funnypeople Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 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 - EnglishGroup 2 - Spanish ab initio (or maybe Chinese..)Group 4 - PhysicsGroup 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 heard Business & Management was the easiest my a lot of seniors in my school but could anyone else on here please help me?Please give me some advice on what you guys think!!THANKS 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Dells Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 My first post tooooo! And just like you, my passion is Architecture.I started IB this year and the subjects I chose were:HL Art and DesignHL Design TechnologyHL EconomicsSL EnglishMaths StudiesSpanish Ab inicioI realized 2 months into the course that I should have probably chosen to do Geography in GCSE. This is because I found HL Economics quite tough and unrelevant for my future career - I mean yes it does somehow help Architecture but I reckon taking Geography would have greatly benefitted me better. Oh and yeah Business is basically the easy version of Economics.. FML should have never taken Econ. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hey! II will major in arhcitecture, and as a past IB student I took:English A2 HLSpanish A1 HLHistory SLPhysics SL (ESSENTIAL, AT SL ONLY)Mathematics SL (ESSENTIAL, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER HL AS WELL)Visual Arts HL (ESSENTIAL AT EITHER HL or SL, YOUR CHOICE)I agree with you that Business and Management SL is the easiest group 3 subject, and I think you must take it because it introduces students to the world of business management which is a task that is inevitable for all architects as they will have a business. But, you also have to consider Geography SL, which I myslef find it very interesting, and it is realted to architecture, especially to environmental architecture which is becoming a popular field of study within architecture and is creating many jobs worldwide.ITGS at SL is also an option as architecture is inevitably related to technology, and it is more now, in a globalized world, where technology plays a big role in our lives. The dark side of ITGS is that, although its easy, there isn´t many resources such as textbooks or study guides available.GOOD LUCK!! E mail me if you´ve got further queries!! 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 All of the group 3 subject have such a little importance on study of architecture. You should just take the one that you like the most. Trust me. And from my experience, some universities don't even require that you have studied physics, but don't risk and do take physics as most do, as well as it's going to be easier for you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 About easy or hard, it is quite subjective. I'd say that Econs is relatively easy but some of my classmates are still failing Econs because they are very lazy and never put in any effort to do well. I think it depends on your strengths and weaknesses, still. And also your interests.Which of those subjects did you ever take before?I think Architecture might be a bit related to Geography and a very little bit to History, but I'm not so sure on that. Perhaps it's more to Geo so you should take Geo.I don't think B&M is easy because most people in the B&M class in my school kind of almost fail. It might be my classmates who are veeery lazy or the subject is just not easy.Econs is easy for me since you just need to understand the concept and memorise definitions & diagrams. The rest is just evaluation & analysis. The IA is also simple. You just need to find articles and write commentaries. I think the IA for B&M is you need to have a connection to 2 businesses and do something about it. Finding 2 businesses might be hard, you know.All the subjects in IB are hard except the subjects that you do best at and your favourite ones Oh, forgot. Have you decided on the levels? HL or SL? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlp Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I'm in IB2 now and am applying to architecture in the US and UK. I had exactly the same worries before IB as you do - which subjects to choose. I've changed some of my original decisions and dropped one HL and now my subjects are: Math, Chem and English A2 in HL and Bio, History and Estonian A1 in SL. The only subject that seems relevant to architecture of my choices is obviously math. Maybe chem also to some extent but not much. I kind of took it as a replacement for physics since we didn't have that in IB last year. Also, the subject list in our school is very limited so I didn't really have so much to choose from - e.g. we only have history in group 3. As much as I've learned, the UK unis don't really care much about your choices. One thing that worries me, however, is that our school doesn't have visual arts in IB. I find it quite an essential subject for pursuing a career in architecture, since it has a lot to do with art and design. Some UK unis, like UCL for example, require visual arts HL from IB students, which I don't have, and which sucks! I have taken arts courses elsewhere, outside school, but the unis don't often care about that. So in conclusion, I'd say definitely take visual arts HL, math HL (its really not that bad if you have at least some capacity in math) and preferably also physics HL (although I've never seen it as a criterion, I still think its highly relevant). As far as SL subjects are concerned, I'd say choose whatever you feel confident about. Just I would say think twice about business and management, since I've heard many unis don't regard it well as it is considered quite an easy subject. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachery Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 I am on my first year, I only got interested in majoring in architecture after I chose my subjects. I am not sure if the subjects I chose will help me get accepted to universities at all. Here are my subjects: Eng Lit HL BIO HL Business HL Econ Sl Math Studies Spanish IB initio Hopefully, I can still get into a good college and take architecture with these subjects but I'm doubtful. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shreshtha Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 12/3/2010 at 8:27 PM, lynyrd said: Hey! II will major in arhcitecture, and as a past IB student I took: English A2 HL Spanish A1 HL History SL Physics SL (ESSENTIAL, AT SL ONLY) Mathematics SL (ESSENTIAL, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER HL AS WELL) Visual Arts HL (ESSENTIAL AT EITHER HL or SL, YOUR CHOICE) I agree with you that Business and Management SL is the easiest group 3 subject, and I think you must take it because it introduces students to the world of business management which is a task that is inevitable for all architects as they will have a business. But, you also have to consider Geography SL, which I myslef find it very interesting, and it is realted to architecture, especially to environmental architecture which is becoming a popular field of study within architecture and is creating many jobs worldwide. ITGS at SL is also an option as architecture is inevitably related to technology, and it is more now, in a globalized world, where technology plays a big role in our lives. The dark side of ITGS is that, although its easy, there isn´t many resources such as textbooks or study guides available. GOOD LUCK!! E mail me if you´ve got further queries!! Umm... Which maths should I take AA OR AI ? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shreshtha Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 2/16/2019 at 5:09 PM, Zachery said: I am on my first year, I only got interested in majoring in architecture after I chose my subjects. I am not sure if the subjects I chose will help me get accepted to universities at all. Here are my subjects: Eng Lit HL BIO HL Business HL Econ Sl Math Studies Spanish IB initio Hopefully, I can still get into a good college and take architecture with these subjects but I'm doubtful. Did you get into a good college? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmod203 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Hi everyone! This is my first post here, i appreciate any help . Im going to start IB and im really confused about my choices, because i'm interested in architecture and i don't really know if my choices is good or not, I will take: Psychology HL DT HL Arabic HL Chemistry SL English SL Math SL Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmod203 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 2/16/2019 at 3:39 PM, Zachery said: I am on my first year, I only got interested in majoring in architecture after I chose my subjects. I am not sure if the subjects I chose will help me get accepted to universities at all. Here are my subjects: Eng Lit HL BIO HL Business HL Econ Sl Math Studies Spanish IB initio Hopefully, I can still get into a good college and take architecture with these subjects but I'm doubtful. did you get into a good collage? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malak8wael Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/3/2010 at 11:21 AM, funnypeople said: 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 heard Business & Management was the easiest my a lot of seniors in my school but could anyone else on here please help me? Please give me some advice on what you guys think!! THANKS Hey, I’m an IB student and I would like to know what science subject do I need in architecture and if I chose physics , can it be SL , and is business available in IB in general and should I chose economics or business Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoflo Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hey, this is my first post here and I am very nervous because I have already started my first year of IB and have chosen my subjects over half a year ago, but by looking at these other posts im unsure if my courses were the right choices for architecture as I think i might go in that direction. My courses are: Business HL Visual arts HL Design HL Lang Lit SL Math AI SL Spanish ab inicio Im very scared I chose the wrong choice as I think phsycology would be more interesting than business but had no idea of that before choosing since I had no experience in that subject. Any help or ideas? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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