r a i n b o w stardust

Good question, first off find yourself a good way of studying that is efficient and doesn't exhauste you. It could be just reading through your notes, understanding, memorizing and doing questions on them, or, it could be re-reading your notes, making your own summary notes so that as the exam gets closer, you wouldn't have to go through the long notes again provided that your notes have everything you need to know.

I personally think making notes is one of the best ways to know something very well. To make your notes right to the point, ALWAYS have your syllabus with you. Your notes should ONLY contain what's required on the syllabus, in biology for example, take point by point on the syllabus and make notes on those. I am assuming by now you know that 'objective 1' is when you just have to memorize something as it is and that usually applies for definition. 'Obj 2' is when a brief description is required inwhich case you just have to have a slight idea about it. The most important one is 'Obj 3' and it is the one that makes up most of section B questions of Paper 2.

Something important is being familiar with the question styles in Biology. You have to know exactly what they are wanting from you when they ask the question 'analyze', or 'discuss' or even 'suggest'.

Having said that about notes, there are some subjects you just can't have notes for like Math. For Math the most improtant thing is understanding the rules and formulae used so that no matter how complicated the question on the exam may seem to be, you will know exactly what formulae and part of Maths you are dealing with. Since you still have time, go through your course, chapted by chapter, do all the exercises you can get your hands on, then go to past papers. It would be useful looking at exercises that aren't entirely IB Style, looking at an area of math from different angles enhances your understanding of it. When you go to past papers, as you do the question, understand what you are dealing with, don't just solve questions just because you have seen them before! The harder the questions you solve and get familiar with, the more confidence you'll have for the exam. Since you will be getting a data booklet, be familiar with every single equation and formula on there and know exactly when it's used. There is no such thing as 'enough past papers in maths', that is why it is important to leave the last month for past papers.

It's very important that from now you have all the past papers you can get, it may seem a bit early, but I see that you are better off starting revision now so that in the final month before the exams ALL you have to do is just go through past papers, that's the thing everyone will tell you! Past papers for every subject.

Even having said all this, I will admit that there will be times when you feel everything is going wrong and that you are becoming hopeless, most of us went through that, but do not let it take over your potential to succeed. Never ever depend on 'last minute' studying or cramming, it may work for some people but not all, so it's not garunteed.

Do not hesitate to ask your teacher or anyone else if there is something you do not understand about a subject.

Oh, and don't go one with the 'I can't cope with it all' because you are in IB, you only got to do this because you are capable! Always put this in your mind.

Good luck!

I won't lie, I don't know much about Visual Art. From a general EE standpoint, I would say that you are going to have difficulty arguing something. You are "begging the question", which means that your answer is implied in your RQ. That is bad.

As an alternative, try taking out the "introduced" (it will give you another point to argue) and change the "how" to "to what extent". It seems like a little thing, but trust me, it makes a big difference. If you ask a "how" question, you will merely narrate (which the IB hates). If you ask "to what extent" or "why", you will argue (which the IB loves), and find counter-points as well.

Other than that, I think it's a great question that's really inventive, and in general for arts essays (I know this is the case for theatre), the IB likes it when you can take the essay out of the theoretical and into the practical. They should love it.

I hope that helped!

Imagine the moment when you are sitting in front of your computer, filling in you password to reveal your grades...

Then, do you want be nervous about that IA you procrastinated so much and could have done so much better or do you want to feel that you've done your best?