IB League of Parents Meeting
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Meeting Materials Discussed
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Agenda:
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Welcome
IB Overview and Updates
January 28th – HWDSB IB night – Education Centre
IOption Sheets for grade 9 and 10 are due February
29th for AHS students.
(Outside AHS is a little different process)
5. Pathways for grade 9/10 students
Next meeting - Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 (630pm)
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IB – The Diploma Model
Grounded in the liberal arts
tradition, the IB Diploma Program
features concurrent study in 6 (or
5) subject areas in a rich curriculum
that combines breadth and depth.
Designed to instill a global
perspective and to promote crosscultural understanding and respect,
the Diploma Program emphasizes
inquiry-based learning and
discovery. Along with a sense of
social responsibility, students
develop independent and criticalthinking skills vital to university
studies. The Diploma Program
rounds out students' experiences
through creative expression,
community involvement and
physical activity.
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Timeline for 2014/2015
IB League of Parents – Staff Presentation Schedule
February 16 – Group 4 (Experimental Sciences) and Group 5 (Math)
March 29 – Extended Essay and CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
Purpose: To have meetings centered on the courses students will take in
the IBDP in grades 11/12. IB teachers will share curriculum content and
big ideas of the courses they teach. They will also highlight the
differences between the IB and OSSD for their subject area too.
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Grade 10 Options –Preparing for IB
What is the same?
• Each student still selects 8 credits of courses
• Each student will have a balanced timetable
• Students will still take an English, Math, History,
and Science class.
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What is different for grade 10 options
Students may opt OUT of Careers and Civics in grade 10
• Students will receive a “substitution” in their final semester of IB
• Students who do not complete the IB diploma must take these
compulsory courses
 Courses will be “set” into semesters
• MPM2D1 sem 1
• CHC2D1 sem 1
• SNC2D1 sem 1
• ENG2D1 sem 2
• MCR3U1 sem 2
• FSF2D1/LWSBU1 sem 2 – if they want to take French as
their second language IB
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What do we do with electives?
 Students can choose 2 elective courses total (one
each semester)
 Students can select careers and civics if they wish
 Students can select courses they enjoy, or something
they would not be able to take in IB
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Ex. Students can take a grade 11 science option
Students may select 2 of the 3 sciences in IB
Combinations: chemistry & biology OR chemistry & physics
If you want to take 2 science courses in IB, then choose
either biology or physics as the elective courses
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Timelines for the “IB Decision”
 At Option Sheet Time in grade 10, students will decide
if they want to continue with IB, or take regular OSSD
courses for grade 11.
 This will be released next week at the IB Night, a copy
will be emailed to you too.
 Will be an application and option sheet (2 separate
documents)
 Students intending to take IB will register for specific
HL (3 courses) and SL courses (3 courses).
 Students not intending to pursue IB will select regular
OSSD courses from the option sheet.
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Views on IB from McGill and McMaster
McGill University - Montreal
McGill has enthusiastically recruited IB students for over two decades. Even
today, when reviewing an application from an IB Diploma candidate, whether
from the local CEGEP, across Canada or the other side of the globe, our
admissions officers can be assured of the candidate's strong and broad-based
academic preparation. We have seen that IB students embrace the rigorous
academic challenges of university life and perform well in their McGill
programs. As a member of the College and University Recognition Taskforce, I
can attest to the respected position of the IB diploma at prestigious universities
throughout North America.
Kim Bartlett - Director of Admissions and Recruitment, McGill University
McMaster University
“We are rather partial to the IB applicants who meet our admission requirements and
certainly try to admit as many as we can, since we strongly believe that these
applicants are well prepared to succeed academically at McMaster. While we must
treat a grade as a grade from all ministry inspected schools, we do look at Education
Source as part of our process. If the applicants indicate on their applications that
they are completing the IB Diploma vs. the OSSD, then we can pick that up from our
system information.”
Rebecca Clifford – Director Admissions Process, McMaster University
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Preparing for university
 What will we need for university?
• Ontario Universities require 6 grade 12 U or M level courses
that they will use for an admissions average
• Universities will also have total IB scores required for
admission
 What marks/scores will I need?
• Each university will be different
• Each program will also be different
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University admission
 What courses will I need for university admission?
• Each program will have its own requirements
• Each university can determine the requirements for its own
programs
 General areas of university study – what they require.
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Business – English and 2 Math courses
Science –English, Math, 2 Science courses
Engineering – English, Math, Chemistry, Physics
Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences – English
 Students can meet ALL university entrance
requirements with their IB choices.
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How will universities recognize IB for admission?
 Ontario universities will use OSSD grades first.
• Ontario universities will use what is in the student’s best
advantage. OSSD admission average or IB Diploma Score
 Universities outside of Ontario will have their own policies.
• McGill University can use IB grades for admission and advanced
standing into second year.
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Ontario universities’ Application Cycle
Here is how the admission cycle works
• January – look at courses completed in grade 11 only
• They can generate a conditional offer of admission
• March – look at a combination of grade 11 and 12
courses
• They can generate a conditional offer of admission
• May – look at grade 12 courses only (finals and midterms)
– at this time, universities can also use IB predicted grades
• They can generate a conditional offer of admission
• July – All offers of admission are confirmed
• Final grades and final IB scores are sent to universities
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Benefit of IB in the admissions process
 Many “competitive” programs require supplementary
application information
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- all programs request this
• University of Toronto – Rotman Commerce, Engineering
• Waterloo University – many programs have specific
information requests for the AIF
 An admissions average/score can be calculated in
different ways
• IB total score can be helpful
• OSSD average based on 6 marks, including required courses
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IB and University Admission
 Scholarships require excellence in academics,
involvement, and leadership.
 What sets you apart from all the other 90%+
students?
 Will IB be too hard and make it impossible to get into
a university?
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Preparing for university and taking IB
 Developing:
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Study skills
Test taking skills
Decision making skills
Interest in learning new things
Taking a broad set of courses beyond your field
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