macbakeib88 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hi! I'm starting the IB this August and I am wondering what is is like. Is it true that you won't really have a social life? I'm also doing sports 4 times a week and I'm wondering whether I can still keep that up, or if I have to drop it. Also, I was wondering what CAS is and how you would go about and complete it. I'm completely new to all of this and I know practically nothing. I'm taking these subjects: English Lang Lit HL Chemistry HL Film HL Psych SL Chinese B SL Maths SL If anyone has any experience in those subjects please let me know what they are like! Thank you so much in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 It depends on how you manage your time. I cannot tell you exactly if you must drop the sports, you will see it by yourself once you start. For English there is not a lot of work unless you are bad in languages (aka like me) then you do have to invest time in it (again depends on the person). Also CAS is explained in the IB Guide so I would look that up if I was you. It is pretty straight forward and you should not be scared of it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauiblovelanguages Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 26/07/2017 at 2:56 AM, macbakeib88 said: Hi! I'm starting the IB this August and I am wondering what is is like. Is it true that you won't really have a social life? I'm also doing sports 4 times a week and I'm wondering whether I can still keep that up, or if I have to drop it. Also, I was wondering what CAS is and how you would go about and complete it. I'm completely new to all of this and I know practically nothing. I'm taking these subjects: English Lang Lit HL Chemistry HL Film HL Psych SL Chinese B SL Maths SL If anyone has any experience in those subjects please let me know what they are like! Thank you so much in advance. Hi there, Well, if you want to drop the sports or not depends on you and your circunstances. Personally I have just passed IB1 and did more extracurricular stuff than ever during the school year but also studied more than ever. Most probably you won't have to drop it. Don't worry about CAS, your teachers will tell you exactly what to do and every school organises it in their own way. You will surely have to do some hours of community service, sport with your friends and also anything creative. Don't agonise over CAS, it's the IB funny spot. Literature HL is quite an easy subject if you're good at writing. I do Spanish Literature HL, but I wonder that it's the same. I take Maths SL and it is easy if you have a good Math background, not for me, as I see. For language B, I recomend you to read lots of articles, newspapers and that stuff in the target language. If you are fluent you can get an easy 6 or even 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbakeib88 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 On 8/6/2017 at 9:38 PM, clauiblovelanguages said: Hi there, Well, if you want to drop the sports or not depends on you and your circunstances. Personally I have just passed IB1 and did more extracurricular stuff than ever during the school year but also studied more than ever. Most probably you won't have to drop it. Don't worry about CAS, your teachers will tell you exactly what to do and every school organises it in their own way. You will surely have to do some hours of community service, sport with your friends and also anything creative. Don't agonise over CAS, it's the IB funny spot. Literature HL is quite an easy subject if you're good at writing. I do Spanish Literature HL, but I wonder that it's the same. I take Maths SL and it is easy if you have a good Math background, not for me, as I see. For language B, I recomend you to read lots of articles, newspapers and that stuff in the target language. If you are fluent you can get an easy 6 or even 7. Thank you so much for your tips!! I really appreciate it and I hope IB won't be extremely stressful when I start it in a couple weeks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lixter Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 7/26/2017 at 8:56 AM, macbakeib88 said: Hi! I'm starting the IB this August and I am wondering what is is like. Is it true that you won't really have a social life? I'm also doing sports 4 times a week and I'm wondering whether I can still keep that up, or if I have to drop it. Also, I was wondering what CAS is and how you would go about and complete it. I'm completely new to all of this and I know practically nothing. I'm taking these subjects: English Lang Lit HL Chemistry HL Film HL Psych SL Chinese B SL Maths SL If anyone has any experience in those subjects please let me know what they are like! Thank you so much in advance. Like what Shellzie said, it really depends on how you manage your time. I have seniors who are able to do well in their studies while maintaining a social circle. So, don't fret about it too much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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