It’s the new school year, and the homework is flowing in! That means for IB students (or ones thinking about it) have some things to think about. One of the scary things I first thought of when going into grade nine was not of the school year ahead of me, but the school year after. I feared IB because of all the stories of kids sleeping at 3 a.m. and running on nothing but Tim Horton’s coffee. Speaking from experience however, IB isn’t all that bad for the first two weeks, at least for now it is.
One thing I regret doing is loosening my grip on the homework in the second week. You’ve probably heard this a million times, but it really is important to focus and not procrastinate, or right off the bat the teacher thinks you’re a bad student. There was also a lot of pressure on me to join clubs around the school, and tryouts and auditions were starting to roll in. Clubs are good because they look spectacular on your university application or resume, so it is very important to join at least one or two. As always, it is also important to make new friends; you may or may not have your old friends in your IB classes, and in the case that you don’t, new friends are a must. Put yourself in a group of talented individuals and not the shady groups that you may find around the school. Grade 10 IB is nothing hard, but it may be challenging if one does not listen to the lectures and what the teacher says, as the classes do tend to move quite fast. As long as you stay on top of the work, you’ll be more than fine.
P.S.: As a personal bias, Western Canada High School has a much larger budget and (to me) a preferably better school to attend rather than other schools offering IB 😀
P.P.S.: More updates will roll in as I drown in more homework
