How should I decide whether to take the full diploma or the IB certificates? What benefits come from taking IB courses, but not the diploma?
This is a complex issue and one you should think about carefully with guidance from your parents, teachers, and counselors. If you need the IB diploma in order to meet national standards at the universities of your choice, the decision is simple: Enroll as a full diploma student. For other students, especially those attending universities in North America, there is choice involved. The full diploma is seen as the most well rounded, rigorous, and comprehensive course of study for the final two years at the CA. When applying to universities, the diploma can certainly be an advantage. Being part of the diploma program is one very tangible way of showing yourself to be a highly motivated and inquisitive student. Furthermore, students who are not in the diploma program do not receive the same depth of training in skills that are necessary for college success such as writing the extended essay and the knowledge basis provided by TOK. IB diploma students should feel confident that they have b
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