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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I just started my Pre IB year, and i am confused about my subject selections. I was planning to take Physics HL, Chemistry HL and Math AA HL, but my teacher Chem teacher suggested that i should rather do Chemistry and Biology (since i wanted chem to be my major). Thats why now I am only confused about math, like what math should i take? Math AA HL or Math AA SL or Math AI HL or Math AI SL? Also, do you think it is a good idea to take Bio HL and Chem HL (and probably psychology HL if i cant take math HL)?
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Hello. I am selling math notes that I have created myself and compiled over the years. I have recently started using a new format that I have used on one topic, namely Complex Numbers. It covers all the things you would need to know about complex numbers in IB and even goes a bit further for those of you that are curious Let me know if you are interested and we can take the discussion further to discord. I can also provide examples.
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Heyyy so since Im done with my maths exams (M22)I am planning on selling my revision village account to someone. Let me know if you're interested! Im selling it for $70USD but that price is negotiable. Its a gold account so there's no expiry date.(on the website there is my but you can just email them to extend it for free) Its really useful and really helped me with my exams. (especially the videos explaining past paper answers). Soooo let me know
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I just started my pre IB and now I’m wondering how hard is it to change IB schools after the pre IB. Like if i complete my pre IB and start IB proper in another school. I live in Finland btw. I couldn’t find any information online.
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All 4 Math: Physics Bio Chem Mushaar#9792 on discord if interested Don't worry you can confirm the product on screenshare, see the full product before paying
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RV Gold Unlimited - No Expiry Date Continuously updated as syllabus changes Subjects Included: - Mathematics (AA & AI) SL & HL - Physics SL& HL - Chemistry SL& HL - Biology SL & HL Resources - Questionbanks - Past Papers -All subject levels. You can first check the item and then pay to ensure no issues
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Hello , Help me out please? Applying for a BSC Computer science course in the US. Country: India School Type: International School IB Predicted Grades AA HL - 5 CSC HL - 7 PHY HL - 6 Economics SL - 6 Spanish AB - 6 Lang & LIT SL - 5 TOK - A EE (CSC) - B =( 38/45 ) SAT - M 680 READING AND WRITING 530 ( many of my uni's are not asking for my sat for the fall 24 admission ) IGCSE's: Biology A * , Maths CIM A*, Computer Science A*, Hindi A*, Physics A*, English literature A*, Global perspective A , English Language A, Chemistry A ( 6 A* 3 A ) Extracurricular: …
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Im a year 11 student now going into year 12 ib curriculum and i've recently decided that I want to pursue a business related major such as mergers and acquisitions or consulting. The subjects i'm planning to change to are HL english langlit, business, maths AI, and SL spanish B, biology and geography. Originally i was going to pick SL psychology instead of geography but i heard geography is easier to get points and doesn't really matter on college applications. Also i've heard that maths AI gives a better advantage for business majors in uni because it works with statistics more than AA and its easier? Please let me know if my subject choices are good. Thank you so much!
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i want to move school but i would only be able to join in late jan next year yet that would be the start of their second semester. my mum wants me to go but i think it would be hard cause by that time arent people far into their IAs and stuff. wont i just be making a mistake
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Mental Health Survey and the IBDP - Survey about to close! Firstly thank you to all who have taken the time to do our survey - the response has been wonderful and I can assure all....... your responses and comments will be collated and passed on, we respect your time and opinions. We are now just leaving the survey open until the end of next week, so if you or your kids or your know someone who is doing or has graduated from the IB please take the 5 minutes to do our survey. All responses are 100% anonymous and all will be collated into a single set of results and passed onto the IBO and published here. Again should you wish to join us to help make Mental Health…
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Hey everyone! Kindly fill out my Math IA survey as my deadline is soon. Thank you in advance! https://forms.gle/7EVzVW956eveF4XXA
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Hello everyone, I finished IB1 and I got 24 points as my year grade overall and my ib coordinator says that I can’t move to IB2 because my points are too low. On the first semester I got 25 points and on the second semester I got 21 points, then we had final exams where I got overall 14 points. I admit that I have been very stressed and anxious and often unwell as a consequence which affected my finals especially. My IB coordinator said that she strongly recommends and is going to kick me out of IB and do American high school. In the summer, I worked really hard and submitted my first draft of Extended Essay, I also took tutors for each subject to catch up and understand…
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Hey yall. Revision village really helped me with math and chemistry for my exams. So if any of you are keen to get the full package for a lower price just reply we can discuss it from there. The package comes with all the sciences and maths. Prices are negotiable. But I am trying to sell it for around $300-400.
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Hi there, I'm currently about to start the IB diploma program, and I still undecided on my major; thus I've selected my subjects to keep things open. The two main options in my mind are medicine (in my country) or engineering/materials science (in the UK). My logic was as follows: I want Physics HL because its useful for engineering and I enjoy it. Chemistry HL is generally recommended for medicine (but its NOT required in my country) As for math, I want the calculus especially for the engineering, but with 2 sciences at HL, I prefer it to be AA SL. Now, with the year about to start, I'm beginning to doubt my choices. I'm thinking of lowering the Chemis…
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Hi Fellow Moms and Dads! I hope you are all well. I would like to ask your help by answering this 3-minute survey about IBDP and its possible impact with our children's mental health. If you could also share it with other parents/guardians that you know have a child that is on IBDP or done it, please have them answer. Thank you and looking forward to making things better for our children. Cheers! Your participation in this survey is completely anonymous and confidential. We do not collect any personally identifiable information and your responses will be aggregated with those of others. Your individual responses will not be traced back to you in any way.…
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Hi! I hope you are all well. I would like to ask your help by answering this 3-minute survey about IBDP and its possible impact with our children's mental health. If you could also share it with other parents/guardians that you know have a child that is on IBDP or done it, please have them answer. Thank you and looking forward to making things better for our children. Cheers! Your participation in this survey is completely anonymous and confidential. We do not collect any personally identifiable information and your responses will be aggregated with those of others. Your individual responses will not be traced back to you in any way. Your honest feedback is hig…
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Hello, I have to confirm my IB subjects very soon as I will be going to grade 10, right now my subjects are: HL: Business Management, Math AA, Design Technology, SL: Visual art, Chinese B, Language and literature. However, my strong suit is not in math, I would be more confident in doing a humanities subject. I am not sure if I should keep to these subjects because I want to study business management or commerce (but pretty flexible) in the UK but they do not all require math. However, at top unis the requirements are mostly math HL a grade 7/7 for majors like economics or finance. I want to aim for some top universities, despite my major, would it be worth it to cho…
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Help my friends, I am currently entering the first year of the IB diploma and have chosen the following as my subjects: Math AA HL Biology HL Chem HL Italian B SL History SL English Lang Lit SL I like all these subjects, and I am not bad at any of them. However, I have heard repeatedly that this is pretty much suicide(Difficulty wise and generally studying wise), so I am wondering if I should change it. I am trying to aim for at least a 38 out of 42 (without extra points). And it is recommended by the uni I want to attend that I have a HL in Math (IA is not available in my school), a HL in science, and a HL in English…
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Hi so I am going into pre-IB grade 10 in late August 2018 and I was wondering if someone wanted to study over Skype or Discord (although I would have to text because I usually can't video call) mainly grade 10 pre-IB, and IB year 1 and 2 topics. I would mainly like to study science and mathematics but any other courses are welcome (I am horrible at french btw). I am particularly interested in someone who is at or 1 higher my grade level, and also who is from either Canada or the US (I am from Ontario, Canada) so the course material will be similar. I am not saying these are requirements but I think it would be beneficial. So, if you are interested, let me know! …
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I just pass IB. And I am looking for someone who wants a Revision Village Account. You will have access to all the subjects and all levels. Including math, chem, phy and bio. The RV is selling it out for roughly $650. But I’m reselling it for $300. If anyone is interested please dm below. Prices are negotiable. And if the candidate is from India it will be preferred.
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hi, i have called 12 IB schools in Denmark, and none provide the November exams or they just don't provide it to outsiders---- i really need someone to help me especially if they live in Scandinavia or anywhere near to Denmark to tell me if there is a school that provides the November exams for students this year! i need to retake 3 subjects and i can't sit around and give up on looking for schools until I've tried everything. please!! thank you!! UPDATE1.O!! IVE CALLED HALF OF SWEDEN AND I AM ABOUT TO KNOCK DOWN THE SCHOOLS FOR NOT PROVIDING THE NOVEMBER EXAMS, I LEGIT SIGH SO LOUD ON THE PHONE THAT THE COORDINATOR HAD TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING SPA…
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Heyooo so I’m selling my gold RV account if anybody is interested It has everything - maths, biology, physics, chemistry… as i bought it a few years ago. I’m a m23 graduate and honestly my general experience with it: It helped me so much with maths AA SL - I got a 7 on the exams. It’s great for practice and also the mock examinations are top notch for all subjects tbh. I also used it for biology HL and chemistry SL practice.
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Hey you guys, so i got my results yesterday, and i was absoutely gobsmacked.. because i did revise long and hard for them but they came out really rubbish. i'm not going to post what i got on here, because it was really REALLY bad. i did not get my firm or conditional offer for pharmacy, (through UCAS) as i was 5 points off my entry requirements. do you think the university may still accept me? or do you reckon i get some of my papers remarked? because apparently when you get your papers remarked, they could be brought down aswell as up, but i doubt my papers could get any lower to be honest. what do you think?
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Hello everyone. I have just received my IB results, and I was not rewarded the DP diploma due to my lack of points in my HL subjects. I am currently 1 point away from a 4 in Physics, and that's the key for me to pass right now (since I have 11 points for all my HL subjects and the minimum for the HL subjects is 12 points) Do you think it's worth it to request for a remark in this case? Thank you for helping me out! PS: I need this pass since my university will need me to provide the DP certificate.
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Just received IBDP results of MAY'23 exams. I received 6 in my English Literature course. But I need a 7 to meet the university requirements. The results also revealed that I'm short by 4 points to increase my grade. Do you suggest I opt for remarking?
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Hi there! I'm currently doing my Global Politics Engagement Activity on the effectiveness of NGOs in providing education to underprivileged children in Indonesia. It would be great if you'd help me out by filling out this short survey! Cheers! SURVEY
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hi so I have just finished my gcses and im taking IB next year, but I want to look ahead to see the details of what is studied in each subject. I looked on the IB website, but the syllabus outline is very vague. At gcse, every exam board produces specifications with different points outlining EXACTLY what you need to know, but from what I could find, for IB if is much more brief i.e. for languages it only has recommended topics within themes as opposed to a specific vocab list and grammar list. For the sciences it has topics (e.g. kinematics for physics), but not points WITHIN topics (at gcse it would say kinematics as the general heading and then detail what you need to …
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Hello there, While writing my math P1 this year, I finished question 7 on the first page of the answer booklet but was a little too concentrated, so I accidentally flipped straight to the last page of the booklet to write question 8. I didn't realize the mistake until I had finished the question so I didn’t want to copy the whole thing to the right page. I wrote a note in a box on the first page indicating where the examiner could find each of the questions since they were out of order; I thought I made it pretty obvious but you never know. I had forgotten about this until now since results come out soon and I started panicking suddenly that the examiner might have …
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My chem ee is researching a substance contained in red wine. One of my teachers told me is inappropriate because the school does not allow any alcohol. But I still want to keep this topic concerning whether research on red wine will affect my grades.
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OK I need help to see if my subject choices are well-thought out. Here is the first set. Spanish ab initio English lang-lit HL Maths AI HL Chem SL Philosophy HL Global politics SL The second set. Spanish ab initio English lang-lit HL Maths AA SL Geography HL History HL Biology SL
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Hi!! I am just checking if subjects I picked would be ok for studying International Relations in the future: HL English A HL Polish A HL History SL ESS SL mathematics SL French B
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As of now, I've chosen the following subjects but until the middle of July I am still able to change them: Choice 1: English A SL Choice 2: Mandarin Ab Initio Choice 3: Psychology SL Choice 4: Biology HL Choice 5: Maths AI HL Choice 6: Chemistry HL I'm interested in taking Biochemistry or Molecular Biology and turns out the uni I want to go to doesn't require Chem OR Bio HL for these courses but they allow credit transfer for Bio and Psych but not Chem. Right now, I can't decide whether to choose Psych or Chem as my last HL. I have some interest in Psych though I'm not sure what to expect as it is a new-ish subject being offered in …
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Hi there! I am currently working on an Artificial Intelligence feature to help IB DP students answer their essays. You can check it out here and give your feedback too: https://forms.gle/dSZ9Cghsm4bHVfvDA
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okay so my school is asking for $3000aud if i had to take a language of my choice that the school doesnt offer , so i want to self tutor myself cuz i need no teacher since i have the idea about this subject? and the school is also saying that if i pay 3000 they'll teach me that particular ib language but will swap my english A to B which might affect my admissions right? so what do i do
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Hello everyone. I’m taking full IB next year and my school wants me to write a letter of intern in which i have to state my overall expectations of IB and outline why i think my candidacy should be accepted but i honestly don’t know where to start and its due by next week or I wont be able to get into IB. If anyone who’s done a letter of intern before is willing to give me some pointers I would be very grateful.
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Is IB computer science HL a lot of theory regurgitation for the exams? For those who have taken GCSE Computer Science could you compare the level of theory I need to memorise? I'm alright with the programming but its the theory side that doesn't look too sunny.
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I come from the German system, which is quite demanding. Last September I decided to do my A Levels instead and have been extremely bored by the little amount of work I have to do. I'm getting As in both mocks and official examinations and need a new challenge in life. Would it be possible to complete the IB Diploma Programme in one year, considering that I wouldn't have to study for my HL subjects if I am already taking them as my A Levels? I would only have to focus on my SL subjects and TOK/EE/CAS. Thanks
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