I know this is a strange question to ask, but it seems I have reached an impasse.
I was set on doing A Levels in England for quite some time, but yesterday one of my teachers explained a bit about the International Baccalaureate and I feel that it somehow appeals to me as well. I've told my parents, who are trying to persuade me to stay with A Levels.
I really want to try IB, but I don't feel comfortable making a decision this big in one night. What do you prefer, IB or A Levels and why?
I think A levels go into more depth than IB but IB covers a wider range of topics
I would stick to A levels, it got me to university just fine
I would stick to IB, it got me to university just fine
A levels; the number of intelligent people at my school who chose IB and later dropped out was staggering. Unless you're one of those rare people who gets A's in every subject, the workload is daunting, and you will have at least one subject which you're weak at and wished you didn't have to take. A level may not have the breadth of knowledge, but at least you can specialise into subjects you actually enjoy.
I don't know what A levels is (we have Advanced Placement classes here, they're probably similar).
But I can tell you that AP is different from IB. AP is high level studies. IB is "learning how to learn, with high level coursework". So AP is slightly harder than IB, but IB has [U]more[/U] work because you are supposed to be developing better study habits.
I finished a point short of getting my IB diploma, but that's because my Biology teacher was kind of dumb and didn't teach us everything we needed to know. Even so, completing the IB program was enough for me to [B]easily[/B] get into my university, get tons of scholarships/grants (after 4 years I'm only in debt by like $4000, which is chump change in terms of student debt), and the workload in college (mechanical engineering) was actually lesser than IB, at least for the first couple years.
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