Should I take full or partial IB?

Gurniiboi
Thu, 18 May 2017 02:06:42 +0000

I’m in grade 9 right now and I’m wondering about whether or not I should take the IB program in grade 11. Our system in Canada here is kind of different, but I guess an international education should be the same. I have 3 options: 1. Take full IB 2. Take partial IB or 3. take standard high school education. I want to get into UBC - a university that requires around 38/45 on the IB program to get in. If I take full IB then my courses in grade 11 will look like:

IB English HL
IB French SL
IB Chemistry HL
IB Physics HL
IB Math SL
IB Psychology HL or maybe IB History HL
TOK

If I take partial then it will probably look like:

English 11
Pre-Calculus 11
French 11
IB Chemistry HL
IB Physics HL
Biology 11
Social Studies 11

I’m kind of trying in school right now and my current grades are:

English 9: 85%
Math 9: 89%
Science 9: 99%
Socials 9: 94%

Based on all this, could anyone tell me whether or not it is a good idea for me to take full IB or partial? If I take full I will need to get at least 38/45 IB points and a minimum of 5 in IB English HL over the 2 year period. Thanks in advance.