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Hey everyone, I am currently in my second week of doing IB DP, and I was wondering if you could tell me any pieces of advice that I definitely should remember throughout the next two years or "must to do" things that I need to adapt into my habits. These past few days, I felt like I was losing myself as I was not distributing my time efficiently, so I genuinely want to get hold of myself again. HL chem, HL bio, HL math, SL lang&lit, SL psychology, and SL Spanish are the subjects I am doing right now Thank you so much!!
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I am starting IB DP within a week, and I was wondering whether or not its better to finish up with most of EE, TOK and CAS earlier in my 2 year IB course, and then in the final year, having done my EE, TOK & CAS would allow me to focus on my revisions and the EXAMs. Is this a good approach, if not please share some tips on how anyone of you aced a full on all of EE, TOK & CAS??
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Okay, so I'm doing my extended essay in history on the effect of religion on movie censorship but I've hit a road block, which is bad considering I haven't even started. I don't know how to start my essay at all and my teacher didn't really help. We don't get textbooks or anything to work with so I'm really running off of whatever I find online. If anyone could help me with an outline for my EE I would happily offer you my first born (not literally). Please and thank you!!
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Hi, I just got my diploma (May 2018) and would like to help IB students because I like the tutor thing and I want to meet people all around the world. I am a strong communicator and can speak Spanish, English and French fluently. Perhaps doing Skype, providing resources, writing articles with tips and tricks...? My uni won't give me credits for volunteering with IB students, that's why I ask if you know any way of being recognized for doing this kind of thing... I prefer volunteering, but getting an online job would be also great. Thanks in advance!
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Schedule Help
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So, my school has an okay IB Program that's closer to bad than it is good. The school itself is in the poor side of the county, so funding and good teachers are lacking. My grade especially had really good teachers retire over summer, so we are left in the dark about their capability of teaching. Teachers last year were bad too (AP English didn't give back essays or help teach how to write good essays and Bio was like a pre-period). My school offers a very limited number of IB courses and has already put down which courses are HL and which are SL, so we can't decide based on our strengths (English is HL and I SUCK at English. yay) So here is my current schedule for …
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Hey guys, I’m in my first year of the IBDP (eight months in), and would like to know when you recommend I start my IAs. I’d really appreciate it if you explained why you chose the dates you chose for each subject (e.g. maths IA during November because the content is a lot...). I don’t know if that’s true it’s just an example. Please keep in mind that I take exams on Nov 2019 so I begin school on January. Also, my subjects are: Biology, Chemistry, English Lang and Lit. - HL Mathematics, French ab initio, History - SL THANKS IN ADVANCE!
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Hi everyone, I decided to take HL Chem, Math, and Physics and SL Econ, English LangLIt, and Mandarin B. I did get pretty good grades in 10th grade, but my parents are worried that I'm taking too many courses that have heavy workload. I have three 10-day cycles to change the subject - alternately I'm think of taking Chem SL and Econ HL If anyone has the same combo as I do, I would love to hear your experience and advice.
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Hellooo, I was wondering if anyone knew of any schools that were doing november exam sessions? whether or not they take students who dont go to their school I would very much like to know the name of the school anyway. I feel like I'm in a very focused state and waiting till next year will do me no good. It's better to just get it over with get my diploma nad aplly for spring courses or Uni in Australia in Feb. I have emailed like over 70 schools! Where can I retake??! They all do not offer November retakes...Does anyone know a school that is doing a November Exam session??? omg.. I am going crazy emailing all of these people telling me the same thing..." No, unfortuna…
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This summer, I am preparing myself for the IB . Can someone give me some advice of what I should do over this summer. ( Right now, I am.......... ・looking through the HL math textbook from oxford ・Doing HL Physics for fun ( using Cambridge textbook ) ・Looking through the SL biology textbook ( Not that often ) ・scheduling my time ・Having fun!!!!!!! )
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Hi! I am about to start my IBDP, and I need some advice about my subject selections. All of them are flexible! Line 1: Chinese Language and Literature SL Line 2: English B HL Line 3: Economics HL Line 4: Environmental System and societies SL Line 5: Math SL Line 6: Global Politics HL I am planning to do PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) OR International Relations at Uni. And What should I do to prepare my IB? Thanks
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Is there any way possible that someone can take 2 sciences, AND a group 6 subject? Like for example, Physics, Chem and Visual Arts by somehow swapping out another subject from group 2 or 4? Or will I have to take it as a 7th subject? And if so, how should I go about it? Like is there some sort of form or proposal or an email by which I can contact the IB?
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Is there a particular way to study in the IB to be more organised and get good grades??
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ANY thoughts???
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Is there a reason why there is no calculus in physics (not even in HL)? I really don't want to memorize formulas, calculus just makes the concepts so much more elegant especially through derivations
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Hello Actually i am looking for some good IB Physics tutor here in Singapore . Some of friends suggest me to opt online tutoring- IB Tutor in singapore. Can anyone will provide a review for this.
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I did the official SAT practice Essay 1 today, and followed the test rules. So I only had 50 minutes, ... Could you please grade it? I'm aiming for an 8 8 8 and I'll be taking the SAT with essay on 4th May 2019. Here's the practice essay prompt: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-1-essay.pdf My essay: Former US president Jimmy Carter manages to persuade rather than convince his audience that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for industry. Moreover, instead of using facts to support his ideas, Carter uses intellect hence playing with the audience's emotions. In the introduction, Carter describes the Arcti…
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This year I have to choose between partial and full IB and honestly it’s a struggle. So here is my dilemma: I can choose full IB and have a total of 6 courses 1. Math SL 2. ELA HL 3. Chemistry HL 4. Biology SL 5. Spanish Ab Initio 6. World History HL or I can choose partial and take 4 IB courses 1.Chemistry HL 2.World History HL 3. Biology SL 4. ELA HL For my school if you’re in partial IB you have to choose a balanced courseload — meaning you have to take equal number of humanties courses as your math and science courses. I need to take Chemistry and Biology I can’t change my HL/SL …
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Hello. I'm a new student in the 2 year course IBDP Program this year and I have an urgent question right now. Is it possible to take 2 language B subjects for the IBDP Program? So, here is my plan. I want to take English B (HL) and MandarinAB Initio for my choice 1 and choice 2 language subjects respectively. However, I'm currently in English A (SL) because I'm not offered English B (HL), but my English teacher kept on saying that if you think that you can't take English A SL, because it's very tough and your language skills is not sufficient, you can go down. So, I went to meet the VP of my school to talk about this because I want to go down and he to…
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Justification for revaluation?
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I recently submitted a request for revaluation of my Psych papers but they wrote back saying ": Please note, the justification for the report must describe in what specific way(s) it is felt the current marking is incorrect in relation to the marking criteria /mark scheme. A general comments are insufficient. A report will not be completed without this information ." What kind of justification do they need? I don't really know where i lost marks but I'm pretty sure I did pretty good in the papers. I just need one mark to get a 6
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Hey everyone, I’m wondering whether I should do HL Maths, Physics and Chem and SL English Lit, Chinese B and Economics or do HL economics instead of HL physics. But quite frankly I hate economics so I would preferably like to do physics at higher level because 1. It interests me and 2. I would like to do aerospace engineering after school. So I’m just wondering, would doing HL maths, physics and Chem be a suicidal decision? Or would I be better off doing HL maths, Chem and eco? Thankssss
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Hello guys, so I am currently in year one of IB diploma and in the middle of it, I have to move away to another country. I know that it will somehow affect my study and it will be really stressful for me. I have to change two of my subjects cause the school im moving to doesnt offer the subjects. Im also stressed out because in my current school, we haven't start our EE and IAs yet but the school I am going to started theirs already. How can I be able to cope with this? How am I be able to catch up in a new environment?
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Okay so i am so worried. My English written task has been handed in and put through turn it in. So i have referenced everything except a small paragraph of information that i used. But the information did not show up on the turn it in check because it was quoted from an image. I am so worried and i cannot resubmit unless i have valid reasons. (IB does not just use turn it in but another one that can cross-check images.) Would it show up?
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I will be starting a club at "medborgarskolan" in Stockholm and I need to have more members to make it happen! I'm still hesitant about the kind of club: I've been thinking "speech and debate", "reading club", etc. I myself am a 16 year old girl in Stockholm, I don't go to an IB school but I speak fluent English, French, and Arabic. You're welcome to suggest other club ideas, but I'll probably settle on those I mentioned earlier. Let me know if you're interested. I know how it is with IB and I'm pretty sure you're all short on time. Same for me, I go to the school "Lycée Français Saint-Louis" and it's just as stressful. Therefore we will only be meeting once a …
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Its my second week of class and my teachers are explaining us about PAPER 1,2 and 3. I am not getting anything especially psychology and chemistry as they are my HL subjects. Can anyone tell me what is this stuffs cuz i am really confused.....
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I am starting the IBDP in August and I have decided to have Math, Physics and Computer Science as my HL's and English, French and Phsychology as my SL's. Will this be too much work or should I keep it this way?
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I want to become an astrophysicst and for that my subject selection are: English SL Hindi SL Business management or Eco SL Physics and Chemistry HL Maths HL I want to pick computer science as HL because I have heard that a lot of programming is required in astrophysics but my teachers are advising me not to opt for 7 subjects and only concentrate on 6, I can't decide. Please help me!!!
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This was the first week of IB, at least for me. I don't know what is happening right now. Not only that the course is rigorous... but also got no idea what to do..!! Biggest problem for me is things like CAS,TOK,IA and EE. oh my god.. i don't know how should i have to plan all these. Once i looked at the exams date and there was Internal Assessment in every subject. What on the earth is that?? Can Anyone help please i am kinda scared right now..
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So I was in a French school my entire life but decided to study the IB program because I want to apply to colleges like Harvard etc. and I thought the IB is better for that. I started this past school year Pre-IB class (grade 10) and dropped out 3 months later and went back to the French school which I will stay in till I graduate in June 2020. I dropped out because it was hard to get good grades as I don't know any of the math and science terms in English. (Also for those of you who don't know, the French high school system is just as hard or even harder than the IB) Ps. I have very high grades at the French school. Will I have to mention this in my college app…
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Hi, I was wondering if only VIPs can download all the files? If not, then is it possible to add a filter that we can use to narrow down the files the non-VIPs can use? Thanks.
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Hi, Has anyone had experience of course work being sent for re-moderation that came back with a positive outcome. I have had a 6 marks drop from my raw score in my Chemistry Internal Assessment which way over, almost double of 15% tolerance that IB sets and the school has requested a re-moderation. I am sitting on the upper boundary of 6 for my Chemistry HL when I could have comfortably been a 7. I could not find any information on what the success rate of these re-moderation requests are.. Help Please..
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Hi, I am new to canada. I want my daughter to study I an IB school.can anyone please advise me what should I do for entrance exams. Thank you.
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I am getting ready for IB next year, need help organizing everything...
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Hey, I'll be heading over to the DP next year, I am struggling with my group 2 subject choice. I have Spanish and French AB initio to choose from. I've been studying French B in MYP for the last 3 years, but I struggle with French a lot and I really don't like the subject. In my MYP years, I usually get 3 - 4s or just maybe 5s for French B. On the other hand, I've never learnt Spanish before and have no idea about the subject. But for the record, I honestly don't like studying languages or learning new of them, but for the sake of completing my IB, I've got to. So given the information, what would anyone of you guys suggest, I take for my group 2 subject????
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So I think all of May 2018 candidate received their results, and I'm upset with myself. Although my final result was 25 points, my HL point was 11 point which can't get me the diploma. I took HL for English B Mathematics and physics and all of these 3 are close to next boundaries. English B with 1 point, math, and physics with 2 points away from next boundary. I have applied for remark for all 3 subjects straight away, but does anyone have an idea of percentage to successfully increase mark like? Plz tell me if you have any idea, thank you
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Hey all, I start the ib course next year and wish to continue with all 3 of biology, chemistry and physics. I may also take up medicine in college, and all 3 sciences are compulsory for that here in India. This is why I want to pursue the ib irregular diploma, but it is said that I'll only be granted that if the university of my choice offers no other option. Could someone pls help me out with what to say in order to be granted permission. Any suggestion would be much appreciated, thanks.
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So ib results for my exams weren’t great, I wanted to apply to American university’s in the future. Universities in California to be more specific. But I didn’t get any 6 or 7’s, I got 4’s and 5’s instead for sl math and sl chem. As a first year IB student will this effect my chance in getting accepted to California universities??? Im planing to take Hl biology, English and psychology in year 2, if I can pull of a level 5 in each, will that be ok??? idk what to do, please help...
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i dont understand why the ib is such a greedy organisation.why do they even have to require to pay money for transcript and why cant they just let us create a pdf file of the results which will save time in the future for future uses.
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Hey guys, I wanted to know if it is possible to take 5 HLs instead of the 4 I have been taking for the past school year. Keep in mind that mocks are in less than a month. The class I want to bring up to HL is Economics, as I think the Paper 3 will benefit me a lot as I'm a very mathematically-inclined student. So far, Paper 1s have really been giving me trouble and all my classmates say Paper 3s are much easier than Paper 1s. Thoughts? These are my classes currently: HL Math, HL Physics, HL Chem, HL Arabic B SL English LAL, Economics
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Hey Guys I'm in Year 1 of the IB DP, and I'm really having trouble with my grades. My current scores look a little like this: Math HL - 5 Physics HL - 7 Chemistry HL - 5 Economics HL - 7 French B SL - 4 English B SL - 4 IB ToK - 7 My current total for IB is about 32/42 (not including ToK and EE). I acknowledge that procrastination is something that I do, but I always make sure that I do as much as I can for any given assignment. My concern is that my score is too low for any good colleges in the US or Canada. I would like to increase my score to at least 35 points. Now, I realize that it's too late for there too…
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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has any study tips for HL Chem and/or SL Bio! 1. What are the best methods to keep up with the content throughout my IB experience? (as I heard that it is not wise to binge study right before May exams, but rather reviewing the content as you go) 2. What types of studying styles are best for HL Chem/Sl bio? (example; learning concepts etc.) 3. ANYTHING you can to let me know as all help is appreciated! Thanks, IB Kid
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I'm trying to finish my Maths SL IA over summer, and I am doing statistics with a normal distribution curve. However, the data I have is quite random, and I have plotted the curve and it looks like this: Everything isn't working out with my maths IA at all, and I've wasted so much time trying to fix it already. I can't change my topic or ask my maths teacher for help because it's summer, and I'll have to wait for the next 6 weeks... Just wanted to know whether you'd be penalised if even though your concept is applied correctly and all the calculations/process you undertake is considered to be right, however the actual graph is wrong? Or would the…
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As the IB results are out today, I wasn't able to recieve such good news about it. I got the required above 24 points, but IB diploma is not awarded as I did not recieve 12 points or above for HLs. The real confusion comes here. I got accepted into Tamkang University in Taiwan, Department of International Business using my IB predicted scores and english proficiency score. As far as I know, the university just wants to know if I successfully completed 12 years of school and wants a graduation certificate, which is seperate from IB diploma. However, I am still worried if my acceptance to the unviersity will be jeopardized due to the lack of IB diploma. …
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Hi, It's currently summer break and I am debating on whether I should bother revising for my subjects right now if my exams are in May 2019. Would it just be better to organise all my notes and review everything, instead of hard-core drilling and revising? Thanks.
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I am currently doing my psych IA and I am very confused with inferential statistics. I don't understand what the critical value is, and how to calculate it? I'm using a Mann-Whitney U design with sample size groups of 22 participants. Do I need to compare the critical value to the Z score value which was calculated? Thank you so much, super confused and any help will really help me!
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Hi guys. I'm currently in grade 10 right now. In my school if you're in the pre-IB program you're allowed to take some academic grade 11 classes if you wish. I excessively overestimated my intelligence and decided to do physics. Despite math and similar classes being my worst, I somehow thought that it was still a good idea. Fast forward 6 months later and I'm almost positive I failed my final exam. In all my other classes I have solid 90's and a high 80, yet this stupid class is going to result in me having an R or a low 50 on my report card. So my question is, when universities look at my transcript and see my tragic R/50, could it make me less competitive? Or…
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I'm starting IB in September but today I've received an e-mail from my school where it says I'll have to complete an assessment test (about maths and English I think) on Thursday. I'm freaking out, has anyone had something similar ? Thanks.
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I am currently in grade 7 and I know that high school is very hard in general (compared to middle school) and so I wanted to be prepared 100% no doubt about anything however I don't know what to study in particular I'm gonna be doing the grade 8 math ciricullam over the summer as well as practice some writing, I know three people that applied and got ecepted in IB but they said that they only thing they need to do is write about why they should except you and they all tried out for glen forest and that's the school I'm hoping to end in. So If you've done the test for IB in glenforest inform me about how it was like because I know that different IB schools do different tes…
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Hi everyone, Our teacher said that as early as now we can start our EE already, but I'm not sure of my EE topic if its good or not. This is my EE topic. "To what extent did Andres Bonifacio leadership and the KKK lead to Philippine independence?"
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Hi there, I'm currently finishing my first year in IB with: HL - History, English Lit & Lang and French. SL - Biology, Chemistry and Math. My dilemma: My school only offers these IB courses but I want to pursue something along the lines of engineering in universities such as MIT and Stanford. I was thinking of taking Math HL with Pamoja, but I do not know if it's worth it. I read on other forums that 4 HL and 2 HL is too much work and will bring my other grades down, but since my current HL subjects have nothing to do with want I want to do in the future, I want to do Math HL. I'm pretty good at math, but how hard would the switch from Ma…
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I just finished my year 1 as an IB student. My marks are: first quarter I got 32/42 Arabic A L&L SL 4, English B HL 6, Business SL 4, Biology HL 5, Chemistry HL 6, Math SL 7. second quarter I got 35/42 Arabic A L&L SL 5, English B HL 6, Business SL 7, Biology HL 6, Chemistry HL 6, Math SL 5. End of 1st semester exams (finals) i got 37/42 Arabic A L&L SL 6, English B HL 6, Business SL 6, Biology HL 6, Chemistry HL 6, Math SL 7. these were my marks for the first semester. I realized that i had to study better for the second semester. Second semester 3rd quarter i got 39/42 Arabic A L&L SL 6, …
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Had a question about re-enrollment in the IB program. I have failed to get my IB diploma as I did not fulfill two of the passing conditions(namely the "Must not receive a grade of E in Extended essay" and " candidate’s total points are 24 or more ", where I've received an E in my Extended essay and have received 23 as my final result). My total score might be increased to 24 if I appealed for remark but I still wouldn't receive the diploma due to the first reason I wanted to know if its possible to re-register in the IB program, whether it be in the same school or a different IB world school.
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