TSM and other links

It can be really hard to be writing your essays without knowing how they should turn out. The criteria is provided in the official guide, but that can be vague sometimes and don’t you just wish you had some examples to refer to? Here are links to resources for all your IAs and exam papers. They also give other information, such as what the teachers expect from you. They include materials for both HL and SL, and for all courses of the subject(s).

Writing the IA – physics, chemistry and biology

Hi there fellow IBers! Ever stuck on writing an IA for either one of physics, chemistry or biology, wondering how to start, or what to write in a particular section? Here’s a guide on how to write the IA.

Managing time in IB

Time management is the key to surviving the IB – something that many students forget. What with all the IAs and CAS activities, tests, forms and presentations, it might feel like you don’t have time for yourself. Here’s how you can manage your time to do all the things you love, and perform good in the IB!

Scoring a 7 in English literature paper 2

Friend: So what exam do you have tomorrow? Me: English.. Paper 2… Friend: Oh, that’s great! You don’t have to study or anything today; I mean, who studies for english, right? Me: ….. (Un)Fortunately, there’s nothing much you can do the night before your exam. Except, of course, go through the notes…maybe. English is a subject […]

Tips for writing a level 7 Economics IA

Economics is one of the easy subjects in IB. And yet, when it comes to IA, most people fail to score the highest they can. This is because of some silly mistakes made while writing the IA. Read on if you wish to find out how to avoid these mistakes and actually score high with […]

How to select your subjects?

Whether you are thinking about taking IB or have just started with it, the most important decision you’ll have to make is the choice of subjects. Your teachers might be pounding on you to inform them about your subjects and their respective levels, your parents might be making you take some subject to follow a path they made […]

Procrastination vs. You

According to a survey carried out by University of New Yorkshire, more than 98% of IB students procrastinate more than the rest of the world. Woah, who’d have thought, right?! I knew we were all procrastinators, but this is huge. I wonder why we’re still not in the Guinness book of world records.. We should […]

English (language and) literature resources

Hi there! I’m gonna cut the crap and just list the best resources for English literature course. I know most of the people don’t like reading the texts because of innumerable reasons but well, who doesn’t like to scoring high? It isn’t that easy to do this, and people go crazy trying to achieve certain grades; […]

Choosing a topic for your IA

So its that time of the year. You gotta choose a topic for your IA… there’s a vast field of topics you could choose from and yet, you have no clue what to do. Without a topic, you can’t do anything. On the other hand, you can’t choose just any topic – it has to […]

Surviving IB

I wanted to sugarcoat this, put it in a way that doesn’t make it sound so terrible. I can’t. Not without making a web of glorious lies like they have. IB is no joke. It’s gonna haunt you, kick your ass and pull your life apart. Going through this for two years seems daunting, and it […]

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