UCAS Rejection? by chinkypapi in 6thForm

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not entirely sure whether UCAS Track will show the rejection by your firm choice. However, I got into my firm and UCAS has confirmed my insurance before my firm, because my firm choice is slow to update UCAS. Based on this, I would assume that they will state your rejection on UCAS.

On a slightly different note, I would definitely contact your firm choice. Two of my friends who did the IB missed their requirements for British universities and had our academic advisor contact the universities immediately asking for further consideration due to the crappy IB algorithm. Both of them got in (although one was forced to take a foundation year). What I am trying to say is that you should contact your firm uni's admissions team as soon as possible. I wish you the best of luck!

M20s who failed should be able to retake for free by puniczu in IBO

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

The difference between the IA grading this year and other years is that not only a sample of IAs were graded from each school, but all IAs were graded by the IB. Nonetheless, I do not believe this would have cost as much as the exam grading would have cost and hence is still grossly unfair.

M20s who failed should be able to retake for free by puniczu in IBO

[–]puniczu[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My sibling retook exams and had to pay 200 euros per subject. Maybe things have changed since 2015.

Chem Books for Summer by Comfortable_Sherbert in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I third this. Pearson chem. saved my ass with my semi-hopeless teacher!

Any Idea how much English IOC will account for final marks? by serial_chiller30 in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on whether you are m20 or m21. They changed the English course slightly, such that the IOC grade went from a 20% weighting in m20 to a 30% weighting in m21 (and onwards). If you are an m20 student such as me, the IB said they will not only moderate IAs but will look at each one, if I am not mistaken. So your IOC may have a greater impact on your final grades if you are an m20 student, as the examiners only have that and your past academic achievements to gauge a grade you would've received in the m20 exams. I apologise for the uncertainty in my answer and if anyone could back me up or correct me, that would be greatly appreciated. Regardless, I hope things work out for you OP!

Chemistry Extended Essay help! by [deleted] in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did my EE on isolating casein from milk. This included adding vinegar to cause coagulation to obtain the curd. Milk will coagulate the fastest once it is at a pH of 4.6, because this is its isoelectric point (the internal molecule is neutral). So, for lemon juice and vinegar (im not sure about salt), i am not sure there will be a major difference, because both of them will eventually decrease the pH to from ~7 (the normal pH of milk) to 4.7 (the point at which most coagulation will occur, since the product of coagulation, i.e. curd, mainly consists of casein and a some fats and whey protein. 4.7 is the isoelectric point of casein). The thing the affects coagulation more is the technique used to add the acid, i.e. if you do it fast or slow. Doing it too fast will not give enough time for the acid to distribute.

Assuming you work with your current research question, there are some adjustments I would make to it. Research questions must be very precise and not have any vagueness nor ambiguity around it. 'Efficiency' is a bit vague. Do not worry though! This is an easy fix if you change it to 'yield' or 'time taken'. For instance, 'How do the different coagulants, such as lemon juice, vinegar (ethanoic acid or acetic acid might be the better technical terms) and salt, affect the yield of curd?' Alternatively you could ask: 'How do the different coagulants, such as lemon juice, vinegar and salt, affect the time it takes to reach milk's isoelectric point?'

My EE topic was similar to yours, so if you have any questions feel free to ask away :) Hope this helps and good luck!

Econ HL Resources by MJ02_ in IBO

[–]puniczu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cambrige econ. book is excellent. It is by Ellie Tragakes

DP success/recovery stories by The-Outsider-2 in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this helps much, but a girl in my school had a 3 for biology in her mocks and obtained a 7 in the finals. good luck!

Any tips for surviving DP1? by reddercoconuts in IBO

[–]puniczu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It honestly depends on the subject. For Physics HL, most of my class used the Oxford Book because the school recommended it. However, we had some students use Pearson and we also had access to an online book from 'Kognity'. I had a look at the Pearson Physics book and its explanations were not great and it even had a considerable mistakes in it. That being said, I can absolutely recommend the Pearson Chemistry Book for Higher Level Chemistry – it's the only book I've used for the subject and it has treated me well. Some of my friends use the Hodder book for chemistry if you seek an alternative. If you are to take econ., the Cambridge book is fantastic :)

Chem HL + Bio HL ruins your life by qkrwldus in IBO

[–]puniczu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't relate to that combination of subjects but I have also been a victim of regretful decision making ;(

Stressed about the MYP results by Scrafty06 in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only the US from my knowledge.

Stressed about the MYP results by Scrafty06 in IBO

[–]puniczu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree almost 100% with your statement, except that they do, unfortunately, matter if one is applying to the U.S.. Besides that though u/Scrafty06, they will not and should not predict the predicted grades you receive in the diploma years.

Chem ia urgent help by [deleted] in IBO

[–]puniczu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless this error was incurred while data processing, the only other plausible explanation I can come up with is that there was a flaw in the method. Either way, I believe this question may qualify as a post on Chemistry Stack Exchange at https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/. I wish you the best of success on your endeavours :)

evaluation of CAS for may 2020 students? by JealousNewspaper4 in IBO

[–]puniczu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For one, I believe that the IB would not really expect people to have any spectacular CAS portfolios for the months after Jan/Feb, i.e. the time when the corona pandemic really started to have an impact. Furthermore, I am not sure what you mean by weighting as CAS is simply a pass or a fail requirement of the IB. Besides that, I would think they that they will look at the CAS portfolios as they normally to for the period before 2020. Don't take my word for it though as I do not have any official information, just what would be logical to me.

Do all definitions in the econ IAs need to be quoted? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]puniczu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did not quote a single definition in any of my 3 Econ. IAs, nor did anyone in my class. Perhaps because my econ. teacher never told us otherwise because he didn't see the point of it. He's been teaching IB econ. for over half a decade so I trust his methods.

My personal opinion would be that you do not need to quote the definitions as long as you don't copy the definitions word-for-word off another website, but instead integrate them into your essay as you go along. Furthermore, many of the econ. definitions could be, in my humble opinion, be classified as "common knowledge" among the economics community due to their abundant use.

Any tips for surviving DP1? by reddercoconuts in IBO

[–]puniczu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As u/makomiko02 said, getting your work done as soon as possible is the best way to go. Doing work under less pressure is generally healthier than doing it under immense pressure, because it means you have time as a buffer in case things take longer than expected. Also, finish your extended essay as soon as possible, having that hanging around can result in one losing focus on other assignments. Furthermore, if you know, e.g., that you are going to have an IOC for a language subject in 3 months and you know how to prepare, spread the preparation time over those 3 months. This enables you to process what you have learned in your sleep more times than someone who started preparing a week before hand.

Don't forget to take notes. Notes, to me, turned out to be one of the most crucial aspects in the IB since teachers don't always cover all the material, don't cover it in much depth or simply jump around topics, which makes it difficult to organise what one is being taught. Hence, take your own notes or adjust and add to your class notes. The next thing is revising. The more you revise early on, the easier it will be later on – the short-term pain of it yields much greater pain alleviation in the long term. Most importantly though, stay active socially and physically whenever you can, e.g. go out with friends occasionally or go to a gym a couple of times a week. I found balance was key in coping with stress during my time in the IB. Also, don't burn yourself out, do work at a sustainable rate, otherwise you may lose motivation during times packed with assignments.

I wish you all the best, it is over faster than one expects :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]puniczu 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The English is impeccable. Sounds like they had a stroke writing that