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  1. There are many threads around this giant forum that offer help, tips, advice, places to ask questions and get answer etc. etc. but like I said, it's a giant forum and finding them all, or finding the very one YOU need can be difficult. So here's a quick list of some awesome threads that you can use to help you with anything you might need. General IB Awesomeness 1. How To Not Fail at Writing Essays - READ THIS. Don't start your first essay without reading this. It's amazing, you just don't know it yet. 2. Citing The Sources - READ THIS TOO. If you do not cite right, it's plagiarism. Plagiarism =Fails and possible kick from the IB Programme. 3. Cutting Down Your Words - Tips to avoid going over the word count for Essays. Some words simply aren't necessary. History 4. The History Internal Assessment - General information about the History IA as well as specifics about the various parts of the IA 5. The Gritty Details and Tips to the History IA - Very detailed outline of what the investigation is, how to write it, how to form a question, you can find all of your answers here probably for this IA. 6. Tips for taking notes, remembering facts, and approaching P1. - Some details on how to take efficient notes and remembering them, not just writing. Also a nice run down of Paper1 and how to approach it. 7. The History Help Thread - Have some history questions? Ask them here. Mainly for providing facts to aid in your argument. 8. Evaluating Your Sources (OPVL) - What to think about when evaluating the Origin, Purpose, Value, and Limitations of those pesky sources. Mathematics 9. The Different Maths - The difference between the 4 Math classes, information about what each is as well as general information about which to take when wanting to look good for a university with your chosen area of interest. 10. The SL and HL Portfolio, a howto - Formatting, what to do, what to focus, how to make yours better than the other person's next to you 11. The Math Help Thread - When math is just too hard, let some other math nerd help you figure it out! NO IA DISCUSSION! 12. The Math Studies IA - What you need to do for the Math Studies IA. Unlike the SL and HL Math this IA does not change except for the variables you choose. This gives general tips on how to easily get a 7. 13. Fancy Math Notation for IBS - So you can make 5pi/4 look like Tok+EE+CAS 14. The Extended Essay for Dummies - Self explanatory? Most EE questions can be answered here, can't directly help you with any ideas and/or analysis, sorry. 15. ToK Presentation Guide - Read this if you're just getting started on your presentation!. 16. ToK Presentation Past Experiences and Tips - Other peoples embarrassing presentation moments! Or not, either way, the dos and don'ts for a good ToK presentation. 17. ToK Essay Prescribed Titles and Guidelines - What the essay is, how to approach it, why it's even there. 18. Writing the ToK Essay - How to approach, write, analyze, cite, whatever. If you need to know how to write the ToK Essay, click above. 19. ToK Essay Checklist - Have you read this? Have you done these things? All of them? No? Don't turn it in yet! 20. Other's CAS Activities and Potential Ideas - List of many people's activities they have done for CAS hours, you are able to repeat stuff they do 21. Howto CAS - Plan the event. Reflect upon it. Keep Records. The Natural Sciences 22. The Biology Help Thread - Have a Biology question? Ask here. 23. The Chemistry Help Thread - Have a Chemistry question? Ask here. 24. The Physics Help Thread - Have a Physics question? Ask here. 25. SL+AHL Physics Videos for Topic13 - Topic 13: Quantum and Nuclear Physics (Radiation, Phtotoelectric Effect, Atomic Spectra/Energy States, and Nuclear Physics/Radioactive Decay) 26. Tips for Making Lab Reports - General tips and advice for making a nice lab report when you really have no idea what you're doing! 27. Uncertainty Calculator - This will do your basic uncertainty calculations when adding, subtracting, dividing, or multiplying values. 28. Chemistry internal assessment resources and guide - What they really want you do for the Chemistry Designs, DCP and CE. 29. Group 4 Project Ideas - List of what some people have done. Might help when you just don't understand how to connect three sciences into one lab. 30. Biology Exam Tips and Studying - Tips to beast your exam and several links to topic specific revision resources. - More Tips from Mahuta 31. What to choose?! - When you just start, you don't know what these are so here's a good preview of all of them to help choose A1 Languages 32. Basic Guide to Analyzing Texts - Things to know before analyzing any text. 33. A1 Language Tips for Paper1, Paper2, and WL1 - Specifics and how to's for A1 Language exam Paper1, 2, and World Lit. Essay #1 34. A1 Language IOP Information - Information about the Individual Oral Presentation for your A1 Language. What to do and what not to do as well as tips to staying calm during the presentation. 35. A1 Language IOC Information - Information about the Individual Oral Commentary for your A1 Language. Still what to do, how to approach, tips for using your prep time etc. 36. How to Read - These books are meant to challenge your thinking. It won't be easy. Read this first Economics 37. Economic Portfolio Resources - List of links for various economic resources for the portfolio. 38. Economics Portfolio - Tips for the Economics IA Portfolio thingy. Every little bit helps. The Arts 39. Visual Arts Workbook Guidance - How to make a not sucky workbook! Psychology 40. The Psychology IA - Tips and reminders for carrying out the Psychology IA. Got to be nice to people 41. More Links - A few more links specifically for Psychology. Includes Syllabus, IA Information, and how to study for the exam. 42. Psychology Essay Formatting - Some tips on how to write a Psychology essay for tests. There are key things you need to include A2/B/AB Languages 43. Paper 1 Tips (The Texts) - Tips written by a friend of mine on what is on the Paper 1 exam for B languages and how to approach them and what to look out for. 44. Paper 2 Tips (The Essay) - More tips written by the same friend on how to show off in Paper 2. Examples and tips are french oriented however the tips apply for all languages. 45. The Oral IA - Formatting the IA. What to say to make the grader know that you know what you're doing. Yes, when he says "dock" they will SUBTRACT points even though IB is positive grading. I was unable to find anything to link for Business Management so if you know some links to help with this subject feel free to PM me and I'll add them or if there is something I missed just let me know! Hope this list helps during your two years of happy fun times
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