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IB Advice regarding sports and time management?
I've just been accepted into the IB program, I now feel obligated to proceed into it, but my concern is will i manage. Where i live we have five diffrent seasons volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field and badminton. Every year each sport has two tournaments, one local with up to 7 schools attending and one international where as we have to travel abroad for about 4 days, i attended every sport and tournament this year whilst attending the IB-Prep, and managed. I also want to attend MUN (Model United Nations) where we travel abroad for about a week, discussing global issues and events with many other international schools around the world. My concern is whether or not i would be able to manage and do well in the coming years of IB. Thanks!
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
It is a hard lesson learning what is important and what needs to be given up. I understand you want to do it all, but doing everything exhausted or half-asked is not rewarding or manageable long-term.
Academics should be your primary concern, not sports. Sports are EXTRAcurricular and unless your goal is to be a professional in ONE of them, that is where you should think about cutting out something.
Universities do look for students who are well-rounded. However, poor or lackluster grades and five sports are not as impressive as good grades and one or two sports. Before you think about dropping the IB program, think about other activities you can drop. Many schools don't offer the IB program, so you'll be ahead of many students when you eventually go to college.
- Sarah CLv 61 decade ago
IB was developed from world-wide standards. Most world athletes don't do much in school. Most country's schools don't provide competitive sports. No one else in the world expects students-scholars to be first class athletes, that is, good enough to entertain the adults who attend the games.
American coaches do not welcome excuses for practice such as "I had to study" or "I'll be go to Model UN for a week." You really will have to prioritize here.
Think, however, there are maybe 1000 professional athletes that make $200K or more in America; 50,000 doctors and the same number of lawyers. What are your odds here?
- RosaLv 45 years ago
The economic policies of Arsenal are frustrating, yes. But still they are not that far away from the top. They are a beautiful team to watch play in their style, they play Champions League level, and had a great first half of the season before they folded. A player here and there can push them to the top, and in that case Vieira is right. Their costs of doing business is not higher than Manu or Chelsea, but heir economics are much more conservative. Manu dont mind losing millions of pounds a year and Chelsea is owned by a man who is richer than God. I say it all the time, Arsenal being successful is good for the league, it shows that maybe its not always about the money. Vieira seems honest and forthright.
