IB students: Was It Worth It?

LasMa
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:52:03 +0000

Parent here - hope you don’t mind.

My D did MYP as well as IB, so she was in “the programme” from 6th grade on. There were definitely times when we both wondered if it was worth it, but her only alternative was regular-track. Based on the few regular-track classes that she took (state requirements), we both knew that it really wasn’t an option for her, so she stayed in IB.

She just finished her first college semester, and she gives IB a big thumbs-up now. She confirms what we always heard, that college is easy compared to IB (at least the first year; I’m sure it will get harder as time goes on). She says that she now understands how much it helped her with her writing, critical thinking, and organization/time management, not to mention subject matter. She says that in class discussions, she can always tell exactly who took ToK and who didn’t. She does NOT miss group projects though!