Which IB Math course should I take? AA or AI? HL or SL?

This video looks at the differences between the IB Math courses: AA (Analysis and Approaches) and AI (Applications and Interpretation) and helps you choose the right course. We look at what the IB says, what different universities say and what students and teachers say.

[scott]

this video has really calmed me down, ive been told so many times that universities dont take AIHL For engineering or business majors, i started to regret my choice of AIHL instead of AAHL. thanks for the clarification!
(also my school offers both AIHL and AAHL)

[GingerMathematician]

Very helpful for future IB learners, thank you :)

[yuekunliu]

In 2020 my school offered Both AI and AA SL and HL for DP2 and only AI for DP1😂 But this year in our grade (Upcoming DP1) we've got both AA and AI for HL&SL again🙈 So it really depends on whether there's enough students wanting that course 😆 I'm AI SL BTW🙈

[AdityaGupta]

20:17 What if I am average at Maths, but need to pick one of the AAs to go along with me taking Economics and Psychology as my High Levels, as most Universities want some sort of Math HL as a subject if you want to do some thing in Economics so ya.

[RYO-zzeg]

Hey Mr.Flynn. I hope that its not to late to ask but I am about to enter Grade 11 and start my IBDP program and I was thinking about Biomedicine as the major that I would take later at Uni. Currently I applied for Bio HL, Chem HL, and Bus HL. And the problem is that I am still confused regarding the math subject that I should take (AA SL or AI SL). Do you perhaps have any recomendation as to which one I should take considering the major that Im aiming for and the fact that I am pretty moderate at math?

[MarinBerndt]

Hey, im in a bit of a dilemma, maybe you could give me some advice...Ive just finished year 11 ai HL and got a band 5 (I do know that ai hl will become a lot harder in year 12...), however I do need at least aa sl (which i cant pick anymore) to do some science degree at uni probably. My teacher said that ai HL math will be hard for me. What do I do? Ai SL will limit a lot of opportunities and courses that i couldve done at uni.

[dodoof]

Hey i'm looking to do acounting or finance in college. My choice is between AI HL and AA SL, I am an average A math student sometimes B ...NOT A*, what should i pick? My current choices are eco langlit and history HL but i'm thinking that i take BM SL, drop history, and take Math AI HL. Please give me your input. Also I am going for europe universities. I don't think BM is a good choice for HL because idk it's kinda considered a soft subject? History is a LOT of work but i've seen that it looks good on college portfolios but am afraid it is not relevant to the degree I want to pursue

[JoshGLC]

Thanks for making such an informative video!

[SA-bygr]

Hello Mr Flynn. I hope you're doing well! I'm currently an MYP5 student going into IBDP1 next year and wanted to ask if I should take Math AA HL or Math AI HL?

I'm looking into studying dentistry and wanted to pick Math AI HL (as well as Chem & Bio HL) but I've been told taking AA HL might be more appealing to universities for scholarships. Should I switch to AA? I'm consistently getting around level 6 right now in Maths but I'm concerned about the workload if I pick AA next year. I'd appreciate your opinion on this as I'm very anxious about my choices 😅. Thanks!

[Vic-bxek]

Hi Thanks for the useful video!

I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am looking to study biochemistry in the UK and most courses say they don’t have a preference for either course at HL or SL.

I would like to take maths HL as I really like maths but wouldn’t mind taking SL maths (AA).

I really really like maths right now at IGCSE but I’m not sure if that means I can consider myself “really good at maths” since IGCSE maths Extended is much easier than IB maths HL.

Also at IGCSE maths, you can use a calculator for both papers and I’m a bit concerned about not being able to use a calculator for a paper (while I am willing to practice mental maths and improve).

For an undergraduate Biochemistry course, should I take IB maths AA HL, AA SL or AI HL?

Thank you!!

[ridakhan]

Hey ! Mr.Flynn. It is probably late to ask this question but i want to know this. So i started doing math AI sl cause our school doesn’t had AA sl at that time and i knew that if i will do math only at sl. But then they started math AA sl course in feb and i got to know late and i joined thr course in march but now i am not really sure about it and was thinking of going back to AI as i m not sure about my future course in university. So would you suggest me to go back to AI ?

[rgabb]

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[eyosiasmoges]

Hello sir, I wanted to ask your opinion in my subjects, I plan on majoring in Computer Science or Physics(most likely Computer Sc.), and I have chosen physics Hl Computer Science HL and Math AA SL. So I would like to ask you whether or not I should take Math AA SL or Math AA HL in order to get into my desired university? I personally do not want to take AA HL-despite my strong math skill, but I am worried if that would create a problem when I apply.

[nidhis]

Loved this video. Beautifully explained

[Orexdawastaken]

Hello Mr. Flynn,
I'm currently a sophomore that's doing dual enrollment AND IB certification I want to peruse becoming a pediatric doctor or phycologist. Which of these math's would be better beneficial to me? I've never been the strongest at math but that's mostly because I'm just not as interested in the subject but when Im focused and determined I can understand it. I might consider going to VCU or another college that offers a good medical program. I just need help deciding what math would be best beneficial to me.

[sviiitz]

A lot of international schools here in shanghai offer AI, AA, HL and SL

[raidersman]

I would like to ask your opinion on whether or not I should take SL AA or SL AI for a science based career? I am currently planning on taking Biology, Chemistry. I am seeing that many students that study Biology and Chemistry tend to chose SL AA. Since I intend to do agronomy, field work is definently important and I am certain knowing how to work around equations is especially important. In my previous math class, I thought the algebra, geometry, and trigonometry units were interesting and not too difficult, aswell as probability. I’m average in my math skills, but not terrible in it(I don’t find math boring or uninteresting either). Thanks!

[gunter-sx]

I'm getting 6s in standard maths in grade 10, should I go for AISL or AASL? I want to do Humanities in uni (Possibly international relations) and there isn't really a lot of requirements

[kingsridhar]

Thank you Flynn for your explanation & it was very Helpful.

[kublaila]

I’m currently falling AAHL. I really love math but I have so much trouble with the math. I’m only in Year 1 and maybe 2-3 months in. Should I switch out?