Hey, good luck with everything! I am also considering taking IB next year, and I was wondering if you personally think it is worth it in the future? People have been telling me to not take it, but I want the opinion of an actual IB student. Thanks :)
Hey there! Well my alternative was NCEA, the standard New Zealand high school certificate, which I just wasn't a fan of. The reason being nearly every single subject relied on rote learning and ultimately I wanted to measure my success (or occasionally lack thereof) internationally rather than just everyone in my country. Also, I wanted to go to university overseas, where it is much easier to get in with ib.
Firstly, I find those who took ib were those who had heard its fairly accurate reputation and had decided to go ahead and do it anyway. They generally have much better attitudes and are committed to doing well, unless they were forced to do it in which case... nvm
Secondly, the ridiculous workload has forced me to become very good at writing essays, reflecting on my own performance, critical thinking and of course time management.
That's not to say it hasn't done my head in.
But despite the hell I am still going through, (haven't slept more than 5 hours a night in longer than I can remember) I wouldn't recommend anything else.
My psych teacher jokes that we'll be able to party it up in university, because it will be a breeze compared to what we're doing now. It is a rigorous programme, ibquotes.com is not lying.
BUT in terms of the future, I'm afraid that's up to you young grasshopper. Do you want to go to an overseas university in the future? What are your other options? Do the six subject groups appeal to you? In general IB covers more but goes into less depth (In the sciences and compared to NCEA anyway) does this appeal to you?
There are other options like doing a 7th subject (haha good luck with that though) or doing a subject like ESS (environmental systems and societies) that bridges groups 3 and 4 so you can do another language or art if it suits you.
Everything else like the EE, ToK, CAS, OP, IA, HL and SLs will come later (there are a heck tonne of acronyms)
So tl;dr: Yep I recommend it, but I was lucky enough to have the six subject groups fit my learning style, you have to think about yours also message me any time literally i live and breathe ib at this point.
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