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Hi guys! I'm doing my first year of IB, in Spain, studying it in Spanish (though I'd prefer it in English!) I had, as well as you my history exam of Secondary Level, and I was wondering how it had been for you; I'll tell my impressions: The first paper, for me, was South Africa and USA, rights and protests; I could have done it quite better, as I knew all the necessary data. I didn't do it as good as I had expected. In the second paper I had to choose questions from the Cold War and Wars of the XX century. Actually, I hadn't prepared them too conscious, of 123 pages of Cold War I only knew in a good way 15 pages, which were useful for answering one of the q…
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Hey guys, I would just like to know your thoughts on the Math SL exam.. TZ2.. I found paper 1 pretty alright.. kinda did some dumb mistakes but paper 2 I found it to be harder in my opinion... especially the last probability question was kinda tricky.. What do you guys think? Will they lower the grade boundaries?
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Hello Everybody! What do you think of the P3 HL?
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Paper 3s are also split into TZ1 and TZ2 (TZ2 here). Imo Paper 3 was decent in terms of difficulty for the option, and had slightly easier experimental-based questions. However the data-analysis question in Section A was harder to tackle than in previous years imo. Did Option B Biochemistry. Also from my perspective of the overall difficulties of the Papers for TZ2, my approximate prediction for grade boundaries for level 7 is as follows: Paper 1: 34-40/40 Paper 2: 70-95/95 Paper 3: 33-45/45 IA: 20-24/24 The overall boundary would be about 76 or 77-100(%) overall for a 7. Slightly lower than the 78% during May 2016 as our exams ove…
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How was chem paper 1 and 2 for you guys... i think paper 1 was really easy. And paper 2 was a bit tricky.
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Hey guys, Just like to know your thoughts on ESS paper 1.. Ess is that type of subject where you don't know what you wrote is correct or not, its kind of hard explaining.. Anyway how do you guys think you did?
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How did you guys think paper 1&2 was. I did The Move To Global War for P1 and then I chose a question from Authoritarian States and one from the Cold War topics on P2
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I know it's kinda stupid, but I'd like to know whether question 31-34 require us to include only a 'short phrase' or a 'sentence' for the marks. Yes, it is stated 'phrase' in the command but then I tried to go over past papers and found out that there were some cases they expected u to include the whole sentence (which is literally not a phrase by any definitions).. For TZ2 people, here I'm referring to the text entitled "History of Telecommunication: from firebells to smartphone" There were 4 questions in this part. 31. In old times, communication was not a sophisticated and... (instantaenous interaction (we know and love today)). 32. Firebells, the most a…
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Is anyone doing The Move to Global War for their history paper 1? If yes, what are your predictions, seeing as the specimen was about Japan.
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I don't know if I can talk about it yet but I don't really wanna talk about the material anyways, just how bad I thought it was. It's been 24 hours since Paper 1 and I thought that was bad (but I still think I can get a 4 or 5) I just took Paper 2 and I'm pretty sure it was the worst Paper 2 ever written, and I think I failed (Moderator edit: Paper 1 may be discussed but not yet Paper 2)
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What do you guys think of biology paper 1 and paper 2 HL & SL?
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Did anyone find paper 1 challenging? Paper 2 and 3 weren't as hard as I thought.
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On 28th April 2017, in BM paper 1, section B, the 10 marker question was (according to the data given and new data in section b) should john opt for the 3D printer. What should have john done please comment with the reasons
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So now that 24 hours are over, any opinions on that paper or was I the only one that found it way too difficult for studies?
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Now when more than 24 hours has passed after the Paper 2 exam in English A Langauge & Liteature, does anyone know what IB meant with the fifth Paper 2 question that stated the following: "Discuss the role of non-human elements in literature in at least two works you have studied". With non-human element, does IB mean concrete objects, such as a stove, an animal, a tape-recorder etc? Thank you in advance for the answer!
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How'd everyone find the paper? At TZ2 we received questions on fossil fuel subsidies (did the ToF one so correct me if I got the fossil fuel question wrong) and perfect competition vs monopoly for Micro, and then monetary policy & socioeconomic costs of unemployment. Which one did you choose? Overall it was a decent paper imo – straightforward questions on good 'ol economic concepts most people would like. Personally think grade boundaries would be rather higher this year.
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Hey guys, What do you think about paper 1 and paper 2? I found both of them really easy. For mocks, we had papers from November 2016 and the texts in paper 1 were really confusing, so May 2017 was a really nice surprise.
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I'm a junior in the IBDP. I was wondering if it is worth it to save my notes from this year until next year- when I take my HL exams. Most people would probably automatically say yes but is it really necessary? I'm not the best at organization (have NVLD, but that's another story) so its a nightmare for me to go through notes and find whats important and whats not. I do a great job at studying only when I am told what to study, or have some kind of study guide. So what do you guys think? Should I save all my notes for the HL exams? Is there any type of guide to study when HL exam time comes around? I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts.
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What are your predictions for paper 3 questions that could come up? Market structures (costs) maybe?
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This year I thought that the Maths P1 would be easier. I guess I was mistakes in TZ2 at least the test was quite chalenging! Can anyone else tell me if he/she found it challenging ?!
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has anyone from time zone 0 written their math sl paper
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IB economics is officially DONE. Today were the last may exams for both SL and HL. How did your papers go? What grades are you expecting? And most importantly, what kind of fuel will you be using to burn your massive pile of LRAS curves?
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So all year round our English teacher has been urging us to include secondary quotes in our Paper 2 essays. The whole class never understood what these quotes were and frankly we still don't! Does anyone know what exactly these quotes are and if so, which websites do I get it from? Also, are these quotes taken from articles and reviews written by other people or... Help!
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Biology HL Exam 1 2 3 4
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Hey guys, What do you suggest for studying Biology?
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Hi guys, I’m writing to you to ask for some help/ advice. For the last 3 weeks I’ve been struggling with a serious thought of not taking the exams. I’m supposed to take the May 2017 session in Biol HL, Chem HL, Eng B HL, Maths SL, Hist SL and Polish SL and I really want to study medicine in the future. However, I have some serious problems: - I didn’t apply to England as I thought that the Netherlands would be a better idea. Then, they changed their admission procedures and I decided also not to apply and try next year with this year’s results. At this moment I can only try to get to the uni in my home-country (Poland) which doesn't satisfy me at all. - …
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I'm a junior in the IB taking 4 HL classes and 2 SL classes (one of which is math and will go on for 2 years). Do I take my papers at the end of this year or next year?
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Hey, what did everyone think about the Psychology exam?
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Guys! How was Hindi Paper 1? I'm SL and i found it to be superr easy.. Just hoping paper 2 is equally goood.
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Geography HL
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Hi, I am predicted a 7 in HL Geography, however I am quite worried about the fact that sometimes our teacher doesnt know what he is doing. I most of the time get full points for my essays and tests, however I am quite unsure about the exams. Could any of you please help me and tell me how to study for Geography course effectively? Sometimes I feel I study too many details, which are unused in my tests. Feedback will be appreciated. Thanks a lot.
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Guys guys, When's the payment for retakes for may 2017 due ? I'm gonna get a stroke if I missed it Thanks in advance
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What did you guys think about paper 3? In my opinion it was horrible, I'm really worried about it because the questions were just SO BROAD!!!
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Hey guys, what did you think of Paper 1 and Paper 2 Maths HL? I found Paper 2 quite difficult especially question 11 in Section B. Paper 1 wasn't too bad for me. But I found Paper 2 quite difficult. What do you think?
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How did you guys find physics Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3? I did the engineering Option and found the question on the flywheel quite difficult because the question gave 2 radius' and I didn't know how to account for both of them. I'm not sure if I was the only one that didn't know what to do with the 2 radius' given. I tried adding and subtracting but nothing I did yielded the answer they were looking for. Paper 1 was my best and I finished it before time. I felt Paper 2 was quite manageable as well, and that it was easier than the May 2016 one. What do you guys think?
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Hey guys!!! How did u guys find maths sl paper 1? I found Section A quite easy and when i started Section B i thought the same until i reached to the last question!! It was really tricky!
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Hello guys!! how did u guys find paper 1 and 2 in ENGLISH B HL ?
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I saw other language discussions so I guess it's about time How did you guys do on your exam? I am HL and I chose the poem so I'm pretty sure I'm dead cause i didn't even fully understand what it was saying I think the texts this year are just super unfair for anyone who would opt for poems so yeah :\ for both HL and SL tho
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Hey Guys! I wanted to know how everyone found the biology paper 1 and 2! I thought paper two was really bizarre! Also, looked through the Oxford textbook, no mention of a freaking goblet cell...
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Hey! Well, I just wanted to ask how you felt about Paper 1 and Paper 2. I think I'm... "alright"... with Paper 1 but Paper 2 was HORRIBLE! I admit I haven't studied almost anything but I've checked some past papers and remember some things I read.
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Since 24 hours have passed now I just wanted to know how everyone did. I personally found the selections of questions hard. I chose question 5 in the end and I think it turned out alright.
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i take: HL global politics HL film HL chinese language & literature SL english literature SL maths SL design technology i have both HL & SL papers for some of them. i am contemplating whether to keep SL papers when I do HL; & if I should keep my HL papers when I do SL... i know for some subjects the assessments are very similar or even same in HL & SL. sooo plz provide me your valuable opinions! thx
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Hey Guys! November 2016 exam student here. I was wondering what you all thought about the Bio HL Papers? What trends and differences did you see that were different when compared to the old syllabus? Did you find it difficult?
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This is the Discussion Timetable NOT the exam schedule. Exam schedule can be found here. All the discussion about the exams has to be in the EXAM DISCUSSION forum, not in the subject forums. It is EXTREMELY important that you do not post those topics in any other forum as it will not be possible for us to properly moderate them. Thank you. Morning exams are discussed after 13.00 (GMT time) Afternoon exams are discussed after 18.00 (GMT time) WEEK 1 Thursday 3 November Morning English A Literature HL paper 1 English A Literature SL paper 1 English A Language & Literature HL paper 1 English A Language & Literatu…
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Hey guys just wondering how everyone went, did you do prose or poem? Prose was the one about two people losing their cat and the poem was something about tyres.. I did prose
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SO 24h have gone.. How did you find it? Personally I think it was ok, I did question 3 on war power and sea power in ww1 and question 13 on the reasons for and the extent of support for hitler up to jan 1933.
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How did you guys find the paper? Which of the questions did you select?
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Dear fellow IB Physics students, I am in SL Physics and this exam absolutely destroyed me. All of the intensive studying I did for it all for nothing. Not to mention I cried in the exam room in both papers and the invigilator bought me a tissue. This was by far the worst exam I have seen and the specimen papers have been so deceiving. This was not an exam that tested my mastery of the syllabus, it was out of this world. My whole life depends on it now because I doubt that I can get a 3 on both papers. Also, I might not be perfect in Physics but my grades have been very good and I had been preparing and studying the most for this subject as I was expectin…
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My year have just received our exams results on the candidates site, and we have asked the school if we can see the break downs of our results (is in the marks we received in each paper and coursework) , but they are refusing to show us them, stating that they are for the schools statistical analysis and we can only get access to them if we have a specific reason for seeing them. Its kind of annoying when you work hard for two years and after everything you don't even get to see where your marks came from you know!
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I just Wana know how y'all did cuz I found it a lil hard especially part B on paper 2 I'm really scared of results
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Results out very soon!!!!! For those who took Business and Management SL, what did you all answer for the CUEGIS question??
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Im really wondering if that's possible because I did really well on my french IB HL Internal assesments + the writing tasks but when it came to paper 1 and paper 2 it was kind of effy. Also, same thing with MATH SL
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