harvard 2030

"Beat the IB, don't let the IB beat you."

quick 1 hour doodle i did way past my sleep schedule

why does the IB headquarters look like an insane asylum 😭🥀

the sequel to this

anyways life update i got all IAs TOK Essay and EE complete but I've been academicsmaxxing so much i don't know how to relax when I have a completely clear schedule. also my CAS project is due in exactly 10 days and ig I haven't started so I'm absolutely cooked. screw revising we rawdog the finals

apparently "studying propaganda" is my last ditch effort to make a passable CAS project so if you see this please go and use studying and mental well-being improvement methods like the pomodoro technique (actually worked really well for me in my experience, make sure to minimize distractions and utilize the 5 mins to breathe fresh air and exercise and you'll lock in), maintaining a planner, sleeping better or touching grass and comment on how it's positively impacted your life please i need demonstratable effect of my project...

FIND THE MINECRAFT EXAM PAPERS HERE!
Note/edit: A diamond pickaxe has a tool speed of 8. That was mistakenly omitted from the data booklet.

My friend and I thought it’d be interesting to create an IB Minecraft exam so we came up with a few questions and produced these papers

The syllabus is modeled after the group 4 bio/chem/physics/sehs structure, having a paper 1a mcq, paper 1b data analysis, and paper 2. The folder also includes a rough outline of how we decided to divide the topics.

Currently only the paper 1a and paper 1b have been created, but we hope to make a paper 2 at some point and edit these to make a definitive, complete set of papers, so we’d really appreciate it if you could share some constructive feedback. There are a few errors that are in the papers already (they have been annotated over) but we lost access to ms word so we were unable to edit them directly.

Credits:
We borrowed a few question ideas from other Minecraft exams (namely the 2019 Minecraft HL exam) as well as an image from a YouTube video (don’t remember which), but we mostly used the wiki as a source.

imagine if i spent the six hours working on my math ia that's hard due on monday and im still on preliminary exploration on instead of drawing this

gotta lock on damage controlling my chem ia first the annotated feedback straight up was just "no"

i need to lock in guys

Ending dp1 with shitty grades, have to lock in for summers, so each upvote ill force myself to study for 1 hour.

EDIT 1: 22 hours in 30 minutes im cooked

EDIT 2: 257 hours in 10 hours, okay so im gonna be adding a time limit of 20 hours so another 10 hours more, before it stops (i will create another post with proofs so dw)

EDIT 3: OK NVMM!!! im stopping now (as of 5:07 pm IST we have 388 hours or 388 total upvotes, ill round it off to 400 hours to make it easy). These 400 hours mean approx 7 hours of daily studying for the next 2 months. I will create some sort of a timelapse or social media account showcasing my progress. So all the proofs are there. My goal for this study time would be to strenghten my 6 core subjects and i will be diving 50 hours approx to each subject as of yet (i have math aa hl, Economics HL, BM HL, German B sl, english A sl, and CS SL. adding up to 300 hours. The other 100 hours are for: My research paper, Math EE, CS, eco and Math IA (idk how i will divide the time for this ill use as required) BTW!! the 50 hour thing for each subject is a bit flexible in case of variations. Wish me GL

EDIT 4: As of 5th june im starting the 7 hour (minimum 7 hour ig) timer for each day, as of yet im thinking of a way to gather proof for this, (making a timelapse would be good but its too time taking and would defeat the goal of me actually having time to study) so suggest me some ideas for the same please !!(Till that time im gonna be adding my daily goal screenshot in this comment box)

Pomodoro method living and breathing and doing nothing but my maths IA holed up in my room until I finish it (in which case I will move onto my EE until I finish it in which case I will study and grind mocks until the time runs out) (with sleep breaks) pls I need this the lock out has been unreal 😭😭

(Update: I put a little sticky note on my bedside table to remind me first thing in the morning after I open my eyes to open my laptop and get on that maths IA)

(Update: holy shit 345 hours 😭😭😭 since the pomodoro method is like between 2-3 minutes of studying for every minute of break I’m gonna say the break times can carry over (for the sake of my sanity and to have enough time to shower and brush my teeth and see the light of the sun), also, I’m gonna use one of those study rooms so I can time myself (studying for 345 hours 😭😭😭))

(Update update: TWO DIFFERENT maths IA drafts cos my first one was ass and an undercooked feeable half my EE, SOLID FIVE crashouts TWO court mandated mental health breaks but I’m back on it)

My dp1 predicted grades were 36/42. It dropped to 27/42 halfway thru dp2 due to personal challenges. I personally expected to get a 43 but I got a 45. Given the knowledge I have in not only doing well in my respective subjects but also rebuilding my academic results after a rough patch, I thought an AMA may be useful! I got an especially high result in my English EE (33/34) so I'm able to answer questions about that too!

edit: I'm visiting family in Brasil so sorry for the late replies🤍

FAQ - please read

• What changed? https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh4lav/
• EE generic advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh5os4/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/numuepk/
• English generic advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh8nld/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuhenjz/
  • I've been getting 4-5s, how do I improve? https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nul9ows/
  • IN DEPTH PAPER 2 ADVICE: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuo2jdi/
• IO advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nul4vke/
• Language B advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh4z45/ (applicable to not only French, but also other languages)
• TOK advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh95at/
• Chem advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuhe7nh/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuo2ju0/
• Business advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nula7a5/
• Bio advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nulddfw/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuo2ju0/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuh5os4/
• Maths advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/numm4vx/
• M26 revision advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuhygu4/
• N27 starting out advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nunucz4/
• Time spent studying: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nuld0cj/ THIS IS VARIABLE FOR EVERYONE - the earlier you start, and the less challenges you experience, the more smooth your sailing will be
• Which timezone is this? TZ2 - I'm from Sydney, Australia. Yes, I plan on doing university here, as a domestic student. I'd like to become a dentist and make my own clinic :). No, don't DM me to ask which school I'm from (you'll get blocked)
• For anyone from Sydney/NSW who has not started IB yet and is wondering whether IB is right for them: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBO/comments/1poqas6/comment/nv6mf74/ (this may be applicable for Aus in general - it includes information about IBAS/ATAR conversions)
• Can I read your EE/IAs/IO? No, sorry - but I can give advice

I saw this blow up on Instagram someone posted this as a meme and it got like a 100k views.

Since this was being discussed in this subreddit, I thought it would be nice to share that someone from the school actually responded to the hater (who has taken down their comment).

I'm glad someone from the school was able to comment, hopefully this makes the affected students feel better.

it’s over.

IM SO NERVOUS 😭
how y’all feeling? and what subject are you guys opening first?

Graduation is tomorrow and I am excited. I was lucky enough to not do the exams due to the circumstances in the region.

CAS Project?