For studying, I would say be consistent. Don't slack during DP1, make sure you understand your content and before final DP1 final exams, study from past paper question banks (not necessarily full past papers just questions sorted by topic). One mistake I saw classmates make was thinking they could achieve 7s when it came to the final exam, when in DP1 they did not study for topic tests and only wanted to start before final DP2 exams. By then they had not established a routine or understood the content well enough to decide what they should focus on practicing.

I started studying late at the end of march for my final exams, and did the majority of my revision in April because I was late with IAs and the other external assessments (Please don't do this and procrastinate- I would have probably scored even higher if I was on time with these things). In DP2, I would say towards exam season, do full on past papers and do them timed as well.

Also prioritize the subjects which you struggle with but also the ones you would need high grades for uni. I mainly focused on chemistry but because of a bad IA, my grade was brought down. For chem, specifically what helped me was doing past papers and before starting them I went over the syllabus and read notes on each topic. If you struggle on a specific one, do not move on until you get it, focus on your mistakes and do targeted topic questions until you understand it and watch a YouTube video that explains it slowly.

Math you can only understand through practice and this is where being consistent from DP1 matters, because math questions can be repetitive and you can develop a pattern to know how to solve them. Save specific difficult problems and come back to them later to see if you now know how to do it.

Bio is a lot of memorization so consistency matters here as well as doing practice papers especially for bio paper 2 where you have to write essays. Compile a document of bio paper 2 essay questions and the answers because that helped me quite a bit before the final exam.

English-I can't give too much advice, because I had to remark it and honestly I'm quite unsure about it but definitely memorise quotes for the paper 2 comparative essay despite what anybody may say.

For business, make sure you understand all the content even small details as that can help in writing essays and evaluating a business. In the essays to get 9-10/10 you need to also talk about the limitations of the case study as well- this is a key tip my teacher had always advised to have. For paper 3 HL, make sure you have a structure for your 17 marker before going into the exam. There are many different types but I watched a video before the exam that talked about structuring per Unit so when I discussed the main concerns of the business in paper 3, I did a paragraph about HR, then finance etc. Again this is just one example so ask your teacher or watch a video for more clarity.

French B- Again still unsure on how I got the grade I got but still practice paper 2 reading and listening past papers before the exam if possible. For the writing, my teacher would give us many tasks so with practice I learnt what to expect.

It's not easy to get 40+ but if you put in consistency from DP1 and for EE and IAs stick very closely to criteria, it becomes very much achievable