<p>haha lucky, most cali schools give u 5s but we have a 1.1x system here, so if u get an A in an AP class it gives u a 4.4, an A- a 4.07 and so on... i kinda like here how u dont get to see the actual #s... a 93 is an A but a 100 is an A also, so I'll just get a 95 to be safe incase something happens (u never know), but i dont need to work for that 100, unlike when i was in canada and all the actual #s show up and u see a 93 in english and 88 in french and 100 in history, and WHO doesn't want a 100? i dont care for a 100 here in us as long as i get an A</p>
<p>omg ya!!! i LOVE the letter grades! lol that was like the best part about american high schools. before i had to stress over a dam 86 or 87. now it's like 93?? same thing as 100!!!</p>
<p>wow, that would make life a whole lot easier. Those little percentages really don't make a big difference to your average and they're so hard to get. Teachers are really stingy here about giving 90's too. Like crazychai was saying, an 89 or 90 is really good. I think I'm pulling off a 91 or 92, although your mark does take a bit of a hit being in IB. Thank god an 85 is an A at McGill though. That sounds a bit more decent.</p>
<p>i am really curious on how the IBs work... do u go to special schools for them? or do u take them like APs.. fo APs we just take them in our regular school and its not a special program or anything... its like an "honor" or "advanced" class and you just take the AP national test in may... from what i heard IBs is a whole set of program and you do it "right" u have to write a whole bunch of stuff at the end like a research paper an extended essay 2 history papers blah blah and they set what courses you take and such... how do IBs work? if u know anything about Alevels, info on that would be appreciated too! <3</p>
<p>swtswtdreams:
You don<code>t really go to a</code>special school<code>for the IB,but you need to go to a school that offers the program. Your school basically needs to be recognized by the IBO(IB organization). My school is a normal American high school that offers IB, so it isn</code>t a specialized school for IB.There are normal(regular) classes, and then IB classes.
IB requires you to take 6 classes in different subject areas(Math, first language, second language, social science, science, and a choice of your own) and a TOK class(it<code>s like a philoshiphy class). You need to take 3 subjects at a</code>higher level<code>(more in depth), and 3 subjects at a</code>standard level<code>(not as much depth as a higher level course) You are also required to do an extended essay, which is a reaserach paper done in a certain subject. You also have to do something that</code>s called CAS, which is 150 hours of activities, such as volunteering, sports, etc etc.
In each class, you are required to send some kind of work to the IBO. They are called internal assesments. For instance, you need to send in an oral presentation for one of your literature classes, math portfolio for a math class, and lab reports for science, etc. The IBO grades the internal assesments, which count for your final grade.
At the end of 2 years, you take the final exam. You get a score for each subject ranging from 1-7, with 7 being the highest. There are specific minimum scores for higher leve/standard level subjects, and if you do not meet the minimum, you will not be awarded the diploma.
Okay, sorry this is a bit long..hope that helped.</p>