Original post by Future_IB
Like, how many options does the taking of standard levels open?
What subjects
Original post by stevennotyou
What subjects
Like Biology, normal maths and French b
Original post by Future_IB
Like Biology, normal maths and French b
The most common combination is 3SL and 3HL ToK is helpful. 3SL on its own simply won't get you into university
Original post by stevennotyou
The most common combination is 3SL and 3HL ToK is helpful. 3SL on its own simply won't get you into university
Well duh. I just wanted to know how much universities care about SLs
Original post by Future_IB
Well duh. I just wanted to know how much universities care about SLs
A lot.
Original post by stevennotyou
A lot.
That's good
. Also wanted to know, do they consider Maths SL to be equivalent to an AS or a full a level or something in between?Original post by Future_IB
That's good . Also wanted to know, do they consider Maths SL to be equivalent to an AS or a full a level or something in between?
. Also wanted to know, do they consider Maths SL to be equivalent to an AS or a full a level or something in between?It's a kinda grey area because the format is completely different
It depends what you want to apply for at uni.
Generally, universities only tend to care about your HL subjects and how well you do in those and your overall score. Of course in practice it usually means for the most competitive universities you need to do well in all of your subjects, SL and HL, to get the required overall score.
Example: say you wanted to do a Bsc in physics at Birmingham. They ask for:
'7,6,6 at Higher Level, including Mathematics and Physics, with a minimum of 32 points overall. 7 must be in Mathematics or Physics.'
In my experience that kind of offer is pretty typical of competitive unis, like I said, they tend to ask for specific scores in specific HL subjects plus an overall minimum score. They don't tend to specify which SLs they want you to take or what specifically you need to get in each of them. Some unis might, but I haven't seen any that do.
Check entry requirements for the course(s) you think you might want to do and you should get a better idea of which unis/courses specify SL requirements.
Regarding SL maths, as you can see from the above example a lot of unis ask for HL maths for maths or science degrees. Again, you will need to entry requirements yourself because they differ between unis and courses. All unis put their entry requirements on their websites so you can see what they ask for for IB.
Generally, universities only tend to care about your HL subjects and how well you do in those and your overall score. Of course in practice it usually means for the most competitive universities you need to do well in all of your subjects, SL and HL, to get the required overall score.
Example: say you wanted to do a Bsc in physics at Birmingham. They ask for:
'7,6,6 at Higher Level, including Mathematics and Physics, with a minimum of 32 points overall. 7 must be in Mathematics or Physics.'
In my experience that kind of offer is pretty typical of competitive unis, like I said, they tend to ask for specific scores in specific HL subjects plus an overall minimum score. They don't tend to specify which SLs they want you to take or what specifically you need to get in each of them. Some unis might, but I haven't seen any that do.
Check entry requirements for the course(s) you think you might want to do and you should get a better idea of which unis/courses specify SL requirements.
Regarding SL maths, as you can see from the above example a lot of unis ask for HL maths for maths or science degrees. Again, you will need to entry requirements yourself because they differ between unis and courses. All unis put their entry requirements on their websites so you can see what they ask for for IB.
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