The Good University Guide for Ib Students - UK Edition 2014

by Alexander Zouev, Roman Zouev

This new 2014 version of the popular IB university guidebook includes updated facts and figures, as well as some surprise new chapters. There are more than 35 university profiles (including Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and UCL amongst many others) with former IB students from over 20 different nationalities answering questions including: How does your workload at university compare to that of the IB? Do you feel you have an advantage over A-Level students? Were the entry requirements fair? Are there efforts made to accommodate international students? Would you recommend your university to current IB students? Each university profile is complete with an in-depth student survey and all of the essential facts and figures. In addition, the introductory chapters cover the application process and give IB students essential tips and advice to securing a spot at the best UK universities across the UK. If you are an IB student considering university in the UK then this book is an absolute must-have.

104 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2012

About the author

Alexander Zouev completed the IB Diploma Program in 2007 with a total of 43 points. He went on to read Economics and Management at the University of Oxford and thereafter worked at one of the largest independent IB tutoring agencies before tutoring freelance. He has published seven guidebooks specifically for the IB Diploma, and has tutored over 200 students in IB Economics and Mathematics, as well as overseen hundreds of Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay assignments. Over the last year, he has developed a smartphone app for IB students to connect with each other to ask and answer questions. The smartib app has helped over 10,000 IB students in its first year.

Reviews

[Igor Moses · Rating 5 out of 5]

must-read for students applying to the UK

[Charly · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the sense of understatement only a man like Zouev could muster, this guide is titled “Good” whilst it deserves a far more superlative adjective.