How to Choose IB Subjects and Keep University Options Open

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Jul 052017
 

To keep options open for university choices later, you need to be aware of the International Baccalaureate (IB) requirements at universities where you might want to apply. Start by investigating the general IB requirements of universities in each country under consideration.

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Start with the End in Mind

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Aug 242015
 

Students starting college or university this fall do well to the advice given by Angel Perez to ensure that they complete their degree. Although aimed at students studying in the US, his points easily apply for students around the world.

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Do Swiss Universities Accept the IB Diploma?

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Mar 052015
 

“Yes, but…,” is the answer to this frequently asked question. Swiss universities all have formal recognition policies for the International Baccalaureate Diploma but those policies only recognize a subset of IB courses, require certain courses to be taken at higher level, and state a minimum number of total points (before bonus points) that the student must attain.

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Dutch universities recruit in UK with cheaper fees

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Mar 172012
 

The BBC continues its coverage of the increasing attractiveness of Dutch universities, which offer increasingly more English degree programs, to students from the UK. Dutch universities recruit in UK with cheaper fees.

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Why College/University Rankings Should Be Handled with Care

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Mar 152012
 

It is easy to get caught up in college and university rankings, or league tables as they are called in the UK, so it is always important to understand just how a set of rankings compares institutions. University World News recently published this article on what the rankings do and do not measure: Eight years of ranking: What have we learned? Lynn O’Shaugnessy, who writes for CBS Money Watch as well as her own College

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More EU students applying to Scottish universities

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Mar 072012
 

As fees for universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland increase, more students from the EU are heading to Scotland which has not raised its fees.  BBC News – Rise in EU students applying to Scottish universities. At the same time that fees are increasing, the available number and range of course options is declining. One in four university courses axed in England but few cut in Scotland. Conversely, more students from Scotland are going

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