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"What I have loved most about my experience at the University of Toronto is the opportunity to work in a truly cosmopolitan environment where I have had the privilege of sharing a classroom with some of the brightest minds of our generation. My IB subjects me have provided superior preparation than many of my local colleagues.” Maximiliano Wenstein, Gen 23 Aerospace Engineering Student, University of Toronto ----------------------------------------- "Lo que más me ha gustado de mi experiencia en la Universidad de Toronto es la oportunidad de trabajar en un ambiente verdaderamente cosmopolita en donde he tenido el privilegio de compartir un aula con algunas de las mentes más brillantes de nuestra generación. Mis materias IB me han brindado una preparación superior a la de muchos de mis compañeros locales". Maximiliano Wenstein, Gen 23 Estudiante de Ingeniería Aeroespacial, Universidad de Toronto

"Since I arrived at the University of Michigan it has been a great experience and the IB definitely helped me by giving me a high level of English which exempted me from a writing class. Likewise, they gave me credits for Spanish and I didn't have to take a Pre-Calculus exam, so I went straight to Calculus 1. Something that also helped me a lot was taking Physics, Math Analysis and IB Design, since a lot of What we saw in those classes for the Final Exams and mocks, I am seeing it now in Engineering. And of course, the constant practice of essays like the Extended Essay got me used to many of the jobs we do here related to research. It is definitely challenging, but at no time have I felt that I have had a disadvantage compared to students who have been studying their entire lives in the United States. Regarding Michigan, it's been an incredible environment and especially this year when they won the national championship. I am currently in the Formula SAE team as an ...

"Today I study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I study Political Science and French. Kennedy prepared me for university since the IB program allowed me to revalidate many classes. Such as IB Mathematics Analysis, allowed me to revalidate Calculus, with IB Economics I revalidated ECON 101, with IB Biology I revalidated BIO 101 and laboratory too. With IB Spanish Literature I was able to revalidate 4 levels of Spanish (101,102,203,204), and also another Education Requirement. Thanks to that, I can take more advanced courses and explore new interests. I have been very surprised by the amount of resources offered at my university, such as the availability of physical spaces and tutors for each subject. I also really enjoy the number of clubs and extracurricular activities you can get involved in. For example, last semester I was part of the rowing team and I was a staff member at the United Nations Model conference, an activity I also did in high school. Coming t...

  Shannon Lewis JFK Alumni En 2011, fui invitada a tomar parte en un proyecto internacional conocido como Challenge 2020. Su nombre describe su intención: teníamos que encontrar una solución para uno de los 20 mayores problemas mundiales (según las Naciones Unidas) antes del año 2020. Simple, ¿no? Cuando primero participé en Challenge 2020 era un proyecto específico. Por un año, nosotros (un grupo de 5-6 voluntarios en el Kennedy) íbamos a conectar con otro grupo de voluntarios en una escuela en Estados Unidos para intentar crear e implementar una solución para el problema mundial que fuimos asignados: la pobreza urbana. Siendo dos grupos distintos, con comunidades que tenían necesidades distintas, el punto era acabar con una solución creativa e internacional. En lo que quedamos nosotros fue la idea de conectar los recursos de nuestra comunidad en la escuela con una comunidad local. Así empezamos nuestra conexión con El Obraje. Inicialmente, nos enfocamos en construcción. Muchas de...