Subject Selection help | r/IGCSE | Page 1

vital snow Feb 28, 2024, 6:01 AM

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I am going to take IBDP this year in august and I want to go into the space industry/space science.
Subjects that im thinking of taking are:
Physics HL
Maths AA HL
Comp Sci HL
Environmental Studies SL
First Language
Second Language

What I wanted to know was:
Should I swap Chemistry HL for CS HL? I took CS because I think Chemistry is harder than CS and I have some knowledge of programming already. I get pretty good grades in chemistry though, but it will be really hard for me and I wont be able to manage it. Also some people are saying that CS is dead due to AI and universities wont even see whether you have taken CS or not in IB even if you want to study it later on; basically you dont even CS to be a computer scientist.
Should I take Maths AI instead of AA? In igcse I am taking extended maths so maths AA will be really tough for me but my tutor only knows Maths AA and many of my friends are going for AA.
Should I take psychology instead of ESS? I have some BG knowledge for ESS already but I think psychology will be more beneficial if I wanna go into space science right? Also in psychology we get to choose what option we want so I can choose a space option...?

Also can anyone tell what to do to get extra credit to get accepted into space science programs? Like if you want to into medicine you will DM hospitals and ask if you can volunteer, but for space science what do i do?

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bump

vital snow Mar 1, 2024, 7:18 AM

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I also wanna enter unis like harvard etc

dawn island Mar 1, 2024, 2:43 PM

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GatoPendejo why does everyone always think of Harvard when they think of top uni
and not other lesser known but arguably better ones

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If you think you can do maths AAHL do it
between CS/Chem and ES/Psychology literally just choose what you are more passionate about because it WILL be easier if you are

scarlet locust Mar 3, 2024, 11:21 AM

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vital snow I also wanna enter unis like harvard etc

aim to get into actual technical unis like mit, Carnegie melon, caltech, virginia, etc. harvard is better for humanitie like law or buisness imo

vital snow Mar 3, 2024, 1:00 PM

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oh

dawn island Mar 3, 2024, 3:10 PM

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i would try see if you can try get started on learning some of the add maths content after your exams are done because extended to AAHL will be a jump

vital snow Mar 5, 2024, 9:43 AM

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dawn island If you think you can do maths AAHL do it between CS/Chem and ES/Psychology lite...

i like both, so i was wondering which one will help in my career

vital snow Mar 5, 2024, 9:45 AM

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scarlet locust aim to get into actual technical unis like mit, Carnegie melon, caltech, virgini...

yes but then if i want to enter NASA shouldnt i aim for a university that is famous, to increase my chances of landing a job?

dawn island Mar 5, 2024, 9:47 AM

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those technical unis he mentioned are all famous

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just bc u haven’t heard of all of them doesn’t mean nasa hasn’t so dw

dawn island Mar 5, 2024, 9:47 AM

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vital snow yes but then if i want to enter NASA shouldnt i aim for a university that is fam...

if ur a lawyer Harvard is amazing

but space science and law r different

scarlet locust Mar 5, 2024, 10:06 AM

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vital snow yes but then if i want to enter NASA shouldnt i aim for a university that is fam...

MIT is more famous for engineering.

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harvard just has a cliche legacy as the best uni

vital snow Mar 5, 2024, 10:10 AM

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dawn island just bc u haven’t heard of all of them doesn’t mean nasa hasn’t so dw

okay

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but if i want extra credit for space science what do i do?

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i dont have any space center near me to volunteer in

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