The Blog of an IB Student

For IA’s you should talk to your teachers, because they may have a timeline that is best suited for how they plan to teach their subject course.

As for the number of drafts, unfortunately there is no magic number. I do believe (correct me if i am wrong) that there is a limited number of times your teachers can give feed back on drafts. Do try to find out what that limit is, and ensure you did your best when submitting the drafts for feedback.

Do check out my response to time management from my faq: (x)

Further more for management, try to find a method of organizing your work time to meet your dead lines that works well for you. Have a realistic expectation of how long each task will take you, and when would be the best time for you to tackle that task (e.g. early morning, after school, after dinner, weekends, etc…). I find that having a planner/organizer or a phone app is useful in keeping track of your workload and their deadlines so I can plan when I can do them.

Try to find a time management system that works for you. Its a great skill to have and you can take it with you, wherever you go in life, but it does take some time to develop!

I’‘m not familiar with AP so please bear that in mind while reading my response.

My best advice I can give you is to make the most of the course you are in, and not worry to much about how exactly it like/or unlike IB. Do the seminars and research that you find interesting, or challenges or motivates you rather than because you feel you need to as a replacement for EE or TOK.

I encourage you to do extracurricular activities as they do have many benefits to you (good stress relief, lets you focus in things outside of study, gain soft skills, and loads more), plus they do look great on university applications as well! Just don’t get too hung up on doing 150 hours because it wont be mandatory for you. Just do as much as you like and can with your AP workload.

In the end, it doesn’t matter if you do IB or not. You can proceed into university with other qualifications. What matters more is your attitude!

I didn’t do IB spanish, but doing script sound about right, since that was an option for my language B.