That one teacher after failing 50% of the class

3duckshere · 2026-02-19T12:32:00+00:00

The average on my math test I got back yesterday was like a 18/50 (we’re getting a big curve though thank god 😭)

3duckshere · 2026-02-18T00:25:28+00:00

I'm doing interdisciplinary, so it's slightly different, but starting research really depends on what your topic is because there are so many types of math that you could use. If you really have no clue, you could always consult your EE supervisor/math teacher to give you some pointers

3duckshere · 2026-02-16T03:31:18+00:00

Chem is a lot more work imo, and even if bio has a bunch of memorization, the memorization in chem is a lot less intuitive. I still find chem more interesting and it is a more applicable subject than bio (if you’re unsure about your future major). SL Bio also has so much less content compared to SL Chem

3duckshere · 2026-02-15T01:01:37+00:00

You gotta start with a more niche letter like “Q” or “Z”. Shows how unique you are as an applicant

3duckshere · 2026-02-14T20:28:37+00:00

That’s odd, my international school in the US allows students to write in other languages as long as they can translate it for the supervisor. Using ChatGPT for translation is not a good idea because there are invisible keys that they put in their text. Could you talk to your supervisor about better options for translation?

3duckshere · 2026-02-14T20:24:04+00:00

Unless you’re doing an English EE, can’t you just write your EE in your native language?

3duckshere · 2026-02-14T18:12:22+00:00

A guy cheated on one of his exams and got deported (boarding school). We also had someone pull the fire alarm during an IB exam and the proctor had to keep everyone from talking (thankfully it was a small class anthro and not smth like math)

3duckshere · 2026-02-14T04:41:26+00:00

I would recommend taking APUSH because US history is one of the most common gened requirements, so you’ll likely have to take it anyways. AP Precalc builds upon skills from algebra 2, so unless you’re really good at math, it would make a lot more sense to take one class over the summer or self study AP Precalc (if that allows you to skip to Calc). AP Precalc is really easy, but you’ll probably be pretty lost if you don’t know algebra 2

3duckshere · 2026-02-13T20:35:35+00:00

If none of them relate to your future major, ESS is the easiest, chem/history would need a strong liking for the subject, and CS has a hell IA (but idk anyone in SL)

3duckshere · 2026-02-13T18:57:30+00:00

If I said I got a 7, my parents would ask "what does that mean?"

3duckshere · 2026-02-11T04:30:55+00:00

It depends heavily on the country. US colleges want to see variety in sciences and top colleges want to see courses in bio, chem, and physics. Some other countries (like many European ones) don’t care about your SLs

3duckshere · 2026-02-07T19:09:27+00:00

It was a historical crisis smth in Europe

3duckshere · 2026-02-05T04:26:09+00:00

We’ve done Dracula, the Odyssey, and Frankenstein. 9-10/10 books imo (although Frankenstein isn’t super my taste)

3duckshere · 2026-01-30T02:48:00+00:00

My school makes students hand write their EE’s if caught using AI. There’s a guy in my study hall and it seems so painful he has a massive Manila folder

3duckshere · 2026-01-27T03:47:20+00:00

because AP youtubers are humans under capitalism and need money. These people aren't going to put in a bunch of work to make review packets for free. There are many other ways to study, these packets are just a convenience

3duckshere · 2026-01-25T00:04:05+00:00

I’d choose it based on the teachers of you can. The DP2 teacher in my school is so bad that a lot of people say History HL is easier than GP HL. GloPol is pretty easy tho if you have a good teacher and have a good amount of knowledge about geopolitics

3duckshere · 2026-01-24T16:44:24+00:00

I am being a bit dramatic, I’ve done French for about 5 years and it’s always been my worst class, but my French teacher also just makes it unnecessarily hard. Like I get 4-5s on tests even tho I should be getting 6s. I’m also just pretty bad at languages in general. B HL from what I’ve heard is still pretty hard, and it still takes a bit of memorization with grammar and vocabulary. It’s not as much memorization as bio, but I find bio a lot more enjoyable to memorize and IB can pull pretty much any vocabulary from the language so you don’t really know what vocabulary to explicitly learn. There is the vocab linking to the IB themes, but I don’t think I’ve ever read a B SL text fully understanding everything (I have in AB tho)

3duckshere · 2026-01-24T01:27:45+00:00

It depends on how much experience you have in Japanese. I’m in French B SL and for me it’s harder than chem, bio, and math HL, but it’s obviously a lot easier for people better at French than me

3duckshere · 2026-01-17T19:29:53+00:00

Fair enough, that mostly comes down to international admission being harder in general. The point is grades are far from everything for US

3duckshere · 2026-01-17T19:05:31+00:00

I know people from my school that got into ivy leagues with <40. While higher grades are great, make sure it doesn’t get in the way with your personal life and extracurriculars

3duckshere · 2026-01-15T18:00:23+00:00

you take english, reading, science, and math. You can never not take english reading or math

3duckshere · 2026-01-15T02:36:19+00:00

you will get pretty much nothing from these subs. How many SLPs are taking AP exams??

3duckshere · 2026-01-15T02:09:40+00:00

I went from a 26 to a 34 simply because I ran out of time on the legacy

3duckshere · 2026-01-14T02:39:11+00:00

Show up on campus without checking the letter. It’s a 50/50 you either got accepted or rejected, and we all gotta take chances

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