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Hello Everyone. I'm Angad and im new here Its been about a month in Ib now. I study in Pathways World School Noida,India. And well. lets just say its okhay. Its really pressurizing. My Subjects are ENGLISH HL Maths SS GEO HL ECO HL FRENCH Beginners EVSS SL
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7th Heaven
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Hey, is there anyone else here who used to watch this show? I still watch it occasionally. Helps me relax through the IB ha ha But yeah just wondering if anyone remembers it - great show! (ABC 1996-2007)
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Hi guys, a few friends and I are looking to visit Copenhagen for a few days in April, and we were wondering what any locals or recent visitors would recommend doing while we're there! Tivoli Gardens looks pretty fun, but we're on a tight budget, so maybe not. We'll be staying in a hotel or hostel very close to the town centre and we'll be there for 3 days. anything we just have to see? Anything we definitely shouldn't waste our time or money on? Thanks
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Is there any chance for someone with selective mutism to pass IB and get into a university?
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So yeah, like the title suggests, which is your favourite subject? Mine would be Business and Management. I think LC's would be ToK . And HMS's would prolly be English . What's yours?
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Ok, so I've been asked 5 times today to come up with a favorite quote, and I just can't pick ONE! So I was wondering, what are some of your favorites? Some of mine are: Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.- Confucius Don't let school interfere with your education.- Mark Twain Let him that would move the world, first move himself.- Socrates Jack: Where to, Miss? Rose: To the stars. Being normal is vastly overrated. -Splendora Agatha Cromwell Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it. -Splendora Agatha Cromwell I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. -Michelangelo Dwell in possibility.…
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If the internet went down for only 1 hour globally what do you think would happen? Since the internet is something we are more and more dependent on, if it went down do you think that we'd have some crisis? The reason why i think this might happen is because of defence systems and communication. Would people even know that it's gone down globally? discuss if you can find something worth discussing about it
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3 simple questions! 1. How long do you prepare for the SAT? (e.g. a month before the exam, etc...) 2. What kind of resources do you use in order to prepare for the SAT? (e.g. princeton books, etc...) 3. How often do you study for the SAT until the exam date? (e.g. twice a week for two hours each, etc....)
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just wondering: WHO is/are YOUR role model(s)? who do you look up to? who inspire/motivate you? it could be your parents, your friends, your teachers, your bf/gf maybe, a celebrity, a public figure, anyone... and give a brief description of why you look up to them or what qualities they have.
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Hi im looking to see whether ive completed my IA correctly :/ and want to compare with others if anyone wants to share.
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I recently read this article (it's in French, unfortunately, if you can't read it.) http://www.lactualit...rd-son-francais It displayed a few interesting points. Basically, it talks about how many young Tunisians in Tunisia nowadays have not picked up the ability to speak one of their national languages (French) and instead are reverting back to the Arabic language that was in place before the French colonized them. It seems that only those with rich parents, those with access to a private school have to learn French. Otherwise, it's not really considered important in school anymore. So my question is this. Is French now so ingrained in the culture that it should be kept …
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What's with all you pepole having nicknames with -Glau endings?
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Hello everyone! my extended essay is on facebook and privacy so i just wanted to know which social networking site you guys prefer more..facebook or any other? According to me, I think Facebook has a much simpler format and interface and hence proves to be an appropriate platform for social networking compared to twitter or myspace that lets u fill ur pages with all different styles and themes and hence making it very glitchy! What do you think?
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Why do we need a facebook group when we already spend too much time here as it is? But anyway, thanks to Aboo, here it is: FACEBOOK FAN PAGE FACEBOOK GROUP @IB_Survival TWITTER Don't stalk the admins.
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm not procrastinating to be on here.
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Hello! I have recently started my first year of IB and so far so good ( except for maths, but i'm not here to whine). I wanted to know, since none of my teachers have a straight answer and seem like they don't know their own job, how many hours of PERSONAL study I should be doing per night. That is after I have successfully completed my homework, and I revise the topic I am currently studying. I have created myself a little ( big) schedule for my personal study/revision. This schedule includes 16 hours of personal work per week, not including homeworks and assignments. 2 hours on weekdays, no work on friday and 8 hours on the weekend. So my questions are: a) How many hour…
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Forum Pet Peeves 1 2 3
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Post some of the most annoying things that you've noticed in forums. Mine is that...when..people do NOT capitalize their names! I cannot stand that. I used to run a large forum I had to change every single persons name so it was capitalized. It annoys me.
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Let your anger out here and make that difference you so strongly yearn for. We all misspell some words, so it's good for us (bearing in mind our English marks) to finally learn to spell them correctly. And if anyone writes the words previously corrected wrong ever again under this topic, that someone is a dead man. Haha! Allow me to start: Definitely. No, not deffanetly nor deffinately, nor defanitely nor any of the million other variations out there - just simply definitely. It's so widely used everyone should learn to spell it correctly, don't you agree? ''Definitely'', you should answer. Your turn. Go ahead, viva la language revolucion!
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I think that would be really useful, cause sometimes we can't notice many mistakes that we make. I can't found a totally free online checker, can anyone help? I would appreciate any reply! Thank you
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hello, i am new to this site, i have heard very nice thing about it, but i am not a very technological person could anyone tell me how to download files ? thanks
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Post your favorite drink of all time (or at the moment ). If it's a brand you can just name it and such, if it's not and it's something made you have to tell us what's in it and/or how to make it Currently: Banana apple homemade slush/juice thing. - 2 bananas, 1 apple, some ice, some water, blend until smooth
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sup, I'm not talking about extra essays for my teacher to mark It's basically the equivalent of another extended essay. if found this : www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=696 I haven't even started my EE but I found this and im considering it. is it worth my time?
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What do you think about getting a tutor for a subject that you struggle in? For example, I want to get tutored for French and English just for about 3 months or so to prepare myself for the monster IB exam. What do you guys think? I want to find a uni student who can help me. Do you think it's a good idea? Teachers in our school aren't really helpful and I find it hard to study alone.
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The title is pretty self explanatory... Which year in IB is worse? The junior year or senior year and why? Just curious :3
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(I'm such a n00b I don't even know which forum this should be on... But hey here goes nothing!!!) Hiiiiiiiiii~ Well I've dabbled in a bit of singing/songwriting for quite some time now, and I'm wondering if there are any like-minded souls on here and whether you'd be willing to share any resources and stuff, tips on improving singing/songwriting skills and things like that~ or if anyone's interested in collaborating. or whether you know any file-uploading services that cater for original songs and such~ Or if you want to recommend me some awesome singer/songwriters that's cool too I personally am a big fan of Mia Rose P.S. If you're interested, you can listen to my…
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Hi, Im currently writing my IB exams and would like to know more information about the rule "disclosing or discussing the content of an examination paper with a person outside the immediate school community within 24 hours of the end of the examination". 1.Does this rule mean I am unable to speak to anyone not even my family and friends outside the school community...... until the next day? 2.Second, how will the IBO know if a situation does occur over Social Networking sites or even over IB Survival. "e.g. a Status Update on Facebook" or a "Question on Yahoo Answers". And what happens when they do find out? Do they contact the school IB adminstrater to write a report or…
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Hey everyone, So I'm planning on teaching a little class on computer programming sometime in the near future, and I thought some people here might be interested What I'm thinking of doing is holding live screencasts on ustream or a similar service. The course will be using the Python programming language. The purpose of the course is to introduce basic programming concepts and the tools used to solve problems using computers. I'm also pretty sure that this can count towards CAS hours too So, who's interested? Leave a reply here or send me a PM or something and I'll keep you posted for updates Update: A general outline of the course, including a list of topics I in…
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So for example, one many choose to take control of the army and all transportation vehicles. Let's exclude "water", "food" and "land" from this; it is otherwise way too easy. This is just for fun.
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Hello, I'm just curious what people think is the best way they learn. Me personally i'm a kinesthetic learner (but i learn little from experiments) and a visual learner (but i remember the colours when i highlight stuff instead of the word behind it) Any ideas how to make the most of how you learn? I've always found teaching people is a good way to make sure you understand it
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What would be the term for attraction to [really] old people? Senephilia?
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todos hablamos inglés, sí, aunque sea un poquito. pero, ¿por qué no hablamos en nuestro idioma que es tanto más bello y variante dependiendo de la nacionalidad de quien lo hable? gocemos de la variable diatópica que sale a flor de piel en la bella Latinoamérica y también allá en la península. saludos.
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Hey! Thought it would be nice to have a math contests topic. Is anyone doing the Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Contest next week? How do you guys prepare?
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I heard and saw these new mats that you just place your electronics on and it wirelessly charges your batteries. I think it looks kinda cool but it may have some glitches. I see it becoming big. Check it out at [url="http://www.powermatdigital.com/index.php"]http://www.powermatdigital.com/index.php[/url] and see what you think. Tell me your reply.
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Gears of War 3
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Hey, if you don't know what 'Gears of War' is and are here purely for curiosity then I'll warn you now and say this will just waste your time. Anyway, I don't know how many Gears fans are here but whatever, no harm in trying. Has anyone got any spare liquid metal green skin codes? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease I'd be thankful forever. Thanks
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Indians here! :D 1 2
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IMPORTANT:Guys, there seems to be some problem, at least I can't see who has voted for what and that beats the purpose of people knowing who's closest to them. So just make a post as to where your from, no biggie eh? Well I'm from Mumbai! and I love it, but the climate can be bit humid here sometimes, for that reasons I like Pune, which I frequent, nice and dry climate and gets really cold and rains in similar proportions! PS- This thread will help you get local help and form IB groups too!
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Do you think that non-native lawyer can be succesful? Or he will always be worse that his native colleagues?
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I NEED YOUR HELP! I just want the world to know that Tetris is the greatest game ever. Please tell everybody you know. Thank you for your time Also, I was wondering: Who was the inventor of Jello shooters?
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I have recently come across a very interesting research. It examines the difference between the length of the index and ring finger of a person. When it comes to men, usually the ring finger is longer than the index finger, while in women it is the other way around or they are of equal length. Researches have shown that the ratio between the length of the index and ring finger is associated with the levels of testosterone and estrogen in a woman's womb. Usually men are considered better at number-related subjects, such as physics and maths, and the higher levels of testosterone in them account for the development of these skills while in women the higher levels of estroge…
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Work out? Tell us about it !
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Heyo! I used to gym like hell but, went to hard at it came back home too tired to study and do other important stuff...*ahem* So what I'm limited to now is all that I have home. Current weights used: 25 pound(12.5kg) Dumbell- Biceps curls. The one where you place your elbow against your inner thigh, to serve as a fulcrum 10pounds(5kgs)Over-head Tricep(single arm) 25Pounds Over-head Triceps (Both arms) The horse stance for thighs held for 5 minutes. 150 bunny hops -calves 50 high jumps -calves Lots of random stuff for my 'Love Handles' Rarely do abs; already built them, just dieting to get rid of that bit of gut. Shoulders well, I'm a guy... 'nuff said Back- …
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Wouldn't it be kinda cool if we all tutored and helped each other over skype??? Its a new idea, and could be very effectable. It would be like usual tutoring but with the person next to you, and you can both gain out of it! feedback your thoughts xo
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Hey guys, I'm an IB alumni, and I have been running a small revision website. However I am getting busy with university work and I haven't updated it much. If there is anyone who is interested in taking over, please contact me and I will sort things out thanks!
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I've been struggling to fight depression for about 4 years now and I just don't know how to get out of it. It's really weighing down on me and I feel like it consumes me from inside out. I don't know why I'm feeling so unworthy of myself at the first place so I can't fix it. It's like an endless cycle of hating myself then wanting to just sleep forever and not get out of bed. I hate going out and I hate waking up every morning only to realise that it's going to be another dull day. I also find no joy in going to school or studying so it's really hard for me to keep up with IB stuff (although I'm nearly finished with it). I try really hard to do well at school so that I c…
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Weird Study Habits 1 2
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Are there any weird study habits that you have? I certainly have a few lol. 1. I must have silence. Or I must have a T.V. or radio turned to a station that I don't like, with the volume being at the lowest setting. 2. I must be wearing school clothes lol. I find if I'm wearing a T-Shirt I'm more relaxed, and I don't like that when I'm studying. 3. I can't have anything distracting in my peripheral vision. If I see something that's odd or annoying to me it'll drive me insane until I fix it. (This is just me finding a way to procrastinate .)
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There is a football debating one already that seems to focus mainly on Spanish football which is brilliant and I thought why not create one predominately for English football. Premiership down to whatever league you want Conference North, South and beyond. Fire away. I will start us off. What are people's views on the managerial sackings at the moment? And the appointments of Allardyce at West Ham and Steve McClaren at Nottingham Forest? ...
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This may sound a bit morbid, and I'm sorry if it does, but I find it interesting. Would you like to know the date of your death? Why or why not?
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Diploma Organisation
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Calling all IB Diploma students past and present: If you are in need of literally two minutes procrastination help (ok, so maybe five) please go to this link (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WFZC6K8) and complete my survey about your difficulties organising your diploma workload. You can also complete it if you don't need to procrastinate, but instead are either bored or simply feeling particularly kind and helpful. If so, thank you. I know the questions are a bit boring, but it's for a DT project so what can i say! Many, many thanks.., Paul L
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I'm in my senior year of IB. A couple people have been organising a grad trip to the Carribean coastline through a company called S-Trip. I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. To be completely honest, I'm a quiet and normally reserved person, and I don’t feel like what they will be doing is right for me. The organisers currently plan for a themed-rave every night as well as activities (snorkeling, battle of the sexes, etc) in the afternoon. I don't usually talk to people outside of my IB circle, but I am on most of the senior sport teams - so I socialize with them when I can. Is the grad trip a waste of money (it's around 2 thousand all exclusive)? I think that it'…
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I live in Mexico and I'm leaving to Finland very probably, next summer sponsored by Rotary International. If so, I would have the opportunity to conclude my Senior year in a Finnish high School. What I don't know is if I will be able to even suggest placing me on an IB school. I have inquired you a lot about this before in here, but no one has been able to give me a fulfilling answer. The main inquiry I have is, in case I was placed in an IB school, Will I be able to complete it there or not? Since half of my curriculum will be different. Could I change some of the subjects? Like Finnish B or A2 (depending) instead of Anthropology? and what about those I would like to sel…
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I was wondering if people outside of IB can join in with my CAS project. I understand the idea of CAS project, but can i have some examples of good projects...And can people do multiple CAS projects....Also.when doing CAS project does it count as multiple CAS hours or is it completely seperate. (I'm currently doing my CAS plan)
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So I was wanting to know how much homework have you piled up yet in the first few days... Its only been 3 hours for me and it was my second day.
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