Journal Club
December 2015
INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE
The IB’s Whiplash
As the rusty bell of the American
School rang, a sigh of relief
came out of all of my
classmates. My first week as an
IB student was a rather curious
experience but also very
rewarding. I arrived late to the
school and I could see teachers
with a very annoyed expression
as they now have the
responsibility of helping the new
guy catch-up with the rest of the
class. This is the third high
school I attend, and I very well
know that talking to new people
and creating a first impression,
specially at my age, requires
some strenuous efforts. But in
this school I received a very
warm welcome from both the
students and the teachers. It
was rather easy to make new
friends and create a comfortable
environment around my
classmates. The ceremony of
becoming an IB student retained
an aura of mystery and
uneasiness but very soon
enough I started to get by and
felt like I belong. Excelsior!
-Juan Andreu (Grade 11)
Contact with Universities
It is the time of the year when 12th graders are really
looking into universities and what would they want to
study. Therefore, they have attended university fairs
such as Unitour and Shakespeare bus in Madrid.
Unitour was a fair that included some of the top
universities in Spain like ICADE, IE, ESADE, CUNEF
and others. Shakespeare bus was a fair that showed
some of the top universities in the UK like Cambridge
and Kings College. However, as some of the universities
in Spain saw that many students were interested in
applying to their school, they came to school to guide
students and to give more information about why should
students apply to their universities. Some of the
universities that came are ESDi, ESADE, ICADE/ICAI,
IE etc. As an IB student, I would like to thank Ms. Kat
(college counselor) for providing both 11 and 12 graders
with the opportunity of knowing more about universities
and guiding us into our future.
-Jon Araluze (Grade 12)
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