What is IB? About studying abroad

IB IBO (International Bachelor Degree Organization) was formally established in 1967, with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and its course and examination center in Cardiff, England. Its original intention is to serve international schools and facilitate the enrollment of children from international families. Currently, more than 500 schools in 55 countries offer IB courses at the same time. Students learn the same textbook in IB system. Take the global unified exam when you graduate. The proposition and marking of the test paper are directly planned by IB headquarters. In this way, the academic level of IB students all over the world is unified, and their diplomas are recognized as the highest level in the world. Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Princeton, Harvard and other famous schools give graduates many admission concessions.

Because of the advanced teaching purpose and teaching thought of IBO, it has attracted a large number of experts and scholars from all over the world who are committed to international education, and formed a powerful teaching and research institution of IBO-IB Curriculum and Examination Committee. In addition to imparting basic knowledge, IB teaching and research institutions also pay special attention to the cultivation of students' quality and ability and the development of students' interests. Its syllabus is changed every five years, and its knowledge is updated very quickly.

IBDP (International Bachelor Degree Diploma Course) is one of the three courses organized by IBO International Diploma Organization (the other two are PYP Primary School 1-5 Grade and MYP 6- 10 Grade). It is a high school course offered by IBO (International Bachelor Degree Organization) for students all over the world, and it is also a pre-university course. For two years, the teaching language is English. Its main purpose is to let students receive international education and lay a foundation for further study in world-renowned universities in the future.

All students in the IBDP diploma program must choose one course in six prescribed subject groups, at least three of which are advanced courses. The maximum score of each subject is 7 points, plus 3 points for expanding papers and knowledge papers, out of 45 points.

Group 1: Language A 1 and World Literature

Group 2: Language B (modern language other than mother tongue)

The third group: individuals and sociology (history, geography, economics, philosophy, psychology, etc. )

The fourth group: experimental science (physics, chemistry, biology, design, environmental system, etc. )

The fifth group: mathematics (advanced mathematics level, advanced mathematics standard level, mathematics research, mathematics method)

The sixth group: art and elective courses (art design, music, drama art, etc. , or the third modern language, or choose another subject from the third and fourth groups, or the standard level of advanced mathematics)

Students who want to get the IBDP diploma must also study TOK (knowledge theory) and EE (extended thesis), and have qualified 150 hours of CAS activities (creation, action and service). These three core courses are the concentrated expression of the uniqueness of the curriculum of IBO diploma program. The course of epistemology is an interdisciplinary compulsory course. Its purpose is to cultivate students' ability of judgment and comprehensive induction, encourage students to question basic knowledge, prevent subjective assumptions and ideological prejudice, and enhance students' ability of analysis and expression on a rational basis. "Extended thesis" requires students to conduct independent research based on a certain knowledge point in the course they have studied, and can write an article of 4,000 words. This requirement provides students with the opportunity to write papers according to their own interests, which makes them familiar with independent research methods and exercises their writing ability. CAS stands for creation, action and service, and encourages students to innovate, improve their artistic accomplishment, persist in exercising, care for others and give full play to the spirit of cooperation with others. Only when students surpass themselves and the knowledge in textbooks can they develop in an all-round way and become people with complete civic awareness.

Recognition of IB Diploma by Countries (Regions) in the World

All universities and professional colleges in Australia recognize IB as an excellent admission qualification. Because the academic level of IB is much higher than that of local middle school courses, all institutions welcome IB students to apply for admission, and some institutions even give priority to admission before graduation. Some colleges and universities also reduce or exempt some subjects that IB students need to study in their first year of university. IB courses are highly praised in all colleges and universities.

Thousands of universities in the United States and Canada regard IB diplomas as excellent admission qualifications. Famous universities such as Florida University, Yale, Princeton and other first-class Ivy League universities even allow IB students with excellent grades (students with 6 or 7 scores in all three major subjects) to study directly in the second year of university without having to study in the first year. In addition, most universities give credit relief to students who have achieved excellent results in individual subjects, thus shortening the time and expenses for students to study in universities. If you do math and physics in three main subjects, you can get credits.

The situation in Britain is similar to that in the United States and Canada, and all universities accept IB diplomas. World-class universities such as Oxford and Cambridge also welcome IB students to apply for admission, with a general score of around 36 points. The lowest score of the medical college affiliated to the University of London is only 32, and up to 40% of IB candidates score more than 32. Therefore, if the candidates can't reach the 36 points required by Australian medical schools, they can apply for a prestigious British school with a lower score and become medical students.

All universities in China do not accept IB scores except one in Nanjing.

Every university in Hong Kong gives IB graduates the same treatment as Hong Kong Secondary Seven students. They think that the level of IB is equal to the expectation of Hong Kong, and students can apply for admission directly with IB diploma.

IB is a world-class general preparatory diploma, and students with IB diploma will not be disadvantaged no matter where they study in the world. And after completing IB, you can skip the language course and go directly to college.