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History IA Help: 5 Tips to Simplify your Task!
Following on from our popular blog about tackling your Science IAs, this week I want to look at the History IA. For those of you studying the beast that is IB History, now is around the time that your teacher may start to introduce the IA task. Whether you’re studying HL or SL, all History…
5-Point Checklist for Writing Perfect IB IAs!
Recently, I’ve heard that many first year Diploma students are just beginning to start IB IAs. It’s probably all starting to feel a bit more ‘real’ now, but don’t panic! I’m here to help you make the best start possible with my simple 5-point checklist – five things to keep in mind when you start…
Screen Time Solutions: Put Down Your Phone!
It’s here – the new Screen Time feature from Apple. Helping us to monitor our addiction to our devices. And the truth is, I think we’ve all been a bit shocked by the results… Over three and a half hours each day spent staring at my phone screen? And of that time, almost two hours…
Dead Time: the quick-fix solution to productivity
Time management is a true art. One which few ever totally master. IB students are forever complaining that they don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done. But 24 hours is a lot of time, right? So where does it all go? And how can you better use your time to become…
Running Low on Science IA Ideas? 5 Top Tips!
For me, one of the most challenging aspects of my IB Diploma was the Science IA. The thought of designing and conducting an experiment independently was a daunting prospect! Moreover, it was worth a big chunk of my final grade – 20% for Biology, Chemistry and Physics, or 25% for ESS. But once I…
3 Last Minute Essay Boosting Tips
What are the tricks to make an essay better fast? In this post I’m going to describe the things you can quickly do to massively improve the quality of your essay. This might be especially useful at this time of year. You might have a lot of deadlines. You might have to submit ToK essays,…
Improve Your Memory + Remember Your Studies = Higher IB Score
“If I had a better memory, all this work would be no problem”. Does this thought sound familiar? Does it creep up on you before a test? Day to day in school? While there is of course more to the IB than remembering things, being able to recall all the facts, formulas, words and ideas is…
5 Ways To Make The Internet Useful
Everyone knows that the internet can be one of the most powerful tools to help you get ahead in the IB. Perfect for research, finding resources & past papers and helping you with projects and assignments. Everyone also knows that the internet can be the one thing that ends up ruining your IB score. Here…
5 Scientific Facts that Can Boost Your IB Score
1. Distractions Kill Success I used to listen to the Fresh Prince theme song on a loop while I studied for the IB. Some people might like to Whatsapp their friends while revising. Others prefer to sit in the lounge and listen to the TV in the background. We all like to do fun things…
How to quickly improve your language B
It’s an IB curriculum requirement that students take at least one second language (a group 2 subject). For the less linguistically inclined learning a new language can be daunting. Students that breeze through higher level maths suddenly find themselves stumped when having to learn French. Thankfully, now more than ever students have access to a…
