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General discussion about IB that are not subject specific.
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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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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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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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what happens if you write both digits to a question in one box of the ib answer booklet
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what happens if you write both digits to a question in one box of the ib answer booklet? Does this negatively affect me in any way?
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When not succeeding to pass an IB exam, this means you would not be able to get in to university. The problem for me is, as it follows; all universities that I have applied to rejected me. Now that gave a useless feeling, a feeling of ultimate depression. Also I have not discussed this with anyone- but would suicide help to solve the problem? Revision is not going well at all- takes incredibly a long time to work through the past papers. I considering to get out of this misery. My talent is in art however my goal was to study in university, and gain a proper job. Not art. Having discussed this with my parents they would never understand. I strongly believe I am prepared a…
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Hello! I’m a student planing my IB subjects as I am starting that this year. I hope to get into one of the top universities if I can in the uk and I was wondering if my subjects would be seen soft as universities have specific preferences. Mostly because a Spanish ab initio is seen as the easiest second language and most prefer economics over business. I’m hoping to go into one of natural sciences, cognitive science, neuroscience, or computer science and I plan to take: English A Lit HL Spanish ab initio Business management HL Biology HL Math HL Chemistry SL Thank you!
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Im in grade 11 but i think im not smart enough for the ib- my grades have been dropping ever since I came to an ib school and I recently failed my exam leaving me feeling hopeless - this isnt the first time failing this year no matter how much i study i barely get B's while all my friends get straight A's and get academic awards Should i quit the ib? i don't know what to do
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Hello, I am in grade 9 and am taking the ib entrance exam to go to IB in grade 10 i’m kind of stressing right now if anyone is able to send me previous math entrance exam tests or anything like what I need to do to successfully get into IB. If anyone can send me practice questions or advice to help me study please let me know my email is [email protected]. Thanks
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Hello, I am in grade 9 and am taking the ib entrance exam to go to IB in grade 10 i’m kind of stressing right now if anyone is able to send me previous math entrance exam tests or anything like what I need to do to successfully get into IB. If anyone can send me practice questions or advice to help me study please let me know my email is [email protected]. Thanks
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I'm currently a Grade 12 High School student in the Czech Republic, and the Czech Upper Secondary School system usually lasts 4 years (graduation - Grade 13). Right now, I have 2 options: I could move to Canada and graduate in Canada (the academic year 2023/2024.) Or the second option is to repeat another year of high school and attend the IB programme in Denmark. I plan to study for a bachelor's degree at top universities in the EU, e.g., the Netherlands (UoA, Utrecht University, Erasmus University of Rotterdam...) or Denmark (Copenhagen Business School, Aarhus University...) I just don't know whether I should add an extra year of HS because I feel I will …
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Hi, I am writing my EE on the American Unitary Executive Theory and I am genuinely interested in interviewing **** Cheney on the subject. Does anyone know of a way to contact him, in a manner which he might actually respond? Please let me know. Obviously there is some email news stations use to contact him or a manager, and I am trying to find that.
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Hi, I am currently a junior and I am taking the IB diploma program. However, I am taking an irregular diploma with three sciences - physics, chemistry, and computer science. I have already had two years of social studies in my freshman and sophomore year of high school. Hence, would taking this irregular diploma, affect my chances when applying for college?
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Hi, I have recently started the IB program and I just wanted to ask if my subjects are good, if I were to go into International Relations. My subjects are: English A HL French B HL Geography HL History SL ESS SL Math AI SL What other career pathways could my subjects lead me to other than International relations?
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“To what extent were railways involved in the downfall of Tsarist Russia and the eventual succession of power to the Bolsheviks during the time period 1891-1922” someone pls tell me if this is a viable history EE question i'm going demented and I don't understand whether this question can be used
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Here's my choice for now Chinese A SL English B SL Economics HL Physics HL Math AA HL I want to study astrophysics or astronomy for my major, and I'm struggling for my last subject choice between history SL and chemistry SL. I'm ok with chemistry but I like history more and it easier for me. But I know that its definitely more beneficial if I choose chemistry...... so should I just choose chemistry?
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I just want to share the reality that is happening at Australian International School Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is so unfortunate to find out that the mentioned school is a prestigious IB World School in Bangladesh where the MYP coordinator is not competent enough to conduct her activities at school by showing negative attitudes towards the parents and supporting a teacher who is not capable enough to conduct classes as well. The coordinator is very much biased towards the science teacher who is having chemistry background and do teaches Physics at the 9th class where she is not being able to even teach the very basic issues. We the parents have complained again and again b…
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hi all, i am currently a year 11 student attending an international school in asia. as such, i am currently preparing to sit my igcse exams in 2023 and beginning the process of selecting ib options. for some context, i am still unsure of what i want to pursue in my post-secondary education. my two main potential routes are classical music (i come from a musical family and play both classical piano and violin at a diploma level), and an undecided area of study in the humanities/social sciences (my main interests include economics, international relations/geopolitics, etc. - i have also considered a ppe (or equivalent) degree as well as law). i have also recentl…
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I'm doing a bio EE on plant germination and a bio IA on bacteria, however, they both mention the use of enzymes. Is it ok if I reuse my background information on enzymes for both?
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Hi all, I'm thinking of doing my Math IA (I take Applications and Interpretations at the standard level) on the correlation between two factors, using Pearson's Correlation Coefficient and Chi-Squared Test and perhaps as an extension comparing the precision between these two methods. Is this too simple, or can I still score well (as in a 6/7) in the mathematical understanding aspect? Cheers.
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I want to test the effect of varying the concentration of an acid to observe how effective different concentrations are at delaying enzymatic browning. Will I be penalised for going with such a simple experimental procedure, or can I still achieve a 6/7 as long as my report is well-written? Cheers.
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Hi for the extended essay, I wanted to tackle more about the asian culture today like how female are still undervalued over men especially In asian households. can this be related to the subject of language literature? or the beauty standards of what social media dictates to us, can this be related to langlit or no? do you have any recommendations or tips huhu thank you! I have one for visual arts which is How did Pablo Picasso's use of the Surrealism / Cubism Movement Artistic Expression Arouse Sentimentality?
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I got a total average of 80.95% on my report card. 2 95-100 ranges, the rest all 80's range, except my science in which I got a 70. I got all E's in my learning skills. Will that be enough for them to consider me? I want to apply for Bayview SS
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Hi! I wanted some advice on my course selection in ib, i am planning to study architecture somewhere in Europe, such as italy. My course selection currently is as follows: Math AA SL Physics Art economics English A French B currently, I was planning on taking Art, Physics, and either economics or english as my HL classes and Math AA, french B, and either economics or english as my SL classes. I don't think i would be successful in taking Math AA as an HL course as I struggle a little bit, is math HL a requirement for architecture? will Math AA SL suffice? I would appreciate some feedback as to which of my courses should be …
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Hi guys, I was just wondering if there's anybody with the same problem as me. I just came to another country from Russia and was not expecting that at all, but anyway i got to IB, started my lessons and I was shocked at how the whole process of teaching is different. It feels like nobody's teaching us, but we must do it ourselves. Maybe somebody from countries near Russia, which I know has the same process of studying and teaching as there, faced the same problem as me? How did u handle it, taking to the point the speed of the whole IB and how fast are u passing the topics?
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Is a teacher recommendation from a Grade 8 teacher required in 2022 entrance?
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I'm entering 11th grade this year, and I would like to study International Relations in college. This is my schedule: - English Lit SL - Spanish Lang & Lit HL - Economics HL - Geography SL/History SL - Biology HL - Math A&A SL Is this a good schedule? I can't decide between Geo and History, which one do you think is better for what I want to do? Thank you, I appreciate any advice!
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