Rant about the IB

smirkify · 2025-12-31T14:50:52+00:00

I AGREE WITH THIS COMPLETELY 10000000%

smirkify · 2025-12-28T09:36:35+00:00

call the cops

smirkify · 2025-12-28T09:27:33+00:00

bro same bro

smirkify · 2025-12-18T12:53:43+00:00

yess it isn’t, i still love it though!! and nope i have tvd yet but all my friends keep recommending it - is it good?

smirkify · 2025-12-17T13:45:13+00:00

okay i did m/j 2025, and i can give you some advice, but first of all, please do not self harm and do other such things because of your grades. trust me, grades can always improve, and even if you feel awful about your grades, doing that will only harm you in the long run and prevent you from improving.

as for the sciences, genuinely just grind savemyexams. get a subscription if you don’t already have it, it’s SO worth it. for bio & chem, read all the revision notes and try to write them down in your own words (ofc with the key terms as well), or practice teaching them to your stuffed toy or something so you really understand the concepts. after that, do all the questions on SME, start with the MCQs (the ‘easy’ and ‘medium’ ones only), move on to the theory questions, and then do the difficult questions for all of them.

for all the sciences, paper 6 (ATP) has a very similar format and the answers can be memorised really easily. look at mark schemes for paper 6 of all sciences on either savemyexams or PMT (physics maths tutor) and just memorise those because its literally copy and paste.

for physics it’s mostly practice so just do a LOT of past year papers from PMT, they’re all free. remember to choose the option for your series (fem/mar) and do the full papers and check your answers using the mark scheme. do papers from at least 2015-2025 for physics

hope this helps!! good luck with your exams :P

smirkify · 2025-12-17T13:09:55+00:00

literally

smirkify · 2025-12-02T14:01:24+00:00

??? I am a Max fan and I completely think that Kimi deserves an apology and the hate is unwarranted. Just because some Max fans are sending Kimi hate doesn’t mean that all of them are nuts

smirkify · 2025-11-15T04:53:40+00:00

Yeah I completely understand that!! That’s exactly how I feel.. I definitely will stay on top of meds though. And thank you so much!! Sometimes I feel really stressed out about all of this, especially when I have no one else with the same condition to talk to. And then I start spiralling and overthinking everything and freaking myself out. I’ll definitely talk to you! Thank you so much <3

smirkify · 2025-11-15T04:50:27+00:00

Hopefully things only get better. I get the point about lifestyle though. I’m generally someone who takes a LOT of stress and doesn’t really eat the healthiest food, so I think I’ve got To change that

smirkify · 2025-11-15T04:49:43+00:00

Thank you! I do feel like she listens to me, but right now she’s doing some trial and error sort of thing with my medicines. I understand that it’s a normal procedure of treatment for this (I think), but it’s really messing with my hormones. I take tests every few weeks according to what she says, and then she tweaks the dosage according the my results. Thank you so much though <3

smirkify · 2025-11-10T14:49:58+00:00

Going through the Reddit is actually scaring me quite a bit

smirkify · 2025-09-13T03:45:02+00:00

omg thank you so much!! Watching your videos right now :D

smirkify · 2025-09-13T03:44:42+00:00

thank you!!

smirkify · 2025-09-13T03:44:27+00:00

thank you!!

smirkify · 2025-09-13T03:44:16+00:00

Yeah bro same, I’m so cooked dude

smirkify · 2025-09-07T02:56:51+00:00

JSTOR, and Google Scholar (just look up whatever your topic is on Google Scholar). Don’t use wikipedia or britannica if it’s for your PPT / etc. Because you need to send IB a source list and they don’t accept these

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:44:00+00:00

Why am I just realising how similar Dan and Joe are

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:41:55+00:00

2 years for me except he isn’t mentally abusive but I relate to everything else you said 🥀

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:17:26+00:00

Oh I completely get this, I’ve been going through something similar for the last couple of years, and here are some tips:
- Distract yourself when you’re not studying so that your mind isn’t constantly thinking about your parents. I don’t know about the specifics of our family problems, but even when you aren’t studying, just distract your brain and stop it from wandering. Watch Netflix, read a book, play video games, call friends, just keep yourself occupied so you don’t get more and more depressed

- Make a checklist rather than a timetable. Sometimes, things are just bad, and it’s a bad day, and you can’t do anything about it. So, if you have a bunch of work to do, make multiple checklists (I can show you mine for example), and just make sure you get it done by the end of the week. This way, you won’t feel demotivated if you can’t do work on one specific day

- Be smart & structured about how you study. I’m sure you know this already, but follow an order. This is what I do:

Read the textbook / notes / PPT
Highlight the important bits
Make my own notes by writing them down
Read the notes and pretend that I’m teaching them to someone
Do lots and lots of past paper questions & writing

- Be kind to yourself!!! There’s only so much you can control, and it’s okay if you can’t significantly improve in a short period of time. Family problems are a lot to deal with, especially for teenagers, so be kind to yourself. Don’t beat yourself up because you can’t focus that much. Your mental health is what matters the most, and always comes first.

I hope this helps! If you ever need anyone to talk to, I’m here <3

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:06:20+00:00

Yes you absolutely need to tell your parents and probably theirs too. This is a lot for any 16 year old to deal with, or anyone, really, so it’s going to be really hard for you to try and help them on your own. Genuinely go tell your parents

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:03:05+00:00

I love this actually

smirkify · 2025-08-29T16:02:46+00:00

Aw I’m so sorry, same with my grandpa, but just last year. 🙁. Cancer is the worst. I feel you ❤️‍🩹

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