Sharing of IB vs NSS

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ANChan59 | 2011-05-18 19:14
My daughter is a local S5 student. She has to take the 1st NSS exam in March next year. As most of the parents, we are new and frustrated to the result of this exam. I want to make a B plan for my kid - study overseas. Do you think it is helpfl to let her take GCE AL. However, she never take IGCSE exam.

Overseas may be USA, UK, Canada or Australia........ which country you prefer.

If you prefer UK, GCE AL definitely a good choice, but you need to check the admission requirements through internet, as some programs need AL, if no AL needs iGCSE results. Better check it out in advance, if not an issue GCE AL will be fine.

My son plans for IB, so no need to take so many country specific examinations, like GCE, AP, SAT.......

Check your pm.
SearchSchool | 2011-05-19 23:42
Quote:原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-5-18 19:14 發表
My daughter is a local S5 student. She has to take the 1st NSS exam in March next year. As most of the parents, we are new and frustrated to the result of this exam. I want to make a B plan for my ...


Thanks very much ANChan59.

I've just checked and found there are GCE A Level and also AS Level. And also there are exams offered by Cambridge and University of London. Do you know what are the difference.

Actually my preference is Australia first and Canada the second. I'm very new about study abroad and at the moment have not got any idea of any university. However, is there any other international exam that more suitable for these 2 countries.

And thanks for the tutor information, well received.
ANChan59 | 2011-05-19 23:57
SearchSchool

In good old days, I took London U. If now, I will suggest Cambridge.

I focus more on UK and HK, so no further info related to Australia and Canada.

ANChan59
Chole | 2011-05-20 16:55
ANChan59,

My sincere thank you for your sharing. That is very inspiring!

Recently I felt very troubled to choose for my daughter.
She is now in P5 at a local school and she’s been admitted to an international school for G7.
Basically I am (or she is) facing the choice between 334 and IB.
Her existing school has a good track record in HKCEE but a lot of her good friends plan to leave at F2/3 to take A Level in the UK but I don’t like to send her that early.
On the other hand, the international school under consideration does not have IBDP graduates yet.
I’ve heard that many students who prefer to take GCE A Level will leave at F2/3 too as they believe that the IB results are not that predictable and it involves more breadth and depth than A Level.

I have since been surfing the nets.
After a month’s thought, I have decided to take IB because:

1. A Level fails to prepare students for uni (comment made by UK Education Secretary)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8227110/Michael-Gove-A-levels-failing-to-prepare-students-for-university.html
2. one-fifth of UK universities are staging admission tests anyway because of the huge increase in straight As at A Level.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8207751/Universities-staging-admissions-tests-to-identify-the-brightest-students.html

So I believe that IB is the future trend.
My cousin in a top US uni also says that she meets a lot of international students with IB qualifications.
She thinks that in general IB students fit in better than those AP students.

If you focus on the UK uni, this may be useful in case you haven’t read this before:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/the-complete-university-guide-top-10-universities-by-subject-1976144.html

Thank you again!

Chloe

ANChan59 | 2011-05-20 23:41
Chole

Thanks for your sharing and your info as listed.

If she can catch up in IB, she will learn more and more well prepare for university.

Check for pm.

ANChan59
nintendo | 2011-05-23 21:34
Quote:原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-5-18 19:14 發表
My son plans for IB, so no need to take so many country specific examinations, like GCE, AP, SAT.......



AP is a "regular" high school program/curriculum, not exactly a special examination.

SAT is almost compulsory for all universities in the USA. All students need to sit for this exam. It is a one off exam that is not within regular curriculum. If you want to go to a US unversity, you have to take SAT, no matter which high school curriculum you are from (local HK, IB, etc)
ANChan59 | 2011-05-23 21:54
nintendo

Thanks for you reminder, I will take note of SAT and AP.

You may overlook my original message. I use country specific examination, not special examination. So both are correct.

ANChan59
cstchan | 2011-06-06 08:29
Creative Primary School is private. However, Creative Secondary School is DSS. They do offer HKDSE for their students ([url]http://www.css.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&;view=article&id=206&Itemid=111).


Quote:原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-5-10 03:17 PM 發表


As CKY (IBDP) and Creative (MYP & IBDP)are private schools, so they can take 100% IB students and no NSS, eventually not fit the topic title. Logos (IBDP) claimed that their students will sit for bo ...
ANChan59 | 2011-06-06 10:53
Quote:原帖由 cstchan 於 11-6-6 08:29 發表
Creative Primary School is private. However, Creative Secondary School is DSS. They do offer HKDSE for their students (http://www.css.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206&Itemid=1 ...


Thanks cstchan

You are right, CSS is DSS school providing MYP in junior high both NSS & IBDP in high school.

I will amend my post accordingly.

ANChan59 [ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-6-6 13:22 編輯 ]
Cherishvalue | 2011-06-11 01:41
Dear ANchan59,

Received your pm. Tkx here.

Big clap to such a great parent in BK!


Rgds,

Cherishvalue

Quote:原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-6-6 10:53 發表


Thanks cstchan

You are right, CSS is DSS school providing MYP in junior high both NSS & IBDP in high school.

I will amend my post accordingly.

ANChan59
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