Interview: Who are you?

[sarahlouise]

1. What is your real name?

Sarah

2. Where are you from?

Australia

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Google - researching IB survival tips.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

It seemed like a very helpful site.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

I think 2 weeks ago?

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

History, Biology, and I normally enjoy English on principle but it hasn't been that great so far. But I'm going to put it here anyway.

7. When are you graduating?

November 2012

8. What are your plans for university?

I want to study in England, HOPEFULLY Oxford/Cambridge, but if I don't get into them then one of the better universities in London.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

I play sport, play piano, read, go on facebook, play some ps3, or sleep.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

I don't really know, it seems OK to me

[Sheikh Chiaranunt]

1. What is your real name?

Peerawat

2. Where are you from?

Bangkok, Thailand

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Google. I was looking for advice for my ToK presentation

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

The members seemed really active.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Today (May 2, 2011)

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

Biology and English A1

7. When are you graduating?

May 2012

8. What are your plans for university?

Double major in biology and philosophy at a liberal arts college in America. I really look forward to applying to Reed and Hampshire

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Reading books, playing badminton, birdwatching, and listening to music.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

Nothing

[snarker]

1. What is your real name?

Anna

2. Where are you from?

Utah

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Um. Google, methinks.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

Because I was running out of ideas for procrastination.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Er. A few months ago? No idea.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

I liked visual arts, until I had to write in the workbook... so then English, probably.

7. When are you graduating?

May 2011

8. What are your plans for university?

Hopefully, psychology at Uppsala University *crosses fingers*

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

I'm probably the world's most boring person. I don't really do anything.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

No idea.

[Slovakov]

1. What is your real name?

Kuba

2. Where are you from?

Kielce, Poland

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Uncle Google told me about it.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

I couldn't read anything excpet for the first posts without registration

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

My Profile site tells that it was 31 Jan. 2010 (don't believe that )

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

I've been studying so much Math recently that it became my favourite subject

7. When are you graduating?

May 2011 (tomorrow!!)

8. What are your plans for university?

Mechanical Engineering degree in Birmingham or Aberdeen.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Cycling, mountain trekking, good books and music

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

I'd add a warning saying that the IB can be the source of numerous diseases and should be taken only at your own risk.

[Simon]

1. What is your real name? Simon

2. Where are you from? Wales

3. How did you find out about IB Survival? When looking for Maths IB info on Google.

4. What made you register on IB Survival? It wouldn't let me see the posts otherwise

5. When did you (approximately) register here? A week ago (May 2011)

6. What is your favourite IB subject? Chemistry HL

7. When are you graduating? 2012

8. What are your plans for university? (Hopefully) Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY!

9. What are your free-time hobbies? Surfing, studying, hanging out with friends.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be? Don't know it well enough to have a valid opinion ha ha!

[StSilver]

1. What is your real name? Chris

2. Where are you from? Eastern Malaysia (Borneo represent!)

3. How did you find out about IB Survival? I was probably searching for some IA help a few months back.

4. What made you register on IB Survival? I thought It'd be fun to post on the forums and help some people, not realising that everyone else here is smarter than me

5. When did you (approximately) register here? Maybe last month? I'm not too sure.

6. What is your favourite IB subject? Either Maths or Economics.

7. When are you graduating? May-June 2012

8. What are your plans for university? Not completely sure. Most realistic choice seems to be either IE-Madrid or LSE to study business. Other options? Berklee in Boston to study music. I also wanted to study mechatronic engineering at MIT but I never took physics so that became moot.

9. What are your free-time hobbies? I can easily spend up to 7 hours a day playing guitar without realising how long I've been on it.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be? Not too sure, nothing too drastic I'd imagine.

[Lias]

1. What is your real name?

-My actual name is Lisa.

2. Where are you from?

-I'm from lovely 'ol Canada. Born and raised. Home of maple-syrup, free healthcare, and Justin Bieber.

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

-Earlier I was just searching information on IB, the voilà, stumbled upon this lovely forum site. Really, Google's magic made me come here. Google searching is absolute love.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

-It wouldn't show people's posts, and it seemed like a very nice forum.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

-30 minutes ago.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

-I'm not yet in IB yet, but I can figure that I'll most definitely worship Visual Arts.

7. When are you graduating?

-When I graduate, I will be graduating.

8. What are your plans for university?

-Haven't planned yet, but I've thought about it.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

-Reading, drawing, and socializing/hanging outside with friends. Tumblr and some twitter. There's no need for Facebook anymore.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

-Nothing.

Edited May 15, 2011 by Lias

[ninety]

1. What is your real name?

Rachel

2. Where are you from?

Born and raised in Hong Kong

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

I Googled about TOK and freedom of speech and ended up on a thread here. I couldn't read it unless I registered, so I did.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

The forum wouldn't show the replies on the thread I was looking at unless I signed in or registered.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

A few days ago.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

Maths or Physics. I have the best teachers ever.

7. When are you graduating?

May 2012

8. What are your plans for university?

I want to study Law in a university near London.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Running, video games, checking out music & Japanese subculture & Japanese fashion, reading classics, collecting owl items and Donald Duck items. Also reading xkcd. And checking out stuff on f yeah mathematics, getting a laugh and then feeling very nerdy and lame (see below).

and

... But these days I barely have time for any of my hobbies.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

I've only been here for a few days so I don't know.

Edited May 15, 2011 by ninety

[keepxdreaming:)]

1. What is your real name?

Monica:).

2. Where are you from?

U.S.

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

People in my classes talked about it.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

I wanted to see what others thought of IB and look at the different forums.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

October 2010.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

IB Psychology.

7. When are you graduating?

June 2012.

8. What are your plans for university?

Not sure which college I want to go to, but I want to be a speech therapist; major in communication disorders/speech pathology.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Reading, drawing, writing, just enjoying life:).

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

Make access to handouts easier, instead of the VIP status, etc.

Edited May 31, 2011 by keepxdreaming:)

[Kudzai Mukaratirwa]

1. What is your real name?

kudzai you know the rest <<

2. Where are you from?

ZIMBABWE !! hahaha one of 2 zimbabweans i only know on IBS the others go to school with me or left the country :/

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

GOOGLE !!!!!!!!

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

ah needed help with HL maths and whether to continue with it for my degree choice

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

MAY 2011

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

french maths and chem (when i understand)

7. When are you graduating?

nov 2012 !!

8. What are your plans for university?

MIT or Harvard !! if that fails i'll become a professional football(soccer) player for arsenal !!

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

FOOTBALL !!! SQUASH (national team)um reading and sleeping oh how i love to sleep !!to many all nighters

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

the Logo isn't that great and its a bit hard for a new user to use like i dont knw how to put up my subject or edit my profile lol

Maths HL (4 now)

Chemistry HL

Biology HL

English SL

Business Management SL

French SL

[Kudzai Mukaratirwa]

1. What is your real name? Naina Zaman

2. Where are you from? the GTA of Canada

3. How did you find out about IB Survival? Math portfolio help

4. What made you register on IB Survival? I couldn't see the posts unless I registered!

5. When did you (approximately) register here? Uhh look at my profile

6. What is your favourite IB subject? Math

7. When are you graduating? May of 2012

8. What are your plans for university? Unsure.

9. What are your free-time hobbies? I love reading Novels, especially Cherub. I also love going out and playing basketball.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be? Well I don't know, it seems fine but I'm new.

CHERUB is AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw just curious do you think henderson boys is better ??

[Kudzai Mukaratirwa]

1. What is your real name?

-My actual name is Lisa.

2. Where are you from?

-I'm from lovely 'ol Canada. Born and raised. Home of maple-syrup, free healthcare, and Justin Bieber.

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

-Earlier I was just searching information on IB, the voilà, stumbled upon this lovely forum site. Really, Google's magic made me come here. Google searching is absolute love.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

-It wouldn't show people's posts, and it seemed like a very nice forum.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

-30 minutes ago.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

-I'm not yet in IB yet, but I can figure that I'll most definitely worship Visual Arts.

7. When are you graduating?

-When I graduate, I will be graduating.

8. What are your plans for university?

-Haven't planned yet, but I've thought about it.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

-Reading, drawing, and socializing/hanging outside with friends. Tumblr and some twitter. There's no need for Facebook anymore.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

-Nothing.

hahahahaha RofL "i'm grauating when i graduate" :D hope u get there

[Mort]

Cherub was On a bother level.

[ChikkyD]

1. What is your real name?

- Lillian

2. Where are you from?

- Australia.

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

- I'm an IB student... naturally, I would like to know about others being tortured .

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

- I like the environment this site offers.. and the fact that I can relate to most things on here .

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Aaaaages ago. I only started using it a month or so ago though.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

- Psychology, easily. Biology is pretty interesting too, though.

7. When are you graduating?

- November 2011. Scary

8. What are your plans for university?

- Medicine. Or Physiotherapy. Hopefully .

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

- I don't really have any. Except perhaps Facebook.. but I'm on that whether I have free time or not >_>

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

- I like it so far

[cheshie04]

1. What is your real name? Kelly

2. Where are you from? USA

3. How did you find out about IB Survival? Searching google for Lascap's Triangle

4. What made you register on IB Survival? A wealth of information, the unity of IB across the world, and a smart way to procrastinate.

5. When did you (approximately) register here? 3 weeks ago.

6. What is your favourite IB subject? TOK

7. When are you graduating? May 2012

8. What are your plans for university? I hope to study civil engineering.

9. What are your free-time hobbies? Music, reading, playing ultimate.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be? I really like it so far. Don't know if any changes should happen.

[haley.the.great]

1. What is your real name?

Haley (shocker)

2. Where are you from?

I'm from Texas, USA.....unfortunately

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Weeelll I googled "IB forums" and it popped up right away.

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

It wouldn't let me read the posts until I registered! Plus I saw what IBS has to offer and thought it would be a great opportunity.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Like less than a week ago

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

I dunno yet, I start in the fall. BUT my prediction is either English or Visual Arts.

7. When are you graduating?

2013

8. What are your plans for university?

Hopefully California, maybe sustainable architecture.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

I love my computer , hanging out with friends, messing with Photoshop, drawing, reading, texting, pampering my pup........ babysitting. previously softball, but not currently. Though I do asst coach my sister's team and umpire.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

So far it looks pretty awesome to me! If I could change one thing?........hmm, maybe make the banner at the top look nice. OH and I'd also like it if the "View New Content" page kept the threads you've already viewed or posted on recently. Yeah, I know, the point is to view new content but yeah.

[Guest killpeopleeattheirtoenails]

my name is private

I like your average things like vegemite, eroguro, teeth, school uniforms, milkshakes etc.

and i am a big fan of the IB and i love IB chemistry higher

i dont actually do IB but i admire it from afar

just your average lass/lad

and yay

now lets all become best friends forever fellow IB fans !

[Sunstorm]

1. What is your real name?

Morgan

2. Where are you from?

Sweden!

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Googled: Surviving IB....

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

THought it was a splendid idea to share and discuss opinions/views of various subjects- thought it was cool!

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Today.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

History

7. When are you graduating?

2012, may

8. What are your plans for university?

Thinking of going to Stockholm School of Economics, but looking into some finance institute in London- or some other economic course in Uppsala or Lund

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

At the moment, I am just trying to recap the whole second year of IB so im in top trim for the final year(phew) Computer games have been a hobby for a large part of my life, havent engaged in sports in a while- used to play a lot of tennis before, but got extremely bored of it.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

Not sure yet, probably some sort of easier way for people to get together and discuss!

[kabulin]

1. What is your real name?

张舒雯 >w0 try reading that!

2. Where are you from?

Chinese in Canada, both are awesome!

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

I was looking up information on IB since I was going into the program

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

I knew that I would like some help and support through the program

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Hmmm...this brings back memories

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

I'm only starting this fall, but I think I'll enjoy Chemistry, Math, and Physics(Hopefully!)

7. When are you graduating?

2013

8. What are your plans for university?

Canadian!Hope to go another province though

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Anime Lover!!Drawing!!Badminton!!

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

I suppose...Adding a school system(?) So you can find your classmates and have a group where you van share info >_>

[Guest ninthfrank07]

1. What is your real name?

Francis

2. Where are you from?

Quebec, Canada

3. How did you find out about IB Survival?

Google... obviously!

4. What made you register on IB Survival?

This is a really interesting forum and I couldn't see some of the posts.

5. When did you (approximately) register here?

Just now.

6. What is your favourite IB subject?

I'm starting the IB only this fall... but I guess it'll be english because we're going to do a lot of Shakespeare. I really enjoy math and physics too.

7. When are you graduating?

2013.

8. What are your plans for university?

Computer science at Stanford.

9. What are your free-time hobbies?

Shooting and editing photos/videos (music videos, comedy, special effects, etc.), programming websites, sound and lighting console for shows, reading (science books mainly), cross-country, biking.

10. If you could change one thing on IB Survival, what would it be?

The site is good enough for me.