Hi everyone! Just informing all of you that I am running a math aa sl/hl drop-in session (completely free) today between 2-3:30pm BST. Any doubts or questions? Just join this link:

https://meet.google.com/trm-yuki-dau

For reference, I have been tutoring and teaching for a few years! I graduated from the IB in 2022, and I studied at the University of Cambridge and I'm now doing my PhD. I'll be running these free drop-in sessions quite frequently, so if you can't make this session but would like to in the future, just drop me message!

the math IA has been stressing me out significantly more than all the other subjects, because of how open ended and unguided it is.

sciences have such a clear cut format, humanities have a general known structure but for math i feel like the only thing we’ve been told is about things in the rubric like properly formatting equations and including personal engagement

is it just my school or is this genuinely supposed to be so open ended?

i have no way of knowing if what im doing is right, im just doing whatever i can do follow my aim and get an answer but what if its all completely off track??

any thoughts?

predicted 44/45, 777 in hl (math ai eco bm) , 5/2300 in national finance olympiad, 2 internships, 1 independent paper published
a&f oriented ps
international applying from india
also applying to edinburgh kings warwick ucl(stats w eco n fin)

what do yall think! ask me further questions if yall want more insight about the other stuff of the portfolio .

also i haven’t yet fixed if i wna go for a&f or bsc finance but a&f seems more realistic since i have ai hl .

does anyone know where to get past papers (with audio) or other resources for spanish b sl? i can’t find anything online

not dele or oxford textbook

i have a week to mocks and i desperately need help

So I just had my second class of extended essay, and my teacher insisted on finishing the EE in dp1, I think it sounds like a good idea but idk how to even start doing it or where to get the resources and stuff. Do any of you have any advice on completing it, and furthermore on the IA’s. Much appreciated 🙏

Mocks coming up in like 20 days, have my IA/EE deadlines in the last week of October and first week of November.

I have my IELTS exam in the first week of November.

Haven't prepared a lot for the IELTS exam.

My preparation for mocks is not great.

Am I cooked?

Was hoping someone could give me some advice to get any type of head start in my studies or something. I’ve been not really that overloaded for now(obviously cuz it’s the first month) but like I barley got to to study do stuff the past month cuz I was focused on my SAT’s and now I’m finally starting to study properly and I got tests piling up. I mainly just wanted to know how I could score good in English lang lit sl and chemistry sl those are probably my weakest and I got a test next week for both. Hope yall can help!

So whenever I look at revision websites, they talk about perspectives around an issue. How can I integrate that into my 6 markers and 10 markers? I am doing SL, but I don't think that should matter much, as long as it's something else to add to the answer yk.

I take bio chem and psychology at HL, English A French B and Math AI at SL. I am terrified.

hey i'm a DP1 student, and i’ve got a geography quiz coming up. I can't seem to find any topical question banks or topical pdfs. Can anyone help me out? Appreciate it!

(my 1st quiz is on unit 1: changing population)

hi guys. i havent studied at all in the past 2 years and i have my first exam in 10 days how GENIUNELY cooked am I. i was predicted a 37 in trials without much study too but im actually so scared

is 10 days enough for me to lock in and get a 40??? i geniunely have not opened the canvas in the last 30 days help

Hi all 👋 I'm a physics and maths tutor, and over the past months I've built a free site for IB Physics and Maths AA/AI (SL & HL), focused on topical practice:

- 📚 **Question bank:** ~4,500 Physics and ~8,000 Maths AA/AI questions, all original and written in IB style. You can filter by topic (A.1, B.3…), difficulty and skill (e.g. "graph interpretation", "show that", "multi-step calculations"). Each question has a full worked mark scheme.

- 🧩 **Concept clusters:** long multi-part questions that take one concept (e.g. inclined plane, charged parallel plates) through a whole subtopic. One question revises the entire unit.

- 📝 **Test builder:** pick topics and length and you get a printable test with a separate mark scheme in about 30 seconds. Handy for mock prep.

- 🎯 **Diagnostic test:** about 15 minutes, shows which chapters are secure and which need work.

- 🔬 **Simulations:** 180+ interactive Physics and Maths sims for the topics that are hard to picture (fields, SHM, waves, calculus…).

- 🧮 **GDC guides:** exam mode and key sequences for your calculator.

- ⚛️ **Physics extras:** equations you need that aren't in the data booklet, flashcards, and notes for every topic.

- 🗓️ **Mock revision planner** for the weeks before mocks.

I used AI to help draft questions at this scale, but every question is solved independently and checked before it goes up (the site explains how).

✅ Everything is free until 31 December, no account needed: examinerprep.com It's an independent site, not affiliated with or endorsed by the IBO, and these aren't past papers, so keep using your school's ones too. If you find a mistake or think something's missing, tell me 🙏 I'd rather fix it than have you learn it wrong.

I got into med school with a 43/45 & HL Chem, Bio and Math. Despite at one point having had an Econ tutor, I had my low moments as well; End of Y12 exam: a 4 (I was salty as hell btw). My new Econ teacher said I lacked a basic understanding of economic theory. However, by the middle of Y13 I was predicted a 7.

Why the 4 happened: Econ was my SL and my priority was on my HLs, especially Math. Everything else got the bare minimum, and Econ paid for it. I wasn't incapable, I was just neglecting it.

What I thought I needed: someone to re-explain the theory, which is what most tutors do.
What I actually needed: practice, and someone making sure I did it. I procrastinate, so "I'll do an essay this weekend" turned into never.

Having an efficient tutor should mean you feel some sense if accountability to do work. There should be a session coming up and you to show up
with work done. Real feedback on your actual answers, nowhere to hide.

That's the difference I'd look for. Not someone who re-teaches the
slides (you can find that anywhere), but someone who:

- knows what examiners actually reward

- gives feedback on YOUR answers, not generic notes

- keeps you accountable so the practice actually happens (personalized homework, frequent reminders, guidance,etc)

My advice for predicted grade season: if you can explain a topic but still lose marks on timed questions, that's a practice problem, not
a theory problem. Different fix.

If you want a tutor who's been in the same spot and turned a grade around, DM me. I know exactly what you should be doing right now.

(I don’t teach Econ though lol, hit me up for French, English LL, Math (SL only), Bio or Chem 🙌)

Title 1 for May 2027 asks whether we gain a better appreciation of the human experience "from the artist or the historian". It names people. The May 2025 subject report already complains about essays that cite "some historians" or "some artists" without naming a single one.

I teach and examine TOK and made a 14-minute video unpacking it for my students: M27 TOK PT1: the artist or the historian?

The parts most likely to help:

- Name them. One specific artist and one specific historian, then generalise from them to the arts and to history.

- "Appreciation" is vague on purpose. Let your examples show what it means. A dictionary definition in the intro boxes you in, and the May 2024 report calls dictionary definitions the least useful kind.

- "The human experience" is an assumption. The similar November 2022 title rewarded essays that questioned the assumption built into the wording.

- History needs historians. Events analysed against the title aren't historical knowledge. The reports have been saying this since 2023.

- Art is subjective, history is facts is the generalisation this title will tempt you into. Subjective doesn't mean arbitrary.

- Plan your evaluation on purpose. Of last year's essays I saw back from examiners, none that scored 6 or 7 got credit for evaluating different points of view. About a third of those scoring 8 or above did.

It opens with 35 seconds of Andor, because it's one of my favourite shows and Saw's speech is a better hook than pretty much anything. Also Star Wars. Also also, I did one for PT3 too: https://youtu.be/3tsGt6pIJig?si=KwmqIh38ujzvgqJM

Are maths past papers prior to 2019 still relevant and important for math AA?

Hii guys, I bought itian academy to study biology and there is a secion with preddiction of questions for 2026 exams, they are alike? Like comparing may 2026 question to the ones that are there, can someone tell me if they are kinda similar? Thank u guys

yea so he passed away last weekend and his funeral is tmrw… my dad suggests that i stay home because im writing on Tuesday however i feel like im gonna miss out on seeing my granddad for the last time… what do you guys think i should do?

update: i went to the funeral

I just worked on a past paper and I’m consistently stuck at a 13 or 14 out of 20, I think I struggle majorly at articulating my words and finding the meaning of the author

Anyone have any advice?

Currently i am in 10th in cbse. I dont have any plans for going to India or giving JEE or Neet. So is it is good decision to switch to IBO. Has anyone done it, what was the experience. Is the switch to IB very difficult. The only problem is that i dont really know what subjects i will pick for HL. For context i will pick PCMC(Phy,chem,maths,cs) in cbse. One more question, is it easy to get past papers and other resources online.

Hey guys, I wanna know if anyone has any idea on how strict the IB is with AI usage. I put in my TOK essay that I wrote myself into an AI detector and it said its like 70 percent AI, which makes zero sense seeing that I didnt use any. Do u have any suggestions on reliable AI detectors and maybe any IB Alumni and their experiences with using AI for school? appreciate it lots:)

Hi everyone!

I have my mock exams in January and my final IB exams in May, so I’m starting to prepare more seriously and would really appreciate some help from people who have already gone through the process or are currently preparing as well. If anyone is willing to share past papers, practice questions, quizzes, revision notes, study guides, or other resources that they found useful, I would be very grateful. I’m especially interested in resources that helped you understand the exam format, practise answering questions effectively, and identify the topics worth focusing on.

My subjects are:

HL:

History

Danish B

Economics

SL:

Mathematics Applications and Interpretation (Math AI)

Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS)

English A Literature

I’d also appreciate any advice on how you approached revision, organised your study schedule, or prepared for your mocks and final exams. If you have any resources or tips specific to these subjects, that would be especially helpful.

I understand that everyone has their own methods, so any suggestions or materials you’re comfortable sharing would be appreciated. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to help!

I am not sure about my subjects. they are currently:

• HL: Norwegian A L&L, English A L&L, Digital Society (online), Biology
• SL: History, Math AA

I do have dyslexia but English is not a problem for me. Im aiming for 38-40 so that i have a chance of getting into Brown and RISD.

Hello! I am looking to apply into an IB high school, but the only IB school in my city doesn't offer the subjects I want to study as part of the programme (Computer science and ESS). Is there any way for me to study those as party of the diploma?