Summer Glau

If you know the subject matter taught in History than it will help you get easy points and have more time to put for your other subjects. Though I personally would choose the one that I was more interested in; which one are you interested in more? Good luck with whatever choice you decide to go with and don't worry about the one subject affecting your Uni chances.

You may find this table useful for revision:

http://www.lettres.n...ns-logiques.pdf

I do A1 English. As Sandwich said, us 2013 candidates do only one piece of World Literature (as it used to be called). It's now called Works in Translation, I think. It's an analytical essay on a book you've studied in Part 1. It counts for 25% of your final grade. That is all.

Hope this helped,
brofessional

Nope, they can't . I wish they could though. This is taken directly from the May 2013 Economics IA Booklet or whatever.


*Please note that footnotes/endnotes may be used for references only. Definitions of economic terms and quotations, if used, must be in the body of the work and are included in the word count. Please note that a citation is a shorthand method of making a reference in the body of the commentary, which is then linked to the full reference in the footnotes/endnotes. Please note that footnotes/endnotes may be used for references only.*

Well a 14 on the IA is a 5. And if you did as bad as you said on your Paper 1 and 2, you would probably need to score really well on paper 3 in order to salvage a 4. Paper 3 is worth the most, so if you do well you can probably bring your grade up to a 4 with your IA marks. I'm not sure what actual score you need, but aim to do well on your paper 3!

Formula booklet is provided and allowed during both exam papers (paper 1 and paper 2). Paper 1 is the non-calc paper, paper 2 is the calc paper. Always write in pen (blue or black) unless you are sketching a curve- then use a pencil.

You should click the button that says decline my offer in Canadian universities.

(Assuming you mean the TI84+)

Binompdf and binomcdf: both used for binomial distribution
pdf: when you want to know the probability that the event happens exactly the amount of x you specify.  
cdf: when you want to know the probability that the event happens less than the amount of x you specify. For example,  you want to get the chance that at least ten events happen? Use
1 - P(X<10)
= 1 - binomcdf(trials,probability,10)

And normalcdf is your primary tool in solving normal distribution problems. It works like binomcdf, except that

1) it can also specify a lower limit so you get P(lower < Z< upper value)
2) never use normalcdf when solving problems that are not specificially about normal distribution, and never use binompdf/cdf for normal distribution problems.

ignore normalpdf

I would suggest getting the latest OS update for the calculator from the manufacturer's website, it may improve the easiness of using the thing immensely

In order to get the top marks (7-8 marks) for the essay, you need to have a balance between outside knowledge and the sources. Using ONLY sources or ONLY outside knowledge will only get you about 4 marks if you do everything else perfectly. This means that you should have quite a few points where you bring in your outside knowledge on the topic, but you should have roughly the same number of points from the sources in your essay.

I structure my Paper 1 essays like this:
1. Thesis statement. Here I state my answer to the question. To earn the most marks, you need a multi-causal answer (meaning just stating one little factor won't get you very many marks, you need to list a few things, usually two or three). For example, if your question was "Explain the factors that led to the outbreak of World War I," you wouldn't get many marks by saying "World War I was caused by nationalism." You'd get much more by saying something like "World War I was caused by a combination of intense nationalism, increased militarism, European imperialism, and the alliance system."
2. I write a good, solid paragraph proving my first point. Sometimes my point comes only from the sources, sometimes it's only from my outside knowledge, and sometimes it is a mixture of the two. If I use a source, I will quote a line from the source.
3. Then I write my other paragraphs.
4. Then I write a short conclusion. It doesn't have to be huge, usually just a few sentences. I sum up what I have discussed so far in two-three sentences, and then I show its importance, whether it led to something else, what impact it had on international relations, etc.

Obviously you should structure your essay based on how you write and how you organize things, but this is how I was taught to approach this essay. I do this nearly every time and I have not received lower than 7 marks on the essay.

I attached a mini-response question I did a few months ago in class if you want to see what I'm talking about. It earned 7 marks, with the only suggestion just a few more details.


Good luck on your essays

Uhm regarding the paper 2 evaluations:

• use references from the text (2-3 quotes)
• use own knowledge, basically applied theory, understanding of advantages/ disadvantages/consequences

EVALUATE!!!

The 8 mark question is actually very similar to the 15 mark question on paper 1

Intro: define key terms, show understanding of debate/ topic and say there are different viewpoints that should be addressed

P1: Advantages of concept (buffer stock, high exchange rate, supply side policies,...)

P2: Disadvantages of concept (.....)

P3: Conclusion- Make a DECISION! What is better? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Is the question/phrase right?

Tips:
• You make link to diagrams used in part b or c by simply referring to them in your evaluation
• Real-life examples are not really necessary here aince you have the text as a real life example
• Use quotes- you will be penalised otherwise!
• Take some of the content from the text (and it usually gives you already half of the evaluation) and talk about it without quoting, examiners may regard this as own knowledge
• Roughly 3 quotes are suggested
• Keep it concise and talk about many points- in this case I feel like breadth is more important than depth since there are many points on the markscheme which you get points for

Methods of evaluation
• Advantages/ disadvantages (usually your best bet)
• Impact on stakeholders (government, poducer, consumer)
• Short-run/ Long-run
• Other policies/methods/ways to solve issues
• Prioritization (what factor is most important,... this is crucial for your concluding remarks)

Time for part

8 marks- my suggestion spend roughly 16 minutes on it, on paper 2 you have two minutes per mark. Do not go over the time since your other answers will suffer. It is better to have two questions worth 4 than one worth 6.

I actually don't have that much time to invest into Econ revision because of my higher levels but I can suggest the Oxford Revision Guide for Economics, the Blink Course Companion, do you mean that one?
Also check out "pajholden" on youtube, he has some great videos avout all econ topics. very helpful!

Best tip though: past papers, past papers, past papers,... I did tons over these two years, we had about 20 mocks, 5 paper 2s and 15 paper 1s. Time management is the key issue but once you get that down it shouldn't be a problem.

robot125, on Apr 22, 2012 - 14:03, said:

I see what you did there... but I don't think you understood what brofessional meant.

you put a spoiler in your post by doing this [ spoiler ] (without the gaps) [ / spoiler ]

Spamming the About IB Survival section is certainly not one of them.

I think you need to talk directly to your IB coordinator, s/he will be the one who can tell you if you could or not

There's less than a month left until we're finished, and at this point I'd like to offer and extend my congratulations to those who've made it this far. And I can say I've had it only more or less as bad as you have. I hope you have taken some time to congratulate yourselves, but not too much! The end of our perilous journey is near, but no less challenging.

We've braved through things we thought were hell, done things that didn't make sense, and stayed up those nights that we thought we didn't. Worked like hell, swore through assignments, petrified by unconverted marks, bled through each page of an A1 reading we detested. But no, you didn't let that keep you down; you have trekked through things that you would never have even thought of doing, and have even written a goddamn CAS reflection on it sometimes too!

The sweet taste of freedom is just around the corner, all we have to do is just do what we've been doing for around 20 months or so- (I don't know what you do, but somehow, I've been doing something [probably die a little bit each day] so that I haven't dropped out yet, so just keep doing it!) You have felt how amazing it is from finishing a math portfolio to completing your last science IA; now that will pale in comparison when you finish that last exam! Most of us are probably hyped for post secondary, whether it's apprenticeship, college, university, travel, whatever. These crap-filled exams are the last things in our way; finally, it's time to show these IB examiners (from hell) what we're made of of what we're made!

Hopefully, you've started to make time to study. If you haven't, (like me) then I hope you're meeting your goals then! Anything worth doing is worth doing well The day where we stagger out of the classroom, finishing our last exam, laughing, half crying hysterically, unbelievably accepting the end is nigh. These are our last days; even I can't believe it; it's really going to be all over.

When exam session comes, I encourage everyone to get some sleep the day before and have some protein; and try not to cram! Try not to put any pressure on yourself, and don't compare yourself to anyone else! You can only do the best you can; don't expect more from yourself that way. By the end you'll be so happy you'd want to punch a baby feel like you've conquered everything! Great things happen to great people! As the IB chapter of your life begins to close, a new, awaits you in the next. I hope things will get better for everyone from here!

You should be proud of your accomplishments. I hope the IBS community has served you well. We are always welcoming  alumni to help out the fresh new-born dying souls who've been conscripted into the IB programme -just like you have- and give them a hand!

Good luck everyone!

-Capt'n Marth

Definitely keep Physics and Math HL.
And it would be a pretty good idea to keep chem at SL if not HL as most of the potential engineers at my school have PCM HL.

UK can view bussiness as a weak option, so you may want to take economics instead. Infact,my school discourages people considering the UK from doing bussiness management!