It's time to take off your masks and show your faces. Be proud, most Americans covet our program. Discuss your experiences as an IB student / IGCSE examination alumni et al.
Extended Essay, English Essay and all those little things that screw our lives over during high school.
Jul-13-2008 13:42
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
For those about to enter the program this is a good opportunity to gather enough info, tips, guides and how-to's in order to succeed.
Poor over-educated lads, I feel for you
Last edited by winston on Jul-13-2008 at 16:06
Jul-13-2008 14:57
PhaseFour
Big Bad Bald Asian Guy
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Sacramento and/or UC Davis, California
i was in IB and look at me now, i ended up on TA. fail
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Jul-13-2008 23:42
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
quote:
Originally posted by PhaseFour
i was in IB and look at me now, i ended up on TA. fail
what was your extended essay on?
edit: i know exactly what you mean. I feel the same way sometimes.
Jul-14-2008 00:22
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
i enjoyed ToK though (you can start hating me now)
Jul-14-2008 01:54
Nico R.
Junior tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
quote:
Originally posted by diggerz
i enjoyed ToK though (you can start hating me now)
Dude, those classes were frigging boring haha, writing that essay too although I got a good grade.
Jul-14-2008 03:45
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
How Come? (well, it depends on the teacher) it was pretty much talking your way out of (into) intellectual/philosophical/worldly discussions, no?
Jul-14-2008 03:47
Nico R.
Junior tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
quote:
Originally posted by diggerz
How Come? (well, it depends on the teacher) it was pretty much talking your way out of (into) intellectual/philosophical/worldly discussions, no?
Yeah, I guess it depends on the teacher, but still it was boring
Jul-14-2008 03:52
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
quote:
Originally posted by Nico R.
Yeah, I guess it depends on the teacher, but still it was boring
Well, not to me. I enjoyed and participated avidly (when i could) esoteric conversations are my thing.
*coughs*bullshit*coughs*
Last edited by winston on Jul-14-2008 at 04:19
Jul-14-2008 04:09
PhaseFour
Big Bad Bald Asian Guy
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Sacramento and/or UC Davis, California
quote:
Originally posted by PhaseFour
i was in IB and look at me now, i ended up on TA. fail
i did a protein assay of rat liver cells for the EE.
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Jul-14-2008 06:19
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
Free Trade Commerce between Central & South America and the U.S - Advantages and Disadvantages focused on Standard of Living/GDP
Jul-14-2008 14:00
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
I had a friend who grew up doing the IB program, but then went to a plain public school. I found his descriptions of IB kind of interesting.