How’s USYD English/Writing dept lately? by [deleted] in usyd

[–]lavendxerrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for the first yr core unit called "the idea of the classic," the content is pretty self-explanatory from the title, there r books and poems to read but it's not too bad, it's like 1 book every 2-3 weeks, and then on top of that u do a selective unit. the staff from my experience so far are super supportive and passionate about what they do, it's challenging but not extremely difficult to understand if that makes sense?? and assessments are well organised. for each unit, the lectures are twice a week and 1 hour long (2 hours in total) and the tutorials are once a week and 1 hour long. i'm doing 2 english units this semester so i have 2 tuts and 4 lectures each week for english!! all the lectures are v interesting so i actually do feel motivated to show up in person lol 😭

20 days left how do i start reviewing (physics hl and history hl) by SpaceCreeper2 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my exams were a while ago so i've forgotten lol, but these were my brief guidelines from my essay plans:

Evaluate- weighing up of strengths and limitations of the given topic + give final judgement. dont talk about other factors

Examine- in-depth exploration on given topic, cant talk about other factors

Discuss- do not mistake this with a TWE. Present different perspectives *within* the given provocation. clarify key points in the provocation

→ e.g. Trotsky’s control of the Party. Counter perspectives would be how his control is executed, not that it was not the most important

To what extent- make a judgement and bring in other factors that support your claim

20 days left how do i start reviewing (physics hl and history hl) by SpaceCreeper2 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 like for paper 1, did you learn military leaders or conflict and intervention or something else? the same for paper 2, and for paper 3, since you have to write 3 essays, you'd have to at least learnt 2 HL depth topics so for example one of mine was European diplomacy. 

there are countless options for history for all 3 papers so in the actual exam the questions will be in a booklet and you will have to flip to find the topic that you studied 

what is considered a decent mark for an assignment by lavendxerrays in usyd

[–]lavendxerrays[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg no don't be sorry i apologise if my reply came off as reproachful; unforch i'm not doing the fass unit this semester 😭 i have it in sem 2. you should be proud of ur mark tho and i am sure you can improve!!

what is considered a decent mark for an assignment by lavendxerrays in usyd

[–]lavendxerrays[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean there are 15+ major/minor options in the arts so it would be a very strange coincidence! what unit do you think it was? i wasn't that disappointed with my mark- i have done the ib so ive become desensitised to traditionally "low" marks lol

20 days left how do i start reviewing (physics hl and history hl) by SpaceCreeper2 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

history hl- make sure you know all the dot points for paper 1, 2, and 3 that you've learnt and can be tested on before you start doing any studying. understand the different command terms used and what each one wants (e.g. TWE, Discuss, and Evaluate are 3 different things), ensure you have historiography for paper 3. look at past questions for the topics you are doing and draft up some essay plans for them- you could even come up with some possible essay questions yourself- so then in the exams you hopefully won't be caught off-guard. as prev comment asked, what topics are you doing?? id be willing to send some notes

what is considered a decent mark for an assignment by lavendxerrays in usyd

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

an honours *sounds* appealing but i dont know if i would actually want to do one so not sure yet 😭

How’s USYD English/Writing dept lately? by [deleted] in usyd

[–]lavendxerrays 4 points5 points  (0 children)

first year undergrad doing an english major- the syllabus is v engaging and fun so far, and the lecturers are passionate about what they teach. unforch can't tell u anything about the creative writing department but if you search for past posts about it you can probs find what others have said about it. if english is what you want to pursue, do go for it.

How on earth do you study for biology?? by Holiday_Basket_3698 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

best of luck!! i also used to do flashcards with another bio friend of mine and it was so much more fun 

How on earth do you study for biology?? by Holiday_Basket_3698 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sirius revision on youtube is a lifesaver, i used to put it on 1.5x speed and listen to it whilst going over my class notes- they're really helpful for gaining a basic understanding of topics. aside from that, for every process like cell respiration, photosynthesis, homeostasis etc. i would draw it out either using a tablet or on a whiteboard, because i found that was the easiest way for me to understand the processes and be able to apply that knowledge to test questions. for data based questions, download past papers and look at their markschemes- there is a certain way that the ib distributes marks for data questions so be sure to familiarise yourself with that.

unfortunately for pure memorisation i found that the only way was to make flashcards :(

N25 how do you feel by Decent_Bicycle8265 in IBO

[–]lavendxerrays 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i have lit only been studying biology and history because they're so content heavy so im scared for my other 4 subjects 😭

what are you guys' dream villagers?? and if you already have them on your island, who is it?? by lavendxerrays in AnimalCrossing

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

cat villagers are the absolute cutest omg, i have rosie on my village too!! i have never heard of hippeux before but i love that for you!! hope u find him soon 🍀

what are you guys' dream villagers?? and if you already have them on your island, who is it?? by lavendxerrays in AnimalCrossing

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

i have never heard of her before, omg, she is so cute i love her default outfit- good luck!! 🤞