Acterale Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Hi, I'm new to the whole IB survival forum, and the IB as a whole too. I'm starting the IB next year, and I've chosen the following subjects -HL English Language and Literature -HL Visual Arts-HL Psychology-HL Biology-Spanish ab initio (SL)-Maths Studies (SL) You can obviously see my weak points through the subject choices, but I was wondering which of the 4 HLs' to drop within the first few weeks of school next year. I was never planning to do 4 HLs, and I know thats a death wish to do so... but I'm only starting with them because I wanted a 'safety-net' or the choice to drop the subject that I end up disliking or finding challenging. I'm not sure if this starting with 4 HLs' was the right thing to do. I'm really apprehensive about the whole situation. I was wondering, if any of you guys have any advice on which to drop according to difficulty and how well the subjects 'tie' into each other. I was told that HL Biology and HL Psychology go well together etc. but I eventually need to drop something. From my own opinion, English seems to be the most likely right now for me to drop. I need Visual Arts, perhaps not HL- but I still need it for University. If you were in my position, what would you do? Thank-you Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Drop Visual Arts. At HL it is a huge burden and SL VA will make your life easier. On top of that there isn't much difference between English HL and SL. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor123a Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'd also drop visual arts, but i'm probably thinking this way because I am not an art person at all... If we look at it from another angle, HL bio and physchology do work well together and HL English is very doable... 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acterale Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it! I'm going to wait till my first round of practice exams before I make a choice, I'll probably drop Visual Arts. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I have the same HLs as you, sans Visual Arts, and it's very manageable. A lot of work, of course, but it's a pretty good combination. Arts subjects are said to be very hard and extremely time consuming, so I too advise you to drop that one. Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameer Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Drop Visual Arts HL down to SL as you said the university you want to go to wouldn't mind it. Dropping English HL is pointless as.. There isn't much difference between English HL and SL. So it wouldn't ease much pressure. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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