<p>I need help with course selection! I'm taking the IB Diploma and I get to change some of my courses before this semester ends and I need help! Here are the courses i've signed up for:
IBHLs: Math, English, Business
IBSLs: Bio, Psyche, Spanish</p>
<p>Here's what I'm worried about:
Harvard is my dream college and people have told me that ivy leagues look at whether a student has challenged him/herself or not... Should I take 4 HLs by switching SL Bio to HL bio? (some people in my grade are taking 4 HLs and 2 SLs next year)
I don't plan to go to med school but people tell me SL Bio is like the easiest science course and I don't want colleges to think that I only picked easy courses to get good grades... I don't know what to do!</p>
<p>At my school we only do like 3 HLS and 3 SLS, yet I had already taken two SL tests in Junior year so my senior year I saturated my schedule with AP classes and two more SLS. Although the classes I added wasn’t HL it still looked good in comparison to what the rest of the grade was doing. Similarly, in your case, you want to challenge yourself especially if the rest of your grade is doing so. If I were you I would take the HL Bio class, it is not very difficult, you’ll be challenging yourself, and when you take the test you can actually get college credit for a 6 or 7 (Harvard doesn’t look at SL for College credit.) Of course, even more important than challenging yourself is that you do well in whatever class you take.</p>
<p>@SpeakerBoxer: thanks for your reply! I really really appreciate it. I was somewhat worried about taking 4 HLs because I thought colleges would think that I’m too into academics and not well rounded. Thank you so so much for replying so soon! I need to talk to my counselor before june 1st :)</p>