efeek2709 Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hi! I'm currently a 10th grader and I'm going to start IB next month. I'm planning to study engineering in either Canada or Australia. Here is my subject selections: Chemistry HL Physics HL Math Analysis & Approaches HL English A Language & Literature SL Bahasa Indonesia A SL Business & Management SL Am I going to do fine with the HL combination of Math AA HL, Physics HL, and Chemistry HL? Because I heard this combination is really hard. Am I going to be considered as a stronger applicant with this combination of HLs? Any inputs would be kindly appreciated (Sorry if there is any mistake in grammar) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloners Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 The HL subjects you picked are quite challenging, but I feel like universities will consider you as a stronger applicant due to your subject selection. You will be fine as long as you read the books and understand the concepts. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efeek2709 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, baloners said: The HL subjects you picked are quite challenging, but I feel like universities will consider you as a stronger applicant due to your subject selection. You will be fine as long as you read the books and understand the concepts. Thank you for the input! I hope I'm doing fine with these subjects Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateAndVanilla Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi, I also think that the HL combination is quite challenging, but it is not undoable You will need good time management and a lot of hard work in order to get good grades, but if you are good at scientific subjects, it will be fine. But I am wondering , do you have to take 2 languages A? I think it would be much easier if you could take 1 language A and 1 language B. But even if you don't it should be fine. And definitely with those 3 HLs you will be generally considered a strong applicant. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efeek2709 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, ChocolateAndVanilla said: Hi, I also think that the HL combination is quite challenging, but it is not undoable You will need good time management and a lot of hard work in order to get good grades, but if you are good at scientific subjects, it will be fine. But I am wondering , do you have to take 2 languages A? I think it would be much easier if you could take 1 language A and 1 language B. But even if you don't it should be fine. And definitely with those 3 HLs you will be generally considered a strong applicant. Hi! Thank you for the reply. We are required to take Bahasa Indonesia A (at least SL) as it is our mother tongue and I need to take English A (at least SL) to satisfy the university's requirements (I heard that some good universities in Canada, such as UBC, Waterloo, and Toronto, required their applicants at least English A SL). Edited May 12, 2020 by efeek2709 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateAndVanilla Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, efeek2709 said: Hi! Thank you for the reply. We are required to take Bahasa Indonesia A (at least SL) as it is our mother tongue and I need to take English A (at least SL) to satisfy the university's requirements (I heard that some good universities in Canada, such as UBC, Waterloo, and Toronto, required their applicants at least English A SL). Oh I get it, we have it similar actually, but I thought that maybe you didn't have to take Bahasa Indonesia (cause in some countries people are not required to take their mother tongue). Anyway, it should be fine if you work hard, good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efeek2709 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, ChocolateAndVanilla said: Oh I get it, we have it similar actually, but I thought that maybe you didn't have to take Bahasa Indonesia (cause in some countries people are not required to take their mother tongue). Anyway, it should be fine if you work hard, good luck! Thank you, I'll try! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 You should check what the past results in the three 3HLs are at you school. If people are only getting 4s/5s then maybe consider switching schools or switch to AP/A-Levels. In general, Canada has more stringent requriements because Australia has gateway programs and is more flexible with missing one or two classes. If you can get 38-39+ then you should be considered a strong International applicant. In general be willing to learn stuff on your own and be willing to spend hours a day on the subjects. @ChocolateAndVanilla Bahasa is a school-requested course, and is likely Group 1 only. It's not globally available like English or Chinese, for example. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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