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What do you recommend me to do this summer, in terms of preparing to the uni? un-watch
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Revising, studying, studying, ee, IAs, personal statement, work experience (is this necessary?), etc... I feel like I don't have any work experience or intern that may inspire uni in terms of the personal statement... I'm thinking to apply to lse, ucl, kcl, etc. Do you have any ideas for me? I'm a typical person who tends to be lazy in the long term holiday... (3 weeks already passed...)
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Hello everyone, I am trying to brainstorm IA ideas for bio and I want make something to do with the effects of cigarettes on people or perhaps on plants, I would create a model experiment but I don't know what the experiment would exactly entail. I have been searching for ideas for hours but nothing sticks, can anyone drop any suggestions?
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My maths teacher told me statistics is the easiest topic in ib maths, at least in maths AI. So, I chose statistics. Then I thought the economic growth rate can be measured by maths. However, I also realised that it doesn't actually apply any mathematical concepts, so there is just calculation stuff. Do you think this idea still works in IA? My plan is to compare some combinations of both developing and developed countries. (i.e. the counties that have an opposite change in the economy then see how the population changes over time in both of countries.) My simple prediction for this relationship is that the population increases when the economic grow…
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So I'm going to an IB boarding school in the fall and I just need some help with picking my subjects. I plan to study aerospace/mechanical engineering in college and I guess I'd say colleges like the ivies, oxbridge, russell group and public ivies are my top spot options. So basically I just need help if I made the right choices for my IB courses to study engineering in the US or UK. 1. Physics HL 2. Math AI HL 3. Global Politics HL 4. English Lang and Lit SL 5. French ab initio SL 6. Visual Arts SL
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So I just got all my grades for my subjects. For a year 1 exam. And they're not that good. I put in so much of work. I studied for hours. I spent at least 30 hours on my art submission. Another at least 20 hours on each subject. And now I feel horrible. I feel like my work is pointless. I don't ever feel like working hard again cause what the point if all it'll get me is a freaking low 6?! Six is not a bad grade; I know. And my school grades us harshly to make us study more. But I just feel demotivated. I worked so hard... Harder than I did for my IGCSEs and now I just... I hate this. I've also been suicidal for 7 years almost. And the way my brain wa…
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Can I still pursue Interior Designing in uni after only taking Visual Arts SL?? I already have 3 HLs and 4 SLs. My subjects are - English SL French ab Initio SL Maths AI HL Business Management HL Economics SL Computer Science HL Visual Arts SL I have not decided on what I want to pursue further, so I still want to keep my options open.
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I will start IBDP from this september. I've already submitted my subject choices, but I'm thinking to change it. I'm going to take these subjects; Japanese A Self-Taught SL, English B HL, Business Management HL, Biology HL or SL, Math AA SL, and History HL. I want to study Law especially commerical in the future, so I chose History HL, but I don't think I can do it well becuase my English is not good enough (I just have started to learn in English since last September). Thus, I'm really wondering about to change History HL to Geography HL. Which do you think is the better choice?
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I'm starting IB after the summer, and was wondering what school supplies you really need for IB. I doubt our teachers will tell us what we need, so that's why I'm asking here. If I remember correctly I'll be taking SL biology, HL psycology, HL english A, HL norwegian A, SL history, and SL math. Thank you
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It's not... Before I start I want to mention I got a Level 7 in basically every subject in grade 11, just so you know im not an idiot complaining. I dropped IB for grade 12 and it was a great decision. Imagine having to write 3 IA's, the ee, the ib exams and a whole bunch of other crap in the span of 1 year. There is no way you could end up with good marks and not be miserable. Every single person that I know that has completed the IB diploma was doing homework or studying every single day for the entire school year. Lol all that work for literally no reason. If you need IB to "prepare you for uni" then congrats you're an idiot. I've made just over $60,000 USD last year i…
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How did you choose your car for travel?
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Are there any scholarships or bursaries for just taking on IB? I feel like we should all be rewarded for our pain. Thank you
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how to play solitaire?
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What factors determine the choice of interior for an apartment? How do I know if a particular interior will harmonize with the layout of my apartment?
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i am currently a pre-ib student and i will be choosing my classes probably next month and i dont know what to study on college but i am thinking about choosing this subjects: option A) HL math AA, HL biology, HL english B, SL chemistry, SL business management and SL turkish A lit. option B) HL math AA, HL business management ,HL english B, SL biology, SL turkish A lit. which one seems like a better option and why? what can i study on college?
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STUDY SITES
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Hey!! So I don't know about the rest of IB, but my school is going through its first exam block, and I've found that Quizlet really helps, just search the subject you need to study, and make sure you put IB in front, it has flashcards, practice tests and is just really handy. If you have any sites that you use, feel free to drop them down?
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Esentially I am fairly lost on what to write for my Economics IA or how to structure it. I found an IA talking about "X economic policy" which is the same one I am doing obviously with a completely different situation being analysed. If I use this IA to create a structure for mine and get ideas from it on what to write will it be considered plagarism?
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Hey there! As the May 2021 exams are going on and almost coming to end, there must be many of you procrastinating here. Plus, there are also alumni. (Hi! I get to be one of you soon!) So, I wondered what your biggest regret during the IB was. It can be related to your IB journey, or your life outside of school (if you had one). Let me start off with mine! I regret overthinking during my first semester of the IB. I was so worried about how slacking off back then would damage everything in the future, expeciallu when hearing about how hard the IB would become later. I spent too much time unnecessarily worrying about sc…
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I am 23 years old and I am a lesbian. I realized this since I fell in love with a math teacher. She attracted me very much. It's hard for me to be with this orientation now
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please please please suggest good novels with good plot twits in it.
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Hello, I'm starting the IB in September. I want to major in Psychology and my subject choices so far are Bio HL, Eng Lang and Lit HL, History HL, French B SL, Math I&A SL, which leaves me with one more opening to complete the requirements. My school doesn't offer IB psychology anymore, and I suck at Chem so so I have to choose between Business Management and Economics. Which one should I choose? After reading the syllabus, textbooks etc, I was thinking of doing Econ because it looks more interesting, but I'm still unsure. Thank you in advance.
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Hey everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvNgbNXPjMw Over 350,000 new cases Soon there will be no oxygen masks left What will happen to India? Will India survive as a nation-state?
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I'm a freshman in high school and I'll start IB in 1.5 years. I know, I still have tons of time but I want to make sure everything goes just fine. I am 100% sure I want to take HL global politics and biology and SL psychology and applications and interpretation. Now the problem comes to the languages. I studied at a british school during 7th and 8th grade but now at my new school, the english level is B2. English is my favourite language and I'm very passionate about it but I'm not sure if I would be able to handle English A HL. I still would love to take that class but the real issue is the language B. I've been studying German since 7th grade which means that by the tim…
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A friend of mine recently notified our IBC that he is worried that his paper is too similar to that of a sibling who had taken IB years before. He used his siblings paper to get an idea for a topic. he is worried they will run it through the system and find too many similarities and say he plagiarized. If you get caught for plagiarism is there a certain percentage that it must be for you to have consequences? i.e <15% Also, does the IB notify the college you plan on attending that you were caught for plagiarism?
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Okay so I'm trying to finish my process portfolio for SL art. One of the pieces I'm presenting was inspired by my roles in the nutcracker, I used my costumes as a inspiration for some aspects. One picture in particular, where I am in the costume, relates very well to the idea I am presenting and was a major inspiration for this piece. However my face is a crucial part to the atmosphere of the image... Is it okay to have pictures with your face in the Process Portfolio?
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Hey I am doing an investigation for my math class. Can you please fill this form out? It's only 2 questions. Also, you can estimate the values. https://forms.gle/Z2DwQu1w3pyhHUSC8
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I did absolutely pathetic in my mock exams at school but really well in my final Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 examinations. Do universities (both US and UK) look only at your final exam results or do they also expect you to send them your mock results?
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I just recently finished my first year of IB and am essentially failing. Got 26/42 for my finals and similar grades for my midterms. My predicteds essentially don't exist and I am on the end of my rope. Not sure how to salvage this especially since I wanted to go into sciences. What hope do I have for my universities? The situation is more dire as I'm in India which doesn't offer a lot of options for IB so the plan was to study outside.
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Good Day everyone, I was recently admitted into the IBDP school of my choosing. I am taking HL: Physics, Chemistry, Geography. SL: Maths AA, Eng A, Spanish B. I took the admissions test to take Maths AA at HL but didn't meet the mark. This is really going to affect me in the long run because the universities I plan to study at require Math AA at HL. Would it be possible for me to switch from math AA SL to HL within the first term (3 months) if my grades are high enough (say 6's or 7's)? And if not, what should my backup plan be? I was thinking taking an AP calculus BC exam outside of school, if that is even possible. Any help would be gre…
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I am thinking about becoming a cs student but recently i found a cognitive science program which is part of computer science as i understood.But it is also focused on learning about brain functions .It is interesting for me.But because cognitive science is not that popular it is hard to find a list of required subjects. Do you think i can get in to both of this options with HL:Math AA,Comp science,Psych. SL:Phy,English A,GermanB. Or what are your suggestions for me? Thanks
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Shoy#9510 please dm me in discord, I have a favour.
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Hey hey Any of you from Class of 2021? I'm planning to create a whatsapp group like the previous cohort did. We can comverse and meet ppl from different ib schools to expose ourselves to the wonders of being an ib student :'-) I'll send you the link if you reply
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I have a question for people who was already finish their IA HL. Talk about the Business Management Internal Assessment HL, except for those whose use business from their family, for the other people, how can you approach the company that you choose for primary research? Thanks for your help.
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Hi guys. I need your input on this. I’ve asked this same question on this student forum and will like you guys to share more with me. Which program is a lot harder? AP or IB?
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Should I do Ib math (as a person who has never been very good at math) or should I stick to Pre-calc? If IB which class do you recommend?
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Hey! So since the class of 2022 is starting the diploma in the fall, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in starting a support group or Instagram chat. Let me know!
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Hi! I'm a grade 8 student who is entering the IB junior prep program in high school next year, anything important i need to know or expect?
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Hey! I'm choosing my IA biology hl topic and I was thinking of the inheritance of a rare genetic disease present in my family. However, I don't know if the topic is alright since my teacher didn't give me any feedback yet. What do you think? Also, do you have any interesting ideas for biology ia?
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Hii I’m not sure if this is worthy topic for a Psychology EE and I’m not sure if it is specific enough. I hope to get your opinions:) Do you also think this is a difficult topic to tackle? Is lucid dreaming an effective method of psychotherapy to those who suffer from phobias? Is lucid dreaming an effective method of psychotherapy to those who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder?
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SO many people say "a 7 in IB is harder to get then an A or a 5 in AP".. so then how would college admissions look at the gradings of IB on our transcript.. Would 5 be like a B+? 6 = A? 7= A++? I'm curious how "bad" a 5 would look on my junior transcript...
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I recently talked to a college counselor at a new school in a different country as my parents wanted to move schools now. The counselor said that I won't be able to get into the science field with HL Biology and physics. I choose these two sciences as I didn't know if I wanted to go into engineering or medicine. Now, I feel that I would rather go into engineerings as biology seems uninteresting. I honestly don't know what I want to be. I choose the all the subjects I liked. My school is pretty trash in helping us out, that is why I need your help. Would good universities accept the subject choice of HL Biology and Physics if one would like to go into engineering or t…
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For those who are planning to attend universities in the US, we know US colleges value grade 11 (junior) GPA/grades the most... Also, semester 1 of senior year. On top of that, they say the FINAL SEMESTER of grade 11 is most important... My SEMESTER 1 of junior year was.... HL: 5,6,6 & SL: 5,6,6 which aren't the greatest grades if i wanna attend top universities. And before junior year, grades were all very strong. Considering that my final sem of junior year which is more important will be better (more 7s and 6s and no 5s), would i STILL have a chance with these top 10 universities? Or is this a "hopeless" situation IN TERMS OF academics? Wou…
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Okay, so, I need to choose subjects but I don't know whether I should take econ or psych and if I should do SL or HL. My other subjects are Norwegian langlit SL, (English lit SL), Math AA HL, Physics HL and Chem HL or SL. Pleas help I don't know what to do. And also should I take english b SL or english lit SL. I'm planning on going to uni in either the UK or the US. Also I plan on going within the engineering field or smth, not sure. Thank you:)
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Hey, I am planning to do this CAS project, where I will be designing and growing some crops (Herbs, microgreens, fruits and leaf greens) in the school green house. I am not sure if I should just sell the crops and use it for charity. Or should I use it for earning actual money. Which one is better?
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Hi, I'm currently a sophomore that needs to choose my IB courses for 11 and 12 grade. I plan on studying computer science in the usa for university. I have already decided to take math and computer science HL, English (group 1) and Chinese (group 2) SL. Since I want to study computer science major, math and cs HL is required. On the other hand, I'm very bad with languages so I'm definitely taking them SL. That leaves me with physics and economics, and idk which to take HL and which SL. I know physics matches better with computer science but I'm worried taking it along with math and cs HL would be too much workload. However, I'm not really familia…
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