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I need help... I don't know if I should choose Chemistry HL, I was a Core IGCSE student and I'm not very good at chemistry or an overall intelligent student , I was in the top 5 but as a class we are not very good anyway.Should i choose it i have until the 3rd of November to choose my options. Ohhhh. I'm also a hardcore procrastinator and never really do things on time. Is CHEM HL really hard? or if i study will i be able to do it
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What do you think about UWC? Is it easier to get into good unis if you are UWC alumni???
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okay so my history class doesnt have any books so we go off a powerpoint and its so hard bc he doesnt really teach us because hes a economic teacher. how can i be better at history without the books? he puts the powerpoints up but i dont think thats enough for me, can i order books? any study tips? i want to do somewhat above decent on the ib test but i dont think itll work out if this keeps up
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Hey does anyone want to do a pen pal experience for CAS?
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Can anyone share some notes about molecular biology with me.
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Hello everyone. My IB subject choises are: HL: French B, German B, History SL: Maths, English and Chemistry What jobs do you think that can relate to these subjects? I am thinking about pursuing a career as a translator (French-German), though people claim that since virtual translators are slowly but surely replacing human translators, the job may no longer be feasible. And the competition market for a job as a librarian is also tight. Is there any other option which I may have, with these six subjects chosen? Any answer is welcome 🙏
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Yo, my teachers making us do Steganography in Python and I’m actual garbage at python, can anyone help me? Please?
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Guys, so i submitted my ee on physics yesterday. I was working on my ia and i realized that i didn't include page numbers and the format of my ee was in the right order but not organized. I do have a table of contents tho... will this impact my grade heavily?
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Hey everyone I'm just here to release my thoughts and worries cause they're just building up and get some advice (hopefully from people who have already finished IB or people who are going through the same thing) I just gave in my extended essay on literature and I'm kind of freaking out. I wrote it over the summer to save me time from worrying about it last minute and finished it by being told that we had to cite anything we PARAPHRASED. I did not know this. Therefore, I went back, changed and cited all the things that I KNOW weren't my ideas but I guess I was kinda lucky since most of it was all mine anyway. What I'm scared of, however, is I'm writing it on a…
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I've been trying to find a topic for ages!!!!!! if anyone has links to sample IA's you would be of great help thank you. !!!! good luck to all of you (meera if you see this i love you)
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There's something my friends and I have failed to clarify. We are in DP2 and are still getting "regular" summative assessments, like summative tests for Economics. What is the purpose of these grades? For the diploma, all you need is IA's, exams, CAS, EE and ToK, right?
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give me advice on how to write an IA on queuing theory for movie cinema queues.
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Hello! So I was thinking about doing my IA on microorganism/bacteria growth, but my teacher told me that per IB policy we can't use any bacteria that incubate at body temperature. Thus, E. coli is unusable. Do you know any other bacteria I can use that incubates at room temperature and not body temperature? (Ideally something ranging from 20 C to 26 C)
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Hello everyone, I have found a website that offers help to both HL and SL physics students. It includes videos explaining past paper questions by topic and by year from May 2016 to May 2019. The videos are very analytical as they show the question and go through a detailed solution that would get full marks. It also has a question bank and practice papers. I did my exams in May19 and I wish I had known about this website as it offers the ideal help that physics students need. It doesn't require payment for the majority of the videos meaning that you have access to them with no need to sign in. I would suggest though to buy the membership for the full package as it is…
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Last year I completed my first year of IB and it didn't go so well, in other words: school kicked me out and I am desperately looking for an alternative which will get me into a university. Does anyone know of some kind of program which I can do in order for me to get a diploma and finally go and study? (Im from Barcelona) need help asap
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How do i know how many words in my ia for math,?!? Meera
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Guys what should i order for dinner
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Ok soo... When ever I am in English I just want to like run away! I don't like it! Soooo plz help! I can never get a good grade! sooo hard to impress my teacher!
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Please fill this out. It shouldn't take more than a minute. Thank you guys so much! https://forms.gle/dw8EuKCY7L7UpEyY7
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need help ASAP! Please I need to choose a topic for tomorrow and I don't know what to choose for biology or for Ess can you give me ideas?
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I have 4 HLs and I am thinking about dropping Bio but if I drop Bio I will have to change my Math course from Math AA SL to Math AI SL and I feel like I will be underestimating my value and undermining my skill set. My course combination is: English A HL Psychology HL Theater HL Bio HL Math AA SL Spanish Ab Initio SL and if I drop Bio my HLs will be : Theater HL English A HL Psychology HL
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Okay, so for the knowledge question, I had some trouble coming up with a question. At one point, the ToK teacher wanted an update on my presentation and she wasn't satisfied with my knowledge question, so she basically helped me come up with one. After a few days, I realised the KQ that my teacher had given me is from the prescribed title for the ToK Essay of the same year and so I got worried and approached her. When I told her about the issue, she said she'll check and make sure for me. So after another few days, I went up to ask her if it was fine using that question and she said it was. I forgot all about it up until now and I'm so paranoid that I'll lose my dipl…
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I am currently doing FRENCH B SL and so far it's different from French in IGCSE. We had a test and I barley scored a 50%. I've been doing French since the 7th grade and I scored a C in my IGCSE's so I cannot do AB initio. How can I do better in French and not completely fail ? Basically how to study for language in an effective way.
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Hi, my name is Kylie and this year has been really stressful. I transferred into the IB program 4 weeks late so the first quarter was me doing makeup work while keeping up with the work given. The first quarter is ending in two days and my grades are very bad, ending with 2As, 5bs and 1 C in HL BIO. I’m scared I’ve made a mistake and I won’t get into a good college since this is a big difference from my previous grades:( I did go to a very prestigious vet camp at my local university and work at another very selective program at the museum down town, so I’m hoping those extra curricular‘s will make a little bit of a difference but at the moment I feel Screwed. I guess my …
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Guys I want to do an ia on the stock market and predicting the probability and stuff SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THAT OR PREVIOUS IAS ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOUR GIRL NEEDS SOME HELP.
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I'm planning to do Economics at the UK for uni and was wondering which HL would be better for me, psych or history HL? My other subjects: HL - Math, Economics SL - Biology, Eng Lang Lit, French ab initio Thanks in advance!
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Probably the most ironic thing to have happened to me was getting redpilled (referring to the new right or the alt-right) while attending the IB, mostly because it's against most of what the IB stands for. Being skeptical of globalism, political correctness, multi-culturalism and simply being nationalistic is something that would nearly destroy the purpose of the IB. Just a note, you will not understand any of this if you didn't follow politics in 2016 on at least a moderate level. My question is, how many of you in the IB share a similar story? Perhaps nobody on this Forum? That's still fine, but if there is someone, just so they know they're not the only o…
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Well, I know IB is demanding, but we should also find time time to relax, socialize and have fun. Anime is NOT the same as cartoon, however it is animated. I have posted this to know what people think about taking breaks, anime, and of course to find people like me who love anime!!!
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I just started the IB(September 2019), had a few classes already. The thing is the teachers I have had classes with so far do not give notes, they just show up with slides(powerpoints) we go through them with the teacher's explanation of each and they send it to us to save in our laptops, then give some worksheets and that's it. I felt as to write notes for a time, like summary notes, but I looked up some online and they are pretty simple and concise enough to use them for revision overtime and for revisions. So, my question is why should I take notes (summary notes)if there are available online in multiple forms like pdf and even youtube videos ?? P.S: It is only…
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Hey, for my CAS project, I am doing a Pen Pal project with some DP and MYP kids at my school. If you are interested in participating in this project, the only requirements are: you are currently either a DP or MYP student and you go to school outside of the US and Canada. Email me at [email protected]
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*International student* HL: Visual art HL 6, English A HL 4, Business HL 5 = 15 SL: Math 6, Physics 4, Chinese B 6 = 16 Total: 31 SAT: 1250 with verbal 590 Toefl: 102 1. I know my score isn't the best score to get me into a good school, but will I have a chance if I hand in a decent portfolio? or do they care more about scores than portfolios? 2. Are there any other good schools I can go for, or should I just look for bit more lower schools?
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Please answer my Maths IA survey🙏 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4e3KMH_OC5zY8WCeA416qLvpTkx8dSjpjTNNFf_JmSVSCNQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
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I want to switch into IB history but my school is not allowing because of the seat time requirement for the exams. I still want the class for the extra weight on my GPA, the look of an ib class on a transcript vs an honors, and i love the teacher and want to have them my senior year. Do you think it would be possible to switch into the class now (first quarter just ended) and take it for this year and next year but just not take the final exam at the end of the two years? Does IB allow that? Thanks so much !!!
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I'm going to apply for English-based programs in Japanese colleges and besides IB, I've also taken the SAT test. Therefore, I'm wondering since that I would not receive any extra credits being an IB student, can I not send the predicted score and apply for college using SAT score, but still take the Diploma test in May?
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Hey guys i know this is an outdated question but im currently registered under application SL and was wondering whether i should shift to Analysis SL as i choose to pursue business management in the future which does require math to some extent and im mainly targeting the UK and Dutch Universities. As aplication SL is the closest equivalent to Mathematical studies i was wondering whether universities would accept for business related courses as Math Studies isnt held in high regard.
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Are the November Exams harder than the May ones? Is it the difficulty of the actual exam, or the grade boundaries? or a misconception? I'm saying this because the grade boundaries for IGCSE additional math (0606) the November ones considerably higher than the may ones... and I'm thinking whether I should switch to another school because I cannot stand my current school eek
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DOES KC HAVE UNITS? CAUSE IM SO CONFUSED.....
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I need help i decided to write my ee in spanish and i will also be the first one to write it in another language too. i need help with extended essay questions in spanish. some examples plss
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I really don't need English in my future studies and honestly, I was never good at it. My school only offers SL/HL English A: Literature a the only Group 1 option. If I want to maximize overall points and minimize workload, SL English LAL is the best and 'easiest' to score highly in - at least that's what I hear. How much harder is L compared to LAL (both at SL - obviously) If it is possible, to study SL English LAL through an online course like Pamoja, would I be better off in LAL? or having actual lessons for Literature only?
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I am currently in year 1 and am a bit worried if taking math applications and interpretations SL will harm my chances of getting into a decent college in the US. My HLs include bio and chemistry (also economics) because I am interested in a major relating to biology or biochemistry. I know that in certain European countries they don't accept math AI SL, but I thought that maybe in the US since they're pretty holistic they wouldn't mind as much, but now that I think about it, because I am interested in the STEM field, choosing a course that is equivalent to the past math studies might not look so good. I was thinking that maybe I can compensate by getting good mar…
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hi!! Please help me collect data!!!!! I need as much as possible!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCNReNt5dybZx5SZa7Wad8bHXO2DjW5El5-OrT_mNf-H1E9A/viewform?usp=sf_link Thank you for your cooperation, I appreciate your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi..i am in Dp1..i am planning to do my biology ee on the seismonastic activity of mimosa pudica(touch me not) and another plant which i am not sure on. So what i thought to do is to connect both the plants with an ECG(electrocardiogram) .So when i touch the touch me not an action potential will be generated on the other plant which will be displayed on the ecg.So can i investigate how the intensity of touch on the touch me not affects the action potential of the other plant.?Is this idea worthy of doing an EE?
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Im worried about my TOK oral, im struggling to find a topic that has enough depth to be able to relate to any of the AOKs, can anyone suggest the process they went through to develop thier TOK oral topic and RLS
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I need help doing a outline of my EE to begin and have an idea on how to start my EE question is To what degree dose the sport of soccer influence the social controversies of racism, feminism, and conflict
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Hi guys, I will be starting the IB in a month and give my exams in 2021. I was confused whether to take Chem HL or Eco Hl. I have previously taken both the subjects in igcse and i am unsure. The HL subjects i had planned were Math AA, Physics and Chem and my SL's as Spanish abinitio, eco and lit lang. Could someone help out with differences of taking each subjects at HL and SL and the difficulty levels. Thank You.
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IB certificate or diploma
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Hello, This is my first term of IB an de i’m taking HL:maths, physics, chemistry and SL: English lit, French b , and it’s . Unfortunately my English lit doesn’t reach the requirements ,despite the fact of doing well in igcse . Should I do continue IBDP or should I do certificate and do 7 subjects instead ?
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I am going into my first year of IB. I had planned to take exercise science and art, but my school just let me know that this is not available. I must choose either bio and art, or psychology and exercise science. (We are on A day B day schedule so I must choose one of theses pairings) Which of these pairs has a higher course load? And which is harder content in general? Also, if there are any opinions not based on these questions I most definitely want to know that too! I am interested in all of these classes pretty equally, and just making sure I choose a pairing that will not be completely overwhelming. Thank you!!
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