should you do IB?- advice from a junior in the program🎒

in this video i go through the various pros and cons of doing ib, whether it be related to the coursework or financial situation. this video is one i've been hoping to make for a while, as i would've appreciated finding videos like this during my decision to join ib. hopefully this perspective from a current student in ib will help you choose whether or not ib is the right thing for you! i hope you enjoy :)
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[@onedoorhrshy]

I'm also a junior in IB, its really hard like schoolwork wise, but its definitely worth it!!!

[@vickytoria.]

as someone who loves learning i 100% agree :D

[@royalroamer1]

it is NOT worth it in my country

[@royalroamer1]

​@@vickytoria.I was class of 2023 and I wish u luck

[@bluemountain555]

CON: Regular student: Get straight A's with the easy courses and light course load, win lots of school awards, and please your parents. IB student: Get no A's and instead get a range of B, C+, and C's with the difficult courses and heavy course load, not win any school awards with your low GPA, and incur the wrath of your parents with your bad school performance.

[@vickytoria.]

orrr pro: ib students have weighted gpas that allow them to have 4.0+ gpas and easy summa cum laude 😋

[@bluemountain555]

@@vickytoria. I guess it still depends on the school itself and its policies. In my school for the GPA calculation: A=4.0, B=3.0, C+=2.5, C=2.0 regardless of it's a regular or IB course and there's no difficulty adjustment factor. As such, a regular student with straight A's and a 4.0 GPA will always look better than an IB student with straight B's and a 3.0 GPA. The regular student will win lots of awards and can enter my local university while the IB student won't win anything and will likely get rejected from my local university because my local university had a minimal GPA of over 3.0.

[@vickytoria.]

ohh ok yeah diff schools def have diff weightings, it’s just that for most school they have lower grades in ib courses still correlate to higher gpa points

[@bdrokin]

Well, I saw those junior students are in IB in second floor on Florida so I was in Creekside High School so they doing telling stuff

[@anne-marie3340]

this was so helpful!

[@vickytoria.]

thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed!

[@isabellaramirez7108]

This video was so helpful! I was just wondering as a rising sophomore would you recommend taking a couple of AP classes before starting the IB program junior year?

[@vickytoria.]

i would say it’s definitely good practice to do so, and even tho ap and ib are pretty different, ap can help you get used to more rigorous coursework!

[@othilie_]

I’ve been wanting to attend IB, but ever since I started watching KZbin videos abt it, I’ve been getting so nervous! I feel like everyone hates it and wish they didn’t choose it, and now im really stressing about it tbh😭 what are y’all’s honest opinion, and also where (country) did you attend IB?

[@vickytoria.]

i’m in the US, and i don’t hate it at all! it’s just a lot of work but as someone who prefers to be busy it was perfect for me :) i’d say the people who hate it mostly say so because of the intense workload and summer work (the extended essay) but it’s honestly not as bad as some make it seem lol

[@othilie_]

Thank you so so much for the reply! ❤ acc really helpful

[@SteadyT14]

Although I go to an IB school, in 9th grade am I allowed to take AP classes, like will it go on my transcript??

[@vickytoria.]

yes it def will!! i’ve been doing ap and ib since freshman year :)

[@SteadyT14]

@@vickytoria. thanks 😊

[@diyabhat8611]

may i ask what ib classes you take? i really related to the cons as a current ib student haha 😭

[@vickytoria.]

sure! i take hl math, english, history, and sl psych and latin along w tok and a few aps

[@thealpha4966]

IB current N24 Year 12 student here. Due to recent changes in IBAS to ATAR conversions, I'd say 2024 moving forward it is not a good decision. I feel like now its become extremely unfair that a 40IB is equivalent to a 96% when in 2020 these 40IB+ grades all received a 98% ATAR equivalent. Yes I have to admit there are many pros that you learn beyond school work like time management skills, discipline, determination and become bi or trilingual however I don't think its worth it anymore.

[@vickytoria.]

yeah that’s a really important thing to consider, i didn’t even know about this!

[@BasmaErrahmouni]

Hey Can I know which college you did get into ? ❤

[@vickytoria.]

i haven’t applied yet, i’m still a junior lol stay tuned for the results next year tho ;)

[@MaryamNakhjavani]

can someone please tell me what is in the ib grade 8 entrance exam

[@vickytoria.]

it’s less an exam and more a creative display; for example my test had like six rebuses to solve and you had to make a short story given a weird prompt like “wwyd if you turned into an insect tomorrow”

[@MaryamNakhjavani]

@@vickytoria. thank you so much but like what about the math and stuff?

[@vickytoria.]

@MaryamNakhjavani i didn’t have any math on my exam!!! easiest exam ever and you can’t really study for it, just be creative

[@sophia5219]

How do I know if my school has IB classes?

[@vickytoria.]

you can email the counselors and they will definitely have info on it, or just ask your core class teachers about it :)

[@ADRIAN8yeensj]

usually you can see any information on it on the school website (which in my opinion is a great resource for a lot of other stuff)

[@user-nemyong]

Hey just wanted to let you know that I, another academic enthusiast, found this video so helpful! I also just subscribed to your channel (´・ω・`)

[@vickytoria.]

i’m glad i was able to help :D