#mini-mock

It just hit me that all of you might not know exactly what mini-mock is, so I decided to write a post about it.

Mini-mock is an internally assessed exam-period of two weeks to practice for exams. The procedure is not exactly like the one for the exams (that’s what the real mock exams as for) and so we usually have the mini-mock’s in our classroom.

During these two weeks, school continues as normal. We have classes and homework, when we don’t have tests.

The grades you get on mini-mock will not affect your final grade, however it might be used for when applying to universities. Therefor it’s important to try to get as good grades as possible.

After mini-mock, school continues like before.

Teachers have said that during the IB, students are the most stressed during the mini-mock. This because we have school + exams at the same time.

A smart tip for preparing for mini-mock during DP1 is to study for every test and learn what you’re supposed to learn. If you have learnt it once you will only have to practice very little in order to remember it all again.

Feel free to send a message with questions or comments!

For us DP1 students, the mini-mocks are slowly getting closer and closer by each day passing.

Six days left. Six subjects. That leaves one day for each subject.

Feeling stressed? Relax. Stressing won’t get you very far. The only thing that will get you far is determination. You can do this!

I have some tips when it comes to studying for the mini-mocks, and I thought I’d share them with you.

1. Make a priority list

I won’t be spending as much time on English as I will on Chemistry. Therefore, it’s good to make a priority list so you know which subjects to prioritize and approximately how much time it will take to go through everything.

Here’s mine:

Chemistry (three days)

Business & Management (two days)

Math (2-3 hours)

Economics (2-3 hours)

Swedish (2-3 hours)

English (2-3 hours)

This ‘schedule’ will of course change and not be perfectly followed. But I feel calmer when I know how much time I need to go through what I need to know.

2. Use your time wisely

You don’t need to sit down for 3 hours straight studying economics. Instead, you can for example read as much as possible on the bus when going to school. Or read one chapter every morning while eating breakfast. You will use your time better and also feel like you have time for other things as well.

I’d rather spend my 30-minute bus ride to school reading economics than listening to music. Because 30 minutes to and back from school is one hour of studying. It’s also one hour which you can use in the afternoon to take a walk, watch a movie or work out. You will need that one hour of free time in the afternoon, trust me.

3. Don’t just read

I will not be sitting reading through the Business & Management book. Why?

It will not make me understand it any better

It’s boring

It takes time

Instead I’ll discuss the chapters with my friends, do quizzes online and look at the power points from class.

If it’s math you can watch videos on youtube or do an old exam test online. For economics you can watch the news, read articles and try to connect it to what you’ve learned.

If you have something to connect your knowledge to, it will be easier to remember it. “Cash flow... Right! That’s what they talked about in that article”. Don’t get stuck reading all of your textbooks, it’s not possible to remember them all anyway

4. Do it

Seriously, just do it. It’s one week. One week of your life. One week before you’ll go into zombie-mood.

Do not for one second believe I have this under control. I’m just as stressed as you are. If you need to break down and cry, fine. That’s what you have your 5-minute break for. But when it’s back to studying you have got to focus and do what has to be done. It’s up to you, no one else. Let’s do this together!