T minus 1 week.
that's right. 1 week left and then it's fall break, WHAT UP?
for a normal child, this may mean "yay, time to relax and chill!" for and IB student, this means "yay, dont have to go to school - more time for studying!"
the main focus of my studies during the break will be my EE - which is due the tuseday right after break - and my TOK presentation - which is due the following friday.
but before that I have to get through this week, which is filled with practice IOCs in english and a bio test on topic 5.
Seriously cant wait for christmas break. mostly because when this term is done, I know i'll be done with all my IAs. that means all I have to do is study for exams. just study study study, which is so much better than writing essays. at least, that's what I feel right now, haha.
anywhooo, i should probably get pack to psychology, of which we only have 40 min left, woooh.
toodles
ebba.
Update - so little time, so much to do.
meh, made a video blog (so called "vlog") for this one, so that you all can enjoy me talking about boring stuff :D
toooodles
ebbababababa.
EE day - eternal exhaustion day?
Right now I'm on my way to school in order to participate in a day's worth of extended essay writing - EE day! In my class there's a wide range of completion going on. Some have just finished their research, some might just have an outline, and some are basically done. As for me, I have about 700 words and detailed outline. My EE supervisor recommended we have about 800 words by today, so I'm happy with my starting point (so to speak). Sadly, my supervisor will not be attending today, as she is at uni. But I should be able to make it through nevertheless.
It feels so weird to have these serious IB days. It seems we have registration in a few weeks, and that almost stresses le out, but at the same time it gives me a tingly feeling of expectation.
Meh, I'll write more later.
Toodles,
Ebba
take it easy, cause there's no stress.
..yeah right.
My EE is coming along, I'm pretty sure what I want to do for my math project, psychology IA, TOK presentation and TOK essay, and my world lits are mostly on track. Despite this, I'm stressed. I'm overwhelmed by all the deadlines thar are crepping up on me, and I fear I'm not studying enough. On top of this I have family responsibilities (cooking, taking care of brother, etcerera) and the economics for a skiva to plan and process. Not to mention all the exterior, personal factors. I'm not complaining, I just wish I could get my head on straight, know that my planning is enough and find myself in this sea of IB. I somehow need to balance my life and make it work. Is that to much to ask?
It might be crazy, but I long for the time when all the IAs are done, and all I need to focus on is revision. That's simple enough. 6 subjects, 6 syllabuses, 6 notebooks, 6 literrary works, and a calculator. Plain and simple.
I just hope I'll get the grades I want, so that it'll all be worth it :))
Oh well
Peace
Ebba
Female protagonists and other fun stuff
So, I really haven't been updating lately, ironically enough because I'm so busy studying all the time, haha.
I finished a week of IB2 and I'm half way through week 2 :D so far I've pretty much finished my EE research, written an outline for EE, written my Swedish World lit 1 outline and actually started writing the essay.
All this, along with other stuff, such as writing book logs and digitalizing biology notes!
And actually, it isn't too much of a pain, seeing as I get most of it done in school :))
Well, today is my study night off, seeing as I have karate almost right after school, and by the time I'm home and showered, I'm way too tired to study.
I might actually watch some tv tonight ;))
Well, hopefully I'll update soon with some info on how I keep track of what to study (that is, not just using a calendar)
Gotta go karate-chop some people,
So toodles for now
Ebba
IB2, tomorrow.
I just realized today is Sunday, which logically means that tomorrow is Monday. "Hey, doesn't school start on Monday?" oh.my.gosh. IB2 starts tomorrow. I'm feeling a mixture of fear, excitement and exhaustion, haha. But mostly excited! I've actually missed school and my class this past summer :> I just need to find something to wear for the first day of school, haha.
oh, and this year, I will not cut class and I will wait for both CAS and TOK. Even though they are boring and the last class of the day. I aim to have a perfect absence (ie 0%) unless I'm reaaaaally sick. Like, fever or vomiting :D
anywho, I didn't read an act of Hamlet today OR yesterday :< (and the plan was to read an act per day) I had one extra day planned in, just in case, so technically I'm only one day behind. So either I read 3 acts today and finish the book, or I read 2 today and 1 tomorrow, but then Í HAVE to read tomorrow. I'm going to aim for 3 :))
I'll probably update you on how it goes later!
but first I think I'm going to post a pic of my schedule!
toodles for now,
ebba
oh, and this year, I will not cut class and I will wait for both CAS and TOK. Even though they are boring and the last class of the day. I aim to have a perfect absence (ie 0%) unless I'm reaaaaally sick. Like, fever or vomiting :D
anywho, I didn't read an act of Hamlet today OR yesterday :< (and the plan was to read an act per day) I had one extra day planned in, just in case, so technically I'm only one day behind. So either I read 3 acts today and finish the book, or I read 2 today and 1 tomorrow, but then Í HAVE to read tomorrow. I'm going to aim for 3 :))
I'll probably update you on how it goes later!
but first I think I'm going to post a pic of my schedule!
toodles for now,
ebba
Summer studying/Hamlet
So, the other day I looked up my grades from before summer (for some reason) and while skimming through the comments, I realised I had some summer hw - reading hamlet.
"No fear," I said. "I have a whole week until school starts!" <- this is the number one sign of procastination.
So another day went by and I kept telling myself to study, but at the same time I was like "nah" <- second sign.
Then yet another day passed and I started making up excuses "It's not worth starting to read today, cause I'm seeing friends later, so I wont be able to fininsh anything anyway.." <- third sign.
Which is why today, I finally got my butt out of the lazy seat and started reading. Now some of you might be thinking "It's just a book, all you have to do is read?" but alas, no it isn't. Even if this was just a book, I would still have to take notes on all the events taking place in the book, and all the impressions and thoughts I get while reading (which takes quite a bit of time, actually) but this isn't just any book. This, is Shakespeare. Which means adding 20 other things to do like: reading through chapter summaries and finding a good synopsis, making a chart of all the characters and how they are related, looking up every other word/phrase because they don't make sense, etc. So, no, it isn't just reading.
Anyway, there are five acts in the play, so I'm thinking I'll read an act a day, even though I have 6 days to complete it. I'm almost finished with Act 1 (have about two pages left of the last scene) and my head is already mush. I figured this is a good, easy way to start school, as I have some time to build up my mental stamina, which was lost somewhere along the lines of "summer vacation".
And, a blog isn't complete without pictures, so here's a picture of the signs/stages of procastination I was telling you about!
I'm gonna continue studying now
toodles
ebba
