PHYSICS SIT IN

IB Physics

At the beginning of the IB I was unaware of which higher level subjects to choose and we were able to sit in certain subjects that could have been a possible higher level subject and so I picked Physics. I chose to sit in Physics because it was a science subject which I am very keen on which is why I have chosen to do higher level Chemistry and Biology. I told myself before doing the IB that if I were to do A-Levels if I couldn't quialify for the IB I would choose to do Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Maths so Physics was always a possibility. I remember the first lesson was a quick mock test and I remember how panicked I was that I didn't know the answers and what was worse was that we were going around the class sharing answers. So when Nick got to me I was quite embarassed and quiet because I had no clue about most of the questions but luckily most of the class was in the same position as me so maybe it was just because it was the beginning of the year and that it was the first lesson. I wanted to do well in it so I made sure to listen to all that was discussed in class and made notes on the past paper. It was a good wake up call I think because it makes you realise that you are no longer in the summer holidays and you need to get back into routine and focus again. 

         In the end I didn't pick Physics as my higher level subject due to a few reasons. Firstly it was immensely difficult and second there wasn't enough people wanting to do it so the lesson was cancelled or you had to share the Physics lesson with the A-Levels. Sharing the class would have made it tooo complicated for the teachers Nigel and Nick because they would need to juggle and balance both sylabuses and making sure to cover everything that was required for both. What I learnt that college was a big step up from high school. The Physics or maybe all of my lessons was 10 times more indepth and harder whereas in high school the teachers would spoonfeed you the content required. You don't have to go to college so all the work has to be for yourself because the tutors aren't going to chase up work that is late. Even though I did not choose Physics as my higher level subject I think the experience was still valuable. It gave me an insight into the subject and college ways too. It was also a good way to meet other students and get to know the teachers better.