Bella’s Story

Name: Bella

Hometown: Truro

Previous School: Truro High School for Girls

Subjects: IB Diploma and Netball Academy

What’s Next: Durham University to study Combined Honours in Social Sciences

My Story

Bella, who previously attended Truro High School for Girls, has completed the IB Diploma at Truro College with a near-perfect score. She is now heading to Durham University to study Combined Honours in Social Sciences.

“Without the IB, I wouldn’t be doing the course I’m going to do now. IB helped me realise my passion for politics and international relations.”

The IB curriculum allowed Bella to study a broad range of subjects, including those she hadn’t had the chance to explore at GCSE level. She said:

“I liked the IB because everyone on it was really friendly. We became a really close group of friends through the residentials and activities we did together.”

“Politics was really interesting because I had never studied it before. Being able to study it here, especially global politics on the IB with less of a British focus, was really interesting.”

Outside of her academic studies, Bella was an active member of the College’s Netball Academy, one of the competitive sport academies offered through the College Enrichment programme. She also played for Saints Netball Club, which trained at the College.

When asked what advice she’d give to future students, Bella shared:

“It’s very cliché but time management—get your coursework done! I think I kept on top of it, which helped a lot during exam period. When I was revising, I’d already got coursework out of the way, so that really helped. Just don’t put things off, get it done, and you won’t have a massive panic before Christmas or second year. That’s what I’d say. But also just throw yourself into it, don’t take it too seriously, and have loads of fun with the people you meet because they’re so lovely.”