<p>with three sessions its quite a possibility..........there are things against such a course of action but ....it can always be jealousy</p>
<p>The name is Rajesh Poddar and he goes to Princeton.
By the way, you should read one of my earlier posts I made for someone like you. I will paste it here.</p>
<p>"I ll let u in on the big secret. U see, we, those who claim that our friend has 13 A's, are all aliens trying to invade the world. we have chosen CC as our vehicle and we are claiming these 13 A's as a political step. princeton uni was established by our forefather aliens so if u do call there as well, u ll get the response that we want u to get. u r also a part of the grand design so keep your silly posts coming. i m really bored these days so its good fun.
have fun, dude!!!"</p>
<p>As someone who went from A-Levels to IB when I moved schools/countries, I agree with Jsn88's assessment. It seems thorough. I pretty much hate second languages so I really struggled with the second language requirement for the IB Diploma (even at Ab Initio - beginner's - level!!). I didn't much like the Extended Essay, but yes, with coursework requirements and Diploma requirements, time management seems a little more critical in the IB than A-Levels. </p>
<p>It may seem the IB is more preferred than the A-Levels in the US, but I think that's because most A-Level students tend to go to UK, Australia or Canada (though the IB is gaining speed there :)) or other Commonwealth countries where they're used to the style of declaring a major straight off in their application. And studying only that for the next 3/4 years. I was offered acceptance at one Canadian uni; only 3 credits were for non-biotech related courses for graduation, two of which my English and History HL credits would take care of... Only ONE non-science/math course if I wanted to graduate in 3 years? No thanks. American liberal arts, here I come!</p>
<p>But hey, that's just me.</p>
<p>However, some universities do only give credit for IB HL subjects and not the entire Diploma so if that concerns you (and not the experience of doing the Diploma or a preference for rounded pre-u course), doing 4 A-Levels subjects (at A2, not AS) might benefit you better in getting out of introductory classes or lightening your graduation credit requirements. :)</p>
<p>Edit: I didn't mean to make it sound like I don't like the IB from my first paraf. It's nice and it suits my personality better than the A-Levels, but the foreign language requirement just makes me grind my teeth. I'm not linguistically inclined.</p>
<p>I haven't found anything on Mr. Poddar after searching. As I said before, I don't believe one could score 13As on the A Levels and get away unnoticed. Until you have something more substantial than meaningless grandstanding to prove your case, it seems that Mr. Poddar's achievements are either being highly overrated by you, or there are other strange circumstances at work.</p>
<p>There are two great things about this:
A) It is helping me kill boredom over the summer.
B) The fact that people do not believe fellow posters (at least 6 of my friends, all of whom went to the same high school as (Rajesh Poddar) have already backed the 13 As) is simply astounding to me. It is not even like I am claiming I got 13 As (which I didnt), or any of the other people who know of the achievement. Now Nepal is a poor country far far away and a lot of things go unnoticed by the media. Now CC is based extensively on trusting fellow posters who provide information and resources and facts for fellow college-aspiring students. Why would 7 CCers provide false information about a legitimate student who goes to Princeton (a simple google search of the name will prove this)? Just because it went unnoticed by the media doesnt mean its not true!
Wake up!!! You havent heard of it doesnt mean it didnt happen!
Coming from a far off country and never being able to visit any of the colleges in the US before getting here, I relied a lot on CC to understand and appreciate the decision I was making to attend a college here. There has to be an element of trust and faith, specially in people who post here regularly and try to help others out. If people at Kenyon had lied about their experiences here, I might have made the wrong choice in attending a college. I still stick around at CC because, while I want to kill some time, I also want to help other people in much the same way I was helped when I was going through the process. Now someone getting 13 As might not necessarily help anyone directly but I have no reason to lie, nor do all the others who are supporting it. It is up to you whether you want to believe it or not, but I know it happened.</p>
<p>This isn't a parochial event, if it happened. The girl who scored 17As for the Malaysian equivalent of the O Levels last year made local headlines, but didn't get any attention worldwide. If shed had got 17As for the CIE O Levels, however, I can imagine there would have been something of a fuss about it worldwide, and certainly something about it locally. 13As for the A Levels is not your run of the mill accomplishment, and it would certainly be published in the Nepali press, if not worldwide. The British Empire colonised half the world, so half the world knows what an accomplishment like this is, and yet not a single news outlet picked up on this? Not even a Nepali one? Even your school website doesn't say anything about this. It's simply too implausible.</p>
<p>my school website? haha...i will have to check that out!
you don't understand...technology is not big in Nepal. I know of my school website from someone who does not even go to my school (which will be you)! I am sure more than half the school does not know of it either.
When the country is in bloodshed and atelast 10 deaths are reported in the newspaper each day, I guess educational achievements dont find a place there.
I can see why it would be hard for you to believe this but at the same time, why would I lie about it, loads of other people would back it and provide a legitimate name? Sometimes, it's not just the facts; you have to trust people as well.</p>
<p>I just googled for my school's 'website' and this is what I found in 'About the school" section:</p>
<p>"The full credit for the inception of the idea about the school and its implementation must be given to H.M King Birendra Bir Birkram Shah Deva, who initiated the school development upon his return from his studies in the UK and the USA as the Crown prince. The school is also proud that both the Crown price, HRH Dipendra Bir Birkram Shahdeva and HRH prince Nirajan are graduates from the school Deeply aware of the financial problems facing it, His Majesty the King instituted a revolving fund Dipendra Akshya Kosh with an initial corpus of Rs. 7 lakhs. "</p>
<p>It should be of interest to you that H.M King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva is unfortunately no longer with us (but the article does not say Late H.M King Birendra...), the Crown Prince became the King as well (for a short time) and both the princes are dead as well and yet the article says "are graduates from the school". The late Kings Birendra and Dipendra and late Prince Nirajan died on a massacre that killed about 15 other royal members about four years ago. Now when the school website does not have updated information about something like that....
if you understand what I mean!
It is sad that my school does not have a record of something it could be so proud of, but at the same time, i would not trust this website as I just showed you one of many flaws.</p>
<p>People accepted to ivies or other prestigious colleges in america with "cambridge" or "edexcel" A levels: let yourself be know here.</p>
<p>Tell us what subjects you took and the grades you got; and also whether you did edexcel or cambridge. Your other stats like sat scores, ECs,etc, will also be helpful--thanks!!</p>
<p>why don't you start a new thread instead of bumping a 6 month old one? you're more likely to get replies that way.</p>
<p>Banedon:</p>
<p>" In AQA GCE Advanced levels in UK:
Biology A - 23.3%
Biology B - 21.6%
Chemistry - 30.2%
Economics - 30.7%
Further Mathematics A - 45.1%
Further Mathematics B - 47.8%
Mathematics A - 32.3%
Mathematics B - 34.5%
Physics A - 28.8%
Physics B - 26.0%</p>
<p>Taking 13 subjects is not all that hard if the grading standard is as lenient as this. As long as you have decent intelligence (doesn't need to be a genius to be in top 20%), it's doable and you'll get decent grades. As for "further math", almost half got A--doesn't seem to be anything to worth sweating about."</p>
<p>At A-level you take a subject only if your good at it. Obviously a chinese kid who cant string together a few words isn't going to take English Literature. (Exaggeration obviously). Thats why Further Maths has one of the highest A grade rates.</p>
<p>accepted to princeton class of 2011.</p>
<p>did the singapore-cambridge 'A' levels. Subjects taken were Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, General Paper, Project Work and Special Papers in Physics and Mathematics. I was placed out of the Mother Tongue requirement but most people also take a language at AO level.</p>
<p>edexcel is easier than cambridge, but not offered in singapore, where there's no such thing as AS level and all students sit for their 'A' levels in one sitting at the end of two years in junior college.</p>
<p>oh, still awaiting 'A' level results by the way</p>
<p>Accepted MIT EA</p>
<p>CIE A Levels (Predicted) Math A, Literature A, Biology A (wrote on a different examination board), Physics A, Chemistry A, Further Math A (wrote on a different board).</p>
<p>ECS- 4 activities. President of 2, various leadership positions in the others. I made sure I made significant contributions to these activities and initiated several exciting projects/events. When the time came for describing these activities on the app, I had a lot of fascinating stuff to write about. That way my innovative side, and passion for these activities, was SHOWN to the admission officer reading my application.
SAT I - okay, all above 700. SATII - 2320 (the A Level Sciences helped me a lot here)
My stats aren't all that great. But my teacher recs were AMAZING. My teachers weren't used to writing AMERICAN recommendations. For example, they would put: Very Good Student, when what they REALLY wanted to say was "The best I have seen in the history of my entire teaching career" or something. My advice would be to make sure your teachers use key phrases and examples that would i) catch the admissions officer's attention immediately, and ii) strengthen whatever point they are trying to make. I was lucky in that my teachers asked for my opinion (and help) on their recs. If you want more examples of the key phrases, I recommend reading "What It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges" by Chuck Hughes
For my essays, I rewrote each of them like 13 times. Start early! The more you revise the better they become. Use anecdotes to make the essay more interesting. Link the conclusion to the introduction, or something you said in your anecdote, to make the essay a lot more coherent and "pleasurable" to read. SHOW through specific examples/stories/events, rather than simply just stating something.
Sorry for the lecture, but just wanted to impart some of the information I found very helpful.</p>
<p>Which A-level is easier Edexcel or CIE and how are Edexcel,CIE,AP and IB compared?</p>
<p>Which A-level is easier Edexcel or CIE and how are Edexcel,CIE,AP and IB compared?</p>
<p>Easiest First</p>
<ol>
<li>AP</li>
<li>Edexcel</li>
<li>CIE </li>
<li>Ib</li>
</ol>
<p>Just don't take CIE. It sucks!!</p>
<p>is further math at A-levels the same as HL mathematics at IB</p>
<p>Hey,
i took the singaporean O levels and totally flung my higher chinese ( which can be considered as a university entrance qualification grade). Not a lousy grade, but a FAIL as i wrote out of topic accidentally for a topic that seemed kinda wierd. Anyway, i won't be taking the chinese A levels in Singapore as i would be heading out of the counry in August to take the IB. Was wondering if anyone could give me the breakdown of the IB chinese A2 as i was wondering if i could take it as a self-taught subject. Also, i wouldn't mind if anyone could tell me if there was any international proficiency test?</p>
<p>I just read a news last week that says a guy from pakistan sat 22 A-levels(ang got mostly A) in one year and that set the world record.
here's the link to the news:Pakistani</a> Student: Ali Moeen Nawazish Sets A-Levels World Record
I guess the argument could settle down now?</p>