Scheduling classes in the IB or in post-secondary education is often a skill that is overlooked by prospective students, unfortunately. Even if you managed to pick out the perfect combination of classes that are well-suited to your strengths, a stressful schedule can easily be overwhelming. Most institutions allow students to register for classes in certain [...Read more...]
For most IB students, the next step in life is university (or college), and thus it is often asked if the IB has helped IB alumni in their undergraduate studies. After all, the IB is a huge investment of time, and thus it is important to know whether the IB is actually useful. As an [...Read more...]
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The Group 4 Project is an interdisciplinary project for IB students taking Group 4 sciences, which are usually Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics. The goal of the project is to develop a broad and practical understanding of science, and to provide a personal interaction mark for your Internal Assessment in Group 4 classes. For many IB [...Read more...]
In our early days in IB English, we were encouraged to write practice essays in order to improve our own essay-writing skills. Our teacher gave us an excerpt from Jack and the Beanstalk, and we had to devise individual topics. I decided to choose the idea of Jack being rewarded as my central focus. As [...Read more...]
INTRODUCTION (This is Episode 2 of Better Know A Liberal Failure. Episode 1 was “Why Sumaira is Full of Fail“) Nalanda (pronounced “fay – uhl”) is a former member of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. She dropped out of the programme after the first month because she was unable to deal with the stress of [...Read more...]
I have cogitated extensively in order to determine the best ways to waste your time after the beast known as IB has been completed. Develop KIs involving all local fauna and flora. Deliver a presentation to neighbours on the merits of using ways of knowing and areas of knowledge. Create a new element. Produce ammonia [...Read more...]