Sanfoora Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 ECONOMICS Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monica Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I would also say economics. Even if you don't want to go into the field afterward, I think it's good to have an overview of what's happening around us (especially now with all the financial crises). I also like it because our classes are pretty interactive. The teacher doesn't really teach...we discuss until we figure out the theory ourselves. But I guess that depends on the teacher... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clla Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 i agree with all of you guys..Economics contains harder math materials so it is considered harder than business. So universities value economics more than business.But since business is easier than economics, it will be easier to get a higher grade too.So it really depends on what you want to study.. i think either taking economics or business is okay..I personally wanted to take economics, but then my school didn't offer economics so i'm taking business.. i wish i could have chosen between economics and business too~ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberrypigs Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 To stress what everyone else has been saying, I would choose economy. As long as you are willing to put some effort in it is not a hard class, and probably a lot more useful than business would be. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkypine Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 A lot of it depends on your teachers. If your school's Economics HL teacher is good, I would say Economics is a good option. It's hard to find good Economics teachers these days, apparently.I take both Business HL and Economics HL, and they're both great fun. Business is more of real life applications, whereas Economics is more of the study of the things that go on in life. I'm not sure if that makes much sense to you, sorry! They're both a lot of work though, so you've got to really like them before choosing any one of them (read up on news, etc.)--but that's the same idea for any HL courses. I hope that helped you, good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerbianGangster Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I think it depends on your teachers a lot. I'd personally take business, because I've heard that economics is harder. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 There's no right or wrong answer, but the right answer really is Economics. I really should make a sticky thread explaining why, I've done it so many times here that if you really want to know why, search my previous answers. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3!sha Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Im taking HL econ and i think that its a good choiceyou just need to get into a different mindset when you study it, looking at things from different angles Oh, and the commenaries are extremely important. Make sure to do them carefully, and dont choose a complex article, find something simple most importantly a diagram is a friend use one whenever you can, in tests, quizes, and commentaries. Hope this helps Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talktome Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hmm. I haven't even started Ib and I am also considering which one to take :C.But I hate math.Is it true that you can only do one of them?Is it true that economics have alot of math in it?Thks fr answering. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 IB Econ has no math in it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leen Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 IB Econ has no math in it.Exactly. I was wondering why people in this thread saying there's math in it and so on. Economics in unis do have maths, naturally. But IB Economics has no math in it, you only have a couple of graphs that you need to get familiar with it.Overall, I definatley think you should take economics. I'm taking it and I love it actually. It's easy when you understand it and very interesting. Plus unis prefer it more than business as other people have said. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talktome Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Really?Okay I thought economics was like financial math.Glad that's clarified, it is possible to take both B&M and Econs at HL right? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
00227899 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 well, business is just a straight forward course based on business strategies and organisation theories, eco is mainly about critial thinking... analyzing Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fufufuufufufufuuu Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 well, business is just a straight forward course based on business strategies and organisation theories, eco is mainly about critial thinking... analyzingi took both at HLthat's not true. i find business is harder due to its critical thinking.econs is more of a logic, and how well u evaluate things.econs > Bnm anytime. I studied 3 and a half days of business while exams approaching and only half a day for econs, and still i got 7 for econs and 5 for business but bnm is useful (tho not preferred by uni) for careers like investment banking n such (cause we do this IA business recommmendation n such) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishit Vimadalal Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 even i am stuck between eco and bm HL ???plzz help me oui wanna enter law school in India or maybe in the US Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgette Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Could someone give me an topic i could look at for my MOB IA Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanushka Latinovich Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 hey, I personally would suggest you to take eco hl, fisrtly because eco looks good for universities rather than buisness. Secondly you can learn buisness really easily after, economics is the base. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedoramiaza Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Colleges wan't Eco Hl and award 6-8 credits for a six while most don't really care about BM HL. Surprisingly, To do a BM course in college, some ask for ECO HL Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naik38 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 As a student who has done both IB BAM and ECO at higher level i think that take subjects you enjoy and are good with no point doing ECO HL if u get a 4 universities would prefer a 6 in BAM HL. Also generally it is easier and more enjoyable to take subjects you enjoy as it makes IB feel easier. In regards to IB BAM and Eco i found IB econ harder imo, as you had to really be specific and give examples of countries and policies and it was hard to know what they wanted, but with BAM you can pull an answer from the whole course to suit a question. For BAM the hard aspect for some students is that even you rote learn the course you are not guaranteed a 7 i would be surprised if you would get one. The hard part is that your answer has to relate to the case study if it doesn't relate then you won't get the marks. Also the final papers leave you hardly any time to think about your answer. You need to be able to pull ideas together after reading the case study only once and then have a balanced answer. Whereas for eco rote learning the course can easily get you a 7 on paper 1 and 3 but in my opinion since you can't pull stuff from the whole course you need to know everything pretty well in order to do well in the papers. Although for HL there is a whole equations paper of basic math like simultaneous equations and finding % changes in specific things like real GDP. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_laura Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I have both subjects ( Economics HL and Business SL), and to be completely honest I prefer Economics as it really helped me to understand how the economy works and what happens because of something. I personally believe that economics is the best basis you can have for business. Good luck choosing your subjects Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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