Sharing of IB vs NSS

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WYmom | 2011-10-04 11:19
Hi, ANChan59,
Do you know if most top students choose HL or SL English A in IB if they want to choose Business faculty in universities?

Thanks for your advice.
ANChan59 | 2011-10-04 12:08
Quote:原帖由 WYmom 於 11-10-4 11:19 發表
Hi, ANChan59,
Do you know if most top students choose HL or SL English A in IB if they want to choose Business faculty in universities?


WYmom

If really top students, they don't care English A, HL or SL, they will score 6-7.

I attended some admission talks in CUHK, HKU and hKUST, I have the feeling the min language requirement of English (A1/A2) HL is 4, SL is 5. As no data for English A yet, I guess they prefer HL in some Schools, like Law and not Business (Other parents correct me if i am wrong). In general, they consider the IB score first, like 38, 40..... my son's analysis (replaced original strategy) aim for highest score in languages and not taking syllabus B, so English A - SL may be a good choice for him.

We chatted with an admission officer of B School in HKUST, they are comfortable of the students from IS/ESF with good IB scores, and not specify the HL or SL for languages, but they specify the Maths must be HL for QF.

That's what i know right now. My son & wife will attend seminars in CUHK this weekend. I will remind them to ask this question.

ANChan59 [ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-10-6 10:43 編輯 ]
WYmom | 2011-10-04 12:33
ANChan59,

Thanks a lot for your reply. May I ask if your son is taking HL in Maths? We are told that it is very challenging and not easy to get high scores...

And, is your son also taking HL Physics? Is it very difficult as well?
Some people said that it is more difficult than HL Chem.

Thanks.
ANChan59 | 2011-10-04 16:03
May I ask if your son is taking HL in Maths?
[Yes, he will.]

We are told that it is very challenging and not easy to get high scores...
[His standard is very top in his school, he scored ~90 and top 10 in the grade, so 7 is not a problem to him. His comment on Maths HL is challenging, a few of his classmates struggle at HL, may change to SL later. They aim at either QF in HK or Economics in LSE or Oxbridge, 7 in Maths HL is the min requirement.]

And, is your son also taking HL Physics? Is it very difficult as well? Some people said that it is more difficult than HL Chem.
[Physics HL is easier than Chemistry HL to score 6-7 by % (18+11%=29% vs 17+8%=25% for 2010). Now, he is taking both Physics and Economics HL, so 4 HL. Both have high chance for 7, he tends to take Economics as HL in the future. Economics HL is 26+12%=38% for 2010]

My son study in a DSS elite school, his Maths and Science subjects is better than most IS/ESF students. English may be another story, still much better than other local schools. [ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-10-4 16:13 編輯 ]
ksenia | 2011-10-04 22:25
My daughter is now studying in LPC. She said English A HL is very difficult to get a 7. In one of her 2nd years' English A2 class, only one girl got a predicted 7. However, many of the students are already outstanding. So I would suggest you to choose SL as many subjects in university don't necessarily require HL English. My daughter chose SL at first but switched to HL. She is thinking of changing it to SL now, but might not be successful though.
ANChan59 | 2011-10-04 23:17
Choose HL & SL not necessary just to demonstrate ability, more on strategically get better predicted scores.
ksenia | 2011-10-04 23:18
but it's about your ability at first. those who are from dgs, dbs, spcc only got a 6 for their PG.
ksenia | 2011-10-04 23:19
and please explain more on the "strategy" part
ANChan59 | 2011-10-04 23:28
I suggest you check different university's language requirements, you may see very rare to specify HL in English.

If a student more Arts-focus, Group 4 and 5 may not their strength, they may pick SL, so taking HL in English due to constraints of 3HL, 3SL, of course, ability is another consideration.

For your daughter's seniors from named schools are the second best from those schools, because the best students are in Big 3 through EAS. I think you must support my remark.
ANChan59 | 2011-10-04 23:31
Quote:原帖由 ksenia 於 11-10-4 23:19 發表
and please explain more on the "strategy" part


Did you check score boundaries of different subjects? If yes, you know what I mean.
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