that, so the Diploma serves as only …
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Because every student forum has this thread Below is a quote from the 2009 thread, so we can follow the same rules:
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Hello everyone. So yeah, the question is already stated above. However, I am concerned that not too many universities will take me with 30 IB points, in Europe, that is. I was hoping for like 34... that didn't happen. Also, I don't know if this will have any effect, I completed my IB Diploma in May and am taking a gap year until mid 2017. Preferably I want to apply to Sweden, where there don't seem to be any specific entry requirements... Back to the question... do you think I can make it into some decent Swedish uni or not-so-decent... for an Economics/Humanities/Modern Languages, this sort of stuff, undergraduate degree? I heard they have two atte…
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I want to go to either University of Toronto or Waterloo Both in Canada.
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LSE Math requirements?
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Summary of Acceptances: Aboo University of York Accounting, Business Finance and Management (NN42) 32 points University of St Andrews Financial Economics 34 points University of Bristol Accounting and Finance 34 points, 666 in HL and 6 in English A1 SL chem_kid Chemical Engineering University of Calgary Aboud Queen Mary Medical Engineering MEng 32 points, 66 Maths and Physics and B in A-level Maths University of Reading Biomedical Engineering and Cybernetics BSc 29 points, 7 Maths 6 Physics University of Hull Mechanical and Medical Engineering BEng 24 points and C in A-level Maths Sheffield Biomedical Engineering 31 points, B in A-Level Maths LaurahearsLife Univ…
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Hi, I want to apply for medicine in Sweden and I am very interested as to know how exactly. I want to apply to Uppsala, Lund and Karolinska Institutet (First choice). I have checked the KI website and studera.nu but I can't seem to find the ib requirements for the course. Can some Swedish person please help me. I'd be truly grateful. BTW I'm Swedish so I have no problems speaking Swedish.
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Hi guys, I have heard that German universities really dislike the IB... I just want to find out whether this is true or not. Also, if the answer is positive what is the score to be accepted? I tried to ask some people from the DAAD about this, but they were unable to provide me with any useful information. That's why I'm counting on you
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I know that Math Studies isn't good enough for some universities especially outside the U.S. How would a university that does not accept deal with students who took Math Studies applying to their school? I mean do they simply flat out reject them or is there a way to compensate by taking a summer course or so on? I stayed a week in University of Toronto and decided I might end up applying there. However I took Math Studies and feel like I shouldn't even bother trying ;/. It's not like I knew better... IB is relatively new to Jersey City and my school (the only IB school here and only on its 2nd year).
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Do universities (specifically UK and US) look at MYP grades when handling applications? Which years of MYP do they look at? How important is it? Thanks in advance!
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Since we want to keep the other thread clean, I guess we can discuss the university offers in this thread? I was just wondering what are typical offers from Warwick and UCL for economics/management?
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Hi to all, I have received my IB exam results today, and even though I achieved quite surprising scores, I was let down by others. Overall I achieved 34 points: 5 in Physics HL 5 in Maths HL 5 in Economics HL 6 in Business & Management 6 in French B 6 English A +1 TOK & EE I under performed greatly in Maths and Physics. I expected to achieve 6s in both subjects and was let down when I saw 5s next to them. In addition, my Bath uni offer required a 6 in Maths HL for Civil Engineering. Thus, here I am asking for guidance on what to do next. I really want to go to Bath and I'd rather retake my exams in November and reapply than go through clearing. It would be amazin…
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Moderator notice: Please refrain from chatting and commenting in this thread. Let's try to keep the thread nice and clean so that it'll be easy for people to get an overview of what kinds of offers people have received. Thanks! The thread for all us IBSers who have gotten offers to study in 2009. Post your offer with: the conditions, the predicted grades and the SAT scores (if you're applying to the US) you used to get an offer. I ask the PGs because students for 2010 can get a feel for their unis and see what unis require of them. If you haven't yet received your offers, you can post where you've applied and edit the post as the offers start rollin' in. -deissi Predicted…
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Hey there my fellow IB students ... I've done the IB ... And took my IB diploma , and i really want to know some information about the recognition of IB in German universities , I've heard that they dislike the IB. I want to study medicine here in Germany , and here are my grades : Arabic A1 HL :6. English B HL:6. Biology HL:6. Chemistry HL:7. Math SL methods:5. History route 1 SL:5. …
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Hey guys! Can anyone with knowledge of HK and Singapore unis just give me a rough idea on my chances? I appreciate ANY comments or suggestions! Please - these are very competitive courses and I'd like to know where I stand, so even if you only have a rough idea - chip in! I am a Singaporean-American currently going to an international school in Shanghai. Have lived in the US and Singapore. I'll be applying for: HKU (BBA Law, Law, IBGM) and HKUST (Global Business) In Singapore, I'll be applying to: NUS (Law, BBA, Double Degrees in BBA/Law, Law/MPP, BBA/MPP) and SMU (Double Degrees in Law and Business) SAT: 2220 740 CR/710 M/770 W 2260 800 CR/710 M/750 W Superscore: 2280 I…
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How many of you are planning to skip a year at university?
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Univerisity of Tokyo
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I am wondering if anyone here has any experience with the University of Tokyo? I will soon be an norwegian IB freshman. With little knowledge of the Japanese language. How long and what will be required to obtain a sufficent mastery of the language? How does the university look upon the IB diploma, what grades will be neccesary to be accepted?
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Hi. I am studying in the IB Diploma and its not going as swell as I thought it would be. Ive been predicted 30 and I have an SAT score of 1770 plus 8 on the essay. I have applied only to universities in the USA. These include places like: University of Southern California Indiana Bloomigton Texas A and M Baylor University Florida State University DePaul Universiy Fordham University George Washington University University of Miami Bryant Universiy I want to apply for business managementand have been predicted scores of 6 in Business as well as Maths with 5s and 4s for my other subject plus I am predicted 2 bonus points from my TOK and Extended Essay. Also I have played sp…
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does anyone know that if you take IB ENGLISH B and you still need toefl or ielts to get into uni as an international students in the states.
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Hi everyone, Lots of people says that many universities in UK doesn't allows students with Math Studies. However, only Math HL/SL. I've never been a Math person, so that's why I've choosen Math Studies, it's lot easier. I wanna attend an University in UK, most likely England; Bristol, Leeds or other nearby London. I'm planning on studying Law so badly, and my question is; Do you guys knows any Universities in England who allows Math Studies students, that want to study Law? - Nimra Iqbal, Denmark.
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Intended Majors 1 2 3 4
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I plan on majoring in petroleum engineering.
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Hi, I got an e-mail from a uni telling me that I have to send them a "Certified hard copy" of my IBDP. Any idea how I can get my hands on such a copy? Should it be issued by my school or the IBO? Thanks
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Hi there, I'm looking forward to applying to some UK univs, anyways I've been reading everything I can and Im ready to apply on september. But I have some questions, does anybody know what happens if for instace the univ offers you a place if you achieve 36 pts on the IB Diploma but at the end of the day you score 35 or 34 even though your predicted grades were calculating the 36 ponits. Will you be automatically rejected from the university? Know of any cases? Also, I read something about just being able to apply to 5 univs with UCAS. Is this true? So if I want to apply to...lets say 8 univs, shall I make a separete application, making two applications, one for 5 and the…
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I plan to major in Meteorology when I go to college. It's always been a lifelong dream for me to be a meteorologist. If that plan fails, I'm going to major in Accounting, then Law School lol. Edit: Sorry about the typo in the title.
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I am an IB student in China, currently interested in HK universities (HKUST especially) I heard that HK universities usually give IB students provisional offers. I wonder if there is any chance that I can get a non-conditional offer from HKUST.. I have SAT1 and 2 for applying HKUST.... Is it possible???? Thanks PS:坛子里有没有同胞有兴趣港校的？？？用SAT这种情况可能吗？ TRANS: PS: Are there any members in the forum that are interested in applying for Hong Kong universities??? Is it possible to apply with the SAT?
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Jus to clarify, I'm a full IB student (Diploma), but I've been debating lately whether I would benefit from dropping to partial IB (Certificate) or not. I'm currently in my last year, and I take Geography, History and English HLs and Math and Biology SLs. I hate hate hate Bio, and while Math is okay it does take up a lot of my time. I would rather concentrate more on my HLs instead of working my ass off to get a good mark in a Math test or sitting through two hours of tedious Bio class. I thought about dropping Bio and Math and only sticking with my HLs (plus Portuguese SL, which is self-taught and quite enjoyable). I talked to some people who had dropped from full to par…
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Hi, I have been looking at some web pages of medical schools in the UK, and I'm starting to feel desperate: they all seem to require Chemistry at HL. The problem is that I only study SL Chem, HL is not even an option at our school. But I do have HL Biology and HL Mathematics, which I would imagine to help. Are there any universities in the UK, or somewhere in Europe, in which HL Chemistry is not a requirement? Also, I've heard that the tuition fees are lower in Scotland than in the rest of the UK, is this true?
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I'm japanese and i go to an international school in japan. i'm a sophomore i want to go to a japanese university with an international program the colleges that I'm thinking of applying are Univ of Tokyo Keio Univ Waseda Univ Sophia Univ obviously im a sophomore so im not in the ib program yet. i want to know what IB Score/GPA i need to get accepted into the universities mentioned above
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Hey all, just a question on the significance of the entry requirements. I understand that they do need to be met I'm not talking drastic cases like applying to a 40 point university with 33 points.... It's mainly if they will still consider your application if you are a point or two under BUT have a good personal statement, work experience, LNAT as I'm going for law, etc. I'm predicted 37 but I didn't really try in the yr 12 mocks, plus the school messed up a couple of them by putting uncovered topics in them! Breakdown goes HL English 6/HL History 6/HL Philosophy 6/ SL Maths 6/ SL ESS 6/ Japanese SL 5. (+2 generic tok point.) I was one off a 7 in philosophy and they said…
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Hi, I was just wondering how many IB points do I really need for the listed universities? UBC McGill Kent I am in grade 11 semester 2 and currently getting around 30 IB points. However I do take hard subjects like Physics HL and Chem Hl. I think I will be able to get around 34 points by the end of this semester.
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Are your predicted grades given out of 42 or 45. That is, if a university offer says 38 points, does it mean 35 plus the additional 3 points or indeed 38 points?
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Today at school we had our very first Extended Essay seminar and a piece of information that came up towards the end of the seminar was that 'if you want to go into medical school you need to write an Extended Essay related to what you want to do, most likely being Biology.' For a while now I've wanted to do it in Chemistry Looking at how Nitrogen can be absorbed by muscle tissue and the blood under pressure and how that leads to decompression sickness. Meanwhile this idea was contested with a possibility to go on a 4 week Scientific project where I applied to carry out some research to something related to stem cells or DNA. The school told us that this project called th…
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Hello guys, I am finishing IB1 with not very good grades so it is very unlikely to have ~40 predicted points by November of next year which implies that it will be very hard (practically impossible) to get in top-universities in US as they take in consideration only predicted grades. As the summer is approaching, I am planning to study hard so I can, hopefully, pass better in IB2. I am confident that in the final exams of next year I will achieve good grades, however that is not the case with the predicted grades which I will be getting in November because there is very short time to show my effort & improvement. So, my question is: Let's say I get a predicted ~36 …
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I'm in the second semester in the first year of DP and I want to apply to a university in korea. I have tried and tried and tried but I just can't find any IB requirements for korean universities. Hell, I can't even find any requirements regardless of highschool curriculum. I am trying to apply for university of Seoul or Korea University and I have only heard they are very competetive with no real evidence of undergraduat requirements. Anyone got any information on IB requirements in those universities or any contacts I can refer to? To give a bit of context I am korean by nationality both parents korean. Have studied 12 years abroad (if I finish DP in my current school…
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Hi everyone, I have spent about 2 hours on SMU and NTU website, but i am not sure what is the requirements for the courses. I am not sure, but there should be a site which directs me to the number of points i need for different courses. Can anyone of you help me if you have found the scores needed to apply for both the universities. Thank you so much Sneha
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So future IB students, or people who are just crazy to hang around *cough* Elsa, Hien, *Graeme *cough*, what are your Uni plans? Or where are you accepted and attending? Right now, it's the Uni of Auckland. My plans are always perceptible to change though, so I dunno if that will, but maybe to Aussie land then. I need 26 points to enter surprisingly, but that's the minimum.
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