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IB For Danish Universities
Hey does anyone know if taking IB is an advantage when going to Copenhagen University? And are there specific subjects they want you to take. I am taking Higher Level English B, Economics and History. Standard Level Maths SL, Self Study Danish and Environmental Systems
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IB is well respected pretty much everywhere.
Well.. Use the homepages:
www.ug.dk
http://www.ug.dk/Uddannelse.aspx?article_id=udb-internationalbaccalaureate
You can see all the requirements for danish universities.. I think the difference is that you have to apply on the second qouta or something.. You can also see what the different subjects are in the danish levels.. There might be a change soon because of the new grading system in Denmark, but anayway try to look at this..
www.ug.dk
http://www.ug.dk/Uddannelse.aspx?article_id=udb-internationalbaccalaureate
You can see all the requirements for danish universities.. I think the difference is that you have to apply on the second qouta or something.. You can also see what the different subjects are in the danish levels.. There might be a change soon because of the new grading system in Denmark, but anayway try to look at this..
No, the thing with Denmark is the following.
British/foreign universities ignore the Danish grading scale, and thus require outrageous averages for a student to be accepted at Oxford (11,0 which is impossibly hard to get as the Danish attitude is: no one is perfect hence either they kill themselves in workload or they get at most 10 or 11, but hardly ever 13).
Now, so the UVM (Ministry of education) then seeks revenge with the foreign system translating the IB points in a ridiculously unfair manner.
Thus you will find that you will have to apply through kvote 2 which by the way soon ceases to exists, then I don't know what we'll do.
British/foreign universities ignore the Danish grading scale, and thus require outrageous averages for a student to be accepted at Oxford (11,0 which is impossibly hard to get as the Danish attitude is: no one is perfect hence either they kill themselves in workload or they get at most 10 or 11, but hardly ever 13).
Now, so the UVM (Ministry of education) then seeks revenge with the foreign system translating the IB points in a ridiculously unfair manner.
Thus you will find that you will have to apply through kvote 2 which by the way soon ceases to exists, then I don't know what we'll do.
What is the Danish grading scale?
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No, the thing with Denmark is the following.
British/foreign universities ignore the Danish grading scale, and thus require outrageous averages for a student to be accepted at Oxford (11,0 which is impossibly hard to get as the Danish attitude is: no one is perfect hence either they kill themselves in workload or they get at most 10 or 11, but hardly ever 13).
Now, so the UVM (Ministry of education) then seeks revenge with the foreign system translating the IB points in a ridiculously unfair manner.
Thus you will find that you will have to apply through kvote 2 which by the way soon ceases to exists, then I don't know what we'll do.
British/foreign universities ignore the Danish grading scale, and thus require outrageous averages for a student to be accepted at Oxford (11,0 which is impossibly hard to get as the Danish attitude is: no one is perfect hence either they kill themselves in workload or they get at most 10 or 11, but hardly ever 13).
Now, so the UVM (Ministry of education) then seeks revenge with the foreign system translating the IB points in a ridiculously unfair manner.
Thus you will find that you will have to apply through kvote 2 which by the way soon ceases to exists, then I don't know what we'll do.
I have heard that our grades was not worth the same as the danish, which meant that a 7 would be 10 or something, but I hope that this change as well with the new grading system..
On the gymnasiums in Denmark they have just changed their grading scales. This means that the people who have finish their 'studentereksamen' have to use the new scale to get into universities..
The new scale might mean that they will change the translating of the IB grades.. It is a lot easier to get 12 than it was to get 13 before.. They have changed it so the grades would be more international, though it is a kind of weird grading system that no one understands..
Old:
00
03
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
New:
-3
00
02
4
7
10
12
IB:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
????? I am very confused 
that makes no sense whatsoever. the only thing I understand there is the IB scale. the other 2 scales look like a list of number not having anything to do with eachother.
that makes no sense whatsoever. the only thing I understand there is the IB scale. the other 2 scales look like a list of number not having anything to do with eachother.Isn't the IB scale the same worldwide?
The only thing i know about the danish system is that it is a lot easier to get into the unis in denmark than in sweden.
for instance, my cousin's grades were not good enough for her to get admitted to medicine here in sweden, so she applied to denmark and got an offer from copenhagen. Shes moving there this february actually.
for instance, my cousin's grades were not good enough for her to get admitted to medicine here in sweden, so she applied to denmark and got an offer from copenhagen. Shes moving there this february actually.
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The only thing i know about the danish system is that it is a lot easier to get into the unis in denmark than in sweden.
for instance, my cousin's grades were not good enough for her to get admitted to medicine here in sweden, so she applied to denmark and got an offer from copenhagen. Shes moving there this february actually.
for instance, my cousin's grades were not good enough for her to get admitted to medicine here in sweden, so she applied to denmark and got an offer from copenhagen. Shes moving there this february actually.
Yeah, I have heard it happens a lot - in medicine especially. Apparently it's difficult to translate swedish grades into danish grades (hardly surprising given the insane danish grading scale) - often this makes the entry requirements for swedish applicants more lenient.
Yep, 13 was the highest grade in the old scale - it was much tougher to acheive than a 7 in IB terms. It was only ever awarded for absolutely exceptional work, way above all expectations.
As of this year, danish schools have adopted the new scale (as Julia Amnitzbøll Andersen explained), where the highest grade of 12 is apparently much easier to acheive. It's supposed to help danish students compete internationally...
As of this year, danish schools have adopted the new scale (as Julia Amnitzbøll Andersen explained), where the highest grade of 12 is apparently much easier to acheive. It's supposed to help danish students compete internationally...
I heard that reason why denmark has changed its grading system is in order to decrease the number of foreign students accessing the danish unis and so decreasing the state's costs on non-danish students.
And this is because according to regulations from the EU, unis (public) may not discriminate, but must take the students with the best grades no matter their nationality. So i suppose denmark was flooded with foreign students, especially swedish and norwegian.
And this is because according to regulations from the EU, unis (public) may not discriminate, but must take the students with the best grades no matter their nationality. So i suppose denmark was flooded with foreign students, especially swedish and norwegian.
Yeah, I think you're right.
The new scale is intended to make the grades of danish students more comparable to the grades of applicants from other countries, both for entrance into danish universities and for universities abroad.
To be honest though, I don't see why the new scale couldn't be something like the IB scale or the standard ABC system. There'd be less confusion.
The new scale is intended to make the grades of danish students more comparable to the grades of applicants from other countries, both for entrance into danish universities and for universities abroad.
To be honest though, I don't see why the new scale couldn't be something like the IB scale or the standard ABC system. There'd be less confusion.
I agree, i like the 1-7 scale that IB has. The scale nationally applied in Sweden is also bad. It only contains 4 steps which is far too little. For instance, the range between the highest and next-best grade is very big and diffuse. But comparing a 7 and the Swedish highest grade (MVG), it is much much much harder to obtain a 7 in IB.
Nope, medicine at Copenhagen University is a very prestigious course (like at Karolinska insititute/Uppsala) it is just that foreigners (especially Swedes) took advantage of a technicality that was meant to benefit hard-working danish student: If you finish your studentereksamen with 3 subjects at HL (+Danish and History, that is 5 HL subjects) you get to multiply your average times 1.08. Now for some reason swedish applicants did this as well, and this was exposed in the media causing uproar amongst danish applicants.
They have fixed the problem now.
Also, KU recently joined the IARU, the star-alliance of universities:
ANU, ETH Zürich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, the University of Tokyo and Yale University.
I don't see Lund/Gothemburg on the list.
They have fixed the problem now.
Also, KU recently joined the IARU, the star-alliance of universities:
ANU, ETH Zürich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, the University of Tokyo and Yale University.
I don't see Lund/Gothemburg on the list.
Oh of course, I'm well aware that the University of Copenhagen has an excellent reputation and a prestigious medical department, I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
I had just heard that for some reason, swedish students had had some kind of advantage due to complications with grading systems - I wasn't aware of the details.
Was the 1.08 multiplier only for applications for medicine, or for all courses?
I had just heard that for some reason, swedish students had had some kind of advantage due to complications with grading systems - I wasn't aware of the details.
Was the 1.08 multiplier only for applications for medicine, or for all courses?
For starters. I genuinly feel sorry for all the Danes that have missed out on university seats just because Sweden (and the rest of the EU for that matter) has a more beneficent grading system.
However, objectively, the KU can hardly compete with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Few unis in Europe can on the medical front.
Then - about Lund and Gothenburg - you're right, I don't think that they can match KU. However, these are among the best unis in Sweden, especially Lund which ranks top 3 for sure (where I study for your information :P). Besides, Lund is part of many other networks. But personally, for me it does not matter how my uni qualifies internationally since I know that Lund holds the best law studies in Sweden. And that's all that matters since I will start my career here and Swedes don't care too much about foreign law students. I mean...I for sure could have applied to some uni in the UK but it would not have been very smart of me had i wanted to pursue working here later. Im thinking about economics at LSE later though.
However, objectively, the KU can hardly compete with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Few unis in Europe can on the medical front.
Then - about Lund and Gothenburg - you're right, I don't think that they can match KU. However, these are among the best unis in Sweden, especially Lund which ranks top 3 for sure (where I study for your information :P). Besides, Lund is part of many other networks. But personally, for me it does not matter how my uni qualifies internationally since I know that Lund holds the best law studies in Sweden. And that's all that matters since I will start my career here and Swedes don't care too much about foreign law students. I mean...I for sure could have applied to some uni in the UK but it would not have been very smart of me had i wanted to pursue working here later. Im thinking about economics at LSE later though.
Since, its all danes and swedes here
Just wanna ask where have u guys planned to go after IB
stay in denmark or sweden, or go somewhere else?
There hasnt been any further information on the translation of the new danish scale and ib scale, is there?
The old one was quite unfair. 36 is only 9.4 or 9.6 or something like that.
Just wanna ask where have u guys planned to go after IB
stay in denmark or sweden, or go somewhere else?
There hasnt been any further information on the translation of the new danish scale and ib scale, is there?
The old one was quite unfair. 36 is only 9.4 or 9.6 or something like that.
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