IB + French

Hi all,
I’m in Year 11 taking the IB next year. My school won’t let me take 2 foreign languages, but I’m looking at studying languages, likely abroad, so it’s really important to me to study two (French and German) for the next two years. I have the option of trying to join some IB French lessons during free periods and studying the rest of the HL myself, or using an external tutor to do French A-Level in a year (doable, did GCSE a year early and have been self-studying AS since). Switching from IB to A-Level isn’t really an option.
My current subjects are:
HL - Music, CompSci, German
SL - Philosophy, Maths, EnglishLL
Any advice?

Hi! I had a similar problem and my school let me take one of the languages as an HL subject and the other one as an SL, perhaps this could work for you? If it doesn't, I think doing an A level in a year would be your best option. Alternatively, you can self-study and pass DELF B2 or DALF C1. As far as I know universities will accept that as proof of your knowledge of French, you'll just have to mention your results in your personal statement when applying

Thanks for your reply! I'll try asking again, but I think the timetabling works out. I didn't know that you can just submit DELF/DALF certificates, but surely not knowing the literature could pose a problem? I set up a meeting with a local teacher to see what I can do, hopefully we'll figure something out...

I think they won't really care about literature, since basically all they need is proof of your language level. My friend is currently studying International relations and Spanish and the only thing he had to do was submit his DELE exam results. However he did a foundation year before that (though he didn't study any Spanish during it, as far as I'm aware), so you should probably check the requirements of the unis you're planning to apply to. Good luck!