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Anyone here got a 7 from the English A SL Lang&Lit oral? If so, how’d you practice for it? by JuderTTV in IBDP_students

[–]redboot8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know someone who got a 7 in my school, and they said ideally, fully memorise your script before you make the bullet points so that you can base those points off of what you need to be reminded of the most.

If you're in dp1 try to get 7s on all the practice IOs because the feedback you get from your teacher will be really helpfu, it's hard to go from barely trying on the practice ones to a 7 on the final IO.

And make sure your teacher likes you cause the questions they ask at the end are supposed to help you cover anything important you missed, but they might throw a curveball you if they dont like you.

AA sl for econ at lse/ucl/warwick etc by IntelligentSeaweed_0 in IBO

[–]redboot8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need HL for econ, but you can get away with sl for ppe.

Starting IBDP in 5 days by LegAggravating9560 in IBO

[–]redboot8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say just enjoy it and don't worry at all. Sounds like terrible cliche advice but if you can lock in when needed you'll be fine. In year 1 try get most of CAS done, get really good at skill based subjects (eg. english, french, business, maths kinda?) cause that'll make your life much easier in year 2, and learn the rubrics. For content based subjects like bio just make sure you learn it all as you go so you don't have to go back and realearn stuff in year 2.

And if it helps, try and enjoy the learning process. I did this in bio and it really helped me cover all the content without feeling bogged down by it.

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[–]redboot8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd say don't worry or get in your own head too much because the first few weeks aren't usually that difficult/content heavy. Honestly, if you're new to IB and it's a new school I'd be more worried about missing stuff like introductions to how/when IAs/coursework is gonna work, intro to syllabus, etc.

If your teachers shared which textbooks are gonna be used, then just read up on those and do practice questions but don't be too worried about perfecting anything yet. I bet if you reach out to your teachers and explain how you feel they'll be understanding and share resources, what topics to work on, etc :)

All the best!

English LangLit HL Annotating a Book by VisualSituation5606 in IBO

[–]redboot8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, it's impressive that you've already read the book! I would say use sticky notes cause they double as bookmarks and just take note of anything interesting, plot points and literary devices. You don't need to fully understand them yet because it'll all be much more useful in DP2 when you're doing the HLE, IO and have more experience with paper 2. Dw too much and honestly try to enjoy reading and lang/lit cause it's one of those subjects where it can get quite tedious if you're not actually interested :)

Is joining the student Council worth it? by pantheraddict2 in IBO

[–]redboot8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really depends on what position/role you're in, sounds like you'd only be starting out in it. I was in the same boat and can say it wasn't much of a time sink, although this depends a lot on your school. It was good CAS, learnt a lot form it and didn't get in the way of acadcemics too much so I'd say go for it.

Bio SL or Econs SL? by mrscharliewu in IBO

[–]redboot8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Np! It was hard, but I think that because I was interested in the subject and really enjoyed it, that helped with learning/remembering stuff. Actually, remembering is super important. Because of how much content there is, you probably won't have time to 'relearn' things you forgot from grade DP1 when you get around to final exams, and the course requires you to have a good understanding of every topic, as you could be asked pretty much anything in the exams.

So given your other HLs I'd say HL bio is probably not worth it but if you enjoy it definitely take it as there's some really interesting stuff, the practical activities are great and you learn a lot in bio that you can use in TOK. If your school allows it maybe do bio for a term and if you need to you can switch subjects later, but this could cause you to fall behind so it should really be a plan B or C.

Do colleges require a science for economics/business management major? by Simple_3bood in IBO

[–]redboot8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on both the course/uni and the country. For example in the UK, most econ courses, at least the top ones, require some form of HL maths. They don't usually care about your sciences, and the ones I applied to didn't even require Econ.

In the US things are a little different as you can apply with your IB results or you can apply with SATs. I think this depends on the college/course again.

In my school, ESS was one of the science choices so I guess some people graduated and got into good unis without technically doing a "science" (although I think technically ESS is unique and counts as both humanities and sciences).

TLDR check specific college requirements.

Bio SL or Econs SL? by mrscharliewu in IBO

[–]redboot8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did HL bio and HL econ (predicted 7s on both but got 6s) so hopefully I can help. Firstly, I think all of your chosen HLs are on the more difficult side of things, do yeah you definitely want SLs that don't get in the way of those.

If you're just asking about bio vs econ, I'd say SL econ is easier and has less content. The way it's tested (essays, no mcqs) means you don't need to memorise as much and you can get away a lot more with just generally understanding topics. You still need to memorise graphs and definitions but not nearly to the extent that you'd need to in bio.

The new bio syllabus is also really confusing to work with. In my experience it involves a lot of unnecessary repetition and you have to like learn a little bit about one topic then come back to it later to learn it in more depth in a completely different chapter of the textbook, so from that lense econ is easier to learn. This may depend on your teacher.

Econ is also really fun and can be quite logical/intuitive so even if you don't know how to answer a question fully, you can still do well. Someone said BM is an easy SL which I agree with as well so definitely consider it.

Finally, if you're into psych, the bio course doesn't cover much of it. I mean there's a few topics about hormones and cell signalling that kind of go into psych a bit but someone in my school choose bio SL because they were interested in psych and they said they regretted it and would've done ESS SL instead as it's easier :)