IB subjects help!

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hi, I'm currently enrolled in the IB Diploma programme and I was wondering how much my HL subjects will affect, or limit rather, my major in University. I'm a little worried because I honestly don't know what I want to study right now (I'm a rising junior) though I am considering the biological/biomedical sciences. However, universities in England, Canada etc with specific IB requirements all state that you need Chemistry HL in order to be accepted for the course. Although American Universities don't have any of these specific subject requirements, I was just wondering whether not taking Chemistry HL will hurt my chances of getting into a biological/biomedical science programme at one of the more selective universities. </p>

<p>Thank you so much for reading this and any help will be greatly appreciated! :)</p>

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<p>So are you considering UK, USA, Canada or all? They have vastly different requirements so please state specifically which schools you’re considering.</p>

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<p>^ Sorry! I meant universities in the US only</p>

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<p>I don’t think your subjects will affect your major.</p>

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<p>i don’t think it will in the US, but Chemistry would be good for your intended major</p>

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<p>^ Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Sometimes colleges don’t want you to gain entry level credit for your intended major. They want to teach you themselves. Most selected colleges don’t give any credit for SL courses. Some of the best colleges only give credit for 7’s on IB HL tests only. I would suggest you take HL courses at you school with the best teachers in subject areas that you like, so that you will do well on the tests.
An example of what happened to my daughter; She took HL biology and it will get credited as a biology elective. Doesn’t even count in completing the biology major. Same thing would have happened if she had taken HL chemistry. </p>

<p>Go to the colleges you are interested in attending and see each of their policies on IB credits and how they are applied for meeting both your major and overall college requirements.</p>

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<p>I have a QUESTION! How do you enroll in an IB diploma?</p>

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<p>you have to attend an ib world school (a school that does the ib diploma). you can go to [International</a> education - The International Baccalaureate offers high quality programmes of education to a worldwide community of schools](<a href=“http://www.ibo.org/]International”>http://www.ibo.org/) to check out the list of schools by country/state</p>