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Hello!! Does anyone know where to find the most current IBDP grade boundaries (Business and Management HL IA if possible)
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So I currently take HL Biology HL Economics HL Math SL Chinese B SL English Lit SL Visual Arts Semester reports came out recently and i ended up with a 6 in bio, 7 in Econ, 4 in math, 6 in Chinese, 5 in english, and a 6 in art. I also participate in a crazy amount of after school activities and face a LARGE amount of stress from my math class. As far as college, I plan on applying to highly competitive schools (UC Berkeley, Stanford, UChicago...) I currently have a low 4 in my HL math class and I know it's only going to go down from there. The only thing discouraging me from dropping math' classes is the fact that colleges will see t…
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Hey I'm in my last year of MYP and I'm selecting my courses for DP. I am debating whether to take Bio SL or GloPo SL for my last subject. I'll already be taking Chem HL, and I like science and am seriously considering a career in it, but I think that GloPo sounds really interesting and might be fun. People really like one of the Bio teachers (don't know about the other one) and I like the GloPo teacher. I've looked through the topics in both and both interest me but the GloPo ones interested me a little bit more. I've also read a lot more positive things about it than Bio. I know these two courses are really different and it's like comparing apples to oranges, but does an…
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Hi I need help deciding between English Lit and Lang & Lit. Is there a big difference in course load? Do Universities prefer one over the other? Which one is easier to get a 6/7 in? Is there a specific set of books in Lit that one has to read and does the teacher pick those or IB sets the list?My English teacher has suggested Lit to me as he feels that Lit has the more serious English students and that keeps the level higher and the discussions more engaging. Thoughts and advice needed.
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so I'm in pre-ib and I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm most probably failing, I also have exams coming up and my teacher isn't really helping with the emotional stress right now. she keeps on telling us that we are the most incompetent and idiotic pre-IB class she has ever seen and refuses to give our class average ???? wtf? My school is known for academic excellence and most of the pre-ib kids are either gifted or really smart and me? I sometimes wonder what school error got me in . so to conclude all my whining id like to ask for some general real advice (not stuff like "don't stress" or some) because I am stressing .that will never s t o p
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Which subject do you think is easier, English Language & Literature HL or History HL? My other subjects: HL: Math - Economics - English Lang & Lit / History SL: French ab initio - Biology - English Lang & Lit / History I had recently read from a lot of discussions that History HL is considered to be one of the HARDEST subjects of the IB, and with my subject combination already including Math HL (possibly the hardest subject), I am worried about the heavy workload I am going to face next year. The reason why I'm deciding wether I should choose either History or English at HL, it's due to the requirement that I need at least one essay subject HL…
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Do you think it is possible to major in political science in an Ivy League with the following subjects?: HL ECON HL HISTORY HL LANG N LIT SL Lit and performance (in Spanish) SL Environmental Systems and societies SL math applications (what used to be math studies?
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Hi, I plan to take these courses next year- HL- Computer science, Math applications & Interpretations, Economics SL- Psychology, English lit, Spanish ab initio. Does the work load look manageable? In case I want to take 4 HLs would you suggest Psychology or English lit? Thanks
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Hey Guys Iam planning to do IB next year and honestly im pathetic at Math, I have been predicted a high C or an low B in IGCSE Math and have been predicted an A in my IGCSE Physics exam. So does the Physics SL curriculum contain a lot of Math as im definitely going to take Math at SL, and considering my previous subpar performance in Math, would it be feasible or manageable to cope up with Physics SL.
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ESS IA Issue
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Hello, whoever reads this. As of right now, I have a pretty big roadblock on my ESS IA, since only recently I figured out that one of the top 5 examplar IAs is literally the same exact topic I am working on, and it has a similar focus to it as well. I don't want to disclose the topic since its pretty hard to come up with an idea anyway, so I just wanted to ask if someone could clarify whether it is ok for an IA to have the same topic say 'The issue of pollutants in major cities' (or any other example topic you can think of), but have a different approach. Would the IB still count this as an original idea? Or does it fall in plagiarism? It really was annoying finding out …
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Hello everyone! For my final oral exam in grade 9 Pre IB French I am trying to find someone in another country besides canada to tell me what IB life is like in their countries. Anyone out there trhat can help? Thanks, IB Learner
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I want to study business and the subjects I am going to take is HL: Sport science, English B, Econ SL: Math, Mother tongue A, Chem PPl told me that HKU don't really care what subjects I take and care about what final points I receive. So I tried to select my subjects so that I can get the highest point out of it but do you guys think my subjects are too easy? Please give me suggestions anything is fine
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PRE-IB French interview!! Help ASAP!
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I have my Pre-IB french interview at Victoria Park CI tomorrow! I know how to do an interview, but can someone please tell me what they will ask ASAP! Thanks!
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So I just came up with this fun little game for us IB geeks I don't know if this already exists, but what ever. I will come up with a statement about IB-students, and then the next person will say if they relate or not/agree or disagree, and then come up with a new statement for the next person - and so it goes. So my statement is: "You know you are an IB students when 5 hours of sleep seemed like an amazing night of luxury."
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Our teacher told us to make our independent and dependent variables of our research question quantifiable. And so I thought of these as I really want to do titration (Im SL btw) : 1. How does the storage temperature of Sprite affect the concentration of citric acid? ^The problem with this is it even applicable - people usually store their soft drinks either in a fridge or room temperature. So I'm a bit confused and even if it is applicable, I need the intervals of temperature to go up by even intervals. How would I do that? 2. How does concentration of citric acid in Sprite affect the pH? ^The problem here is that it is probably obvious that higher …
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As title says I don’t know if I can redo my IA from the past exams, since I presented back in May of 2018. I’ve seen that some people have stated that it is possible to retake both exams and IA, mentioning that is necessary that the student has or is taken classes in the previous school in which he or she was registered for the original exam session, but this contradicts with what my IB coordinator says. Apparently I can only resit the exams, but as you are aware IA have a noticeable impact upon final remarks, therefore I want to increase my opportunities in achieving a good grade in my subjects, maybe some of you have had or heard of similar cases, any help is appreciate…
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Could someone please help me check that my calculations are correct?? I am calculating the purity of aspirin and the mass using a back titration, however, I am getting weird results and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong I could really use your help?
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So these are my choices for now 1. Art HL 2. Chinese B HL (must in our school) 3. Business HL 4. Math Applications and Interpretations SL 5. English LangLit SL 6. DT SL I was wondering if math sl would be better for graphic design but then I'm very average to bad at math
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Hi I was wondering if it is ok to do a math ia topic on the relationship of the dimensions of toilet paper and the amount of times I can fold it in half. I know it is simple but I have to give in a draft soon and I’m not sure what calculations I need or can do other than making a graph with the data results and creating an equation.
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Is it ok to do some kind of modeling function thing where i predict the future state of a famous singer or a youtube channel.
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Hello everyone. I'm in grade 9 pre IB in Canada and I was hoping if there was anyone else out there that could tell me how IB life is like in their countries. I'm quite curious about what and how we learn things differently. Good luck to those in the Diploma program on their exams and thanks!
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I am curious on how and when you should be studying for IB exams? I take HL english, global politics and biology and SL math studies, chemistry and spanish ab initio. I'm not worried about english or global politics that much although tips for studying those subjects would be nice, my weaker subjects are bio, chem and spanish. How would you study for these subjects? Notecards? Memorizing? Rereading again and again? Thank you!
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Hi people! A friend and I are thinking about buying revision guide books for Biology and History, and I was wondering if anybody has bought books from www.osc-ib-com and found them useful and helpful while revision for their exams? Or you might’ve bought books from somewhere else? Anyways, do anybody know of revision books/guide that are worth spending money on? Thanks Laura
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Hello! For my IA, my teacher told me to change my calculations to percent change in mass. My question is, will I need standard deviation for this? Or would I just plot my percent change in mass on the graph only? Thank you
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Hello all, So I have found this website, and a lot seem to be using this. So I am here to hear some opinions. I started IB back in August, my courses are as follows: SL: Lang & Lit, French B, and Math. HL: Chem, Physics, and Econ. I took these courses because it is something I love, especially my HL ones, but a lot of people have started to tell me how I will regret taking them. So far I have calculated the scores I would get from all my tests so far and have found out that I would get about a 35 overall (not including the points I could get from TOK and my EE). But everyone keeps telling me how I will have a really hard time and all, they talk about th…
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I got my exam results and I have 26 points. I did not get the diploma because of the ‘Candidate has gained fewer than 12 points on HL subjects’. I have 11 points now from HL subjects. I am considering to remark my exams but would really appreciate your thoughts. Below are the subjects I am considering to send off to remark: English A, Lang Lit HL: I am 4 marks away from a higher grade. PHYSICS HL in ENGLISH: I am 2 marks away from a higher grade. Do you think it's worth it to get any of these remarked??
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Hello. I am currently a sophomore trying to figure out my IB schedule. I really want to take 3 sciences which are IB Computer Science HL, IB Biology HL and IB Environmental Science SL (block course). I am having a hard time figuring out how I can fit IB Environmental science as it is a block course and a third science. I have attached my schedule to this text. The first row is grade 10. The second row is grade 11 and the third row is grade 12. Any help in figuring out what I can do will be highly appreciated. Thank you!
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Is the following a good extended essay topic: To what extent did religion affect the portrayal of major characters and plot of C.S Lewis' 'The Magician's Nephew"? Is it too overwritten? Is it too broad? What are some key ideas i should mention? Thank you!
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My mother keeps on reiterating to me that I won't have time to do any of the other non-school commitments that I want to do. I take extra art classes and ice hockey classes and want to continue learning the ukulele, but she says I won't have time. From what I've seen on YouTube of people talking about their IB experiences, the first year isn't too bad and the second is the one where it's most intense, which is when I'll plan to drop some things if necessary. Is my mom right?
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I've been asking my self why I started to feel Low many times. I always regret for becoming the person I am right now. I think I will not pass the IB. If I don't pass I don't know what I am going to do. I mean if I fail IB my life will be in chaos. Since the day I started IB, I have always felt like drowning into darkness. My mind is not working well. And most of the time I feel like I'm worthless because I don't have anyone to talk to in my life. I mean if I fail I IB no one would care that if I'm existing or not. Most of the time I always get grades between 25-28 and I'm learning to get a scholarship for my University. If I don't get above 31 then I will be ending up …
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I need help in finding a good microeconomics article to analyse for my Eco IA ! It should be latest, maximum Aug 18
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I have been wanting to change my Courses for a while now. My school said after 2 weeks, you cannot change your topics. We are now 10 weeks into IB1 and I want to switch ESS for Psychology SL which they offer on an online website called Pamoja, My dad emailed my IB coordinator, who is a bit of a pessimist, and she said it would be to difficult to catch up and that the official IB handbook says you can not switch which I know is not true. However I looked at everything they have done so far because my friend takes Psychology, and I think I will be able to catch up with a bit of hard work. I currently take Business Management HL (on Pamoja) Visual Arts HL Engl…
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So I have a Econ mock exam in the beginning of Feburary and all I do is just flip through my e-textbook and I feel like I can't get anything done. I don't know if I should be making revision notes cus I feel it's too late and I have other things in mind and I just don't know what the **** to do. help. How do I study efficiently? I just can't, I've lost motivation over everything
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Hi, I am an IB Student living in Ontario, Canada and am wondering how predicted grades work. Do they come from tests through the year and mock exams or does most of it come from the mock exams. Very confused. Hope to get a response.
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hey everyone! just a quick preface before i begin: ive been stuck on this for a while now and i would appreciate if anyone could give me some feedback or advice that could help. topic suggestions are also welcome! im doing my EE on Sports, Exercise and Heath Science (SEHS) and its proving to be more difficult that i had anticipated. the problem that im facing right now is that i cant think of a topic to research on (or collect data) easily. i initially wanted to do it on progressive muscular relaxation and its effects on performance. firstly, i have no idea which aspect of performance is good to research on and if i did this, i would have to look at the am…
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I just received my first report card and I currently have 4 in Business HL, 5 in French B HL, 3 in Math Studies, 3 in German B HL, 3 in Biology SL, and 3 in English SL School tells me I'm in a failing condition which I am and I don't know what to do... I'm really sad, feel useless, and just can't find happiness in general... I keep telling myself that I can change the situation around but I'm a very lazy person, and I can't find the motivation especially when you feel like you're working hard but then always get bad grades, it's very de-motivating. I'm came to write here to look for some words of wisdom I guess😅. I also have a few questions 1. in your last …
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Planning to pursue business/finance in uni HLs I want to take: Economics Business (never took in my IGCSE's) Biology English Lang and Lit Chinese B Lang SLs: Math (No way I'm going to HL) Will I die? Or should I change biology to SL? (Least I'm interested in)
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Can we please discuss these titles, specially TITLE 2 !!!!!!!
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Its my first year in the IB program and i'm really struggling rn, anyone got any quick tips? thanks
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Debating what beer is the best out there in my form... My fav is Corona Extra.
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I recently submitted my IA for Computer Science with nothing for criterion C and E. My teacher told me that I'm going to fail the IB. How true is it?
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I am in my 2nd quarter of junior year of IB. Starting from this year, I have been super stressed and literally can not stand it anymore. IOP’s are coming up and all my classes in general are overwhelming me. Is IB worth sticking to? I feel that my health has declined so much, I’ve been super down everyday and family issues are also bad. Would it be too late to drop out to a traditional school or take online classes? How would my credits and grades etc transfer or affect me? Would it be more work to make up missed classes that are required in a traditional school setting?
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This is my first community post so... Hello to all you beautiful IB lads/ladies. As the title suggests the clock for my business management HL IA is already ticking and, therefore, I should be getting done with my primary resources quite soon. However, there is one problem... Most of you have probably heard about Angry Birds and the company which produced them: Rovio. My research focuses on Rovio's decision about producing the sequel to the relatively well-known "The Angry Birds Movie". While I managed to get the first primary source from Rovio themselves, getting the second one which is supposed to originate from targeted audience turned out to be much hard…
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With an EVIL GLOBALIST FOUNDATION like the IBO that promotes globalism and (let's face it) academic elitism in the name of "diplomacy", that is also headquartered in Switzerland; there is probably a splinter unit of trained European secret agents and spies working for the IBO. Just wondering if I could be qualified to apply to either of the "courses" in the tittle, thanks.
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I am currently in my first semester of grade 11's and am getting 3's rather than straight 7's in all my subjects. Is it alright if I'm failing most of my subjects for my first semester? I have taken the subjects HL Maths, HL Physics, HL Comp Sci, SL Bus & Man, SL Eng Lang Lit, and SL Spanish B. Will I ever improve or am I also going to fail my IB exams in May of 2020?
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Hi, I the only group 3 subjects offered at my school (business, econ and psychology) are very difficult for me and not especially interesting. I think that I would greatly benefit by taking another science in adidition to biology and chemistry HL because sciences are my strengths. Preferably I would opt for health science because it is more relevant to my intended field of study (medicine). Would this work if I can find a university course which requires health science, biology and chemsitry or physics, biology and chemistry? I read online elsewhere that if I tell my school I want to go to do a course that requires 3 sciences and write a letter to the IB then I will…
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So I just started IB this year from august and so far it hasn't been that rigorous at all (I'm sure it will be next year). The problem is that I hate one of my classes (global politics) and I want to change it. So I asked the school " Head of High School College and Careers Counseling" guy and he said he'll try to make a case for it (to change it to psychology). 2 weeks later he comes just with an email saying "The decision was that it is too late to change I'm afraid." with no other explanation. Should I be assertive and try to convince him somehow? Or would that just make me seem rude and too insistent since he said no already? I guess the problem is that it was explici…
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Im starting my first year of the program in a couple weeks time and i am just wondering what materials i should have for each class to stay on top of things. Obviously a work book, stationary and the given textbooks but what else should i have for each class to organise all of my work? what are some effective ways to seperate each topic for each subject so that they can be easily referred back to when it comes time to study? What have been some effective methods for keeping track of homework and assesment, should i use an app or a planner?
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