Life of IB Students: Expectations vs Reality

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What do students in Year 12 expect from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme? What realities do students in Year 13 face during their IB studies?
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We asked our IB students about education in such a rigorous programme, its benefits and its features. Thanks to Ahmad, Naira, and Timofey from Year 13 and Luly, Aidyn, and Marta from Year 12 for their honest answers.
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[AH-ccdd]

Whatever you do, don't make your EE harder than it needs to be.

[ryankim]

ib will make you consider self-harm don't do it

[jacksonbarry]

Keep it in mind that this was presented by a bunch of kids in an expensive international school before they’ve handed in the EE, completed TOK and even started to enter their exam session.

Talk to anybody on the other side of the IB, and the majority will tell you a mark out of 45 on a borderless diploma isn’t worth chaining yourself to a desk for 2 years to gain close to no interpersonal or practical skills.

Ironically the IB was founded to educate students on forming themselves into individuals who can contribute into society and the globalised world. The reality being that it’s an expensive program consisting of essays and courses based in useless theory such as TOK. You don’t change the world by writing essays and taking exams, making it academically challenging doesn’t change anything.

Enrol in your standard regional high school certificate. Give yourself time and freedom to follow your passions, gain real skills and develop into an individual that can actually have an impact on issues and your community. Don’t waste two years writing essays which do nothing.

[o.o]

Fellow IB student here, I have to figure out what I’m going to do for my math IA and I have to finish up my biology IA. It’s a lot but I’m thankful that I tried to do as much as I could last year so I’m not as stressed as others but I still have a little stress

[jr]

How to make your IB easier by an IB Diploma Programme 1st year student if you haven't started: DON'T GET INTO IT, RUN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 💀

[giuliab]

As an IB graduate, I think that if you're aiming for high grades and you have mental health issues you shouldn't do IB. But, if you're up for a challenge and don't care too much about grades I think you should!

[julietaorourke]

in colclusion, they are sponsored by the ib

[rosariawellman]

As an IB student: it sucks, but so does any upper-secondary school curriculum. Personal preference to whatever aside, it’s school. Also a LOT of stuff depends on who your teachers are.

[MaidaMohame]

I hope you talk more about it.
From Ib student in UWC.

[andreawan]

i took HL music and did my EE on music without any music theory knowledge prior to the ib. biggest mistake of my life why did i do that why did i do that why did i do that why di

[faradaycool]

Hope you asked for permission to use the FRIENDS theme song

[wingedhussars]

My whole life I’ve been going to IB schools. The first one was terrible. The second one was ok.

[J_chotchen]

Bruh they be making us like the IB 💀💀💀

[vanyoons]

As an IB student, don't enroll if u care abt ur mental health

[Playerofakind]

I'm not even an IB student, I just took 4 IB courses lol

[runne_]

I have to do ib next year and YouTube recommended it for me 😂

[Lvdcev]

The guy sitting next to the girl on the couch, we see you doing that mudras we see you

[roksolanatorba]

What's the point in Russian transkript bellow? Who is the video aimed for?

[Niqabi_things]

as an IB student, I feel weird acting like a human

[robertyaaa]

Americans training programs ? 😂😂😂 now they become world highest debt country ! Why spend money on them 🤭🤭🤭