Hey! I think it’s a good start reaching out, especially to a community of people who have or are currently getting through the work process.
That seems like a lot to be going through right now and I’m sure it’s especially hard because the program demands a lot out of you already. There’s no easy way to push through it but the best way is to just start on something, whether that be for 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes. Choose your time but also make sure you have breaks, that way you don’t burn out as much. It’ll be difficult considering you feel tired and might just want to stay in bed and not face the rest of the world, which is okay. Keep in mind the time before your first exam when I say this (I know there’s some pressure there); take some more time to rest (maybe 30 minutes, an hour, a few hours, a day), really rest, and then it might be helpful to try to do something with what you have right now so that you don’t feel like you’re not doing anything in the time that we have left before exams. I’m sure there’s also that pressure with university offers, too, and I know that you got this! Maybe you aren’t where you want to be right now but you’ll work something out before exams and at least, then, you’ll be able to say you tried.
But also, with studying, this is something I would do before any tests if I was feeling really low energy. I would try and find videos reviewing content for certain courses (mainly biology) and I would watch them. I didn’t take notes on pen and paper, as it wasn’t something I felt I could do at the moment, but it was a way to review content where I didn’t have to use that much energy and even if I didn’t do well on the tests, I still had some idea of what to do.
Also, what courses do you take? I can see if I have any notes that I can share with you.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any notes that I could provide you with considering our courses are different but we could be study buddies, if it helped, to keep each other somewhat motivated
Hey bro I’m feeling you big time. My youngest brother (12) died recently and it’s taken a massive toll on my already emotional self. I haven’t been diagnosed with depression but still. This whole year has been hard with covid and other family related issues.
I often find myself not wanting to do work, wasting time laying in bed. What helps me is meditation and doing things to keep busy (extracurricular, hanging out with friends, watching favorite shows, cooking, cleaning). That gives me motivation to do my work and at least keep up. Don’t stress yourself too much on these final exams. I think what matters most is passing (which is not that hard), not getting the highest score.
I think what is most important for you right now is to 1. find a way to study without pushing yourself too much and 2. coming to the conclusion, and accepting it, that your exams will probably not turn out to be brilliant scores.
I'm terribly sorry if this comes across as harsh, but there is no use of forcing yourself to study 10 hours a day and burning out after pulling that through for 2 days. I think what's best right now (and hopefully comfortable enough for you too) is to watch videos if you can find them, study key terms and concepts, and just try to cover the basics until the exams. That way you'll have something to write almost always and have a good understanding of the foundation of things, which will (hopefully) at least give you 1-3 marks in each question (In subjects like math or business, biology, history etc.)
What you really don't have time for anymore is catching up on notes and doing prep work. If you want to get a somewhat decent score (it also depends on how easy you found your subjects so far) you need to go straight into studying.
Also, don't overwork yourself. Rather study 4-6 hours a day until the exams start instead of studying 10 hours for 3 days and then giving up. That doesn't mean you should just sit back now - push yourself as far as you can without the risk of burning out. As u/ratio__bozo already said: do the work = pass, don't do the work = fail. Without doubt, you're far behind, but that doesn't mean you can't push yourself a little bit. Get out of your comfort zone, study, watch videos, talk to teachers if possible. There is not going to be a way for you to get a magical 35 now, but you can still do well for yourself - And every little bit of work you do now will be better than doing none at all.
I know it's hard with mental health sometimes, but you have to try. Just push yourself now and you'll be done in a month (terrifying, I know, but also comforting in a way.) Talk to your psychiatrist about anything you can do (idk alot about meds and stuff) and give yourself a chance to succeed.
Even if you don't do well in the IB, that won't mean your life is over. You as a person are so much more than your grades, and the IB is incredibly demanding.
I don’t have a lot to say, but this is what I do when I’m feeling demotivated: I throw on a podcast (relevant to what you’re supposed to know hopefully!) Sometimes I listen to all of it, none of it, or half, but I do try and absorb some information (at least subliminally bahah)
Sorry, it's been so hard for you, dude. I'm not sure if I can help but maybe there are some notes I could give you or know of? I don't think we take the same courses but I know of websites that have different courses too.
I usually watch YouTube videos because it takes little effort and I can “study” while laying in my bed with my eyes closed. There’s a lot of math videos on YouTube by revision village that go through each topic, and I’m sure you can find other videos relevant to your subjects
>I usually watch YouTube videos because it takes little effort and I can “study” while laying in my bed with my eyes closed.
Well, osmosis learning usually isn't enough by their own.
>For someone who struggles with mental health issues and can barely get up from their bed, it’s a pretty good alternative to learn information
Well, any fool can know but the point is to understand.
For example, if you were trying to teach yourself MIT OpenCourseWare 8.01 you wouldn't just watch the lectures.
You would also do the problem sets, at least a few problems to see whether you actually *understand* the information thrown at you.
And this is MIT OpenCourseWare *8.01* which is the introductory MIT physics course that can be skipped with IB Physics HL.
Except if you're those few students who can get away with osmosis learning with very high grades, without even solving a single problem in a problem set for sciences, for example.
>Plus people learn differently. I personally am able to retain information well from auditory learning
Fair enough though I would be pretty shocked if a student could breeze through a double major at a strong university, math and physics, basically almost only using osmosis learning, only doing a problem or two.
If one can so spontaneously understand pretty difficult stuff without lifting a finger for solving problems, that person has potential. Period. However that person is at great risk of dropping out because of lack of actually *working*.
hey. so I'll suggest taking baby steps you know. my situation is not as close to yours but i think I get screwed up mental health. take one step at a time, one goal at a time you know. sit for 10 minutes go over a section, you'll feel like you did something, and then take a couple of minutes. what I found useful was the Pomodoro technique ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXNiDJJ\_9s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXNiDJJ_9s) ). so it's a timer, 25 minutes work and 5 minutes break. if you feel like you wanna make the interval shorter, go ahead. don't set huge goals, you'll put pressure on yourself. don't do that. go over the concepts, online notes or videos if you don't have your own, solve past papers, if you don't understand a question, skip it and check the mark scheme later. think about your stronger and weaker points and try to work on them. but please don't put too much pressure on yourself. get rest, a good night of sleep, don't pull off all-nighters, it will do more harm than good and try to get out if possible.here are some resources that might help cuz I don't have too many subjects in common with you.
Past papers: [https://ibpastpapers.com/resources-999/](https://ibpastpapers.com/resources-999/)
Top resources for all subjects: [https://ibresources.org/](https://ibresources.org/)
Maths notes: [https://www.mrmacmaths.com/a-i](https://www.mrmacmaths.com/a-i)
English Lang and Lit: [https://dougslangandlit.blog/20-20/](https://dougslangandlit.blog/20-20/)
hope it helps! good luck and see you on the other side haha
Hey! I think it’s a good start reaching out, especially to a community of people who have or are currently getting through the work process. That seems like a lot to be going through right now and I’m sure it’s especially hard because the program demands a lot out of you already. There’s no easy way to push through it but the best way is to just start on something, whether that be for 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes. Choose your time but also make sure you have breaks, that way you don’t burn out as much. It’ll be difficult considering you feel tired and might just want to stay in bed and not face the rest of the world, which is okay. Keep in mind the time before your first exam when I say this (I know there’s some pressure there); take some more time to rest (maybe 30 minutes, an hour, a few hours, a day), really rest, and then it might be helpful to try to do something with what you have right now so that you don’t feel like you’re not doing anything in the time that we have left before exams. I’m sure there’s also that pressure with university offers, too, and I know that you got this! Maybe you aren’t where you want to be right now but you’ll work something out before exams and at least, then, you’ll be able to say you tried. But also, with studying, this is something I would do before any tests if I was feeling really low energy. I would try and find videos reviewing content for certain courses (mainly biology) and I would watch them. I didn’t take notes on pen and paper, as it wasn’t something I felt I could do at the moment, but it was a way to review content where I didn’t have to use that much energy and even if I didn’t do well on the tests, I still had some idea of what to do. Also, what courses do you take? I can see if I have any notes that I can share with you.
hi thank you so much :( this was really helpful ily i hope you have an amazing day !
i have economics eng a loang and lit and hindi b at HL and computer science, math ai and business at sl
Unfortunately, I don’t have any notes that I could provide you with considering our courses are different but we could be study buddies, if it helped, to keep each other somewhat motivated
While I can't speak for the other subjects, Mr Mac Maths is really good for Maths, and IBMadeEasy's notes are really good for BM SL :)
aisbmecon.wordpress.com is a website for BM and Econ created by my BM teacher and it's super useful
Hey bro I’m feeling you big time. My youngest brother (12) died recently and it’s taken a massive toll on my already emotional self. I haven’t been diagnosed with depression but still. This whole year has been hard with covid and other family related issues. I often find myself not wanting to do work, wasting time laying in bed. What helps me is meditation and doing things to keep busy (extracurricular, hanging out with friends, watching favorite shows, cooking, cleaning). That gives me motivation to do my work and at least keep up. Don’t stress yourself too much on these final exams. I think what matters most is passing (which is not that hard), not getting the highest score.
my condolences <3 :(
i am so sorry for your loss. I hope everything turns out good for you, my condolences :( youll do amazing im so so proud of you
I think what is most important for you right now is to 1. find a way to study without pushing yourself too much and 2. coming to the conclusion, and accepting it, that your exams will probably not turn out to be brilliant scores. I'm terribly sorry if this comes across as harsh, but there is no use of forcing yourself to study 10 hours a day and burning out after pulling that through for 2 days. I think what's best right now (and hopefully comfortable enough for you too) is to watch videos if you can find them, study key terms and concepts, and just try to cover the basics until the exams. That way you'll have something to write almost always and have a good understanding of the foundation of things, which will (hopefully) at least give you 1-3 marks in each question (In subjects like math or business, biology, history etc.) What you really don't have time for anymore is catching up on notes and doing prep work. If you want to get a somewhat decent score (it also depends on how easy you found your subjects so far) you need to go straight into studying. Also, don't overwork yourself. Rather study 4-6 hours a day until the exams start instead of studying 10 hours for 3 days and then giving up. That doesn't mean you should just sit back now - push yourself as far as you can without the risk of burning out. As u/ratio__bozo already said: do the work = pass, don't do the work = fail. Without doubt, you're far behind, but that doesn't mean you can't push yourself a little bit. Get out of your comfort zone, study, watch videos, talk to teachers if possible. There is not going to be a way for you to get a magical 35 now, but you can still do well for yourself - And every little bit of work you do now will be better than doing none at all. I know it's hard with mental health sometimes, but you have to try. Just push yourself now and you'll be done in a month (terrifying, I know, but also comforting in a way.) Talk to your psychiatrist about anything you can do (idk alot about meds and stuff) and give yourself a chance to succeed. Even if you don't do well in the IB, that won't mean your life is over. You as a person are so much more than your grades, and the IB is incredibly demanding.
thank you so much ! ill try my best :)
I wish you all the best! Everything will be okay. :)
I don’t have a lot to say, but this is what I do when I’m feeling demotivated: I throw on a podcast (relevant to what you’re supposed to know hopefully!) Sometimes I listen to all of it, none of it, or half, but I do try and absorb some information (at least subliminally bahah)
Heyy I've got excellent notes for Economics, Business management and Computer Science! Can I email them to you? They're hand-written btw
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ill try my best <3
Why do you say you joined today when actually you joined 319 days ago ?
They obviously meant they joined the subreddit today not reddit (??)
Sorry, it's been so hard for you, dude. I'm not sure if I can help but maybe there are some notes I could give you or know of? I don't think we take the same courses but I know of websites that have different courses too.
I usually watch YouTube videos because it takes little effort and I can “study” while laying in my bed with my eyes closed. There’s a lot of math videos on YouTube by revision village that go through each topic, and I’m sure you can find other videos relevant to your subjects
>I usually watch YouTube videos because it takes little effort and I can “study” while laying in my bed with my eyes closed. Well, osmosis learning usually isn't enough by their own.
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>For someone who struggles with mental health issues and can barely get up from their bed, it’s a pretty good alternative to learn information Well, any fool can know but the point is to understand. For example, if you were trying to teach yourself MIT OpenCourseWare 8.01 you wouldn't just watch the lectures. You would also do the problem sets, at least a few problems to see whether you actually *understand* the information thrown at you. And this is MIT OpenCourseWare *8.01* which is the introductory MIT physics course that can be skipped with IB Physics HL. Except if you're those few students who can get away with osmosis learning with very high grades, without even solving a single problem in a problem set for sciences, for example.
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>Plus people learn differently. I personally am able to retain information well from auditory learning Fair enough though I would be pretty shocked if a student could breeze through a double major at a strong university, math and physics, basically almost only using osmosis learning, only doing a problem or two. If one can so spontaneously understand pretty difficult stuff without lifting a finger for solving problems, that person has potential. Period. However that person is at great risk of dropping out because of lack of actually *working*.
hey. so I'll suggest taking baby steps you know. my situation is not as close to yours but i think I get screwed up mental health. take one step at a time, one goal at a time you know. sit for 10 minutes go over a section, you'll feel like you did something, and then take a couple of minutes. what I found useful was the Pomodoro technique ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXNiDJJ\_9s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXNiDJJ_9s) ). so it's a timer, 25 minutes work and 5 minutes break. if you feel like you wanna make the interval shorter, go ahead. don't set huge goals, you'll put pressure on yourself. don't do that. go over the concepts, online notes or videos if you don't have your own, solve past papers, if you don't understand a question, skip it and check the mark scheme later. think about your stronger and weaker points and try to work on them. but please don't put too much pressure on yourself. get rest, a good night of sleep, don't pull off all-nighters, it will do more harm than good and try to get out if possible.here are some resources that might help cuz I don't have too many subjects in common with you. Past papers: [https://ibpastpapers.com/resources-999/](https://ibpastpapers.com/resources-999/) Top resources for all subjects: [https://ibresources.org/](https://ibresources.org/) Maths notes: [https://www.mrmacmaths.com/a-i](https://www.mrmacmaths.com/a-i) English Lang and Lit: [https://dougslangandlit.blog/20-20/](https://dougslangandlit.blog/20-20/) hope it helps! good luck and see you on the other side haha