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Hello, what subject choices would be more acceptable for a business major in a competitive/elite university in the US(Ivy's) or the UK My current subjects: HL: English Literature, Business Management, Biology SL: Math Standard, Language Acquisition B Indonesian, Economics Should I change it to: HL: English Literature, Business Management, Math SL: Environmental Societies and Systems (ESS), Language Acquisition B Indonesian, Economics *my school doesn't offer economics HL, and math HL isn't really mandatory for business, but biology HL isn't either, and both are rigorous subjects. Should I stay in biology even though I don't need it (doe…
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Hi!! So what happens is the following, the teacher made us do a tumblr account for us to be our blog for CAS, but I don’t really know what content to post, I need ideas!!
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Hello, I am in DP1 and these are my predicted until now: Geography HL: 7 Economics HL: 7 Biology HL: 6 Math SL: 7 French Ab initio: 5 English A SL: 3 Overall: 35/42 Now, i have completely lost hope as my aim is to have a predicted of at least 39/42 by the end of the first predicted period of DP. I am really struggling with English and do not know what to do.
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Ok, I honestly doubt that anyone will even see this, but I’m really worried... Im in 7th grade IB, and I wasn’t in IB in Elementary, so I’m a complete newbie, and I don’t know the rules all that well. We’re about to finish up the first semester, and I’m failing two of my classes. First quarter it was just one class but now it’s two. I’m only failing because i haven’t turned in almost any of my assignments, and I’m barely realizing how bad that effected my grade now. I know a student that got kicked out of the program, so I know that it’s possible to get kicked out and not just a threat to get us to keep our grades up. However, I’m not sure what grades he h…
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Hey guys, this is my first time posting in this website. I've only recently discovered the vast amount of resources and the great advice that the community had provided. Currently, I'm a Year 2 student being stressed out in IB taking Physics HL, Math SL, Chemistry SL, ITGS HL, Mandarin B SL, and English Lit and Lang A HL. I know that in my year 1 adventure in IB, I haven't been trying hard enough in all of my courses where it results in me almost failing Physics and Chemistry. I've noticed that my mental state isn't exactly in its best form since I get beaten down a lot by bad test grades and the lack of understanding in classes. I've always gotten so confused after…
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Does sample papers help for exam preparation, or should I stick to past papers. Would it be a waste of time?
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We already had some 25-30 hours or so but I don't get anything and my teacher told me that he is not sure that this subject is for me. I am a generally good student and I'm only having a hard time when it comes to experimental sciences and computers. The 2 options that i have now is to either stay and suffer, or I can move to biology SL and start from zero. What do you think I should do? Is biology a harder subject? Am I lost forever?
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Hey, so ive just sat some November exams which i didnt do well on in may, im wondering if anyone has some good experience from retaking their exams so i can find some motivation in waiting until January for the results.. thank you
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Hey everyone, So I have looked all over for the list of failing conditions, both at school and online and I'm very confused. My school is terribly equipped to teach IB, and all students are confused about a variety of different aspects, none of which are properly clarified. Due to health and strong anxiety, I've been allowed to do my IB diploma exams over two sessions (that is not to say they were retakes). Last May Idid 4 subjects, including my EE and TOK but my teachers are worried that I'll get a 2 in my Maths HL course and that I will therefore fail my IB, no matter the points I get in total. So these are my grades so far: Biology HL = 4, French A SL = 6, En…
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Hello people! I'm doing Chemistry and Math both at Hl and it's KILLING ME! Since I wanna study medicine and need about 40 points I'm thinking about dropping one of them to SL (I don't need Chemistry nor Math HL for the university I'm applying for). I'm pretty good at both subjects but I feel like Chemistry HL is so much content , while Math is very interesting but it requires a LOT of time to practice and the exam questions are pretty hard. Does any one have some advice on which one I should drop? These are my subjects if that's would help Physics HL Chemistry HL Math HL English B HL Self-taught Arabic A SL H…
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Hi, I sat for my IB exam, and basically it was an essay and we only needed to do one question (no part a/b). basically they gave us 5 questions (Q1-5) and we had to choose one to write on. The questions are quite different. I chose Q3, however I did not write the question number Q3 in the pair boxes to the side. But I did write Q3 in the cover sheet (the one with all your details name index number etc.). Should it be ok this way? Thanks
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OKAY HERE'S THE DEAL; So, I have an older sibling who took the IB diploma, and did all the internals, etc. I was not truly planning on taking *any* of the ib's and as my school requires you to do the internals nevertheless, I took one of my sister's IAs aaaaaaand basically copied 80%. In some scenarios, I even copied her sources (gasp)! Now, I'm CONSIDERING doing the DIPLOMA and so, having finished this copied internal and not having enough time to replace it my question is... If I submit this internal, will they annul my diploma? It should be noted that my sister gave her whole diploma, including this subject, in Spanish and I'm doing this in English, henc…
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Hi everyone! This is a survey for my Math Internal Assignment (for the IB diploma). I am analyzing how humans perceive beauty, specifically if people consider a face more attractive if it is closer to the Golden Ratio. It is a quick, anonymous survey which will take only a few minutes and it would be a great help to me! It took me a long time to edit all of these photos so I would be really grateful if you participated in it, thank you! Link: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/122r
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Can anyone tell me about current course of IB?
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Hi, friends. I am just starting the ib and I would like to know what can I do for CAS?
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Some students from my class had 25 extra minutes in the exam. Do you have any ideas why? They are so lucky.
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Hi there. I am about to choose my IB subjects and I wanted to make sure that I was taking the right subjects. I do want to learn dentistry when I go to uni. HL Subjects Mathematics (A Definite - Maths Is A Big Strength) Chemistry Biology SL Subjects English Mandarin ab initio Economics Are these the right subjects for me if I want to become a dentist? Do I need to make some changes? Is taking two HL Science courses hard? Thanks!
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Hey I’m starting to work on the math exploration, and we need to submit our topic, but I have searched about ideas and there was nothing really that caught my eye. Can you please give me ideas of some topics that are really shocking, you know, interesting.
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Hi guys, I'm in my first year of English HL and have to submit my questions that I'd like to do for my EE by this Friday. I have a few ideas about what I'd like to write about ranging from the dark web to programming. I was going to look at the dark web and it's impact on society relating to free speech and privacy but, I feel as if there may not be many resources on that. My teacher and I talked for a bit and we settled on machine learning and the impact they have on society. However, I feel that this question may be too broad and if I was to look at artificial intelligence and the impacts it has on society, that would also be too general despite the various information …
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Hello, friends. I am really concern about grades, this is my first quarter in 11th grades and I failed most of my classes because I received online clases while I was in another country, and the plataform really sucked, or maybe i am the one that that really don’t like it. Anyways, I was wondering if I do really good in the next quarters and in twelve grade, will that save me? Do I still opportunities? Please, someone who knows answer ASAP and tell me what should i do.
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Hey everyone, Hope you're doing well whether you just started your IB or are already getting closer to your mock exams. I'm trying to find out about how students study and what resources they use. It would be great if you guys could fill out this survey. Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. Its all anonymous. https://goo.gl/forms/avRQe0DEHksywyWi1 Thanks
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I am currently doing my final extended essay and I was wondering how difficult it is to achieve a C overall? I don't know how I feel about my essay and I'm really hoping I can at least achieve a C overall, so just wondering how difficult a task this is? I only have a week left to finish this, and I'm just halfway done. Reading through it has really demotivated me and made me feel kinda bad about it. I just need 2 pts from TOK and EE !!!
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How many of you guys have teachers that just cannot teach or you absolutely hate? Math - My IB Math teacher is really sweet and one of the nicest people ever, but......she just can't teach. Except for one unit, Math HL hasn't been that bad so far, but I'm worried as we get farther into the year because it might get really hard and without a good teacher, I might be screwed. On the other hand, we get lots of free time to work on homework (both math and other subjects lol) so meh....... History - I DESPISE THIS GUY! He has not taught us a single thing, and he just keeps piling us with so much busy work! He acts as if History is the only class we IB kids have to worry about!…
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Is it necessary that you practise from all time zones and take a lot of time or stick to your own time zone for better practise?
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I'm currently doing two courses on pamoja: psychology HL as well as french ab initio. I'm finding french okay however psychology is very challenging for me. The physical textbooks the school provides us, an online textbook that the school provides us (kerboodle) and this pamoja course all contains different information and it's really stressing me out. And all these words on the screen just really stress me out in general. I took psychology in GCSE and got an A so I thought I'd be fine but I am really struggling. I really wanted to do something in the field of psychology in the future but this pamoja course is just ruining psychology! Does anyone have any advice for pamoj…
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Hey, I am going to start IB in September 2018 and I have chosen my IB subjects, but I can still change them. IB subjects: HL Chemistry HL Business HL English SL Math SL Physics SL French What jobs correlate with these subject choices? I am interested in chemical, biomedical engineering, petroleum engineering still open to computer engineering but not as interested. What subjects should I change around for my choice? Is my subject choices fine? Etc.
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Hello, I want to go into biotech in the future, and I'm gonna start IB Year 1 next month. My subjects are Phy, Chem and Eng A HL and Lang B, Psychology and Maths SL. Are my subjects okay for most universities anywhere, although preferably the UK and Canada? I also want to know your opinion on the prospects of biotech. Is it worth it? Will I be able to find a stable job with a good income? Lastly, do you have any advice for me during and after IB? I would appreciate anything, even if it's negative. Thank you so much!
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I have chose article about china increasing interest and wrote introduction but I don't know what diagram to use. SOMEONE, HELP ME
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Which is the most difficult subject in IB course?
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Hello! I am starting my first year of pre-IB in two weeks or so (the fourth of September) and I’m quite anxious about it. I’ve been doing a lot of math sheets and reading material that the school has suggested all pre-IB students do. I’m just wondering if anyone has any advice for me, or any advice specifically for pre-IB students. Basically, anything you’ve done in pre-IB that was stupid that (hopefully) I can avoid. Thanks!
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Hello everyone, I am currently in my fifth week of IB Year 1 and I have gotten settled with my new teachers and classes. I have set a goal for myself to get at least 40 points in the IB, but I do know that it will be tough and will require the right mentality (I'm working on it!). So, I wanted to come here and ask if any of you more experienced IB students had some advice or helpful tips for any of my subjects: IB Math HL IB Physics HL IB Economics HL IB Computer Science SL IB German B SL IB English Language and Literature SL Any help (including general IB mentality/work-ethic as well) would be greatly appreciated. Th…
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Hey guys, I'm about to start the IB and I just wanted to ask if I've made good subject choices. I'm planning to study Computer Science in the UK. My choices are: Computer Science HL Maths HL Business Management HL Spanish Initio Greek Language SL Physics SL
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Does having the same topic and similar content as the sample from IB for an IA counted as plagiarising?
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I've just started the IB and I'm doing Physics HL and Chem SL. I was thinking of doing both of these at HL but I have a problem: my school has a very bad schedule. The science HL and lab classes are at the same time, so I would have to do some self studying. My math teacher told me I could do math HL if I wanted to (which I don't). There are a lot of people in my class doing a science and math at higher level, so I would like to know which one is easier (considering that I'd have to split my time with the two sciences). If you have any thoughts or tips, please comment them below. Thank you.
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I've just started the IB and I'm having trouble organising my study schedule. I have to spend most of my time in math, physics, chem and history, but still don't know how to space my study blocks. Do you have any tips? What should I do to study? Past papers? Exercises? Thanks
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Hello, I really need help or anyone to talk to cause I have been really stressed lately. Recently my dad has moved from one country to another and so I had to change schools in the middle of the IB program. Starting in this new school, I realised they were wayyyyy ahead of what i had done in my previous school. First of all, they have completed there EE's, whereas I only have my reasearch done, they have their group 4 project done, which i didnt do in my previous school and they have their cas project done, which i also havent done. And to make things worst, in each of the classes, there are chapters that they have completed here which i didnt do in my previous schoo…
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Hello IB mates, As the title says, I would like to know if you can spend a year without studying and then continue with the second year of the IB. I am not thinking about doing it because I am lazy, but because I am having health issues that interfere with my hability to learn (they are not psychiatryc, but they severely worsen my memory and attention, among other things...). So I would spend the year solving my health issues and recovering. I will ask for advise to my teachers but first I would like to have an idea of what my options are. Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I want to study either computer engineering or software engineering in the West (the US, UK or Canada etc). I’m taking the following subjects: -Math HL -Physics HL -French AB SL -History SL -English A Lang&Lit HL -Chemistry SL i wanted to ask, will chemistry SL be enough or should I switch to HL? Is English A LL HL really difficult, I heard the scoring criteria is insane? I am better at English than chemistry honestly, but I will take chem HL if needed. I am also aiming for universities that will offer me generous aid. I know that I’m not taking computer science. It’s because I will be needing chem for Canada as well as m…
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I'm about to start IB1 in a few day. What are the things I should do/ask for in this period ? Thanks, Matt
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What are the career opportunities after IB course? Can anyone help me with benefits of IB?
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Hey Guys, For my Bio IA I wanted to to do it on plants or food, but I wanted to do my without physically bringing or buying any plants (cause they’re too expensize for the quantity I’m buying). So if you guys have any ideas for these topics or biology in general that would help so much! Or if you have any pointers to build on or telling me what topics to avoid will help as well. ALSO I WANTED TO USE A COLORIMETER IN MY IA, BUT I DONT HAVE ANY IDEAS ON ANY GOOD EXPERIMENTS TO USE THEM (the personal engagement is weak... so if you have any ideas for colorimeter will also help...) One’s I have so far include... -chromatography -yeast aerobic respira…
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There is a new app called IB CAS counter for keeping track of CAS activities.it is a simple app to help IB students.nice
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I'm taking 4 HL's this year (Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, and Math) because I really like all of these subjects. I'm just wondering...has anyone taken 4 HL's in these subjects? What advice do you have for this amount of work?
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Hi there! I am planning to do IB next year and these are my options I plan to do. Unfortunately my school doesn't offer computer science, but I want to study computer science when I go to university. So would this subject combination be fine? Maths HL Physics HL Business Management HL English SL French SL Design Technology SL
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Hey everyone, I was looking at University requisites the other day, and all they needed was an IB Diploma. No subject requirements. What I was wondering is how I am supposed to get predicted grades. Am I supposed to ask all of my teachers for all my predicted grades? Can you even get a "predicted Diploma"? If this is a topic that I need to discuss with a teacher, does anyone know which teacher I'm supposed to speak with? My assumption so far was the DP Coordinator. Thanks for the :)
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I went to my new school to take the entrance exam and during the interview, one of the teacher asked me to not take IB Full DP. And i was confused and due to lack of my english skill, they recommend to take some of the subjects and they said that i don’t need to do an EA or IA or TOK. They told me that I can take only english b in group2 for studying langage. English is not my first language so i was quiet hard to understand what they talked to me. Does anyone have idea for this? And how is it possible to take some of subjects?
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okay, so this list is preferably aimed at people living in the Scandinavia region. so I'm retaking this November and I've done a lot of research and i thought i could share that here and make this threat a place where people could add more places. so far i can tell you this, if you're not enrolled in the private school you cannot retake your exams there because you have to apparently pay tuition and since you don't do that you cant take their exams (???) yeah. so that means, starting with Denmark, - don't contact Copenhagen international school if you're not planning to retake in may. i called them like 3 times after my first call and omg i wa…
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Hello everyone, I'm soon to be an IB student and I'm having quite a hard time figuring out which calculator to buy. So I hoped you could help me. My teacher send me a list of these calculators that are fit for IB but I cannot choose which one to buy. So if any of you have any tips/recommendations/information on which one should I buy I would be super thankful for those. Thank you in advance! Kalkuliatoriu sarasas.docx
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Hey everyone, sorry for asking too many questions:( I started my IB DP two weeks ago, and I heard people in my school taking about writing IA and EE and doing group 4? projects or something like that. Could anyone briefly explain to me what they are? I am really curious.. Thank you so much!!
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Hey everyone, It's been 2 weeks since I started IB, and I was wondering if you could recommend me helpful IB youtube channels! These are the subjects I am taking: HL math, HL bio, HL chem SL lang&L, SL psychology, and SL Spanish Thank you, and have a nice day!
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