A few weeks ago I was on chatroulette, because despite its horrible reputation, I’ve met some really decent people on there.
And Katy Perry.
However, I was procrastinating homework as I usually do, when I came across an American living in Germany. Half doing homework, half talking, I was surprised when he told me he used to live in the states. When he asked what homework I was doing, I told him I wasn’t exactly sure, I had so much that it sometimes just jumbled up in my brain into a giant mess. I said it was just a normal day in IB Land.
What surprised me was when he said, “You’re in IB?”
Slightly cautious, I told him I was. All he did was snicker and shake his head. He proceeded to tell me that his entire family had gone through IB, he being the last and youngest. I was really really pleased to find someone like this, especially on a video chatting roulette, and we talked about it for a while. When I was beginning to realize I should probably stop procrastinating, I said, “I just have one more question......is it worth it?”
I think my heart shattered when he responded.
“I’m going to just not answer that, and let you attempt survival at the last year and a half you have left.”
Seriously.....if all of this work doesn’t pay off somehow, then I’m going to be really upset. I know that it’s the experience that makes the real difference, and that it prepares us tremendously for college, but I’ve REALLY been hoping for a lot of credit hours to get rid of, especially since I probably have about eight years of school even after high school. The credit hours IB could earn me would save a tremendous amount of money.
But seriously. I’ve been hearing a lot lately that IB didn’t really pay off, and although I like to think I’m broadening my scope of learning, I can’t completely disregard the words of people who have experienced it already. And have gone to college with IB on their belt.
OAIJGOAEIJRHO;ALIJRL. This is my brain right now.
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