General IB Discussion
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Hello! I am currently studying in the CBSE curriculum and I am contemplating whether I should choose the IBDP programme next year or not. I’ve gone through the syllabus and I find it very interesting. I’ve found great schools that offer the IBDP in my area. But some people I’ve spoken to (adults, who haven’t done the IB) are telling me that since I’ve been doing the CBSE curriculum all this time, I’ll find the transition very difficult. I would like to hear the advice and/or experiences of students that have transitioned from CBSE to IB. Thanks in advance!
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Can someone confirm the word count for Spanish B HL Written Assignment rationale? My teacher said it's 150-250 words but on the official IB site (ibpublishing.ibo.org) I found that the maximum is 150 words.
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Hello everyone, I was wondering whether it is safe if we write our IAs on Google Drive? Is it accessible to anybody apart from the owner? And what about the plagiarism check?
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Hey there, I was doing English Lang and Lit A SL, Chinese B HL, Economics SL, Chemistry HL, Physics HL and Maths HL. I’ve just dropped Chemistry HL to SL. Did I make a right choice?
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hey, this is my first post so im kind of not sure how to write these. i was looking at groningen univesity to study physics and im confused on the requirments. my clases are: Math, History, English A lang lit = HL Physics,French Ab, ITGS = SL so im not sure if i can do the course without Physics HL. I cant chnage because of the way my schools time table is set up. if i cant, are there any other good Physics Bachelor programms in europe where i can apply with Physics Sl? cause, from what i understand, Math Hl is more important because Physics is very math based.
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Hi! I'm starting the IB this August and I am wondering what is is like. Is it true that you won't really have a social life? I'm also doing sports 4 times a week and I'm wondering whether I can still keep that up, or if I have to drop it. Also, I was wondering what CAS is and how you would go about and complete it. I'm completely new to all of this and I know practically nothing. I'm taking these subjects: English Lang Lit HL Chemistry HL Film HL Psych SL Chinese B SL Maths SL If anyone has any experience in those subjects please let me know what they are like! Thank you so much in advance.
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Does anyone recommend or actually websites or apps to study for their exams? Ive looked into free things such as quizlet but am not sure how useful they actually are. And does anyone use paid things such as kognity? The price is quiet steep and Id like to know if its actually worth paying the money or simply studying the oldschool way. Thanks
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So right off the bat, I know this has been stated a lot probably but help me out here. I’m in my junior year of high school, first year doing IB Diploma, and halfway through the school year. My lifestyle is mildly screwed up, it’s the last week of winter break (3 week break), and I’m stressing my ass off because of IB, but not doing anything about it! Supposed to be working on a rough draft of my math IA for the 3 weeks but was so confused on how to even start the math processes (Criterion C). I rethink why I waited this long to start, but I see no point in doing it now. I don’t even like taking the class and I’m no longer interested to learn this. In the back of m…
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I'm not really sure what I want to do when I go off for university so my subjects are all over the place. I'm thinking Business Management (HL), Biology (HL), Art (HL), Math (SL), Language and Literature (SL) and Chinese (foreign language) (SL) I'm not sure whether I want to take Biology at higher level since I don't really see myself pursuing anything science related in university but lang and lit (english for me right now) is one of my weakest subjects and I don't really think I'm prepared to take it at higher level either (math and chinese aren't even an option for HL for me)
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Hi! I'm new to the IB and i'll be starting it in a few weeks. I have no idea what to expect and I've heard from a lot of people that the ib is very difficult. I'm taking: HL: English Lang and Lit A Chem Film SL: Maths Psychology Chinese B If anyone knows anything about these subjects please let me know about your experience! I was also wondering about the IA, and when you do it? Is it in your first year of IB or the second? Thank you so much!
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Hello! I am going into Year 1 in the IB Program in the fall of next year. Course Selection has opened up for next year and I would love some feedback on my choices. Here they are: HL Biology HL English HL Business Management SL French SL Maths SL Chemistry Would love to here some feedback and some tips on how to do well with these choices!
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The course selection process for my school is starting in a month, so recently I've been thinking about the IB courses I want to take. I'm eligible to take 4 HLs (based on school GPA requirement), but I'm still not 100% sure on whether or not I want to go for that kind of rigor. I'm planning on studying medicine after high school (I'm genuinely interested in this career, it's not because of my Asian parents lol), in case that makes a difference. I've been considering choosing these courses: - English A Lang/Lit HL (native speaker, English teachers agree that my writing and literary analysis skills are very strong, and it's one of the classes I enjoy more…
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So, I'm currently studying pre IB in my school and I have to choose courses I'm going to take next year. The thing is, it is going to be the first year of studying IB in my school and there are not much IB teachers or basically students that are going to study it. This caused my school to create two package of courses that students can choose. One of them offers HL or ST Turkish, HL English, ST ITGS, HL Chemistry and ST Physics. Other includes courses like arts and other stuff over science ones. My problem starts there cause I always wanted to be a vet but I'm not going to able to take HL or even ST biology. I have no idea what I want to be or study right now.I'm probably…
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Hi, I'm currently a junior high student, registering for high school. I have the choice of partaking partial or full IB, but I dont know if it's worth it. My plan is to study computer science in waterloo, which is one of their "elite" programs. I feel like universities would acknowledge IB students over regular, but I like to be involved in school and dont want to sacrifice that time. Please help with my decision, thanks!
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Anyone mind telling me the line spacing required for every IA, EE, Tok E etc? Also, can one get penalised for using 1.15 spacing.
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Hi everyone, I was wondering how much it costs to drop/unregister an IB subject? I have already been registered for bio and I am considering dropping it..Does anyone know how much it would cost? I went on the IB fees and payment site but nothing..I'd like to know before I talk to my Ib Coordinator. Thanks
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My math 10 teacher told the entire class that we should take math pre-calculus 11 over the summer before going into IB, but I have to spend my summer with my family oversea. Should I take pre-cal 11 over the summer or will I be fine without it?
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Ive completed two years of Pre-IB and im in my first year of the Actual IB program. Im contemplating dropping out cause i dont think i will be receiving the amount of benefits i should based on all the work and the difficulty level. is this program really worth it? i dont know what the best decision is so someone please help me.
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Recently we just had Individual oral(english b) in our school. Before the recording i forgot to put away my phone (i was more focused on the IO itself than realising i had my phone or even that i had my sound on) . And the phone rang during recording .Quickly realising my mistake i turned it off and finished my speech. After the exams my teacher casually meantions that its quite possible i will be unassesed by IB due to the belief that i had an unfair advatage during preparation. To my understanding if my IO is marked as unassed and i could fail my deploma due to me commiting plagiarism. Which stresses me out quite a bit .However this is the least…
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Hi, I am doing the IB program in Chennai, India, and I am halfway through year. My subject choices are: HL Mathematics HL Chemistry HL Physics SL English Literature SL French Abinitio SL ITGS I'm aiming for a 7 in all subjects. When is an ideal time to start working on the Internal Assessments and is there any guide which I can follow to ensure that it matches up to the criteria required? I am also planning to do my EE in either physics or chemistry. Would taking a HL subject for an EE be too stressful? Also, for my ITGS IA, my teacher recommends making a website. I have a basic knowledge in html, but are there books or tutorials to…
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I am taking Biology and we are using electronic Biology book and I'm having a hard time to use it because it works really slow. (Adobe Digital Editions). If anyone can give me a copy of the book or pdf? I really appreciate it.Thanks in advance http://prntscr.com/hy0rcr
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I am currently in Chemistry HL within grade 11, we were told that we must begin working on our Internal Investigation. I just wanted some help with ideas for a topic/experiment.
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I am currently in Chemistry HL within grade 11, we were told that we must begin working on our Internal Investigation. I just wanted some help with ideas for a topic/experiment.
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Hello, I would like to do the IB the next year but my parents don't want to let me it. Why? As they say that the IB isn't important, the French Baccalaureate is enough and widely recognized around the World. Which is not utterly true. The nearest IB World School is up to 150km from my home, so I'm forced to go to an outstanding IB boarding school in United Kingdom. I am fully motivated for this kind of experience except my parents (my father understands me a bit but my mother does not) are against this idea of wasting 2 years of doing a "useless" programme. It triggers me everyday, the deadline becomes sooner and I haven't sent my application form yet. My mother thin…
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I'm going to be switching to IB and I wanted to know which subjects I should take as SL and which as HL, I want to pursue Biotechnology in the future. English Spanish ab initio Economics Biology HL Chemistry Math SL Also I haven't switched yet, I am still in another board. So I have catch up, though I'm a completely stranger to most of the subjects. Any tips??
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Hi, I just have a question . I have already registered for the may session and decided to take a gap year and I could really use the extra time to study as it is a challenging course. Do you think I could change my session to November now? Would ib let me?
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Hey IBers. I have no idea what I want as a career. I chose my topics from which intrests me most. Here they are: Higher level: Chemistry Arabic Psychology Standard level: Math English Physics any people who took these topics can give me advice or something about them? Also what careers can I get into from these subjects?
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Hi everyone, I would like to know if anybody can tell me about the IB and the American Universities. Does anybody know how many points do you need in order to get to top American universities like Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Berkeley,etc. Is IB therefore considered as priority for admission officers with regards to other high school diplomas? And is AP worth more for US Uni than IB? Thanks
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Hi I hope all is doing well. So, I was late for the application of grade 9 pre-IB so I am going to school at a regular grade 9 level. I am now going into grade 10 pre-IB beginning next August. I know I will do fine in most subjects but I am mainly concerned about mathematics, science and French. For both math and science I am quite strong (in the 90s for the most part) but I understand for math that you do grade 10 IB math AND functions (which is regularly in grade 11). So I'm simply wondering if I can manage those courses coming from a regular grade 9 math program. As for science, I am not really worried because this is one of my stronger suites but any key points …
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So I started my DP in September and now it's December. My HLs are physics chemistry math and English and SLs are business and french. i was going to planning to go into a engineering direction but now I'm definite to go towards architecture but I realised that I need a portfolio of at least 12 pieces. its been 3 months into the programme and the art students have already done 2 pieces and 2 essays and I'm not too sure I'll be able to catch up. Is it too late to try and change??? SOS 😩😩
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Ok.... So I am currently in grade 10 thinking of doing HL GEO next year. However I barley have prior knowledge about the subject. I have never taken it in MYP. Will I need to do any catch up before I start DP? Is HL geo that hard? I talked to many grade 12 students and some say it is easy but some say it is difficult. How much is the workload? and Do I need to study much for it?
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Hi there! I am in G12, and now an applicant mainly targeting top 20s for chemistry+graphic/industrial design dual degree or design major (which means I am choosing chemistry as a second major at second year of college) My stats are okey: 720R, 780M, 110 TOEFL, 760 chem and 740 math (gonna retake probably) However, I have a 3.7~3.8 cumulative UW GPA with a 34 out of 42 at last semester in IB. (The average of two semesters is 36) Scores are really not my forte. I do have good ECs and a strong art/design portfolio (my teacher said that my portfolio has the level of work of an MFA student) My project and my portfolio website: https://www.behance.net/aquili…
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Hi all, I will need to choose my HL soon but I'm struggling to choose which ones to do... I'm doing physics, chemistry, business management, english A, chinese B and math at the moment. My teachers highly recommend us to do english A L&L in HL but in my first semester exam I've gotten a 4..(7 in other subjects) so I know I'm really weak at english. But if I'm not doing english HL, I'm thinking of doing physics, chem and business HL, will it be really hard to do physics and chemistry HL together? Thanks a lot for the opinions!!!!
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What subject combination at HL and SL are the best to become an astrophysicist, especially if you are looking at a pretty high level university like UoT?
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So I failed IB in the year I did it and I know I won't be getting the diploma but do I still get anything?? Like certificates or something for the subjects I did pass? I literally failed 1 out of all them and it seems unfair that I wouldn't get any credit for everything else..
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I've been considering changing one of my subjects after IB1, but I'm not really sure what's the best option for me. My current subjects are: English Lit HL Spanish B SL Music SL Bio HL Math HL History HL At my school, all IB students are usually required to take History because the only Group 3 subjects we offer are Psychology SL and History HL, and Psychology is intended (for us) to be a Group 6 replacement. My problem is that history is one of my weakest subjects. I've taken two AP history classes in the past two years and I struggled in both. I'm about to finish my first semester of History HL and I'm doing terrible in the c…
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I just started grade 11 IB this year but I am worried about numbers. I have 87 in hl Chem, 84 in sl Bio, 85 in hl ENG, and 75 in french right now. Is this good. My marks are going up one percent at a time and my chem should reach a 90 by the end of the semester. Is this good for med school applications? I dont think so
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I am finishing up my first semester of ib, and a new school. My dad got a job in another state, so we'll have to move at the beginning of the summer. It would be fine, except for finding a school that offers the classes I took/ am taking this year. Like, one doesn't offer film, the other doesn't offer world literature and offers a higher level math. I would be able to make up the math, but completely their lang course is difficult- it's not offered online. Recently, my mom had been discussing me during an early college thing where I would complete my junior year at a community college, but that would requiring me completely my second semester of senior year in Florida. I'…
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Just wondering if it is legal to write a story about the life of an IB student? Is it legal to mention CAS, IB, TOK and other parts of the syllabus in a story? I don't want to plagiarise anything or infringe on copyright. I just want to know if I can write a story about the daily experiences of someone in IB and kind of mention parts of the syllabus (e.g. that organic chem test was really hard or do you remember the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis). Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
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So I'm going into year 11 next year and I am taking the IB. I was wondering if anyone could give me a guide as to what I need to buy in order to stay organised and on top of things. Subjects I'm taking: Economics, Bio and Chem HL Spanish, Maths and English SL A list of general school supplies and any other miscellaneous stuff that will keep me organised will be appreciated!!
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Will my final IBDP Grades be purely based on the final assessments, EE, TOK and IA's or will my term grades also impact my final grades?
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I want to cite a website or any source basically. Should I use the citation that the website is given to me at the bottom of the page or should I create my own?
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Im an ib students year 1 and i want to study in sweden stockholm in karolinska institut since im swedish but what are the subjects required as HL and SL and i cant take all 3 sciences in my school so what do i do because i heard that sweden needs all three?
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So, basically me and my coordinator as well as my principal aren't in the best of terms, i was retaking my IB2 year and they decided that I shouldn't retake any classes and as well as my finals. But I know that I can still retake my subjects. Since they didn't want me to do so they will not accept any Internals from me, even though the deadline the school has has yet not passed. Should I get in touch with the IBO or let it be? Subject in matter: psychology and economics
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So I'm starting grade 11 in January and I'm starting to have really bad anxiety. I've seen seniors in my school do IB, and the amount that they study really scares me. I don't know if I'm making it out to be worse than it actually is, but I'm really scared and don't know what to do. My subjects are: HL theatre HL Language and Literature HL Social and Cultural Anthropology SL Biology SL Math Studies SL Ab-initio Mandarin Does anyone have any advice/idea about these subjects and how hard/easy they are? Anything I can do to prepare in advance? Thanks!
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Hello! I am in currently in Grade 10 (CBSE), I am looking to transfer to the IBDP next year. I have a few questions so I thought I would ask all of them together. 1. Is the transition from CBSE to IB really hard? I am willing to take on a huge workload but I want to know what to expect. 2. I am looking to get into a medical college in the UK and I wanted to know whether Maths HL is mandatory, I would like to take Biology and Chemistry at HL. Since I am not a very "mathematically inclined" person I wonder whether it would be fine if I took Math at SL? 3. Also if anyone could suggest a suitable subject combination for me that would be highly appreciated. I am…
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Hello. Currently under a ton of work, and I have been considering moving from the IB Diploma to courses. Effectively cutting away EE, and TOK. Is it ever too late to do this? Is it recommended? Has anyone done this before? Thank you, hope someone can help!
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What, in your opinion, is the hardest IB subject? For me, it would be IB chem SL
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I want to apply to universities in Holland for a bachelors degree in psychology however I have gotten a 26 predicted grade in IB. I look at the entry requirments for the universities I want and it says that the entry requirments are just an ib diploma so my question is if I apply do I have a good chance of getting accepted if they only want a diploma even though I have 26 points for predicted Thank you
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I am getting to the point now where I have to chose my subjects for the IB. Luckily I already know that I want to be a pilot as it has been a dream ever since I can remember. For this I need Maths, English and Physics. I plan to take: English A HL Psycology HL Maths SL Swedish B SL Physics SL. The problem I am having is whether I take Biology or Economics HL. I am interested in Biology but am not great at memorising and have heard it is hard. I have never taken economics but heard it is easier to get higher points in which I need considering I am going to struggle with physics. Don't really need either but have to choose HELP!
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