[azn_kira]

^ XD Sooo true. I completely bsed my way through my TOK essay as well as World Lit and Commentary.

Now if only i can sit down and start on that EE...i only have hte intro done so far T_T and i haven't even looked at my 1203982109 sources yet..anyone have any motivation for me? i need to turn it in aug. 21 but i'm on vacation july30-aug.11 >0<

did anyone finish their EE in 1 weekend? I'm doing mine in psychology w/ 17 sources (only read 1)

[naito]

^ haha, I did mine in about the equivalent of one weekend. I did little things to it every now and then, but when you add it up, the most amount of time I spent on it was like 4-6 hours. :X as for motivation, just keep thinking about how once you finish it, you won't have to do it anymore. that's what helped me.

is anyone as nervous as I am about seeing our scores? Starting july 6th, right? O_O

[josebiwasabi]

a piece of advice: don't make it harder than you need to. you don't need to go overboard on sources. i had 4 (VERY GOOD) sources for my EE in history and they said it was fine.

[azn_kira]

^ T_T I wishhh! But my advisor is really strict and REQUIRES no less than 16 (12 primary AT LEAST)

I'm estimating i should finish it in about 3-4 days (FULL DAYS/ 6 hrs a day) since TOK and World lit were about 1000-1500 words each and i finish those in 4-5 hours each..although i have to read my sources as i write for this... =/

[josebiwasabi]

^ T_T I wishhh! But my advisor is really strict and REQUIRES no less than 16 (12 primary AT LEAST)

I'm estimating i should finish it in about 3-4 days (FULL DAYS/ 6 hrs a day) since TOK and World lit were about 1000-1500 words each and i finish those in 4-5 hours each..although i have to read my sources as i write for this... =/

tell your adviser that s/he is full of crap. when i say that "they said it was fine" i meant both my adviser (with over 10 years of experience mentoring for EE) and the actual IB organization who gave me a B (which means i got my 2 pts towards my diploma)

[azn_kira]

^ LOL i will after i graduate ^^; aparently a LOT of us doing our psych EE w/ her have major complaints >__<

[mashout]

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is an educational programme examined in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is a university entrance course.

Never heard of this before...

[dark_chancellor]

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is an educational programme examined in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is a university entrance course.

Never heard of this before...

which part? the 3 languages part or the university entrance part?

I know some IB courses are treated as first year university, and some universities around the world are willing to grant you admission so long as you have a diploma, regardless of how many points you have.

[justdie-yuki]

god IB....sucks i mean good but x_x i remember having a c or d on history god the teacher was sooooooo effing hard well he can't talk nicely make joke and stuff god T^T and report.. no comment

[polaress]

IB is just full of bs,,,,
if u r good at bs-ing,, u will excel in IB
seriously
u pull all nighters and all
but the courses itself arent exactly the hardest thing u will ever do

i think anyone can survive IB
it's painful,, but it's not hard
hahahahaha
i dunno if i make sense

hahaha, thats actually really true. especially on the english exam...bsing is actually the only thing needed to pass it.

[aval-zo]

hey. I'm a IB diploma candidate.. and sad to say... I didn't get it! I graduated this year '07 and became a certificate IB student, since I didn't have enough points to receive a diploma.

what can I say about the program? Well, I had great teachers. Is it hard? It's hard, but not hard enough to overstress myself with. Overall, being in IB really helped me, because the regular classes seemed so easy compare to AP/IB classes. You may not receive the best grade (your own fault, probably) but with the right teachers, being in IB really help you, especially to study for college.

and I can also say that the exams aren't hard at all. You just need to know your stuff. If your teacher hands out exams from years before, look over them and familiarize yourself with the way the exam is and you probaby ace it with a 4 or higher.

also don't PLAN or even think about slacking off in IB classes.. big mistake for me.

EE, IA, and all the readings... that what really brough many people down.

[polaress]

^ yeah my math IA screwed me over.

[Carmen.]

Is CAS for the last year that you're in IB, or for the whole three years (including the first year pre-IB)?

Because my friend said it was for three years, and 150 hours doesn't seem that bad over the course of three years.

[dark_chancellor]

Is CAS for the last year that you're in IB, or for the whole three years (including the first year pre-IB)?

Because my friend said it was for three years, and 150 hours doesn't seem that bad over the course of three years.

No..it's over your two IB years (11 and 12), not pre-IB.

[josebiwasabi]

yeah, CAS starts counting the summer right after your sophomore year.

[bunkicake]

I neeed help with algebra 1 stuff can soemoen help me?

bunkicake@aol.com
kkr_obsessed@yahoo.com

please? Thanks/

[Soy]

No..it's over your two IB years (11 and 12), not pre-IB.

yup and its a requirement that you do ATLEAST 50 hours senior year, lmao which never made sense to me, but whatever, haha.

[oliviajosephine]

Sadly I'm doing the IB too, I was already packed with 2 essays, a book to read,Theater homework,6 pages math hw, and science homework on the first day of school "sigh"I think a person before said its not that its impossibly hard it the work load thats tough but i guess thats because its at college level etc its all about the BS hahaha CAS is a peace of cake if u join tons of CAS groups u have nothing to worry about i've been doing CAS since the 7th grade, anyhoo hahaha its been three weeks in zee IB, so far so good the IB is an amazing program I must say...If it doesnt totally take ur social life and sleep like its intended to do haha TOK is..interesting lmao i love my free block like crazy and my off campus privileges "woot" haha I'm such a geek "sigh"

International Baccalaureate site if ur interested which ur probably not...oh well: http://www.ibo.org/

[tHe_aRisTocRatiC_aSSaSSiN]

To quickly complain:

I'm doing a revision for my Extended Essay. It's a pain in the butt, I'm freaking out, and it's due tomorrow. Whoop-dee-freaking-doo. =_=

I still need to do my CAS and I'm going to be a senior :T Crap^infinitieth power

Btw, how many points do you need to get for an IB diploma? And how do you get them? I know some are from IB exams and Extended Essay..

[dark_chancellor]

I think a 24 points = minimum for an IB diploma, provided you have sufficient CAS hours.

You get them from your final IB exams, combined with internal assessments to be handed in at the end of your IB year 2. For example, if you're doing history, you'd be doing an "Internal Investigation," essentially a research paper. For English if you're doing HL, you'd be doing 2 "World Lit" research papers. For Science courses, you'd be handing in all your lab work. You're rated from 1 (lowest) and 7 (highest) for each course, and then you get bonus points for your TOK Final Essay and Extended Essay combined, giving you anywhere from 0 (lowest) to 3 (highest).

Maximum for a diploma is 45 points.

From: http://www.ibo.org/diploma/assessment/results/

Diploma Programme students follow six courses at higher level or standard level. The grades awarded for each course range from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest). Students can also be awarded up to three additional points for their combined results on theory of knowledge and the extended essay. Therefore, the highest total that a Diploma Programme student can be awarded is 45 points.

The diploma is awarded to students who gain at least 24 points, subject to certain minimum levels of performance across the whole diploma and to satisfactory participation in creativity, action and service (CAS).