SOme come and tell me aboit IBS.....

[idobelieveinghosts]

DD has to decide whether to do A levels or IBS for next year (i think its IBS anyway) .

We have heard IBS is a lot more work, its only just become available here.So starting in Sept 09.

[SqueakyPop]

IBS = irritable bowel syndrom

IB = international baccalaureat (and specifically, IB diploma).

I think you have to look at what DD wants to do at university and where.

[SqueakyPop]

IBS = irritable bowel syndrom

IB = international baccalaureat (and specifically, IB diploma).

I think you have to look at what DD wants to do at university and where.

[idobelieveinghosts]

oh ok so no 's' on the end...lol

she wants to be a doctor and prob go to uni in Australia.

[idobelieveinghosts]

..and perhaps one day diagnose.treat IBS

[shergar]

IB is more highly thought of by University admissions, but for most UK medical schools there is an entrance exam anyway, so not that vital. I can't speak for the Australian medical school system, and I think you might be better contacting some of them.

[bagsforlife]

Definitely contact the Australian medical schools before embarking on it. However, am pretty sure they would accept the IB.

The IB covers more subjects than the 4 A levels in single subjects you daughter would be doing.

My nephew is doing it in Germany and it means he can't give up the subjects he dislikes and there is a very big workload. But if your DD wants to do medicine she is going to have that anyway with the subjects she will have to do at A level to get the prerequisite 3 As! There is also a pre-admission test pupils have to take whilst applying to most, if not all, I am not sure,medical schools called the BMAT.

[idobelieveinghosts]

Right ok, thanks for your help, she and her dad went to an open evening and got a bit more info on it. From Sept 09 it will be the schools first year of doing IB. They have said it's a lot more work.

She is very good with her work, she just got GCSE a's for her chemistry, biology and physics a year early..and resitting module 5 of her maths as she was 1 point away from a B mark for that one.

Will find out about the australiam uni's, see what they accept.

Thanks.

[titchy]

Check the fees for Aussie unis. If she counts as overseas they'll be extortionate...