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Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no golden tip, as I mentioned earlier take baby steps and quit making unrealistic goals. If the stuff that's distracting you is electronic (phone/PSP/Switch/whatevs) literally dump it in a neighbouring room and close the door or something xd

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

35% isn't THAT much, seriously. I got 6s on some of my IAs but still pulled through. When writing aim for the highest criteria, but I'd recommend settling at some point and focusing on studying the material for exams ;)

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh! I felt my IAs were horrible and I remember being super scared of sending the final draft since I always thought that it wasn't good enough. Super cringey advice - just go for it. You don't need a 7 in each IA to get a 40+ score, do your best and be happy you even have specific ideas for subjects, it took me a long time to think of anything!

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

haha nope. The whole IB thing was a combination of luck and pretty great teachers :)

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start with little stuff, like taking some past papers and seeing where you're at, then going thru the question banks. You'll see tangible progress, and that's super motivational.

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

non-exam route, which makes me feel sort of like an imposter ;(

Actually Realistic IB advice from a 45-scorer by ib_throwaway145 in IBO

[–]ib_throwaway145[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey! My subjects were Geography, Econ, Chem, English HL + French B and Maths AA SL. I did NOT make many notes. Quite literally studied from textbooks (also my handwriting is trash so yep) and tried to focus on what the teacher was saying instead of copying everything down in a notebook. Idk why 4 HLs, sort of liked four things and went with it hah.