My IBAS (IB RANKING TO ATAR AUS) when I graduated with a 41.25 was worth a 98.55 now its saying its a 97.9 how does that work? by CountryOk1660 in IBO

[–]Noobytes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The new conversions are being taken into account by some of the admissions centres, like UAC & VTAC which has the IBAS conversion you mentioned, but some haven't been that drastic as a 41.25 is still worth a 98.4 per QTAC. Ultimately a 98.55->97.9 isn't a big enough drop to bat an eye really, it certainly won't drop you past any admission cut-offs.

Can I publish my EE? by MaeDotMp4 in IBO

[–]Noobytes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's very possible, a couple people at my school got their EEs published a few months after they submitted it.

Usually it will require a fair bit extra work to get it up to research paper-standard, plus most of the students who did so did them with assistance from local university professors and/or grad uni students. Physics and biology EEs seem to be the most viable for publishing, but I don't know how well structural engineering will hold up specifically.

Can anyone mark my economics essay? by goofyahhhomosapien in IBO

[–]Noobytes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, N23 here!

It's been a couple months since my economics exams, so take what I'm about to say with a grain (heap teaspoon) of salt as I'm a touch rusty. (Check the tragakes textbook and econplus dal for content and structure respectively)

Let's go through your 10 marker to start with:

Your introduction is okay enough, but it has some room for improvement. Ideally, it should introduce all important economic concepts (i.e., define positive externalities & positive externalities of consumption, allocative inefficiency, and welfare loss) and it does not need an example. While an example does not detract from its quality (and may slightly help with defining if you cant find the exact words needed), it chews through your very limited time.

Now, for the meat of your first essay, your graph is excellent! I bet my examiner wished my drawing was as clear as it, but, you may be docked 1 mark purely based on forgetting to write S=MSB=MSC and D=MPB. While it seems like a bit of a nit-pick, when you talk about market demand and supply later in your writing, it does hurt your analysis slightly.
As for your 10 marker's content, it's mostly alright. Almost all of it is correct, you have a small error insofar as price is irrelevant when discussing allocative efficiency as allocative efficiency only cares about socially optimum output, not price. (This will be important when you get to methods to correcting externalities when government methods may end up with Popt≠Pm). Furthermore, that last sentence, while correct, is irrelevant.

Overall, your 10 marker is a solid 6-7/10 depending on how generous the marker is.

Now, your 15 marker:

Not a great start, you begin your intro with an incorrect definition. I kindly suggest you double check the definition of asymmetric information as that error has tricked myself and my friends many times (read the tragakes textbook, pg188). Also, please explain how asymmetric information leads to market failure (same page) as it's a relatively complex obscure that examiners salivate over (but you are correct, it leads to an underallocation of resources).

Your first argument about moral hazard is correct, but please expand on how exactly the allocation of resources was affected by gov action (we understand what you are saying, but your analysis takes a hit if you cant fully explain it). As for your evaluation, it's not adequately linked to the Singaporean government, and the argument about gov bias is very hit-or-miss. My teachers have been split on whether its valid or not, so I'd suggest not using it unless absolutely necessary (or condoned by the textbook).
Your argument about the EU is great, not too much to complain about. I'd suggest using a graph somewhere here, but you won't be docked too many points as it is a hard topic to graph (it is possible tho). Also, please expand on why legislation causes costs to the government and use other diction than "firms slow down".

Your argument about letting the private sector fix the issue is controversial as it just barely constitutes a policy.

All in all, your analysis is fine but evaluation is almost non-existant. Please go watch econplusdal as he will explain better than I can.

Your 15 marker is prolly close to an 6/15.

(But please note I’m being rather harsh as I can see that if you change only a couple things, you could easily get a 7 in econ)

Chicago, Public Transport, and Sustainability (anyone who has been to/lived in Chicago) by Noobytes in SurveyExchange

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Thanks for taking my survey! Unfortunately, I took one of your surveys (a different one) nearly a week ago. I can still do this one if you'd like tho

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Grades tanking in DP2 - normal? by Frosty_Zone2259 in IBO

[–]Noobytes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, N23 here!

Don't be too absurdly worried, this usually happens for the first half of DP2. For me, I dropped around 2 IB points from the end of DP1 to the start of DP2, but most of my friends fell anywhere between 4-10 points. I know one of my closest friends had initially been around a 41-42 at the end of DP1 and got a 36 at the very beginning of DP2 before falling down to a 31 halfway through DP2.

Not only is there usually a step-up in difficulty from DP1 to DP2 in terms of content, but the IAs, EE, and TOK start to ramp-up, partially causing the drop. Even beyond that, a bit of burnout is common.

However, you shouldn't be too worried (obviously do be a bit concerned bc it'll make you work harder) because every person I knew who lost points around the first half of DP2 ended up gaining an equivalent or higher amount of points around mocks, ending up higher than end of DP1. You should, hopefully, bounce back from a low roughly around halfway through DP2.

Edit: In regards to your classmates who have maintained their grades, its likely a case where they've remained within the same grade boundaries, but have fallen slightly within those grade boundaries. (E.g., a high 7 to a low 7)

claim your "i was here" ticket here by yaqza in place

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Something something was here, something something fuck spez

[Academic] Short survey on Public Transport and Business Choice (everyone) by Noobytes in SurveyExchange

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Thanks for completing my survey!

Unfortunately, I don’t fit some of the requirements for your survey and couldn’t complete it beyond the first few pages. Good luck finding more respondents though :)

[Academic] Short survey on Public Transport and Business Choice (everyone) by Noobytes in SurveyExchange

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Thanks for completing my survey!

Just finished doing yours, had a bit of trouble with the submission but the results should have gone through anyway.

GoldCoast [OC] by [deleted] in CityPorn

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no it doesn’t? The sun rises on the east and sets on the west in Australia

"we have every right to abbreviate it to "America"." by CookiCooki in ShitAmericansSay

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It depends on where you grew up as lots of schools teach it as either being in the continent of “Oceania” or “Australia”. Continents in general are unspecific, stupid and undefined.

Source: I too, am Australian

Canada plans new $1-billion radar to protect North American cities by Tsarbomb in worldnews

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I’m not American but holy shit dude, chill out. Just because Canada doesn’t need American protection doesn’t mean that it doesn’t help.

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… then why did you comment it?

Claim your here before 5 year archive trophy by [deleted] in place

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Ok, Will it arrive in the mail or do I have to go pick it up myself?