Pre-IB/MYP
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Right now I'm in the middle of my summer break, and I've been doing a lot of relaxing. My first year of IB starts at the end of August, and I want to start preparing in anyway that I can. Any suggestions? I'm planning on taking: HL Math HL English (A1) HL Psychology SL Spanish (A2) Environmental Systems
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What IB subjects should I take to become a primary school teacher? I am in year 10 now and am thinking of... English A1 HL (Predicted A in lang. and lit. at GCSE) French B SL (Predicted B) OR Spanish ab initio (not studied) Geography HL (Predicted A) OR Psychology SL OR HL (not studied, predicted B in R.S.) Environmental Systems and Societies SL OR Biology HL OR SL (Predicted A/A* (2 GCSE's)) Mathematics HL (Predicted A* + A* Statistics) Theatre Studies HL (Predicted B in Drama) OR 2nd Group 3/4 option With the French option, although I am predicted B, it is the GCSE subject I am least comfortable with and I could easily get a C. Would scraping a B be sufficient for SL, o…
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IB or not?
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What is better? Taking full IB course with a 2.5 gpa OR Just a regular course with a 3.0 gpa. Thanks.
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Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, if it is, could someone move this? Anyways, I am a sophomore in High School. Obviously our IB Coordinator is VERY biased with IB when it comes to choosing your schedule. Right now, I really don't feel like I have the motivation to IB. Two years ago, apparently, you'd have to pair an SL class with an AP or some crazy nonsense like that. Now she tells us that "It's a lot better" and that "I should really take it". Now I really don't feel like I could do the full IB diploma. I just wanted to stick with Honors & do a few certificates such as French (my strongest subject) and Biology, because we have the chance to here. In my Honors cla…
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you guys, I need help. I've taken these subjects, but I don't know if its a good combination. HL- bio, business studies, english SL- psycho, math, french. I haven't begun with my IB programme yet, will do so in July. Really confused.
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I'm currently doing my GCSE's and I will be doing IB starting next year. I definitely want to take Economics SL, Spanish SL (I lived in spain for 9 years but attended english schools) and Math SL (since I'm not very keen on it). I also want to take English HL but the problem comes with the selection of the 2 experimental sciences I want to take at HL. I have A* for all my sciences up to now (final exams soon) so its not really a matter of what I find easier. I tend to prefer physics but I hear its mathematically demanding and I've also been told that you can't really take Bio to a higher level without chemistry. Any suggestions at all?
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Hi everyone! I'm starting IB next year and according to my teacher we will have to hand in our subject choice soon. What do you think of this? Latvian A1 HL (this is mandatory for everyone) English A2 HL (I heard that there is a small difference between A2 HL and SL) History HL Geography SL Economics SL Biology SL Mathematics SL Only 3 HL's, but 7 subjects. Are 7 subjects much more difficult than 6? I'd like to drop one subject from group 3 but it seems that I can't because I'm really good at history and geography and these are my favorite classes. I think that economics are very useful and my parents insist on taking it as well. After finishing IB I consider studying …
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I have about 5 days to submit my final FINAL choices. Ive thought about it for ages and I just cant decide.. Is taking 4 subjects on HL really really hard? My headmistress has reluctantly agreed to it , telling me I'll be sleeping 3 hours a night and Ill fail the course etc. My decision has been: HL: English Lit A2 Biology Geography History SL: Math SL, Polish A1 SL But after shes given me some thoguht I think I should change Geography HL to German B SL (supposedly the easiest subjects to get 7's from are languages) I dont know though id feel like such a cop out takign all the easiet subjects? I eman, 3 languages, History , Biology and Maths SL (not studies at least. E…
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Group 3 choice
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Ok, to start off here are my classes that I chose: English A1 SL Arabic A2 SL Economics SL Chemistry HL Physics HL Math HL TOK All my friends are telling me economics is a mistake and I don't know if I should believe them or not. My friends tell me that I should choose Psychology! The group 3 choices are (all SLs since I already have three HLs): Economics SL (a one year class) Psychology SL History SL
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Hey. Alright, so i've lived in Canada for 12 years, but i moved to Denmark almost three years ago. I absolutely love it here, i don't want to leave . Anyhow, i took MYP3&4 but instead of doing MYP5 i took the first year of the three year Danish high school which is called Gymnasium. My mother is Danish and has always spoken Danish to me; however, i only learned how to read and write it, when i moved to Denmark. So this year has definitely been a challenge for me, but i am getting pretty decent marks. The thing is, if i were to go into IB, it would be next year and I'm completely undecided. When i am finished with school, i would really like to work in the UN with som…
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Hi! I'm new on here, my name is Ali. I am thinking about going full IB, but I'm not sure yet, and i have some questions. Can you take ToK only senior year? I'm not very good at memorizing dates and stuff, is there a history class that does do that? How hard is music IB (im in band)? I am an average student. I have been in challenge/honors classes my whole life, and i usually get B's A' and C's. I am motivated and i usually am a great test taker. Im a sophomore. the bottom line, should i do the full IB? i have to declare tomorrow.
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Alright, so here's the deal. Today in my school, out teachers wrote us recommendations for our IB subjects. I originally wanted French SL and Music HL as two courses, but IB Music is not being offered next year. For French (B), there is no choice, and I have to do HL (our coordinator said she won't put me in SL- saying it's too easy.) So, is the following course combination too demanding? HL: Math, Physics, Chemistry (Instead of Music), and French B SL: English A1, History Note: I currently am doing well, but would like to see the opinions of people already in the IB. Replies would be appreciated
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Right now I am picking my IB courses, and in terms of the sciences we have HL Biology and Chemistry, and SL Physics to choose from. The way our HL's work out we must choose one of Bio or Chem. I am interested in taking physics but am balking at the bio/chem choice. I don't have specific plans for what I'd want to take in university however as I peruse UBC and SFU and whatnot I notice that although some programs require any two science courses, many engineering and other science-type items require physics and chem. At the moment I'm signed up for physics and biology because bio initially appealed to me more... but I was wondering if I may very well be screwing myself over …
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Hey, I am applying for the IB Diploma Programme further on this year. Is it possible for someone to do this combination - (Curriculum/Difficulty) HL English A1 HL Physics HL Mathematics / or Further Studies SL HL Economics SL French A2 SL Psychology / or History Thanks in advance, Darren.
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Well I heard about the programme in 9th grade when my school started getting information about it and then Sophomore year was the first time they initiated the programme and the Juniors this year are taking it. I did more reasearch on it throughout my freshmen year in highschool, then Sophomore year came and the school talked more about it and tried to recruit people ( I went to the meeting the school had and he talked about how he wanted to get double the people he got this year since he only had about 20 some students join ). Well I highly doubt many more people would join but thats beside the point. My question(s) is (are) what should I do to prepare myself for my firs…
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now i am studying ib, but mean time if i study a level, is it ok? because cambridge have more chance to accept you,
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how is it for grade 11. BTW i am coming from a regular school (not IB) starting IB in grade 11. Is the French SL (as my second language) the same level compared to regular french in highschool? how much harder? thanks
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Well I am currently In a private school. I am going to take HL: Math, Chem, and Bio. SL: English, History, French. How much of a difference or jump will it be? I get around a 90 average here. I am just really nervous, I am willing to work really hard, but still.
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MYP and IB
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Does being in the MYP for a number of years help when starting IB? Are there similarities? Just wondering
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I am doing ib next year, do any of you have any advice for me? What some highlight, things you enjoyed?
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The IB website and booklets of information state that no more than 4 HL courses may be taken. What would happen if you signed up for four HL courses? Would they prohibit you from taking them? Would you still get the diploma if you did take them? I am not planning on doing this, just curious as to the details, and as to the reasoning behind prohibiting students from taking advantage of academic opportunity.
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I know some students, not personally, who have attempted taking another language as their sixth subject and I was curious as to how this was done. My school prepares students prior to their IB year by requiring to take five classes of their selected language, followed by the IB tests and potentially SAT II and etcetera. However, I would think it would becoming very confusing to manage two languages, on top of a regular IB schedule. Yet, I know of people who have accomplished it and although I do not believe my school allows it, I would still like to know more about it.
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hii im really confused about what to take for my IB subjects... i want to take computer/IT related courses in uni at the UK... BUT... my maths isn't that great.. its just average.. probably B-A for IGCSE and ive seen that many uk unis REQUIRE at least maths HL grade 6 for computer related courses...especially the good ones..which i'm guessing will be a struggle for me... so far i've decided on English A1 SL Chinese B HL Geography HL the thing is.. i think im more suited for Maths SL from all the posts ive read about Maths HL being really tough...but the uni requirements... also my english sucks.. worse than maths and science.. so switching that to HL is not an option eith…
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Hi, So I'm in Pre-IB, continuing into the IB next year, and I have a question for current or past IB students: The thing is, that I am taking 7 subjects, 4 of them HL, and I was wondering if anyone else had the same (or similar) subject combination, and how it was going. I am planning on: HL Maths Physics Chemistry English A1 SL Danish B History Spanish ab initio
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Hey all. -Bows- I am humbled to be in the presence of such smart people. Call me Jasmine, and I'm going to Gr. 9 in September into Pre-IB. I'm already scared as heck, because I know practically NOTHING about the IB program, and hardly anyone has ever stopped to explain to me in real life. I almost missed my chance to be in IB, and would have, if my teacher hadn't brought it up... I took the test and made it in. I registered for an account here today and after scanning through a few threads I realized I really understand NOTHING. I could hardly make out what you guys are talking about... So if anyone could be so kind, this newbie has a few questions. 1) What's with the …
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I have recently seen the topic "Future IB Students" and how many kids are getting into the IB world this September , so i thought it wound be a good idea , to ask those ones who have experience at IB what it would be good to study this summer just before school starts. I've got some answers , that i should revision 1-2 subjects , but wouldn't it be better to revision what we've already done this year? Or should I leave everything behind me , and wait for the school to start?
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So I'm starting IB1 next year after two pretty rigorous years of my school's Pre-IB program. And even though schedule choices were supposed to be finalized quite a while ago, I'm hoping I could maybe talk to my IB coordinate and change some things. As of right now, I'm taking: HL English A1 HL History HL Biology HL Spanish (A2 or B, I haven't decided) SL Math SL Philosophy HL English and History are required at my school. HL Biology used to be a one-year double period course mixed with AP Biology students but the IB didn't like that so it's officially a two-year course starting next year and they won't offer SL. I like the Biology teacher though and I think the course i…
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Hi guys, as it may seem im new to the site, and im going to be joining IB next year. Im interested in going into uni as an engineer, but the thing is, i dont know which subjects to choose. this is what ive heard from people Math HL Physics HL Economics HL English SL Arabic SL Chemistry SL i read on a post here earlier that someone wanted to take math physics and chem HL and he was told thats a bad idea. But what if i want to do chemical engineering.. wouldnt i need chem HL in that case? Hope someone can help Thanks
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I know there are quite a few Turner Fenton students here, so please do offer your opinions. Anyone. I'm considering changing my courses around abit. I want the easiest subject combination that I can have. The only subjects I'm doubting I'll do great in are Biology and History. I could switch one of them to SL and take HL French instead (HL French gives you a spare). Not that I'm great in french either. But from your experience, which two are easier? I like them all almost equally. HL: English Biology History SL: V. Arts French Math + a regular chemistry course in summer school ....Earlier I was considering Geography SL rather than History HL, b/c the grade boundaries are …
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Hello, I'm a new member, and will be an IB student after doing my IGCSE's in May.. I would like to have an idea about what you think about subjects, I'm in two minds these days , trying to decide what subjects to do. For now, these are the subjects I'm thinking about: Chemistry (HL) Physics (HL) Mathematics (HL) A1- Arabic (SL) Language2 - English (SL) and I don't have any idea about what to choose for the third group (Individuals and societies) cuz I haven't done any of these subjects in my IGCSE. and I have a question about the fourth group, because I want to do biology but I don't know how! I thought that doing psychology would be a good idea if i don't do biology.. W…
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Hello all ^^ another future IB student here, for September (after seeing how GCSE's go.. hmm.. O_O). Anyway, really glad to have found this forum! It's fantastic. There's certainly a feeling of community pervading the place but maybe the excitement overwhelms me I'm planning on taking: Physics HL Chemisty HL Maths HL Eng SL History SL French SL SLightly worried I made a wrong choice somewhere.. in the sense that, the idea ingrained in me is that a scientific career would be better when it comes to it - problem is, I enjoy English a lot. Nevermind.. I'd love to know - how did everyone find the IB when you first started out? Did it live up to your expectations? Any advice…
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Before reading on... let me first say, I'm an extremely confused student at this point. First off, I've always been really interested in writing, and have always considered it as a dream career. Problem is... the chances of becoming a successful writer and basing your life off of it are extremely slim. That said, I need another field to go into as a source of stable income in the future. (especially since IB is not particularly geared towards the arts, and literature) So a few weeks ago when we had course selections, I decided that business would be a good field. Not because I'm really that interested in it, but because I'm pretty decent at Math, and at the time, I d…
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Sup, I'm in Pre-IB right now and wanted to know about selecting the right courses for grade 11, I want to go into something in sciences, possibly med. So what courses should I take and which ones should be HL and SL? I am currently taking grade 11 physical geography which is an IB 1 course and I must take it as a standard level.
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Hello I’m considering shifting to the IB, so I’ve read this forum, and studied the structure of the IB in general. BUT, I’d like you to give me your thought of my situation. Currently I’m attending the 1st year of the Danish Gymnasium (stx), and frankly… it’s horrible! Academic incompetence is literally dominating throughout the classroom, and by that I mean that the majority aren’t well-prepared, lacks of basic understanding of the subjects, and doesn’t seem to have any purpose of being in an institution of higher education. It doesn’t normally tend to be so extreme, but I’ve got the worst of it. (Wasn't what I expected when I applied back then)... Anyway, is IB a great…
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at our school, we don't have pre-IB anymore. 9th and 10th graders are "MYP" IB students (middle years program). that starts from grade 6, in the middle school. what's the difference between MYP and PIB? does it matter?
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The Diploma Program that I am currently in is located within a public high school located in what is considered a kind of "ghetto" in what is known as one the worst cities in the United States. Next year, however, they are thinking about expanding to include an MYP program within the high school. That would mean that there would be 6-12 graders coming from around the city to attend the IB program along with the 9-12 graders that are attending the public high school. The program is isolated from the regular program so if you take an IB class then you are full IB, and that has led to some animosity from the students in the regular programs toward IB students in gen…
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Hi, I'm currently a junior and I have 2 HL's and 4 SL's. Next year, I'll probably have 3 HL's and 3 SL's. Can I still receive the full IB diploma even though this year I only have 2 HL's instead of 3? I read that you need 3, so I'm a little concerned. Thanks.
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HEY every1,, this is my first year on IB. well im so confused about gettin BIO , PSYCH OR DRAMA HL??? right now im gettin bio HL but it seems prettyy though. so im considerinng changing it. what would you recommend??
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Well, my main interest are liberal arts. I am in no way wanting to be an engineer, but rather work as a journalist or work in Pyschology. I am a freshman in the IB and I am taking Speech, HL Algebra 2, HL English Course One, Pre IB Econ, Inquiry Skills, Spanish Two. My main question is for a Liberal Artist. Now, I now in order to understand the human mind, you must know biology. Let's set that aside, but for Journalism I would like to now which courses to take in Sophmore year this year, or next semester. My extra curriculum is Speech and Debate, and a Book Club. I am hoping to Join the News Paper by Sophmore year, and also take the journaling class. Thanks. IB Erick.
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I notice my english teacher usually gives me As on essays. My History teacher is very picky and cant except the fact tthat some peoples papers are actaully very good. Maybe im not getting the history part right. Any comments?
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ye i know its the typical new Ib-er thread but i just can't help it. i am quite worried that my choices are too hard and it will result in too much hard work which will be really hard for me to handle (which i really don't mind at this moment).i do realise that i wont be able to go out every friday and have a beer but i would like to hear from the more experienced Ibers on how they coped with the following subjects and some predictions would be nice too anyway my choices are: HIGHER Maths Physics Economics STANDARD English A1 French B Psychology/Biology which actually leads to another problem, should i go for psy or bio? TBH i'm interested in psy and i…
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Hi guys, I'm from a Hong Kong IB school and is stuck on my PP (not sure if there are any other names) I'm not quite sure what I need to submit for my step 5 Collection of Information / Resources. Do I just get my sources typed and referenced and hand it in?? Plz help
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I'll start the diploma in August and can't make up my mind about the HLs, partly beacuse I haven't got a clue about what to do in the future. Right now, my chosen subjects are Swedish A1 HL, German B HL, Philosophy SL, Chemistry HL, Maths SL and Physics SL. However, I'm considering to take maths HL and German SL. Could someone please tell me about the main difference between maths SL and HL, except that HL is a lot harder?
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Hi over pass few months before i graduated middle school(grade 8) I had been struggling to choose between 3 high schools. Let's say that school "A" offers fencing, and german, but it has at least 4,000 attendees which population is bigger wise which means that fighting into ap classes are harder not to mention for sports and everything. It's just bigger and what school offers fencing man. School "B" is my homeschool and it offers JAPANESE and not any other high school offers that it also offers my past friends and past relationship. If you take japanese there you might get a chance to go there for a summer to study. Lastly, school "C" is a school that offers thes…
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Hi. I'm a sophomore who will be in the IB Diploma next year. I need some help regarding course choices. I'm very interested in a career in engineering--computer engineering, in particular. Which of the following course choices seem strongest? Do you think it will be too much work? Is four HLs worth taking? ---- Choice 1: English HL Math HL Physics HL History HL Bio SL Japanese SL ---- Choice 2: English HL Math HL Physics HL History SL Bio HL Japanese SL ---- Choice 3: English HL Math HL Physics HL History SL Bio SL Japanese SL ---- thanks. (:
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Hi everyone, I'm new on this forum and so far I've found it really informative and many of my questions concerning IB have been answered. However, I would like to ask a more personal question. So I'm starting IB from August this year and these are the subjects I listed on my application: Mathematics HL Physics HL Chemistry SL History SL English A1(HL) Norwegian B(SL) Now, I'm not very familiar of the difficulty level of these individual subjects as I not got any close friends who've experienced the IB program. So my main concern is that my selection of subjects may give me two extremely hard years with constant stress. I've always been extremely interested in mathematics …
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I'm first year in the IB programme, and here are my subjects I'm doing now : Math, Physics, Chem, Eco HL Eng B, Italian ab inito and A1 seft-taught SL I wonder if the university will consider the level of english I study in IB when I apply for the university in US. Should I change the Eng B SL to HL? If so, which subject should I drop? Thanks for your opinions.
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Umm since I am in the Pre IB, I have to pick subjects for next year. I was thinking of taking A1 English SL, A2 Danish B HL, Chemistry HL, Mathematics HL, Physics SL, and Psychology SL to be in the medical field. In Denmark you need Chemistry HL, Physics SL, and Mathematics HL, and Danish HL or Danish B HL... but how about in the universities in US? does it matter what you take in high school or does it only matter what you take in university? Because in Denmark you already have to have specific subjects for the career you are interested in. Like if you wanted to be an engineer you need all the science courses of course or if you wanted to be a lawyer you would need human…
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Hi folks, I have chosen :- English HL Chemistry HL ITGS HL Business & Management HL French Ab initio Maths SL I've chosen to go into the Business stream in the future. Is my decision on the subjects I have chosen for IB correct or ?? :innocent:
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I think there are so many cool subjects out there - that I would love to take instead of the ones I take! But my school doesn't offer many, and there was quite a few restrictions on which subjects that you couldn't take if you took another one because of timetabling subjects. I would love to change English B to an ab initio language - would love to do Russian or Japanese. I would also love to do either Greek or Latin, one of the classical languages. I would also love to do music! Haha - if I were to do all the subjects I want, I would probably end up with like 10 subjects.
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