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course selection dilemma

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ok this is nagging at me so much i decided to blog about it.


so right now my dilemma is: IB diploma or certificate?

my problem really revolves around 1 subject: music
so ive been looking for siew for days but she was at a meeting during study hall yesterday and wasnt even at school today D:

facts:
-i HAVE to take a music class next year, in order to remain in tri-m
-if i choose to do diploma, i have to do IB music
-i hate IB music and i know i'll do bad in that class
-if i take certificate, i can take more classes (instead of devoting 2 years, i could just take one class for one year, and another class the following year)
-i know i will still take mostly IB classes if i do certificate, with 1 or 2 AP classes mixed along with it



questions:
-is it really worth giving up the whole diploma program just to not take IB music?
-is IB music really gonna be useful for me in the future? will i really pursue a musical career? cause devoting 2 years to study for it is aLOT.
-is it worth to sacrifice and take IB music so i could do the whole program?
-if i do take it, HL or SL???

points to consider:
-dad: i feel that IB diploma is more COMPLETE. so i think you should take diploma, but its really up to you.
-mr. cook: i think that high school is a time where you're supposed to experiment with different classes and not necessarily devote yourself to one strict program. im not saying IB diploma is bad, but im just saying that if i were you guys, i would choose to do a mix.



AHH HELP

have to make the decision in TWO DAYS!!! THATS NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH.

=.=
frances

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if i dont take music i cant get into tri-m? NOOOOO ):
2010-03-04 20:49:08
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yeah, unfortunately. unless you have like VERY GOOD musical after school activities that accounts for the hours you usually get in a music class.
sorry :(
2010-03-05 02:08:11
xbonnie
Haha, you should've asked upperclassmen..LIKE ME. haha basically i think Ap is more flexible if you don't really know what you're focus your colleges studies on.. IB Music = hell. Unless you're like super committed/devoted to music, don't take it because i heard it's like... apush x 1000 to the max..well if you like it go for it. I took AP because 1) more flexible (i had the chance to take orchestra ii which i love :D), 2) take more courses (since i don't know what i wanted to study for college, i now can explore more courses for 2 years), 3) I'm personally not really for IB because.. it just makes you do all these CAS hours + EE that doesn't really motivate you but PUSHES you to do random activities... 4) mix is bad too unless its just a IB chinese + AP courses mix.. :) haha okay maybe this was super laggg.
but yeahh if you have like.. more INQUIRIES... i think you should ask like your juniors friends because they're like most recent experienc..ers :)
2010-03-05 22:35:38
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cool im glad that you like AP :D
but i like IB for lots of reasons too :)
all of your reasons for taking AP kinda scared me into thinking that i should switch to AP but i cant anymore cause i already sent in the selections for IB diploma, so im just gonna list why i chose IB in the first place. you can ignore, its just for me lol


IB 1. slower paced. better for me to understand the subject. once i understand it, no matter how in depth it goes, im ok with it. 2. i like learning about philosophy :) TOK! :D 3. ESSAY TESTS ALL THE WAY. ew i hate multiple choice. they all seem like possible answers! LOL. im better at explaining. 4. thank god IB is graded on classwork too, i usually die if my whole grade is depended on ONE EXAM AT THE END OF THE YEAR (like the AP exam, which is why im so dead for apush this year already lol) 5. because its slower, less text reading at once compared to AP, much better for me. im a slow reader. and 6. i cant memorize. better for me to learn in IB, and apply, than to cram in AP and memorize.

though i do admit, I AM DEAD FOR AP OR IB EITHER WAY BECAUSE I HAVE HORRIBLE TIME MANAGEMENT. >< am working on it though. sigh. and yes i am dead for IB MUSIC D:

thanks foroffering help!!!!!!!!!
2010-03-08 17:38:06
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