The "Which IB subjects should I choose" Thread

Hey guys!

Can you look at my combination and tell me if it's too hard?

English HL
History HL
Biology HL

Math SL
Chem SL or Music HL
Mandarin SL

I want to study econ or arts in uni, so I'm not sure if I should take 2 sciences...which one is harder: Chem SL or Music HL? I've played piano for 10 years, so i THINK I should be okay for music, but since it's a group 6, it's so subjective, and my main goal is to get a high mark.
Are my subjects too tough?

Please help guys!

Your subjects aren't easy. Again, like the previous poster said, it depends on your aptitude for these subjects. For example, for people who are good at math/sci subjects, SL Math and Chem would be quite manageable. I wouldn't recommend Music HL though, because it's very subjective like you said, and because it's very very hard to get a 7 in (if that's what you are aiming for).

In terms of taking both HL Bio and History, that's a bit tough. Both require lots of memorization, and discipline with note-taking.

What universities are you looking at? And what point total are you aiming for?

Hi! Yes, I did decide to go with Chem SL in the end. I think in terms of memory, I am okay/pretty good at just plain memorization. I am a little worried about doing both Biology and History together though, do you know anyone who did that? How did they cope?
For universities, I'm thinking of U.S. ones like maybe Berkeley, Vanderbilt, lib.arts colleges, etc. I'm also thinking about Canadian ones such as UBC, Queen's, maybe McGill? I think most of those school have a cut-off of 32 points or something, so that's I guess my lowest aim. If possible, of course I'd want above 40 How likely do you think that's going to happen for someone who has a 92% average in grade 10?

Hey so I did have several friends who took HL History and Bio. They managed, it was just a lot more work in my opinion. Schools like Vanderbilt and many of the good lib arts schools will want 35+, though it does depend if you're American to begin with. International applicants need higher scores (like me yay). Schools like Berk want prob high 30s or low 40s; if you live in Cali though, it's aloooot easier

I'm from Canada, and went to school in Ontario so I know that Canadian schools aren't too picky about high IB scores. Where do you go to school?

Also, it is hard to judge how you're gonna do with the IB based on grade 10 marks.

Hello everyone! First post on TSR!

I start the IB DP very soon , aspiring to study either Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE) or Business / Law , still deciding basically

My subject choices are
Higher level ; History , English , Economics
Standard level ; Maths , Bio , French

what do you think of my subject choices?

Hi!! So I'm choosing subjects for IB, and I thought maybe you guys could help me decide, or suggest any changes. I want to go in the direction of engineering or something environmental afterwards. So far my choices are:

HL
Physics
Chemistry
English Lang/Lit

SL
Math
Spanish ab initio
Environmental systems

Would this be ok? Or is Math HL definitely required? I took additional maths at IGCSE but I don't think I'm capable of doing it at HL, its my main worry.

Hi!! So I'm choosing subjects for IB, and I thought maybe you guys could help me decide, or suggest any changes. I want to go in the direction of engineering or something environmental afterwards. So far my choices are:

HL
Physics
Chemistry
English Lang/Lit

SL
Math
Spanish ab initio
Environmental systems

Would this be ok? Or is Math HL definitely required? I took additional maths at IGCSE but I don't think I'm capable of doing it at HL, its my main worry.

Hi all! I'm starting IB soon and i really hope i've chosen a good set of subjects. Please feel free to post your views on my subjects.


my subjects are: HL - Economics, English, Psychology
SL - Math, Biology and Spanish ab initio.


now, i want to do psychology and literature further. My main question is whether i should take english literature, or english language + literature. Secondly, i have not studied eco before and was wondering if doing it at HL is a good decision.


Thanks

Firstly, take Literature, it's much more rigorous than Lang Lit (lang lit replaced language A2 which was for near natives)
Secondly, Econ HL assumes no prior knowledge of economics.

Firstly, take Literature, it's much more rigorous than Lang Lit (lang lit replaced language A2 which was for near natives)
Secondly, Econ HL assumes no prior knowledge of economics.