I have 3 AP classes, 2 club presidencies, and a job...

[quote name='PharaohsVizier' post='1439448' date='Oct 1 2008, 10:03 PM'][quote name='ScuberSteve' post='1439401' date='Oct 1 2008, 06:43 PM']IB is made of bullshit.

Almost everyone I personally know who has graduated with the IB Diploma regrets it; they had friends who got the same marks in regular academic classes who got into better schools. IB consumes flexability, and it has a MUCH greater workload than Ontario's academic courses. I have three IB courses this year (dropped it, yay), and they are all significantly more work oriented than my regular classes.

Sure, it's the same program worldwide, but unless the school you plan to apply to recognizes it (most don't), there's no reason to.

In the schools in my city, all the high schools are required to offer an AP program. I applied to one. I got accepted. Unfortunately, I took the IB route because the school is closer, and ended up totally fucking myself in terms of "advanced placement". My school doesn't offer AP (they get around the rule by offering IB). The only thing at this school are my friends and the benefit of knowing when to shuffle my schedule (I know a LOT of people who can reccomend which teachers to try to get )

Teachers at my school also make fun of students who are in the IB program (not directly, but with other students, which I find hilarious).[/quote]

Not sure as to why that is. It is true that IB has a much higher workload than the British Columbia Curriculum, but IB people definitely got to better schools. Over the last few years, there have been people that have been able to go to Harvard. If you can survive IB then you can easily get into UBC, basically you pass IB, you'll get into UBC, UofT seems to be pretty easy to get to. I don't know what you are talking about as to most schools don't recognize IB, most schools do... It seems that we have unlimited options before us, more than the regular students. Again, no clue why you are feeling restricted...

EDIT: nvm, I realized that you were taking 3 IB courses. IB courses are useless, certificates get you no where. You either do the full diploma, or you don't.
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I was in the full IB program. I dropped out. No seeing my favourite teachers for three years? Fuck that.
I'm not taking those three IB courses out of choice; I couldn't be fit into any of the academic classes.

Friend finished IB with a 6+.
He didn't get into Waterloo, Queens, or McGill.
He is now in UofT.

A day in the life of kupz:

8:30: Get up, shower, coffee, beer, more vodka, leave and drive to work

Sit at work, do very little work. Open screen sharing, connect to home box. Chat in irc.

5:00 Go home, get drunk.

[quote name='DrKupo' post='1439482' date='Oct 1 2008, 10:20 PM']A day in the life of kupz:

8:30: Get up, shower, coffee, beer, more vodka, leave and drive to work

Sit at work, do very little work. Open screen sharing, connect to home box. Chat in irc.

5:00 Go home, get drunk.[/quote]
Hahaha, what kind of schooling did you have to go through to get to such an awesome job?

[quote name='Mewgia' post='1439488' date='Oct 1 2008, 10:25 PM'][quote name='DrKupo' post='1439482' date='Oct 1 2008, 10:20 PM']A day in the life of kupz:

8:30: Get up, shower, coffee, beer, more vodka, leave and drive to work

Sit at work, do very little work. Open screen sharing, connect to home box. Chat in irc.

5:00 Go home, get drunk.[/quote]
Hahaha, what kind of schooling did you have to go through to get to such an awesome job?
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