GCSE to IB transition- I'm soo worried...=(

I've just started IB in a UWC.

Math is really hard, I'm worried about my grades.
Since my exam was called the "GCSEs", everyone says that GCSEs to IB is so hard, and people from my old school that are in my college's predicted grades are so low= 33/45...I would want to get 40-45/45, but people from my old school doesn't seem to be coping as well, and they're like the top students~

I'm so scared that I'll get below 40 for my IB PG or real grades, I'm working quite hard, much harder than GCSEs, but I just wanna ask who is doing IB right now that has done the GCSEs and how are you coping? How do you deal with the different teaching styles and super-fast teaching?

=(

Get out now whilst you still can!!!!
Seriously.
There's people at my 6th form who do IB, and by 2 terms in everyone(and I mean everyone) hates it. I started off with it but jumped ship to A Levels just in time.
There's no advantage to IB, universities don't prefer it, no matter what people will tell you. If you don't believe me, check their admissions pages.

Good luck

For me, at first the transition was pretty massive! But don't fret, you'll soon get used to everything and get settled down. Just keep at the work and don't leave it until the last minute! IB1 is pretty cool and smooth just try and get CAS and Extended Essay done and out of the way. You don't want it to hang over you in IB2 as everything will be rush rush (especially with personal statement, mocks, loads of coursework: IAs, English, Group 4 project, etc and finally the real exams!). Think smart and plan ahead - you should be fine

Also with the grade thing... Don't worry about your college's predicted grades they don't really mean much to be honest (it's just an average of how well other guys have done). Stay focused and committed and set yourself your own target. I'm sure if you want it enough you'll get what you desire - it's what I tell myself sometimes however it's too easy to procrastinate and leave things to the last minute. Anyways this is turning into some sort of rant.

Take it easy bro

This.

It's MUCH easier to meet an A Level offer.

I've just started IB in a UWC.

Math is really hard, I'm worried about my grades.
Since my exam was called the "GCSEs", everyone says that GCSEs to IB is so hard, and people from my old school that are in my college's predicted grades are so low= 33/45...I would want to get 40-45/45, but people from my old school doesn't seem to be coping as well, and they're like the top students~

=(

I wouldn't jump ship to A levels for any money. Universities tend to know which schools offer IB, and if you don't take it, that says something about you. True, meeting IB offers can be harder, but getting offers is easier with a decent IB grade than with A levels - I did IB, had semi-decent predictions, and got all five offers

this.

and about the statistic, i remember checking, and 42 was like top 2/3% worldwide in may08.

I bagged a 43, but that was 'cause I studied my balls off.

To the OP, if you want to get into the top colleges, then IB is the programme for you. But expect to tell your social life to pi$$ off, because it's what I had to do to get the grades I needed. Anything 40+ is hard. Oxbridge asks 38-42, they asked me to get the top end of that range. But colleges recognise that somebody with 40+ will have worked harder than to get 3-4 "A" grade A-levels.

damn, i knew i shud have had history remarked like the others.

anyway, did u really throw ur social life away though? i mean in year 12 i really didn. and year 13 wasnt too much either, i mean starts sep and by april hols u revise already (or shud) and its pretty much over.

yea whenever there was a coursework (or 2 or 3, ... at once it was busy) but idk, maybe it was coz teachers liked me and cud sometimes "forget" my hw, but i didn really feel overworked.

Maybe I obsessed a wee bit. But I had to move it fast, because I slacked off big time during my first year, so I had to basically teach myself the first year of Physics HL during the revision period. Which I managed alright, but it wasn't that hard a subject for me because I found the material interesting, even though I'm going to be studying history at uni.

Remarks are a double-edged sword these days, for the first time, they can mark you down as well as up. Besides, the results from remarks always arrive long after uni has started, so it's better to either do a resit and reapply or just go with your insurance.