Knight Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) What are some of the most unique or strange subject combinations you have come across in your school among your other classmates? One of my best friends in school, takes- Math HL Music HL Philosophy HL Physics SL English A Lit SL Classical Greek SL He doesn't have any particular college plans and says that he picked subjects which, in his opinion, are "intellectually simulating" Is there anyone in your school who takes strange subject choices? Edited September 9, 2014 by Knight Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashmaster Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I know a kid who failed 9th grade science, so he is making that up now. That means he is taking HL chem, SL bio, and 9th grade integrated science... The first unit is called "What is the atom?" He's not allowed to use anything he's learned in IB chem 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethiedrama101 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 My friend decided to do all 3 sciences at HL along with HL math. Everyone else was too scared to do that. As for me I decided that HL bio was never going to work for me (I should be studying now but that's beside the point) so I decided to take HL art, having never picked up a paintbrush. needless to see it was a lot of catch up, but I've finally found my groove Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisticsoul8 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well, my friend wants to study medicine and apparently her university requires all three Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry HL and Biology isn't necessary... However, she decided to take up Biology anyways but it turned out she can't due to our schedule issues (Bio is in the same period as Physics). And the best part is that she's not really struggling... I mean, she says it's a lot of work but she truly enjoys it Personally, my subject choice is surprising for many I chose Chemistry HL along with History HL.... I don't know what's so amusing about that Currently, I have 8 subjects due to the switching and 5 are on HL so I'm the object of fun as well as admiration in my school Also, there's a guy in my grade that takes Visual Arts and English HL + Physics and Math HL... I think I'd die but he's very optimistic about it 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBProcrastinator Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Personally, my subject choice is surprising for many I chose Chemistry HL along with History HL.... I don't know what's so amusing about that Currently, I have 8 subjects due to the switching and 5 are on HL so I'm the object of fun as well as admiration in my school I am interested of how it is possible to have 8 subjects in the IB? In my school you can only have 6 and the highest I ever was 7 subjects. Or are you including TOK too? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisticsoul8 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Personally, my subject choice is surprising for many I chose Chemistry HL along with History HL.... I don't know what's so amusing about that Currently, I have 8 subjects due to the switching and 5 are on HL so I'm the object of fun as well as admiration in my school I am interested of how it is possible to have 8 subjects in the IB? In my school you can only have 6 and the highest I ever was 7 subjects. Or are you including TOK too? Yeah, it's not possible, I know The problem with my schedule, however, is that I decided to switch from Visual Arts HL to Chemistry HL and my coordinator decided to still keep me on Arts until I'm entirely convinced whether I want Chemistry or not (somehow she thinks I'm not sure... ). And I decided to take up Danish B to learn it cause I live in Denmark so it'd be useful to know it, but again, my coordinator wanted me to keep my earlier chosen Polish A Lit self-taught in case Danish becomes too difficult. She doesn't really believe in anyone of us, I guess But I'm planning on talking to her about it because my schedule is unbearable right now... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia. Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 My school advised us against taking two subjects, Math HL and Language B HL (except for English), and of course that is the subjects I went for... I really know how to make life difficult for myself! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksejs Popovs Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I'm taking Maths HL, Further Maths HL, Computer Science HL, Physics SL and three Language A courses (Latvian HL, English SL, Russian SL) (also Geography SL). I guess that this is a rather unusual combination, but this is what happens when you're on the "I can't sleep because this maths problem is so beautiful" side, yet you're trying to combine your IB studies with your country's national school curriculum. To be honest, I understand now that I should've taken French B ab initio when I had the chance instead. I'd also love Classical Greek, but that's not an option at my school. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Alex, does geography have math in it? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksejs Popovs Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Alex, does geography have math in it?As far as I know, it doesn't really — you might be asked to punch a provided formula into a calculator, but that's it. To be honest, I'm taking Geography as the "least evil" in Group 3, since my school only offers Geography, Economics, and History. History is a huge no-no for me with its overabundance of essays, and I find Economics boring (though AFAIK, it has got a little bit of maths in it, but only on HL). 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibsurvivor92 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Math HLArt HLChemistry HL E-lit HLMandarin slESS sl Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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