蔡繼有學校首誕兩IB狀元

annie40

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如果孩子有足夠能力，應該跟學校商量加開Chinese A, 另要在IGCSE已準備考中文第一語言卷，作為磨練進修，不然便浪費了。其實個別ESF中學，考Chinese A的，也是十位以下而已。

shadeslayer

原帖由 annie40 於 14-07-31 發表
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如果孩子有足夠能力，應該跟學校商量加開Chinese A, 另要在IGCSE已準備考中文第 ...

也對，不遇未影響到學校決定。

lawsonmoon

nintendo 發表於 14-7-29 15:46
Not the same now. More and more tier one universities are seeing IBDP as a preferred curriculum. S ...

這只是傳説,到今天IB在US仍然係小眾。我都係唔buy IB才不放仔女在英基。所以AIS都唔會行IB而行AP。

nintendo

不是傳説，自己上網找找。IB 不可能成為主流，IB 太 demanding，美國D高中生水平好參差。

annie40

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Also, the teaching resources are much higher.  Not many public schools could afford it.

ANChan59

原帖由 annie40 於 14-08-01 發表
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Also, the teaching resources are much higher.  Not many public schools could a ...

Yes, US can't afford that

foolish.mom

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Most top students in US go for AP, not IB.

lawsonmoon

foolish.mom 發表於 14-8-1 22:35
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Most top students in US go for AP, not IB.

They still don't believe that. Talking about US, not Europe.

ANChan59

foolish.mom 發表於 14-8-1 22:35
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Most top students in US go for AP, not IB.

I know about AP, my son studied AP Algebra and Calculus at 11. Compare with IB Maths HL, its relative easier..
But majority US students can't even sit for AP, how can they go for IB education.

They prefer AP more than IB, may be "Great America Ego" more important than academic standing. Just kidding  

foolish.mom

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Yes, because of the "Great America Ego", it takes much time for them to understand IB, to accept IB, if ever they will "generally" know what IB is.
That's why I said if the student targets US, he should study AP.

ANChan59

foolish.mom 發表於 14-8-2 00:11
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Yes, because of the "Great America Ego", it takes much time for them to unders ...

Agree, AP for US.......

webeheld

However the recognition of IB and AP is getting more and more equivalent for US universities. A lot of universities allocate credit to IB and AP students equally, unlike the past.

nintendo

原帖由 foolish.mom 於 14-08-02 發表
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Yes, because of the "Great America Ego", it takes much time for them to unders ...

The standard of IB is higher than AP. And American universities know that. So the recognition is there already. And there will be more. It is already very obvious this year. However, I agree AP will still be mainstream not only because of it is easier but also because it is more flexible. But again, students should only choose what is suitable for themselves. IB is definitely not a choice for everyone and it is definitely not popular and will never be popular. However parents should not say IB is not recognized just because their children has not chosen IB. IB it is definitely getting the recognition it deserved, and more recognition will be granted as US universities need to fight for top students with other countries. Go check online for information. Go to discussion forum. Talk to uni applicants. And u will know the current picture.

nintendo

原帖由 foolish.mom 於 14-08-02 發表
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Yes, because of the "Great America Ego", it takes much time for them to unders ...

It does not matter whether high schools or parents know about IB. Local HK parents say IB is piece of cake compared to DSE but so what? Universities know what they want. The offers to IB students from US universities are good this year compared to the past. And that means more than what parents of non-IB students/parents say.

foolish.mom

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I agree that IB recognition is getting better in US.  But I still think that it is more advantageous to study US curriculum and AP if primary target is in US.
I had the chance to attend campus visits and information sessions of around 10 top US universities this summer.  All of them mentioned AP a lot of times, but only a few mentioned IB.  The most important academic aspect in US university admission is the GPA of the 4 high school years.  Under US curriculum, it is not very hard to get an average GPA of 3.8 to 4.0.  However, I personally think that it is more difficult to get an average score of 6.7 to 7.0 for the last 4 years of IB.  I hope that every top university has a GPA conversion system for IB in favour of IB students.  Otherwise, the GPAs of IB students look bad when compared with those under US curriculum.

NKpa

How do HK local school students study AP? Self study is good enough? Are private tutors/centres helpful?

Choisumwong

How do HK students in UK study AP ? Million thanks if you can answer me.

lui

原帖由 lawsonmoon 於 14-07-29 發表
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lui

原帖由 doggy2013 於 14-07-27 發表
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唔好介意我認為你看事物太表面。你認為美國大學人人爭住讀嗎？我係buy 美國教育，不過人地唔揀就係力有不逮，蠢材？不揀美國有好多原因，唔想考sat,美國唔安全（a real fact as it bullies )。我朋友LPC IB，拿全港只得一名的李兆基full scholarship 揀Canada 都唔㨂US,佢將來也不會把仔女送美國去。

王家爸爸

NKpa 發表於 14-8-2 19:04
How do HK local school students study AP? Self study is good enough? Are private tutors/centres help ...

我也想知道自修生報的AP，是在香港考還是需要去美國考？