@@rorypapin2790 True, but a lot of students were docked off 7 or 10 points from their predicted scores which didn't allow them to receive their diplomas :(
@@rorypapin2790 I was predicted a 39. I got 28. Not only did i barely pass the IB but i was refused direct entry into the Juris Doctor program and refused from my dream university. but yeah sure, "lucky"
😊 np 1:04 - start talking ab it/what is it? 3:00 - what she took 3:26 - her results 5:26 - choosing subjects 7:25 - the extended essay 9:33 - cas 11:42 - TOK(theory of knowledge) 13:40 - personal advice 15:56 - Q&A 18:20 - important note(on the screen) 18:47 - last question (was it worth it?) 19:43 - end
OMG HANNAH CONGRATS ON YOUR AMAZING SCORE😭🎉❤️it's been so fun following your journey and meeting you even before we realized we did IB. :') you killed it girl.
here is some extra advice from a bio & chem HL student (about to go into ib2): FIRST OFF try to finish your ia's/ee's in your first year. this will help you MASSIVELY and truly give you a lot of time to purely focus on that. have a sheet with all of the official assignments so you can keep track of what you have left. finish majority of CAS in year 1 to save yourself a lot of stress, and write your reflections after you've done an experience. also make your CAS your social life; as in go volunteer with your friends & work out with them & paint with them. stuff like that. for chem and bio i would HIGHLY recommend to consistently study everything. especially in chem. like do past papers and go over the concepts youve taken every week. this is CRUCIAL. and for chemistry make sure to know how the ib wants you to think and answer the questions. read over the markscheme and make sure to hit all the points and take big notice to the command terms (applies for all subjects). past papers are your best friend
OH ALSO TOK IS ALL ABOUT MINDSET AS CORNY AS THAT SOUNDS. like yeah it might be boring but stop dwelling on that and youll be ok. personally i really enjoyed TOK but that was also bc i had a good teacher. but having a good mindset is important. and yeah time management is key. best of luck💞
@@cherry._.1726 omg good luck !!! another tip i would add now after getting my IB diploma , and this is specifically for chemistry is that go over all options for the multiple choice questions from past papers when ur solving them. understand why the other options are wrong as well as why the right option is right. oftentimes the options are rly tricky and by understanding the concept of why some answers are wrong will help MASSIVELY !
yeah, our school's avg is a 39.09 or something and so a lot of us read tips and tricks books/and prepare even before the diploma program starts. We do have a life outside IB though 😂
Lol In my old school, we can choose either VCE(ATAR)( Australian version of SAT) or IB. The median average score of IB is 7~8 points greater than VCE. IB is easier to get a higher score because VCE system is relative to how other people do and conversion rate from IB to ATAR are great so IB are easier to get higher ATAR but when some Australian university look at GAT for IB students to assess their consistency throughout their final year, as IB score is heavily based on final exams.
I finished IB this year too and let me just say I’m glad I’ll never have to do it ever again😂 also tip for IB students in America: I strongly recommend not to do the full diploma unless you want to study abroad. The diploma itself doesn’t have much weight in American colleges, they really only care about what classes you take. A lot of my classmates and I agree that going for the full diploma was a waste of time, and would just recommend focusing on doing IB classes without the extra requirements for the diploma. Also colleges tend to favor AP classes when it comes to credit ( that’s why a lot of IB students are extra bitter lmao, but of course it could depend on your college) One thing about IB though is that students who have done the classes/ diploma tend to think college is easier, because we’re used to writing a lot and the work load is very similar. Hopefully this was helpful!
ThePrincess so if you don’t wanna do the IB diploma, you can just take IB classes. This means that you can still receive IB credit but you just won’t get the diploma. For the diploma, there are specific class requirements and extra activities you need to do. Hannah actually explained it really well. For the diploma, you need 3 SL classes ( which are IB classes that are at a standard level) and three HL classes, (IB classes that are higher level). You also have to take TOK which is a sort of philosophy class and you have to take a language up to IB level completion. Additionally, you’ll have to receive CAS hours, which are hours in Creativity, activity, and Service ( I think you need 50 hours for each strand in total). You also have to write a 4000 word essay as Hannah explained. In order to receive the diploma you have to score get a certain amount of points that take into account your course work, IB exams, and CAS hours. The difference between the diploma and not doing the diploma are all the extra stuff. So basically not doing the diploma just means doing IB classes and doing the diploma means doing IB classes plus a bunch of extra stuff.
Also, you get the diploma in July after you graduate high school and students are typically already accepted into college before they finish the diploma, so the diploma itself really doesn’t matter, it’s just that some schools in Europe require the full diploma work in order to for attendance. But if you want to do the full diploma to push yourself I say go for it! But if you’re doing it only for colleges then it won’t make that big of a difference to most schools (in America). Like I said, colleges really only look at specific classes,not the diploma. I will say the IB diploma made me get involved in many extracurricular that I normally wouldn’t do, so in that sense it forced me to get more involved in my community which was nice!
@@lucycrawford1315 HL Literature, Business Management and Economics. Pre-reqs for all 3 are 7's or two 7's and one 6 for law. It can vary depending on what type of law. Obviously I'm doing Business Law, so if you wanted to do Criminal Law, youd look at more of your English based subjects (philosophy, history, etc).
@@tomcameron1097 Do you think HL French, Philosophy and Psychology would be good if I wanted to study European/French Law? Or I might do HL Politics instead of Psychology- thank you for helping!
Wow you’re amazing! Do you have any advice for me? I’m on winter vacation going to 10th grade and want to study abroad and start iB for the future. However, I want to prepare beforehand some skills that I need to develop before starting iB so that I can get my diploma and a high score such as yours.
i just finished high school and got my results a couple of days ago, never did IB, never had it as an option but i'm still gonna watch this because of Hannah!😍Congrats on the great results girl!! xx
This is my senior year of IB and i have all of my IAs along with the EE and CAS due. i usually finish stuff at the last minute but damn it might actually be impossible this time
@@chimp4225 they are like mini EEs for every subject and it stands for internal assessments (except for language subjects they have an IO which is an internal oral)
early!!! love u hannah! i got my ib results too and im happy with mine which i feel kinda eefy about bc most of my friends got lower than their predicted score! i think ib screwed a lot of people over. what was ib's like whole process for grades.... i didf sports science sl and i was predicted a 5 and then got a 6 in the ia and then got a 4 overall... omg holy a 42/45 is soo good! congrats hannah!!
omgg I found out about the IB in a video of yours 2 years ago and then decided to take it after doing some research 🥶 it’s crazy to see that you’ve now graduated and I’m on my last year of the IB 🥰 honestly the IB was the best choice I could’ve made for my High School, it’s just an amazing program (and not as tough as people make you think it is)
As an American IB student (class of 2015), I very much appreciated that course selection and IB grades were not as important to college... ahem, UNI... applications. I saw some of the score and subject requirements that European universities had, and appreciated not having to deal with that. The stake of those exams was literally just getting the IB Diploma (which was basically just an extra piece of paper with major symbolic significance). The limiting factor in course selection more ended up being availability (there were a limited number of courses, and we were pretty much pigeonholed into English HL/LangB SL/History HL). It's been expanded since I graduated, but the school's IB classes also got significantly bigger during that time. Math HL was horrific, but turned out to be quite helpful when dealing with collegiate math courses. Music HL was great (yes I did four HLs - I wanted Math SL but was forced into either HL or Studies). Chemistry SL was a solid course that got one of my IB exams done in junior year. As an American, the fall of grade 12 is naturally going to be brutal - the teachers tried to go easy a bit, but we were balancing 4-6 IB subjects with TOK, getting the EE done, and our college applications. And there were some IAs in there as well. Fall of grade 11 can be rough just from getting used to the increased difficulty, and spring from the increased number of IAs plus TOK, but Fall of grade 12 is the really brutal part. Spring of grade 12 really wasn't that bad, as there were a bunch of mock papers and review built in so that we really were spending a lot of time on dedicated exam prep even within class (I say this as someone who had five two year courses). Regarding CAS, I tend to agree with your general approach - one committed activity for the C and A (choir for the former in my case, sports for the latter) and a bunch of activities pieced together to make 50 hours for the S. As far as TOK, I spent a whole semester inevitably thinking of it as "that class right before my chorus elective". It had its cool points, and the presentation in particular was fun, but it was definitely a bit of a bore at times. Especially with it being first thing in the morning. The point of picking niche topics is solid. HL History is underrated in the hardest subject debate for the simple reason of the sheer amount of content you need to learn and the sheer number of essays. Three essays in two and a half hours is no joke, and not just for the physical reasons of your hand getting really sore. I didn't take an HL science, so I cannot comment on them, but HL Mathematics deserved the reputation it had (though the IB math courses have been redesigned since when I was an IB DP Candidate). Your scores blew mine out of the water - I got my diploma, but I definitely did not beat the median number of points. Frankly, I would be surprised if any of my classmates touched your scores. But getting a 6 or a 7 isn't as crucial in the US as it is elsewhere. US Colleges generally give credit for HLs with a 5, but often do not take SLs - I literally had an admissions person tell me that they consider IB SL courses equal to Honors. I am sure that I am not the only one here to realize how much of a joke that idea is.
To all of you guys thinking on taking the IB course, I can tell you it is worth it! Despite all the difficulty and stress that you may encounter along the way, it really makes you grow as a person. Makes you do and achieve things you never thought you could. From a prospect IB2 student💕
Sounds great, I bet it would view this comment differently if it's not 2 PM in my place doing the TOK presentation. But at least you made me believe that all these works might worth something in the end
As someone who was in AP, this video was so interesting to learn about IB! I didn't realize it had this many components, it sounds a lot like college and like you would be really prepared going into university. Congrats on your score!!
hey Hannah, thank you for your video. I'll be starting the IB in 20 days. I'm very excited but also very nervous because its going to be online. I've been thinking of dropping out because I seriously can't learn anything from online classes. I chose HL physics and math AA which are said to be one of the hardest courses you can take... I don't want corona to affect my grades :( I don't know what to do
Thank you Hannah for such a useful video, especially about keeping a TOK glossary which I would never have imagined nor has anyone told me this such great idea. And also for EE, great suggestions.
Thank you Hannah for this! I am a rising year 2 student and this video has helped and motivated me so much! Also congrats on that 42! That is incredible and you should be so proud :)
I went for 2 years, got a lot of high school done, got my AP credits, and went on to do dual enrollment on the traditional side of school. Doing it for two years allows you to complete a lot of high school (depending on the school) so you can focus on other things like more college credits. Getting out of an academic program doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means it wasn’t for you. I didn’t fit in with “IB kids”, all my friends were traditional b/c that’s where I fit in, and I just overall wasn’t happy. So don’t feel too bad if you’re like me🤷🏽♀️.
I’ve been waiting for this video since the day I found your channel! Congrats on your amazing results! I did ib too and I think that’s why I’ve always felt so connected to your channel. What you said about subject picking is totally true! Unfortunately my school didn’t offer the posibility to choose subjects so i ended up having to do hl bio and math :(
As someone who also finished the IB this year, thank you for releasing this video. Let us hope that the next IB students don’t have to deal with what we had to
I have been studying in ib program for over 5 years now, I have been through pyp and myp. Right now I'm on my last year of myp, next year I will be joining in dp. Thank you so much for the advice, pretty much everything u said is true. Ib really value balance and critical thinking, although it is tough, they really help you prepare for the real world, teach you how to deal with problems, how to analyse, organize and communicate with people. Good luck to everyone else who is going to start dp!! ❤️ ❤️
I’m doing the IB next year at college (last two years of high school in the UK). Literally no one does it here, I think 3% of our school cohort does it. My friends think I’m insane cause it’s harder than our usual A-levels. Im planning on applying to Cambridge so I need 41 points to get in which is so hard. Im doing HL maths chemistry physics and SL English German and psychology. I’m actually so excited though because it’s so different from the ‘normal’ school qualifications. Edit: she just said HL maths chemistry and physics are the hardest lol I’m torturing myself
I don’t know why you didn’t just go to a sixth form that does a levels, I mean props to you for the extra effort, but it’ll be a load more unnecessary stress.
I have always been curious as to the education pathway of an international student in Singapore and this like widens my knowledge of what they do and it’s so interesting to a public sch / govt sch student in Singapore and u did really well for ur IB congrats !!!
I have IB at my high school. I'm definitely not doing full diploma but I'm thinking of taking a few. I'm a sophomore now so I have to start thinking and deciding...
honestly, if u can do the full diploma, it's so helpful in uni since it gives you 30 credits. I dropped down to certificates and I got much less university credits...
Hannah!! I have been watching your videos for over 2 years and I can't wait for your next step in the journey. Could you maybe share your notes with us - they would be super super helpful!!!
Listen for anyone new coming into ib, i know it's frowned upon but if you already know second language and have the option to take the class, do it. I've seen that be the easy A for some kids. Personally i wish i would've done that with spanish because i am stressing out a lot about french. So language is now one of the subjects i am most worried about.
Something else about EE, is that once I had picked my subject (Psychology which I don't actually take) if your EE doesn't quite match the subject (mine was the personalisation of care for autistic patients in public health systems) it doesn't really matter, there are a lot of different aspects which you cannot fit into a certain subject.
I’m going to start IB junior year online tomorrow!!! And I’m kinda scared. I still have not completed my summer assignments and I am really dumb, I honestly don’t even know why they accepted me. I have never done any pre-ib type program (we had something called JISA, but I didn’t take it). I’ve always been in regular or honors classes and I just switched straight to IB this year, wish me luck! I’m also only doing Core IB classes.
i was in the IB MYP (Middle Years Program: so 6th grade through sophomore year/10th grade) and almost went through with the program. I didn't do it mostly because the people at my school were kind of toxic and i went to a really small school so if you're in the IB diploma program (at my high school) you're surrounded by the same people for all four years of high school. truly didnt want to be around fake people and surrounded by people who talked about me behind my back. so i decided to drop out so that i could focus on my mental health and physical health because i had to have back surgery junior year so that would have really hurt school wise with IB. i dont regret my decision at all i just graduated high school with my associates in arts in health science! but i hope that people who are deciding to go through with this program enjoy it and never have to deal with the people i did!
As someone who did A levels and really struggled picking three or four, I very envious of peeps who got to do way more subjects. Ended up doing maths, physics nd history + EPQ and gold dofe nd a few other things but I would've loved to do french and some form of classics
Currently in IB and suffering. Urgh. I'm at that period of time where IAs begin coming in, and EE proposals are due - like in a week. I went into IB without much consideration - I didn't really know what it was. And so here I am - languishing. My tips are: Don't do Psychology HL with Biology HL - you're setting yourself up for a world of pain. Like me. This is because the CONTENT is like, enormous. There are approx. 20 must know studies for the Biological Approach, another 20 for the Cognitive Approach, and approx. 15 for Sociocultural approach. With all these studies, we also need to know the theories/models behind them, key terminologies, the research methods, ethics, and how to evaluate all this. Biology also has a ton of content. But it is slightly easier than Psychology because it is practically memorization + understanding. HL Biology has twice as much content (approx.) then SL Biology though. BioNinja is the lifesaver. My other HL is Chemistry. Chemistry is harder at the HL level. The main thing about Chemistry is to watch MSJ Chem and to write organized notes according to his videos. He is basically the reason why I am not failing. :D Another good chem youtube channel (not IB) is The Organic Chemistry Tutor. Maths - you need an awesome maths teacher. :D Or you can simply do tons of maths questions. Remember, the text book answers are sometimes incorrect as well. English - The IO is HORRIBLE. Seriously, it is very hard. Only 10-dot points, 10 minutes to analyze, and 5 minutes of questioning. Paper 1 and paper 2 is okay though. My advice is to read as much as possible. Languages - French ab initio -> horrible if you have no foundations in the language whatsoever. My school didn't offer the language which I used to do, and hence language is my worst subject. I believe the hardest exam for language is the listening exam - this only applies if you decide to learn a new language just for the IB. All in all, I am at an IB school, and approx. 20 people from my cohort have dropped out from the course. However, IB subjects can be used internationally, and sometimes there are course credits. I wasn't quite prepared for how grueling IB is. :| It is like, each term you are walking to a higher level of "hard work" and pain. I often think, "Ha! That was hard? That was hard work? That is laughable. Take these three oral exams in one day and two assignments due tomorrow." Combine that with great amounts of CCA and CAS and you get the IB student who is overwhelmed but still procrastinates. ;)
Hi, I am currently also an IB year 1 student, I am looking for students globally fot a CAS project. I've thought about aj innovative start up that focuses in underrated/ important social issues and by having this CAS project global would make ut more effective I am open to other ideas and comments also so please feel free to suggest. Would you like to join in this idea, if so please let me know your email ot any other contact method that is convenient to you Btw this is not a spam comment, just tryna find people to join in my CAS project idea
I finished IB doing the Course Candidacy meaning I get certificates in my chosen course. I moved from my zoned high school to do IB. So from my experience don’t waste your time. IB is not worth it if you are staying in country , but it did help me grow as a person. I could not participate in any school activities because how far I lived from the school. Just take DC classes and earn way more college credit for just passing a class :)
In my school (i live in Argentina) we dont get to choose what subjects we want to take, all of the students take the same subjects and its compulsory :( We have to take HL math, HL arts, HL english, SL literature, SL history and SL biology
I an starting with IB after the summer, however it is so different in the Netherlands haha. I guess it is because I already take everything high level? We will have 3 periods in one week, gta things, general history and stylistic devices. I am looking forward to it due to the extra work which might bring more knowledge on so many topics. Hope everything will go well!
I plan on doing the IB (starting in 24 hours actually) and I'm taking HL English Lang, HL Polish (Self study), HL Math and HL Biology, and then SL Chemistry and SL Psychology and TOK.
I’m going into IB next year (aka like 2 months) and I’m so nervous. The teachers are helping us with it and teaching us about failing well and different strategies when studying but the current year 11’s are freaking us out. I go to a VERY small school and there will only be 3 other IB’s with me in year 11 but this definitely helped me get a better understanding of what I need to do. Thanks (Edit: I say in my most “least trying to judge myself” way, I’m definitely not the smartest kid in class, I think I will be the dumbest of the IB’s so I’m scared. I am people smart not as much school smart)
@@vmpscd1360 heh…heh…heh! Well…it’s uhm something. Nah, I’m going well - definitely behind in my online classes and stuff but in class I stay focused which is really good, it’s just that I’m a procrastinator. I’m on track (enough) and get good support, it’s definitely hard but just by focusing all your attention in class and not getting sidetracked, it’s 10x more easier than last years grade 11’s said
Holaaa! Yo empiezo IB en unos meses. Puedes darme algunos consejos de organización o cosas que te ayudaron a pasar el IB? Escogí francés, biología y mate en nivel medio y español, política y sociedad digital en nivel superior :)
I actually am in 7th grade and my school is like a IB world school and I have been in it since kindergarten so 8 years of it sometimes it can get challenging cause they take your thinking way deeper and you find ways that you thought you would never think of before
IB changed my life before i was in IGCSE and my mom had to pay 65000 Malaysian and 30000 one month for tuitions and when i came in IB i never has to take Tuitions again in my entire life and my critical thinking skills have improved soooo much soo if you are in any other school rather than IB i recommend you to join IB yes Ib is a little Pricey though but is worth it when you will finish for course.
Where are the cameras in my room?! I’m in a 7th grade and my school has Only IB as the course/whatever I’m stupid. And I’m really scared now even though I mostly get 5’s and 6’s.
Junior Year in IB this year gon' hit DIFFERENT ONLINE.
feliciagrande fr😳
SAMEEEE
same 0.0
I’m starting IB as a freshman..... ONLINE!!! Wish me luck😅😅😓
FRR LMAO
the ib really did everyone dirty this year
Actually think students got lucky it was based upon past performance and predicted grades vs exam
@@rorypapin2790 True, but a lot of students were docked off 7 or 10 points from their predicted scores which didn't allow them to receive their diplomas :(
@@rorypapin2790 I was predicted a 39. I got 28. Not only did i barely pass the IB but i was refused direct entry into the Juris Doctor program and refused from my dream university. but yeah sure, "lucky"
@@rorypapin2790 Until you realize the grading system is complete BS, I got predicted 36 but marked off 6 with my final. fml
Your school's historic averages had a big impact on the points. The average for Hannah's school is 37. She was predicted to get 45. She got 42.
Me, going into ib next year while watching this: 👁💧👄💧👁
Same 👁️💧👄💧👁️
not fkn hard really. everybody overexagurates
drop out man it sucks
Sameee🥴
I'm starting IB tmr💀
as someone’s who’s about to start IB in a month, this is very helpful
alex lol
yay!!
hey, I'm also starting the IB, I just started this slack group so we can support each other: ib-2022.slack.com Hannah, I hope this is ok...
GOOD LUCK 😭
What subjects are you taking?!
😊 np
1:04 - start talking ab it/what is it?
3:00 - what she took
3:26 - her results
5:26 - choosing subjects
7:25 - the extended essay
9:33 - cas
11:42 - TOK(theory of knowledge)
13:40 - personal advice
15:56 - Q&A
18:20 - important note(on the screen)
18:47 - last question (was it worth it?)
19:43 - end
thanks
thank you!!!! much appreciated
OMG HANNAH CONGRATS ON YOUR AMAZING SCORE😭🎉❤️it's been so fun following your journey and meeting you even before we realized we did IB. :') you killed it girl.
When is your birthday
@Linh Bui why?
here is some extra advice from a bio & chem HL student (about to go into ib2): FIRST OFF try to finish your ia's/ee's in your first year. this will help you MASSIVELY and truly give you a lot of time to purely focus on that. have a sheet with all of the official assignments so you can keep track of what you have left. finish majority of CAS in year 1 to save yourself a lot of stress, and write your reflections after you've done an experience. also make your CAS your social life; as in go volunteer with your friends & work out with them & paint with them. stuff like that. for chem and bio i would HIGHLY recommend to consistently study everything. especially in chem. like do past papers and go over the concepts youve taken every week. this is CRUCIAL. and for chemistry make sure to know how the ib wants you to think and answer the questions. read over the markscheme and make sure to hit all the points and take big notice to the command terms (applies for all subjects). past papers are your best friend
OH ALSO TOK IS ALL ABOUT MINDSET AS CORNY AS THAT SOUNDS. like yeah it might be boring but stop dwelling on that and youll be ok. personally i really enjoyed TOK but that was also bc i had a good teacher. but having a good mindset is important. and yeah time management is key. best of luck💞
Thank you so much
THANK YOU
@@cherry._.1726 omg good luck !!! another tip i would add now after getting my IB diploma , and this is specifically for chemistry is that go over all options for the multiple choice questions from past papers when ur solving them. understand why the other options are wrong as well as why the right option is right. oftentimes the options are rly tricky and by understanding the concept of why some answers are wrong will help MASSIVELY !
@@nour-we4pd hows did you do for ib? starting inductions and im alr terrified
42/45 is AMAZING. GIRL!! In my school a 30 is a high score lmao. Are you super smart or just studied a lot?
HAHA idk our schools average is 37 but i’ve always j pushed myself a loy
yeah, our school's avg is a 39.09 or something and so a lot of us read tips and tricks books/and prepare even before the diploma program starts. We do have a life outside IB though 😂
Lol In my old school, we can choose either VCE(ATAR)( Australian version of SAT) or IB. The median average score of IB is 7~8 points greater than VCE. IB is easier to get a higher score because VCE system is relative to how other people do and conversion rate from IB to ATAR are great so IB are easier to get higher ATAR but when some Australian university look at GAT for IB students to assess their consistency throughout their final year, as IB score is heavily based on final exams.
@@rohanb6727 which book would you recommend?
@@poderis1088 Alexander Zouev's 45 Tips and Tricks
Me, already a year out of college and never had IB as an option: I must watch this video because Hannah 🥰
that’s a mood
sameeee
I finished IB this year too and let me just say I’m glad I’ll never have to do it ever again😂 also tip for IB students in America: I strongly recommend not to do the full diploma unless you want to study abroad. The diploma itself doesn’t have much weight in American colleges, they really only care about what classes you take. A lot of my classmates and I agree that going for the full diploma was a waste of time, and would just recommend focusing on doing IB classes without the extra requirements for the diploma. Also colleges tend to favor AP classes when it comes to credit ( that’s why a lot of IB students are extra bitter lmao, but of course it could depend on your college) One thing about IB though is that students who have done the classes/ diploma tend to think college is easier, because we’re used to writing a lot and the work load is very similar. Hopefully this was helpful!
So I’m doing research on Ib.. and I’m kinda of confused. So what are the options if you don’t do Ib diploma..
And how many IB classes do you need to take to receive the certificate
ThePrincess so if you don’t wanna do the IB diploma, you can just take IB classes. This means that you can still receive IB credit but you just won’t get the diploma. For the diploma, there are specific class requirements and extra activities you need to do. Hannah actually explained it really well. For the diploma, you need 3 SL classes ( which are IB classes that are at a standard level) and three HL classes, (IB classes that are higher level). You also have to take TOK which is a sort of philosophy class and you have to take a language up to IB level completion. Additionally, you’ll have to receive CAS hours, which are hours in Creativity, activity, and Service ( I think you need 50 hours for each strand in total). You also have to write a 4000 word essay as Hannah explained. In order to receive the diploma you have to score get a certain amount of points that take into account your course work, IB exams, and CAS hours. The difference between the diploma and not doing the diploma are all the extra stuff. So basically not doing the diploma just means doing IB classes and doing the diploma means doing IB classes plus a bunch of extra stuff.
Also, you get the diploma in July after you graduate high school and students are typically already accepted into college before they finish the diploma, so the diploma itself really doesn’t matter, it’s just that some schools in Europe require the full diploma work in order to for attendance. But if you want to do the full diploma to push yourself I say go for it! But if you’re doing it only for colleges then it won’t make that big of a difference to most schools (in America). Like I said, colleges really only look at specific classes,not the diploma. I will say the IB diploma made me get involved in many extracurricular that I normally wouldn’t do, so in that sense it forced me to get more involved in my community which was nice!
hey it's A! Thank you so much. You’re so helpful🥺. How was the IB language like?
I'm starting my second year of IB next month and I've been binging videos about IB which is making me so anxious lol.
Yousra Sofyan same and i feel like im gonna mess up in physics hl
Great Work queen! I got a 44 and just got accepted into Harvard Law, hope life gives you greatness like it did for me!
damn. Congratulations!
What subjects did you take for HL and SL? I will be an IB student next year and I’m hoping to later study law at uni
@@lucycrawford1315 HL Literature, Business Management and Economics. Pre-reqs for all 3 are 7's or two 7's and one 6 for law. It can vary depending on what type of law. Obviously I'm doing Business Law, so if you wanted to do Criminal Law, youd look at more of your English based subjects (philosophy, history, etc).
@@tomcameron1097 Do you think HL French, Philosophy and Psychology would be good if I wanted to study European/French Law? Or I might do HL Politics instead of Psychology- thank you for helping!
Wow you’re amazing! Do you have any advice for me? I’m on winter vacation going to 10th grade and want to study abroad and start iB for the future. However, I want to prepare beforehand some skills that I need to develop before starting iB so that I can get my diploma and a high score such as yours.
I’m starting IB in the fall and I needed this so bad!!
same!!
good luck!!!
Ryanna Maria thank you!!
I’m starting then too! Good luck!
same 🤦🏼♀️
i just finished high school and got my results a couple of days ago, never did IB, never had it as an option but i'm still gonna watch this because of Hannah!😍Congrats on the great results girl!! xx
This is my senior year of IB and i have all of my IAs along with the EE and CAS due. i usually finish stuff at the last minute but damn it might actually be impossible this time
Did you get it done?
Omg same, it soo much:(
@@amino8666 I got my ee done with like 3500 words....not sure how I'm gonna do. Doing the entirety of the rough draft of the math IA today :/
EE are Extended Essays but what are Ias?
@@chimp4225 they are like mini EEs for every subject and it stands for internal assessments (except for language subjects they have an IO which is an internal oral)
early!!! love u hannah! i got my ib results too and im happy with mine which i feel kinda eefy about bc most of my friends got lower than their predicted score! i think ib screwed a lot of people over. what was ib's like whole process for grades.... i didf sports science sl and i was predicted a 5 and then got a 6 in the ia and then got a 4 overall... omg holy a 42/45 is soo good! congrats hannah!!
Yess love this video!! I did A Levels and have always been fascinated about how the IB differs so this is super super interesting ❤️
Bro, right after I watch your videos I feel motivated to study or to be more organized
omgg I found out about the IB in a video of yours 2 years ago and then decided to take it after doing some research 🥶 it’s crazy to see that you’ve now graduated and I’m on my last year of the IB 🥰 honestly the IB was the best choice I could’ve made for my High School, it’s just an amazing program (and not as tough as people make you think it is)
p.s:: your result was amazing! to get and A in both the EE and TOK it’s a pretty impressive achievement 🤯
WOAH it’s crazy that you looked into it cause of me !!
As an American IB student (class of 2015), I very much appreciated that course selection and IB grades were not as important to college... ahem, UNI... applications. I saw some of the score and subject requirements that European universities had, and appreciated not having to deal with that. The stake of those exams was literally just getting the IB Diploma (which was basically just an extra piece of paper with major symbolic significance). The limiting factor in course selection more ended up being availability (there were a limited number of courses, and we were pretty much pigeonholed into English HL/LangB SL/History HL). It's been expanded since I graduated, but the school's IB classes also got significantly bigger during that time. Math HL was horrific, but turned out to be quite helpful when dealing with collegiate math courses. Music HL was great (yes I did four HLs - I wanted Math SL but was forced into either HL or Studies). Chemistry SL was a solid course that got one of my IB exams done in junior year.
As an American, the fall of grade 12 is naturally going to be brutal - the teachers tried to go easy a bit, but we were balancing 4-6 IB subjects with TOK, getting the EE done, and our college applications. And there were some IAs in there as well. Fall of grade 11 can be rough just from getting used to the increased difficulty, and spring from the increased number of IAs plus TOK, but Fall of grade 12 is the really brutal part. Spring of grade 12 really wasn't that bad, as there were a bunch of mock papers and review built in so that we really were spending a lot of time on dedicated exam prep even within class (I say this as someone who had five two year courses).
Regarding CAS, I tend to agree with your general approach - one committed activity for the C and A (choir for the former in my case, sports for the latter) and a bunch of activities pieced together to make 50 hours for the S. As far as TOK, I spent a whole semester inevitably thinking of it as "that class right before my chorus elective". It had its cool points, and the presentation in particular was fun, but it was definitely a bit of a bore at times. Especially with it being first thing in the morning. The point of picking niche topics is solid.
HL History is underrated in the hardest subject debate for the simple reason of the sheer amount of content you need to learn and the sheer number of essays. Three essays in two and a half hours is no joke, and not just for the physical reasons of your hand getting really sore. I didn't take an HL science, so I cannot comment on them, but HL Mathematics deserved the reputation it had (though the IB math courses have been redesigned since when I was an IB DP Candidate).
Your scores blew mine out of the water - I got my diploma, but I definitely did not beat the median number of points. Frankly, I would be surprised if any of my classmates touched your scores. But getting a 6 or a 7 isn't as crucial in the US as it is elsewhere. US Colleges generally give credit for HLs with a 5, but often do not take SLs - I literally had an admissions person tell me that they consider IB SL courses equal to Honors. I am sure that I am not the only one here to realize how much of a joke that idea is.
Hannah - Hardest subjects: HL Math, Physics, Chemistry
Me - that's exactly what I will be taking 👁️👄👁️
Imagine i took hl as you, literature, english B, history sl but doing the national diploma of my country as well (as a normal student)
Same I’m hl math chem bio and lit
To all of you guys thinking on taking the IB course, I can tell you it is worth it! Despite all the difficulty and stress that you may encounter along the way, it really makes you grow as a person. Makes you do and achieve things you never thought you could. From a prospect IB2 student💕
Sounds great, I bet it would view this comment differently if it's not 2 PM in my place doing the TOK presentation. But at least you made me believe that all these works might worth something in the end
As someone who was in AP, this video was so interesting to learn about IB! I didn't realize it had this many components, it sounds a lot like college and like you would be really prepared going into university. Congrats on your score!!
thank you!!
hey Hannah, thank you for your video. I'll be starting the IB in 20 days. I'm very excited but also very nervous because its going to be online. I've been thinking of dropping out because I seriously can't learn anything from online classes. I chose HL physics and math AA which are said to be one of the hardest courses you can take... I don't want corona to affect my grades :( I don't know what to do
Thank you Hannah for such a useful video, especially about keeping a TOK glossary which I would never have imagined nor has anyone told me this such great idea. And also for EE, great suggestions.
Thank you Hannah for this! I am a rising year 2 student and this video has helped and motivated me so much! Also congrats on that 42! That is incredible and you should be so proud :)
Congratulations!!! Those are amazing grades! I’m starting the DP next year and I’ve been so inspired by you! You’re amazing!
I went for 2 years, got a lot of high school done, got my AP credits, and went on to do dual enrollment on the traditional side of school.
Doing it for two years allows you to complete a lot of high school (depending on the school) so you can focus on other things like more college credits. Getting out of an academic program doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means it wasn’t for you. I didn’t fit in with “IB kids”, all my friends were traditional b/c that’s where I fit in, and I just overall wasn’t happy. So don’t feel too bad if you’re like me🤷🏽♀️.
I’ve been waiting for this video since the day I found your channel! Congrats on your amazing results! I did ib too and I think that’s why I’ve always felt so connected to your channel. What you said about subject picking is totally true! Unfortunately my school didn’t offer the posibility to choose subjects so i ended up having to do hl bio and math :(
Wtf this was perfect timing cuz I’m into my first IB Junior year 😂😂 Imma need this
SAME
I'm starting this week😂
How was it
As someone who also finished the IB this year, thank you for releasing this video. Let us hope that the next IB students don’t have to deal with what we had to
I'm on the middle of year 2 and what you said is really accurate. Congrats on your 42!! You definitely deserve it!
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your hair looks so beautiful omg!
I have been studying in ib program for over 5 years now, I have been through pyp and myp. Right now I'm on my last year of myp, next year I will be joining in dp. Thank you so much for the advice, pretty much everything u said is true. Ib really value balance and critical thinking, although it is tough, they really help you prepare for the real world, teach you how to deal with problems, how to analyse, organize and communicate with people. Good luck to everyone else who is going to start dp!! ❤️ ❤️
girl you're so lucky you only do ib for 2 years. I've been doing it since kindergarten, and now I'm in highschool. you guys have it so easy :(
As an IB student I can tell it is totally different to the way I’ve been taught before (I’ve been in this program for 3 years now)
definitely, this has been my first quarter and an ib student and it is definitely a step up from the way i've been taught
Great video!! I’m a sophomore at IB and I’m so nervous for junior and senior year. Congrats on your scores!
I’m doing the IB next year at college (last two years of high school in the UK). Literally no one does it here, I think 3% of our school cohort does it. My friends think I’m insane cause it’s harder than our usual A-levels. Im planning on applying to Cambridge so I need 41 points to get in which is so hard. Im doing HL maths chemistry physics and SL English German and psychology. I’m actually so excited though because it’s so different from the ‘normal’ school qualifications.
Edit: she just said HL maths chemistry and physics are the hardest lol I’m torturing myself
HAHAH good luck sis
I don’t know why you didn’t just go to a sixth form that does a levels, I mean props to you for the extra effort, but it’ll be a load more unnecessary stress.
What do u want to study in uni?
definitely the hardest 2 years of high school but it payed off in college so I’m grateful for doing it😌
Yay Hannah posted! I always look forward to the videos you put out!!
i’m going into my junior year of ib and this was really helpful!! thanks 💓
I have always been curious as to the education pathway of an international student in Singapore and this like widens my knowledge of what they do and it’s so interesting to a public sch / govt sch student in Singapore and u did really well for ur IB congrats !!!
ikr haha 😅
I'm going in to 7th grade IB my cousin did it and got a full ride to college I'm kinda nervous about it so I hope it goes well
Dude, i’m sooo excited for uni videos. What i eat in a week, room tour, vloogs🔥 etc.💖 🇨🇦
I have IB at my high school. I'm definitely not doing full diploma but I'm thinking of taking a few. I'm a sophomore now so I have to start thinking and deciding...
Doing my IB exam in the November session, BIGGEST tip, CHOOSE THE SUBJECTS YOU TRULY ENJOY! Other wise IB would just be a two-year hell...
im a freshman with zero knowledge of what ib is! i have 3 ib classes and 2 honors classes, this is really helpful thank you!
Awieeee my fave youtuber is back 🥰
honestly, if u can do the full diploma, it's so helpful in uni since it gives you 30 credits. I dropped down to certificates and I got much less university credits...
YOUR HAIR LOOKS SOOOO CUTE OMG
THANKS
And girl you were predicted a 44 omg🤩🤩
1 point away from 45 grrr
If only u knew how fast I clicked this video, I didn't even hesitate. Tysm ily for this😭❤️💖
IM GLAD IT HELPED
Hannah!! I have been watching your videos for over 2 years and I can't wait for your next step in the journey. Could you maybe share your notes with us - they would be super super helpful!!!
Girl I'm so happy for you, 42/45 is amazingg good job. Please drop your exam/ study tips:)))))
So proud of you Hannah🤗👏✨and you're so beautiful💗✨. Loveyou!! ❤️❤️
Congrats on finishing IB!! I've been struggling with tok and was wondering if you know what website your teacher got those tok resources from? :)
Listen for anyone new coming into ib, i know it's frowned upon but if you already know second language and have the option to take the class, do it. I've seen that be the easy A for some kids. Personally i wish i would've done that with spanish because i am stressing out a lot about french. So language is now one of the subjects i am most worried about.
You got 6, this isn’t dropping at all! Good job!!
me about to take my second year of IB Spanish B HL, it makes me wanna cry even though i’m hispanic 😭🥱
thanks sm for this video!! idk many people doing IB and i’m starting in sept so this is super useful
I’ve been waiting this videoo! Congrats on your grades, they are so good🥳
PLEASE make a vid about how you got a 42!!!!!!! Like how you prepared etc!!! Would help a lot xx
YAY QUEEN HAS UPLOADED xx 🥺❤️
Something else about EE, is that once I had picked my subject (Psychology which I don't actually take) if your EE doesn't quite match the subject (mine was the personalisation of care for autistic patients in public health systems) it doesn't really matter, there are a lot of different aspects which you cannot fit into a certain subject.
I am so happy i found this video bc I am taking almost all the classes you took so im hoping this helps
I’m going to start IB junior year online tomorrow!!! And I’m kinda scared. I still have not completed my summer assignments and I am really dumb, I honestly don’t even know why they accepted me. I have never done any pre-ib type program (we had something called JISA, but I didn’t take it). I’ve always been in regular or honors classes and I just switched straight to IB this year, wish me luck! I’m also only doing Core IB classes.
senior year for ib rn and i'm hoping they cancel tests like they did for y'all last year 😭 my IAs are mad good soo 🤞
i was in the IB MYP (Middle Years Program: so 6th grade through sophomore year/10th grade) and almost went through with the program. I didn't do it mostly because the people at my school were kind of toxic and i went to a really small school so if you're in the IB diploma program (at my high school) you're surrounded by the same people for all four years of high school. truly didnt want to be around fake people and surrounded by people who talked about me behind my back. so i decided to drop out so that i could focus on my mental health and physical health because i had to have back surgery junior year so that would have really hurt school wise with IB. i dont regret my decision at all i just graduated high school with my associates in arts in health science! but i hope that people who are deciding to go through with this program enjoy it and never have to deal with the people i did!
As someone who did A levels and really struggled picking three or four, I very envious of peeps who got to do way more subjects. Ended up doing maths, physics nd history + EPQ and gold dofe nd a few other things but I would've loved to do french and some form of classics
Congrats on that 42! You earned it!
love this video you have always been inspiring me to study love you hannah
Currently in IB and suffering. Urgh. I'm at that period of time where IAs begin coming in, and EE proposals are due - like in a week.
I went into IB without much consideration - I didn't really know what it was.
And so here I am - languishing.
My tips are:
Don't do Psychology HL with Biology HL - you're setting yourself up for a world of pain. Like me.
This is because the CONTENT is like, enormous. There are approx. 20 must know studies for the Biological Approach, another 20 for the Cognitive Approach, and approx. 15 for Sociocultural approach. With all these studies, we also need to know the theories/models behind them, key terminologies, the research methods, ethics, and how to evaluate all this.
Biology also has a ton of content. But it is slightly easier than Psychology because it is practically memorization + understanding. HL Biology has twice as much content (approx.) then SL Biology though. BioNinja is the lifesaver.
My other HL is Chemistry. Chemistry is harder at the HL level. The main thing about Chemistry is to watch MSJ Chem and to write organized notes according to his videos. He is basically the reason why I am not failing. :D Another good chem youtube channel (not IB) is The Organic Chemistry Tutor.
Maths - you need an awesome maths teacher. :D Or you can simply do tons of maths questions. Remember, the text book answers are sometimes incorrect as well.
English - The IO is HORRIBLE. Seriously, it is very hard. Only 10-dot points, 10 minutes to analyze, and 5 minutes of questioning. Paper 1 and paper 2 is okay though. My advice is to read as much as possible.
Languages - French ab initio -> horrible if you have no foundations in the language whatsoever. My school didn't offer the language which I used to do, and hence language is my worst subject. I believe the hardest exam for language is the listening exam - this only applies if you decide to learn a new language just for the IB.
All in all, I am at an IB school, and approx. 20 people from my cohort have dropped out from the course.
However, IB subjects can be used internationally, and sometimes there are course credits.
I wasn't quite prepared for how grueling IB is. :|
It is like, each term you are walking to a higher level of "hard work" and pain. I often think, "Ha! That was hard? That was hard work? That is laughable. Take these three oral exams in one day and two assignments due tomorrow."
Combine that with great amounts of CCA and CAS and you get the IB student who is overwhelmed but still procrastinates. ;)
42 is amazing!!! great job Hannah ❤️
ty 🥰
Hey fellow IB student! I don’t know a lot of people who took IB so I’m really glad I found this vid :)
Hi, I am currently also an IB year 1 student, I am looking for students globally fot a CAS project. I've thought about aj innovative start up that focuses in underrated/ important social issues and by having this CAS project global would make ut more effective
I am open to other ideas and comments also so please feel free to suggest. Would you like to join in this idea, if so please let me know your email ot any other contact method that is convenient to you
Btw this is not a spam comment, just tryna find people to join in my CAS project idea
I finished IB doing the Course Candidacy meaning I get certificates in my chosen course. I moved from my zoned high school to do IB. So from my experience don’t waste your time. IB is not worth it if you are staying in country , but it did help me grow as a person. I could not participate in any school activities because how far I lived from the school. Just take DC classes and earn way more college credit for just passing a class :)
In my school (i live in Argentina) we dont get to choose what subjects we want to take, all of the students take the same subjects and its compulsory :( We have to take HL math, HL arts, HL english, SL literature, SL history and SL biology
That’s terrible, I can’t imagine not being allowed to choose my own subjects.
oh that’s so weird wtf
Ahhh I'm early💖wow this is really fascinating and gives me an idea about IB🤔
I an starting with IB after the summer, however it is so different in the Netherlands haha. I guess it is because I already take everything high level? We will have 3 periods in one week, gta things, general history and stylistic devices. I am looking forward to it due to the extra work which might bring more knowledge on so many topics. Hope everything will go well!
Ohh heel veel success xDD
@@kuna7846 dankjewel! :)
I’m going to pre - IB class this year and I’m quite excited about it
I plan on doing the IB (starting in 24 hours actually) and I'm taking HL English Lang, HL Polish (Self study), HL Math and HL Biology, and then SL Chemistry and SL Psychology and TOK.
Im literally starting tomorrow and im scared helpp 😣😣 i watched ure vids to calm myself down ahhahah
off topic but your eyelashes are so pretty omg
wow, these are amazing results! congratulations :)
I’m going into IB next year (aka like 2 months) and I’m so nervous. The teachers are helping us with it and teaching us about failing well and different strategies when studying but the current year 11’s are freaking us out. I go to a VERY small school and there will only be 3 other IB’s with me in year 11 but this definitely helped me get a better understanding of what I need to do. Thanks
(Edit: I say in my most “least trying to judge myself” way, I’m definitely not the smartest kid in class, I think I will be the dumbest of the IB’s so I’m scared. I am people smart not as much school smart)
How is Ib going for you ?
@@vmpscd1360 heh…heh…heh! Well…it’s uhm something. Nah, I’m going well - definitely behind in my online classes and stuff but in class I stay focused which is really good, it’s just that I’m a procrastinator. I’m on track (enough) and get good support, it’s definitely hard but just by focusing all your attention in class and not getting sidetracked, it’s 10x more easier than last years grade 11’s said
@@chrizztopherbangCongratulations, I'm going into IB tommorw Any Tips for me ?
woah :) congrats! i got like 27 bc i was the 1st class doing ib at my school. It was kinda hard for us
¡¡Felicidades!! Yo también estuve en IB Diploma Programme, es el mejor programa de bachillerato en el mundo. Saludos desde Ecuador.
Holaaa! Yo empiezo IB en unos meses. Puedes darme algunos consejos de organización o cosas que te ayudaron a pasar el IB? Escogí francés, biología y mate en nivel medio y español, política y sociedad digital en nivel superior :)
I actually am in 7th grade and my school is like a IB world school and I have been in it since kindergarten so 8 years of it sometimes it can get challenging cause they take your thinking way deeper and you find ways that you thought you would never think of before
if only if i started IB in 2020 :( sad that im in the same IB grade as Hannah because i didn't get to use all her tips :(
IB changed my life before i was in IGCSE and my mom had to pay 65000 Malaysian and 30000 one month for tuitions and when i came in IB i never has to take Tuitions again in my entire life and my critical thinking skills have improved soooo much soo if you are in any other school rather than IB i recommend you to join IB yes Ib is a little Pricey though but is worth it when you will finish for course.
im not even doing ib but you best believe im watching this whole video
grab a popcorn hun
Di can you help me actually I am in class 9 and our school has taken in board and we are very new with it specially in our exams please
I go to the IB school for 6 years now im in the Middle year programe and your explenetion is very good!😊
LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! You’re amazing💖💖💖
Where are the cameras in my room?! I’m in a 7th grade and my school has Only IB as the course/whatever I’m stupid. And I’m really scared now even though I mostly get 5’s and 6’s.
ive been taking ib my whole life (pyp, myp, and later dp too) so pls pray for me😂
you’ll be prepped for the way the assess so that’s good!!
@@MissHannahBeauty Yeah, i guess so💗
I love your videos Hannah!!
omg i’m starting school on the 12th and i’m going into the 9th grade and the whole school is IB and it is mandatory
ty for making this video i’m planning on taking the IB course myself ❤️
best of luck hehe
can you share your TOK resources (glossary/ terminology sheet)? Our old TOK teacher left, so we have a new TOK teacher that is new to TOK...
hey hannah! if you have a link or source for the tok glossary docs can u please link it? it would mean so much thankss!!