[Kvothe]

I am quite stuck at the moment as my school will only let people take a elective subject from group 6 if they can justify they are a special case.

A special case does not include:

Being exceedingly bad at all creative subjects, namely Visual Arts, Theatre Arts and Music.

Wishing for higher total points by picking an elective subject that is a better choice for the individual. For example taking a second science or humanities you are particularly good at.

Thinking that a group 6 option is usless in your future career.

The only way you can take an elective is to fill out a form in which you state 5 universities with courses that require two sciences.

I wish to take HL physics and SL chemisty, but I cannot find any courses that require both. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[shamrock92]

Physical Natural Sciences?

[jc_bach]

Biochemistry/medicine/chemical engineering would be a choice. THey need you take Chem and Physics at HL (getting a 6/7), so it can be done.

[Kvothe]

Originally Posted by jc_bach

Biochemistry/medicine/chemical engineering would be a choice. THey need you take Chem and Physics at HL (getting a 6/7), so it can be done.

I have checked those courses and like you said they require both at HL but I have only taken Physics at HL and Chemistry at SL so it does not count as enough of a reason.

[jc_bach]

cant you take chem and physics at HL and drop either Maths/English to SL? (refering to your other thread)

[Kvothe]

Maths is needed at HL for finance and many physics related courses. English HL is needed for many literary courses at good universities.

[jc_bach]

but then you need to make choices.... do you wanna do maths related / literature courses at universities. It seems far away but your decisions of subjects will have great influence in choosing which courses you pick at university.

[Doublereedfreak]

Do A levels
Sorry for not being helpful.

[afua12]

That is an absolutely ridiculous policy. What's their reasoning?

[Aloysius]

What kind of policy is that?

After choosing your essential subjects, go for Point Maximization. It doesn't matter what your IBC says. You're the one who needs to go to University.

Get your parents to complain.

[moneyfaery]

Pick an international uni? Your IBC can't say you're not allowed to go international. :[

Also, engineering/med usually require two sciences, I think.

[talespirit]

So your school is making you do arts subjects unless you have a good enough reason to take a second science/humanities? Is this because the school doesn't have enough teachers to cover both block 4 and block 6? Perhaps it's a matter of not being able to offer it. Try another IB school. There's no stupid policy like that in the IB, the only subject you can't do unless you have special justification is all 3 sciences.