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does anyone have the Oxford IB Diploma Mathematics Standard Level Analysis and Approaches book worked solutions? I am having a hard time studying with the digital worked solutions so that I can learn the material and better prepare for the IB test. Please help.
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Greetings all, I plan to be doing Law in the UK after my IBs. I have been in discussions with alumni and educators and they have varying opinions on my science subject. As of right now I am doing Maths AA, Art and Sports Science for my Standard Levels. Should I consider switching my Sports Science for a more 'accepted' and 'popular' science such as biology or chemistry, or shall I continue to study Sports science, which I believe I will achieve a higher IB score in? TL;DR: Should I (read: Do Unis) prioritise Subject Choices or IB Score?
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Let's say that you get a decent score (~43) with 4 HLs. Will unis (especially ones in Canada and the US) be aware of the extra rigor and work undergone?
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Hi all! I'm so stressed cos i haven't started data collection and all my peers alr started theirs. I can't start cos im very unsure of my research question. Furthermore, due to lack of facilities, I have to keep modifying my methodology. Also, people have told me that my EE is like an IA and that made me rlly depressed cos I took incredibly long to get the research qns. it is not the first time i've changed my qns either. here is my bio EE qns: Effects of dynamics, frequencies and tempo on the rate of growth and photosynthesis of gomphrena globosa. Besides the fact that it seems simple to people, i also found similar experiments conducte…
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I have been trying to think of math HL IA Topic relating to music or guitar, so if you guys have some topic that would like to share, please share! Thank you in advance.
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Hey guys I need your help with something. In May 2018 I did my final exams and failed. My Dp coordinator told me I couldn’t te-take in November as I was 5 points away. He told me I could ONLY re-do the year and retake my subject in MAY2019. I did that and found out I failed again by 3 points and he wants me to redo the year again. So my question is: is there a rule that says that the coordinator can literally not sign you up for the examinations? Because I find it really crazy that they get to decide what to do for me. Thank you for whoever gives me an answer!!
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okay so I volunteered at my local library for 6 hours every day (6 days/w) for 9 weeks, meaning I had over 320-ish hours, can This still count as CAS? If so, what category of targeted learning outcomes does this apply? My teacher said we have to have to have all the boxes checked out when were done with CAS and IB or it wont count. I think she means to experience something from each? Strength + growth initiative + planning collaborative skills ehtics of choices + actions challenge + skills commitment + perseverance global engagement
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If you get flagged for plagiarizing in an Internal, will universities see it and revoke their acceptance of you?
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Hi everyone, I just finished the IB and am trying to sell my books to buyers in the European Union! Please message me if you're interested in any of them. I am willing to send pictures of books, explain their condition and discuss prices via email. Buyers must pay postage depending on weight/size and German Post Prices. IB BOOKS: Pearson Baccalaureate Biology Higher Level 2nd edition IB Economics Course Book: Oxford IB Diploma Programme 2nd edition Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Geography Course Companion IB Geography Study Guide: Oxford IB Diploma Programme Biology Study Guide 2014 edition:…
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My school has given us the form to retake subjects. It asks us for the subject and for if we want to carry over our IA marks. What would happen if we decide not to?
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Can anyone help me I decided to do my EE on Spanish I’m reading the book la isla bajo el mar by Isabel Allende but I don’t know what other book would be good to analyze it I need help with my research question as well can anyone help?!
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I am doing my EE in math, and I choose what are the different ways in calculating pi as my topic.I am planning to choose several ways and compare them to each other. Is it enough? Do you have any ideas how I can link this topic to a real-life application? Is it possible to link the topic to statistics some how?
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Economics EE
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Hello! I am writing my ee on economics and have the opportunity to conduct an interview, but my friend said in some subjects interviews are not allowed. Does anyone know if interviews are allowed for an economics ee?
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If I re-take a subject like Biology HL but don't want to carry over my IA, how will the retake be graded? Will the tests gain percentage value?
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Hi, so I'm starting my History IA this year and I am having trouble focusing my RQ. I know I am interested in doing something with women's rights. I dont know if I want an RQ focused on how a war, for example ww2, affected womens rights, or how a women, for exampe coco chanel advanced womens rights. If anyone could provide me with advice or anything to help me, I would really appreciate it thank you.
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I didn t read all my sources for internal assessment but one of my quotes was from history.com. However I completely messed up the citation for the quote. Will they consider it plagiarism and will I get my IB Diploma taken away? I m panicking so much. Is the IB super strict about it because both my chem and history one was like 5-9%... Also, if i get accepted to u of m, will they revoke their acceptance if i dont have my ib diploma? Will the administration see that I "plagiarized" ?
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word count and tips??
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so i messed up.. i dont even know how i did this poorly. anyways, i need one more point to pass. i have the necessary 12 hl points. im planning on asking for a remark for my tok and french B exams what do you guys think? for tok i scored a 14 and the next grade boundary is 15 which will boost me to a B thus giving me an extra point for french i scored 55 the next grade boundary is 57. please provide help i dont know what to do...
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Hey M19 alumni, if you have a minute, please take the time to fill in this short survey regarding your results. Doing it for fun: I'll share the findings here when I'm done. https://forms.gle/LEwXa64qgPWY5X516
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If I want to ask for rechecks in subjects where I was 6 points away from the upper-grade boundary is the chance for me to get a better grade high or low?
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Hi, I'm currently a junior in high school and just completed my assessments last week. I just got back my results and I'm so upset. I'm failing SL math. It's a really hard class and just when I thought I was doing better I get an IB 3. I think my predicted will be an IB 3 and I don't even think that's a passing grade. I don't know what to do. Should I drop to Studies or not? I feel so stupid and I'm not doing as well as I want to and it's my fault to the extent where I should be putting more work but I'm also dealing with things outside school and it's very hard for me to balance that. I was also doing well in Econ (IB 6) then I suddenly get an IB 3 on my fin…
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Hey guys. I really need a math IA topic based on calculus. I was thinking of doing something with death rates and birth rates in India. But I dont know what should be my research question
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I am going to start IB 1 in September and I'm still hesitant and unclear on what my HL subjects should be in order for me to pursue the coarse of finance. Please advise. Thank you.
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I'm currently doing my Extended Essay for english. I havent started because I am confused on what to write about specifically, i know it shouldn't be a broad topic, but i also want to do something I enjoy. I was thinking to write about slavery and how they treat wo/men in the books I've chosen, but i feel like that's a broad topic. I want it to be interesting. So my other idea, is to write about journeys and self realization in literature. One book, is Alice in wonderland, which is where she goes through her journey to a happy ending, that's the good thing. I want to find another book that's kinda like it but it's bad, like dante's inferno, where he goes through his journ…
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IA
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I am doing my IA in math, so could you answer this survey for me, please? Would have appreciated so much! Thanks a lot! https://no.surveymonkey.com/r/XVQL8KM ... and yes it is anonymous
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Since we got our results, my whole class noticed that we all scored much lower than predicted or even promised from the school. We had many issued with the guidance on all of our Internal Assessments, EEs and TOK work. I, for example, was predicted a 36 and ended up getting a 29. My EE and TOK supervisors said that they are both worth an A, but I got a C and a D in them. All of my classmates and I are convinced that the result of our bad performance wasn't due to our effort but the guidance we received from our teachers. We are a small school, so we make up the whole generation of year 12, yet our assessment was horrible. We feel mistreated and wonder whether complaining…
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Hello, thanks in advance for your answer. My friend has a very high probability of repeating one year. Under what conditions does a person stay in the second year in ib (11 grade) ? If in the first term (grade 11) the student receives 1,2,2,7,5,6. And in the third term (grade 11 ) he has 7,6,7,3,2,4 + A (TOK) will my friend have repeat a grade ? (Retention one year ) (CAS has done ) My friend is very nervous about this, but I don't know anything about falling conditions in ib. Thank you 😊
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Hello, I am currently self-studying three* subjects for May 2019 as I want to apply for German Universities, for which I needed subjects that my school does not offer. Before registering me with my subjects: Math HL: Option Calculus (self-studied as my school olny offered math studies), Physics HL: Option Engineering Physics (completely self-studied with support from an IB teacher from another school), English B HL (with extra work as my School only offered sl and support from my teacher), History HL, Environmental Systems and Societies SL and Spanish A: Literature SL, I sent a mail to IB Support. Their reply was that the IB has no policy against taking subjec…
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Hello! I’m a student who has just finished year 11 and will be starting diploma in August. I’m really concerned about my subject choice. I normally get above 6 for my MYP assessments but I know how much more difficult DP is. The subjects I have taken are: HL Math AA, HL Physics, HL Art and HL English Lang Lit, SL Economics and Chinese Ab Inito I’m super unsure about having four higher levels. Originally I thought that my mix of subjects was okay but having spoken to others, they think that its not a good idea. It’s high risk low reward. Thoughts? Tips? Should I switch now before it’s too late? Thank you
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sat vs act
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I'm confused between taking the SAT or ACT. I don't study physics or chemistry, which is why I'm confused about the ACT. Also, my English skills are better than Math (my math is extremely weak). Which will be easier for me - SAT or ACT? Also, if I take the ACT, does it make sense to take SAT Subject tests? Thank you! :)
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I'm extremely confused between Business & Management HL and Psychology HL. Which is easier to get a 7 at? I'm looking to maximise my scores out of a 45. I've already taken Economics HL, so does it make sense to take Business HL too?
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Hi, I'm pretty nervous, because of the M19 exam... I have the impression that everyone did really good in economics... If my calculations are realistics I may have minimum 32 points in economics. The grade boundary last year was minimum 31 to get a 3 (I took economixs HL). How many points maximum can a grade boundary increase ?
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I already choice my classes for the IB, but now I am starting to regret them. I took the following classes: ESS SL Math SL Eng Lang&Lit HL Business Man HL Arabic B HL Art HL I choice these classes at first, that I will major in marketing. Now, I feel that should have taken Bio SL instead of ESS and Psychology SL instead of art, because I feel these are more relevant subjects. I think that I have taken very easy subjects (apart from math), compared to my friends that take Physics HL, Chem HL and Math HL. I still want to do marketing or even mass communication. please tell me your opinions on my subjects. do you think if I have chosen …
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I need advice and feedback on my RQ for my EE on world religions. What are your thoughts? To what extent can the flourishing of knowledge during the Golden Age of Islam be attributed to Islamic culture?
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Chem HL Help
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Hey guys, So I got most of chem hl down, however I can not seem to understand the following two things, what are ligands, how to I calculate things like their strength etc. and what are emission spectrum? I get the general idea but I don't seem to get it completely, as when there are questions I get really confused. If anyone has any links or can help me please tell me! Thanks a lot!
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Hey I just finished my first year of IB and I pathetically failed in all my HLs... Economics, Math, and physics. I am not really sure how to work on economics especially mainly coz i'm new to commerce... any suggestions?
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Arabic A SL/HL May 2019 exam How was the paper 2 exam?
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So I just had my 11DP mock exams and I got a 5 in my English compare and contrast essay. I don't feel totally disappointed, but I feel like I can get a better grade if I just knew how to improve myself. My teacher doesn't really teach us anything :)))) like what to do differently. I can't get a copy of the mock paper to post here, but in general, do you guys have any tips? I would like to see myself doing better in the future.
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Hey everyone, This is my first post on this website but I would really appreciate the help because I am going to be starting the IB next year and our teacher wants us to write a personal statement. Although, he hasn't given us clear steps to write it so I would like to know how to start with my statement. I have 2 weeks to submit it. What do i start with? 'My name is Asma'u and and ...... years old..... I come from.... or does it have to be more professional? I could really use some help.
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Here are my current subjects: Art HL English LangLit HL Business and Management HL Math Applications and Interpretations SL Chinese B SL one year DT SL I want to do marketing in the future so I am not really sure if I should stick with art HL or replace it with psych HL? or should i just keep it?
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Hey Guys Iam starting DP1 and im confused whether Math application SL is meant to be practiced by using Math SL past papers or math studies past papers. i asked some people but they just said that it is a new course and is a cross between the current studies and SL course, so how should i study as i cannot practice using the textbook all the time and cant possibly wait until the specimen papers are out.
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What challenges does the fact of be unique stand for the production of knowledge?
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Hey....well, I am going to start the IB next academic year and I was wondering about which subject to choose, considering I intend to major in Business or Finance or Economics or something similar (kinda undecided..LOL). The subjects I plan to do are: HL English A Language and literature, HL Economics, HL Business management, SL French B or A2 (if available in my school ), SL Maths analysis and approach and SL computer science. After reading tons of blog post and all the like, I learned that it will be best for me to take the maths at HL and other posts say that schools Do not recommend taking language A at SL level. Considering that I am a prospective international stude…
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Hello, kinda panicking here, so I did a retake in chemistry HL and yesterday I did paper 3. After finishing I just wrote "ALL" in the box on the cover sheet, I didn´t write "Option B" beside it. Do you guys think IB examiners will just toss my paper without marking it? I´m afraid they might misunderstand and think I did all the options and not just one and fail me for it. Omg they won´t right? how strict are they when it comes to the cover sheet? I´m just hopping they are aware that I just forgot to write my option and will check to find my answers on biochemistry ┗( T﹏T )┛ please tell me there are others who forgot this tiny detail..
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Hello everyone, I am an IBY1 student, but my gf just finished IBY2 today (finished with the french exam I think). She has had a problem for quite some time, which was that she forgot to reference 1 sentence she used on her EE (and she copied it word by word). It wasnt too big of a sentence, but she forgot to reference it nonetheless. She was told by our IB coordinator that if the IB is to accuse her of plagiarism, they will do so during her exams in May. Seeing how the exams are officially over in all around the world, and she has not been accused yet, does that mean that she is on the clear? Or is there a chance that she may yet get accused? Thank you all very …
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I am in the IB Diploma. Sad, I know. I need some motivation to keep going because I'm just thinking that I should take the L and drop.
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I was wondering how many files I would have to upload before being granted VIP Access?
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ok I've been doing this too long in the box... so it's time to share it with all you lovely non VIP children here it goes... and yes I know I was the only one invading shoutbox even the smell on my coat, even the taste of my shoulder! I still fail to understand... WHAT IT IS ABOUT THIS WOMAN!
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I just want to know what would happen if the wrong version of my EE is turned in.
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