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Sup people of the IB. I found a short guide that I wrote a while ago that deals with stress and procrastination. I'll add more to it later (the irony but it is late ) so hopefully it's helpful. There's more to come if I remember Stress Firstly stress at school is mainly caused by lack of organisation. So sorting that out could half or even eliminate your 'i want to rip the hair out of my head' feeling! How to organise work: Invest in a folder if you write notes with a note book and use folder separators to make things easier. This makes losing notes a lot less likely because they are in a named folder. Plus it makes you feel really professional If you're feeling …
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As we may have known, the IBDP course is available for examinations in English, French and Spanish. Which language are/were you doing IBDP course in? Is/was your school only offering that language type of course? Any interest in doing the IBDP in another language? I am doing IBDP in English. I think all IB schools in Indonesia offer their courses in English it would be great if we had it in Bahasa Indonesia but I guess I'll still prefer the English course because it will help me to improve my English and prepare me to study abroad What about you guys?
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Just throwing this out there, because I see a lot of questions and a lot of wishy-washy answers about this... Your score in certain subjects is made up of components that are internally assessed and externally moderated Addition: some components, like your World Literature essay(s), ToK essay, and of course Extended Essay, are not moderated but assessed (i.e. all sent off) [thanks for lynyrd and imopotato for pointing out that the WL is not moderated] For others, like your IOC, Mathematics portfolios, Science Lab Reports, Economics Portfolio, (and so on), your teacher sends out a "representative" sample The size of this sample depends on the number of students in your cl…
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Menu Lc's Guide to Writing an Essay! HMSChocolate's At-a-Glance Guide to the Logical Academic Argument Plagiarism, Academic Dishonesty and How to Avoid Them Frequently Asked Questions About Essay-Writing and IB Essays Julie's "The 6+1 Writing Trait System" VIP Only: Downloadable PDF supplement documents on writing skills. See also this thread for guide about Extended Essay Looking for help/advice with referencing and citations? Click Here! Lc's Guide to Writing an Essay! Well, I've been correcting a few world lit essays and TOK essays.. and I've noticed that most of what is discussed is amazing! And I find myself correcting the structure of the essay itself rath…
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There are many threads around this giant forum that offer help, tips, advice, places to ask questions and get answer etc. etc. but like I said, it's a giant forum and finding them all, or finding the very one YOU need can be difficult. So here's a quick list of some awesome threads that you can use to help you with anything you might need. General IB Awesomeness 1. How To Not Fail at Writing Essays - READ THIS. Don't start your first essay without reading this. It's amazing, you just don't know it yet. 2. Citing The Sources - READ THIS TOO. If you do not cite right, it's plagiarism. Plagiarism =Fails and possible kick from the IB Programme. 3. Cutting…
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Here are a list of IB official teacher support materials for various subjects, and proved to be invaluable for me while doing my internal assessments (and also external assessment for theatre) for all subjects as it provides many exemplars both good and bad. I couldn't find the TSM for economics though... (Thanks Vioh) Comment below if you have any other teacher support material (2016) so I can add it below: Theory of Knowledge - https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_0_tokxx_tsm_1305_1_e∂=5&chapter=2&mode=moderator Theatre - https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_6_theat_tsm_1408_1_e∂=1&chapter=1 Physics - https://i…
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Having done the IB I know full well it's not just me who has time management/procrastination issues, so hopefully other people will find this useful (should there be an answer xP). I've never actually gone as far as a timetable before, but I feel it has become necessary because I genuinely suck at doing anything decent with my time unless forced Does anybody know of some free software which I can use to make myself a daily timetable a la computer? Thanks in advance!
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Okay, lots of questions pop up such as 'what do I need to pass?' or 'will I fail if I get a 2?' and nobody knows all of the exact criteria and conditions so here is a list as published by the IB: The IB diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 24, 25, 26 or 27 points, provided all the following requirements have been met:a. Numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the IB diploma. b. All CAS requirements have been met.c. Grades A (highest) to E (lowest) have been awarded for both theory of knowledge and an extended essay, with a grade of at least D in one of them.d. There is no grade 1 in any subject.e. There is no grade 2 at h…
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I just moved to a school with IB, I'm currently a Sophomore in Pre-IB, with a few IB and AP classes. Taking IB Pre-Calculus and it's not that bad at all. I'm a straight A student. What's the difference between Higher Level and Standard Level, what requirements are needed to be in a HL class? Does IB have any requirements as to which classes are HL and which are SL? What's the final requirement for the IB Diploma? I just feel so lost when people try explaining it to me. Thanks for any help ^.^
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OK, so there are people who are asking for things such as "Give me an RQ" or along those lines. This thread is kind of like a super doc that will tell you the do's and the don'ts in terms of courtesy, asking for help etc. What we can help with! a) We can help narrow or broaden an RQ b) We can comment on how to improve an RQ c) We can help with explaining citations etc d) We can help explain what you have to do in an assessment. e) Tell you if an article is OK or not for an Econ IA. What we can't do! a) Give you an RQ b) Do your work for you c) Tell you a fail proof formula for a 7 (its not possible!) d) Allow you to discuss papers before 24 hours are up. IB rules. …
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These are a few recommendations for how to prevent and manage stress. You can skip to the sections you want below. Introduction Techniques Meditation Schedule time off Have regular breaks Plan your work Clean yourself Manage expectations Eat properly Exercise Have fun with friends Summary Introduction These are some brief thoughts about how to manage stress throughout the IB exam period and in general. I welcome anyone and everyone to share the techniques they use to manage stress. Firstly, if you want to effectively reduce the amount of stress you feel with your workload, managing your time properly will help cut down on the level of stress you feel when working. So …
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Jump to Frequently Asked Question About the International Baccalaureate General IB Downloads Here are some useful files for IB students. Download is available to all members. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcement or this FAQ section. Syllabi Diploma Statistics Other IBO documents Useful links to get you through IB Some advice to new IB students Note: Please don't take this starter pack for your bible. It's a guide. The extent that this can apply to individuals will vary, because different schools run IB differently. Enjoy your IB! You'll only get stressed if you leave things too late. The more you hate it, the more it…
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Hey guys, It's now time for us to choose our IB subjects. I wonder about if I should take psychology SL or chemistry SL. Which is the easiest to get a good grade in? I really want to get high marks from IB because I want to get in my university. I know that both are not that easy, but which one can be easier to get a 6 or a 7 in? We have to decide as soon as possible and I'm still confused about it. I hope that someone who has an exeperince answers me. Thank you so much!
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Hey guys, It's now time for us to choose our IB subjects. I wonder about if I should take psychology SL or chemistry SL. Which is the easiest to get a good grade in? I really want to get high marks from IB because I want to get in my university. I know that both are not that easy, but which one can be easier to get a 6 or a 7 in? We have to decide as soon as possible and I'm still confused about it. I hope that someone who has an exeperince answers me. Thank you so much!
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HI guys i am an ib student i am struggling in IB physics because what ever my teacher says i dont understand how should i study at home please help
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Apologies for the repetitive questions, I'm a bit stressed. I've chosen Psychology for next year because Design's mostly seen as a soft subject for UK unis. I really want to switch thought because Design was also my original choice, I'm just a bit worried about my grades as I'm really not good at memorisation (absolutely terrible). The reason I chose Psych over Design was also because it has a lot of resources online that could maybe help me with the memorisation while I can barely find anything for Design Tech. Would you guys recommend me to stay in Psych or switch?
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Do you know if someone who was supposed to do the exams in May 2020 is able to do the retake in the same conditions as last year, meaning no exams and just the IAs, ToK and EE?
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My IB coordinator did not release my predicted grades out of 7 to me, but for universities like Toronto, Victoria, Alberta, you have self report your grades out of 7 for them. My coordinator also did not send my grades to these universities.
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Hey guys, how good do you guys think my chances of getting into UBC l are with the following grades. These include the 2 bonus points and are for a B.SC in Computer science. 1st year IB 1st term-21 2nd term-28 2nd Year PG 31 Any thought?
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Hi! It's about time for me where I have to choose my courses for next year, I'm currently a sophomore doing pre-ib. But I'm not sure if I should continue doing chem/bio/physicis at the ib level. This year's science honors was already something that had me hanging my a thread. My grades were barely ever higher than 70% especially on tests. Now I'm stuck in the middle wondering if I should just do the sciences at normal level so there can be a higher change of me raising my grades or should I attempt and take the risk of taking the sciences at ib level? I'm just wanting to hope that I can get higher grades and help be create a deeper understanding as I have heard that …
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How does the school or IBO carry out a plagiarism check for the TOK presentation?
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How hard is it to fail the essay or fail TOK altogether? I forgot to mention the WOKs but instead focused on two areas of knowledge. Will I fail because of this?
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Hey everyone, So... I'm planning on taking the IB entrance exam of St. Roberts CHS. The exam is in November, which is only a month away. I was wondering, does anyone know how it's going to go down this year? We all know COVID-19 is among us (play too much video-games) now, and there is a very high risk of getting it. From the videos I saw about the IB entrance exam, I can tell that there were a lot of people, probably even more, knowing my grade. I'm assuming that the entrance exam is going to be online, and I'm honestly really worried. I heard that they will be looking at our grade 7 report cards, I'm extremely nervous becuase of the fact that I got around 88.8 aver…
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What happens if I get an F in chemistry, can I take replace the grade with a course I take over the summer or what other options are there. I moved to this new school and I didn't do so well in my first semester and got an F final grade is there anything I can do to change this?
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Out of the courses I take I'd say HL maths is pretty hard. In general though I think maybe HL analysis maths or physics. What do you guys think?
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Hello Everyone. My teachers are telling us that we cannot get our IA/EE/TOK marks. When I read a few other threads, I realized that (at least I inferred that) other people know their internal marks. That's why I wanted to ask this: Are we allowed to get our IA,EE, TOK marks before they go to IB? What all information are the teachers supposed to give us (like whether our papers are going to moderation or not, and so on) related to the internal exams (including TOK, EE)? How much feedback can we get from teachers (because they are also setting a limit on that)? It's really weird because our teachers are telling us that they can't even tell us if we did well o…
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I got "not satisfactory" on my TOK presentation and CAS. What does not satisfactory means? Did I already failed?
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all my friends are taking regular academic stream. I barely have any friends planning on doing the IB .. can someone reassure plz
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Hi, I’m intending to enroll in one or few of these courses in uni in the future: Architecture, Graphic Design, English Language and Literature, and Education (teaching). Currently, I intend to take: HL: English Lang-Lit, Arts, Maths SL: Econs, Chinese Ab initio, Physics I’m thinking of applying to the UK or Australia, but I’m not sure if this combination is placing me at a disadvantage. I’m even thinking of switching out Econs with History... The university requirements I searched are rather vague, making me think that recommended subjects are as essential as the ones stated so... I need to submit my Subject Combinatio…
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Hello everyone, new user here! Recently I submitted the final draft for my Math IA. However I have a concern: I actually based my topic about modelling graphs off another IA I had found online and took inspiration from it in the beginning parts of my IA. For example, the premise was set the same way since both of us got our data from the same reliable website that only provided data starting from a specific year, which meant our domains and axis for our graphs were the same. I thought the other IA had explained the foundation methodology pretty well so I basically followed the flow of their explanation with my own words, but of course the content reads alike, since t…
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So lately I've been contemplating dropping a lot. At my school, if you decide to drop the full diploma you can still do IB courses and you'd have to do the three core subjects anyways, but it won't be as stressful and demanding as the full diploma. I'm already in my last semester of the IB, where we're supposed to be done with almost every IA, EE, etc. The thing is, I haven't written a complete EE-- our deadline was last week and I only got told a month ago (while i was doing college apps) that I had to change my EE subject from World Studies to English. To add to that, we submitted our final Math IA's in December but my math teacher has requested me to write a completely…
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Hello everyone, Two weeks ago I received my results from the IB and both my EE and TOK grades are only one point away from the next boundary. My predicted for both were A and I received C from both. I have asked both my EE supervisor and my TOK teacher whether I should get them remarked or not and they have both said that there would be a decent chance of me getting one more point. However I am still not sure whether it would be worth it or not. I am also considering getting a remark in chemistry since I am 2 points away from the next boundary (my predicted was 6 but I got 5). However, when I asked my chemistry teacher, he didn't give me full answer and avoided the q…
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Good Day, I hope my email finds you well. Hope you and your families are safe and in good health I am Majid Sarrouh, Chemistry Teacher in the German International School Beirut, Lebanon. I have 25 years of experience in teaching Chemistry for students at the Secondary level (Grades 10, 11 and 12). I have a great passion for Chemistry to help students build their skills and confidence. I am fond of Computer Programing and I have advanced skills in the use of Technology in Teaching. I taught IB Chemistry courses at SL and HL for 13 years and I am an assistant examiner in the International Baccalaureate Organization. I have been marking examination papers s…
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hey, first time posting so im not sure if this is the right format! hello! I've just started the IBDP but I'm struggling alot with math, and I was wondering where I could find decent tutor sources. I was wondering if anyone could redirect me to good sources if they knew any great tutors, or if you're a tutor yourself, it'd be wonderful if you could comment! im desperate for any resource, pls send help ;v; the subject is math ai hl!
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Hey! I was wondering when did different changes to syllabus happen, does anyone know? Specifically for Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Language B, Language A and Geography I know when the last change was, respectively, in 2016 (Bio, Chem), 2021 (Maths, Lang A), 2020 (Lang B) and 2019 (Geography), but when were some changes before that? Where could I find this information?
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I’m a grade 10 student, currently thinking of taking HL English B, mai, biology and chemistry together with SL Chinese A and ESS in my future ib diploma. I’m quite insecure about the learning mode in high school, I don’t know how I should study if I would like to aim for a 43-44. As I’ve been told by my teachers and friends, ib is so much about philosophy, and students have to participate in an active role during the whole process of acquiring knowledge. I am worried about writing essays and reports. As you can see (oh, well), I’m not a very fluent English speaker, along with my introverted personality and sometimes lost mind, I’m afraid I’ll not be able t…
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Specifically, out of Psychology HL and Global Politics HL, which one do you think is easier in terms of memorizing? Adding on to that, any subjects you WOULDN'T recommend to someone who just can't memorize anything?
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Hello. I have been using Paperplainz for Ib physics, but only some of it is totally free. I have been thinking to buy their membership. Does any of you use it? Reviews pls.
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Hello Everyone. My teachers are telling us that we cannot get our IA/EE/TOK marks. When I read a few other threads, I realized that (at least I inferred that) other people know their internal marks. That's why I wanted to ask this: Are we allowed to get our IA,EE, TOK marks before they go to IB? What all information are the teachers supposed to give us (like whether our papers are going to moderation or not, and so on) related to the internal exams (including TOK, EE)? How much feedback can we get from teachers (because they are also setting a limit on that)? It's really weird because our teachers are telling us that they can't even tell us if we did well o…
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Hi, I currently live in Africa and I wanted to know if my ib subjects combination is good enough to enter top Universities around the world. I am currently taking HL math, physics and French and SL English, Chemistry and economy. However I am struggling with all this subjects. It is not that I have bad grades but I feel like it’s a lot of unnecessary work. I need y’all help. Do I really need to take these subjects to do engineering in College ? psa: I am a French speaker so my sentences may not make sense
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Hey! That's probably a very weird thing to ask about, but what would you say is a good way to prepare for the May IB exams? I have never taken such exams from a few subjects - for the GCSE/IGCSE equivalent exams, I won olympiads in almost all subjects which gave me 100% in all of them, so I didn't 'prepare' specifically for the exams and I don't know how you should prepapare for such exams. Any help would be appreciated. For reference, my HLs are Biology, Chemistry, English B and SLs Polish Literature, Maths AA and Geography and my mocks are from 4-12 March. I was thinking that I should firstly revise all topics for the March mocks and maybe only do questions fro…
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my ib subjects are: hl business, geo, eng lit and sl math ai, spanish b and ess, what major can i take at uni with these subjects?
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Hi all, My son would like to get into IB MYP in Missisauga, Toronto, Canada. We would like to know how to prepare and what subjects there are. We would also like to know how the entrance exam works. Thanks for the info in advance.
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I just received my ib predicted grades and I got a 22 predicted ( i was aiming for a 38 lol). Yikes I know very bad and i know I could be a hopeless case. But I've always gotten high grades and good test scores but covid-19 ruined everything for me which led me to do a little bad by the end of grade 11 and beginning of grade 12. But I then worked really hard and did well by the end of semester 1 in year 12. But I have a big problem. I got predicted a 22 which is a fail and I don't know what to do because I really wanted to apply to university in the United Kingdom (anywhere I don't care). UK looks at the predicted grades in order to give an offer. I cannot drop ib because…
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Hi:) I live in New Zealand for four years and I will begin the life of IB next year (2021) And so far my subject choices are: Chinese A, English B, Chemistry, AI (math), Art and Psychology However, many of my friends told me Chinese A is more difficult compares to English A, and they suggested me to change my subjects as they think it's easier to get 7 in Chinese B. English is my second language but...eh... I haven't choose any subject that relates to Chinese after I came to NZ. So, should I choose Chinese A or English A? P.S. My English result is over average and my Chinese was pretty good before I came to NZ Ma…
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