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Below you will find in-depth reports, thought pieces on modern education, as well as hundreds of tips on how to excel at the IB.
UK UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 101: YOUR PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Written by The Lanterna Team Are you thinking of applying for university courses in the UK? This short blog entry will help you understand the process ahead of you and will be a useful aid in making sure you are staying on top of the necessary requirements. And, if you haven’t decided whether the UK…
Study Plans for Non-Exam Time
Written by Stella Dry Why you need a study plan and how to make one It might feel like the IB exams are ages away. But we promise you, they will be here sooner than you know it and preparing on time will make them 100 times easier. So how should you structure exam preparation?…
How to Deal With Feeling Unmotivated
How to Deal With Feeling Unmotivated Written by Stella Dry It is normal to feel unmotivated at times, it happens to all of us. However, in an academically rigorous program like the IB, a longer motivationless period can cause you to fall behind. Therefore, it is easy to enter panic mode when you dread opening…
Top IB Extended Essay Tips
Demystifying The Extended Essay: 8 Steps to make your life easier while writing it Let’s face it, it’s haunting. All of a sudden you find yourself coming to terms with one of the IB’s most feared tasks: the Extended Essay. Where to start? How do I choose a topic? How do I make sure I choose…
Revision/Exam Tips: IB History
IB History is a very intense course with loads of material to study, so having a good revision strategy is vital for the exams. Here are some things you can do to maximise your study time. Take notes in class & study in advance You simply cannot cram the entire History course the night before…
IB English A: Language and Literature Paper 1 Commentary Advice
Many students, both HL and SL, come to Elite IB for assistance with Paper 1, the unseen aspect of the IB Language and Literature course. This blog aims to address some of the most common concerns and to provide students with a highly useful method to write the ideal commentary. Standard Level The biggest difference…
HL vs SL: Which to Choose?
It can be difficult to choose between Higher Level and Standard Level for your IB subjects. Here’s our view on how to make your mind up. Let’s start by assuming you’ve already picked your six IB subjects. That was tough, right? So now you should be ready to go? Well, no, you still have to…
A Guide to the English Literature Internal Assessment
The IB English Literature (language A) internal assessments are broken down into 3 parts. Below I detail the requirements for each one, giving the mark scheme criteria, and suggest some things to include, based on my experience studying English at Standard Level. We hope you find this guide helpful and best of luck in your…
Investigating MYP e-Assessments
The MYP (Middle Years Programme) is the second of the three-part International Baccalaureate programme, sitting between the PYP (Primary Years Programme) and IBDP (IB Diploma Programme), and designed for students aged 11-16. As of 2017, the PYP was being taught in 1,472 schools in over 109 countries. The IBDP was taught in 2,666 schools in…
Which IB subjects should I choose?
Your IB subject choices are one of the first big decisions you have to make when embarking on your IB journey (and beyond). We have put together this article to help guide you through which subjects you may want to take and what the deciding factors could be. We hope you enjoy! We know that…
