IB vs. A-levels

Fair enough, I just believed what I was told by a teacher. In that case though the IB doesn't have that many advantages at all, no?

well imo, the advantages it does have will not give you a better chance at getting what you want uni wise. It definitely gives you more skills like discussion and international awarness, but the hard work does not make this worth it!

Lol seriously, IB is way harder. When my schools did A-level something like 97% of grades were A/B, it was ridiculous. IB actually challenges people. I got 9 A*s at GCSE with barely any effort and am having to work really, really hard to get the 40 IB points I need to meet my university offer - I don't think the same would have been true if I had done A-levels. Generally the people I know who do A-levels aren't working any harder than they did before sixth form, and are still getting As.

oh really? they are different? i thought the difficulty level is the same, but just different papers... isnt the A levels from UK? i think its called Cambridge Advanced Level right? i have seen my friends papers in singapore.... and i cant do half of the stuff, and they looked at mine, and laughed.....

I've been told that international A levels are harder, but I can't really tell as I've never done English ones.

Such as?

Are you doing CIEs?

I agree with the majority that the IB is harder than ALevel, but obviously you don't know anyone doing A Level Computing/IT.

My coursework is expected to be about 150-200 pages. One person did 400+ pages, so that gives you an idea that some A Level coursework is more than a 4000 word document.

I sort of wish I did the IB, if only I knew about it at the time.

Chemistry, Bio and Geography, for instance, are not of the same difficulty as their A-Level counterparts are.

Everyone here seems to just be referring to science and maths.

How does English HL compare to English Literature A level?
I heard that IB English offers more freedom with essay questions - A level ones tend to spoon feed a bit.

Also, in regards to someone saying that A levels are about 'regurgitating' an essay already learned, that's exactly what my sister did in her IB History HL exam.

My chemistry c/w is 6000+ words.

Oh, and write a 4,000 word essay at the same time as doing all that.

My GCSE Geography was 10,356

While this is partially true, each individual higher level at IB provides sufficient grounding for study at uni. Don't believe the misconception that you'd be at a significant disadvantage to A level students.

The whole "independent learner" aspect of IB is an undervalued skill that some A level students really miss out on being spoonfed subjects, so I think this argument works both ways

Well I tend to disagree with being 'spoonfed' subjects.

History's one where I'll concede it's supposed to be pretty easy.

IB English HL is apparently quite tough, though - the questions they give you are totally unpredictable, and very cryptic - they require a lot of sensitivity for the text and genuine ability.

I agree with the majority that the IB is harder than ALevel, but obviously you don't know anyone doing A Level Computing/IT.

My coursework is expected to be about 150-200 pages. One person did 400+ pages, so that gives you an idea that some A Level coursework is more than a 4000 word document.

I sort of wish I did the IB, if only I knew about it at the time.

Only 4,000 pah!

I wrote more in my GCSE's.