<p>I'm a high school student doing the IB diploma,
and here are the courses that i'm planning to take.</p>
<p>English SL ?
French SL
History HL ?
Biology HL
Chemistry HL
Math SL ?</p>
<p>After high school I want to go into the sciences, chemistry specifically. The reason I chose History HL was because I've always been really interested in what IB History taught... but I'm kinda unsure about Math SL or Math HL, and whether to take English HL or SL. From what i've heard, Math HL is BRUTAL, but I've always been good at math, math 10, 97; math 11, 98. Another thing, is english HL going to do me any good if I'm going into the sciences? and should i put history back down to SL? Any ideas?</p>
<p>Judging from your post, you must be a sophomore right now planning for your junior year right? (I completed my IB Diploma last year, freshman in college this year) If so, you could always consider deciding which HL to pursue (history or math) depending on how you like the first year of the course. </p>
<p>I would recommend math HL, but that is mostly from personal bias. I didn’t get the chance to take math HL at my school, and I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage this year while pursuing physics or engineering. However, math HL is a more difficult class than history HL, and if you’re more passionate about the history HL curriculum, it seems like it’d be a better choice to pursue that. </p>
<p>If possible, I think it’d be best to keep your options open so you can make a decision after you have seen a bit of each class.</p>
<p>IB Math HL was far and above more difficult than the other IBs that I took but that may have been due to the teacher. I loved Chem HL and I would recommend that you pick up some physics if you are interested in continuing chem in college, although bio would a good choice too.</p>
<p>The math is very useful and you will have to cover it all in college anyway so weigh that as well.</p>