Starting IB soon? Hear from current students about their subjects!📚
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Happy August!
It’s an exciting week, as we’ll be welcoming prospective and pre-IB students this Saturday to hear from some wonderful IBlieve High School Ambassadors. If you’re worried about subject choices, sign up! Or, if you have friends and siblings thinking about the IB, tell them to come along🥳
Keep reading for some very supportive insight from Anoushka on the Common App and Kopal on wellbeing!🤩
Here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:
Global Virtual Summit this Saturday!
Common Application is OPEN!
NEW Blog Posts
Instagram Sneak Peek: Presenting yourself in an evaluative interview
Student Spotlight: Kopal, IBlieve’s HSA Lead!
Cheers,
Imogen and Katie❤️
💬 Global Virtual Summit
Need some prep before your IB courses start? Come and join our academic workshops for your subject of your interest!🤩 Along with the workshops, you will also get the chance to ask individual questions to our panelist during the Open Hours session💯
This event will take place on Saturday, August 7th from 1:30 - 4:30 PM GMT.
IB Students will be providing information and hosting a Q&A on the many different subjects that the IB offers, and why or why not the subject would be perfect for you! Stay after to hear each student’s personal experience with their subject choices!
Meet our amazing IB grads!
Anna, IB in the US
Sayda, IB in Sudan
Zeynep, IB in Turkey
Caitlin, IB in the Philippines
Rohit, IB in India
Tim, IB in Australia
Karen, IB in Hong Kong
Juhi, IB in India
Krishna, IB in the US
Chinmayee, IB in India
Schedule
Saturday, August 7th, 2021 from 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)! Make sure to convert it your country’s time using this timezone converter.
1:30-1:55 pm GMT: Icebreakers!
1:55-3:20 pm GMT: Panel discussion (divided into 3 rounds and in breakout rooms)
Each student will get 3 choices from the subject options to attend at the fair
There will be 3 different rounds where students will move from each one after 25 minutes in the subject breakout room with a 10 min transfer time to the other breakout options
3:20-3:30 pm GMT: Break
3:30-4:30 pm GMT: Open Hours & Live Chats
How to Join:
Tag a friend in IB on our Instagram post! (Or refer a friend by email)
Sign up with the form below.
We will email you Zoom link invites within 24 hours of the event. See you soon! 👋
🤩 The Common App is OPEN!
Hear from M21 Grad Anoushka on what the Common App is her top tips on how to have the easiest journey navigating it!
If you’re applying to universities in the United States, chances are you’re most likely applying to universities through the Common Application, which is now OPEN! To all the M22’s out there, I highly suggest starting early and looking up the essay prompts for the schools that you are looking to apply to, and get started as soon as you can. Don’t make the mistake of name-dropping schools too often, there can be a a lot of essays to write and you don’t want to accidentally name-drop the wrong school in the wrong essay! Most importantly, be genuine and be yourself!
Best of luck everyone!
📚 Blog Posts!
Whenever you have a question about IB, check out our Blog! With over 180 posts, you’re sure to find super helpful advice from our amazing IB graduates and High School Ambassadors. Here are all our most recent articles!
📖 University Application Tips
US College Supplements: “Why College X?” - Priyasha
How to Research Universities as a High School Student - Anoushka
The College Search Process - How should I go about it? - Elisa
US College Supplements: “Why Major X?” - Priyasha
5 Ways to Boost College Admission Chances - Anoushka
📝 Wellbeing
How to survive Late Nights in the IB - Maanyav
How to Avoid Burnout - Zeynep
📲IG Sneak Peak:
Find beautiful illustrations of our best advice on our Instagram and Facebook. Here’s Ian’s guide on presenting yourself in an evaluative interview:
🌟 Student Spotlight
We’re inviting new High School Ambassadors or IB graduates to write messages every week, so we can hear more student voices and IB experiences around the world. Today, we’ll hear from Kopal, IBlieve’s HSA Program Lead!
Hello! I hope that everyones reading is having a wonderful start to their week. I am Kopal, a current HSA in Indonesia, and also the HSA Program Lead here at IBlieve!
Like many of you reading, I am currently on summer break and will commence IB2 in late August. For many of us, this summer (much like the last) probably wasn’t what we expected. Another set of lockdowns and travel restrictions meant that we couldn’t spend our summer doing the usual things we love to do, and this was a very tough barrier to overcome. I want to remind you all that taking this break to fully rest and recuperate will be very beneficial to you in the fall - whether you’ll be starting IB or starting university in another country! Although it may seem unfair at times that we’ve had to be stuck at home for a while, we should try our best to channel this frustration into gratitude, self-love, and recovery. It has been a tough year for us all, so I highly encourage everyone to take some time off from whatever causes you stress and do whatever makes you happy! Start a new Netflix show, go for a walk with your family, or try a new hobby! It is also extremely vital to stay connected. Reach out to your friends frequently, host movie parties on Scener, try an online escape room… There are endless activities that you can occupy yourself with during an at-home school break. Remember that you are never alone and that you have a very supportive community here at IBlieve!
If we persevere through these difficult times, I assure you that it will all be worth it in the end and that we will come back stronger! As IB students, we must maintain high levels of motivation and drive to survive the process, but this will only be possible if we take time to rest and avoid burn out!
Please take a few moments out of your time today to do something that helps you, others, or the world ❤️ Sending lots of love and support!!
Kopal
👋 See you next week!
Thanks so much for reading this week! We believe in you!
Sending virtual hugs,
Anoushka
M21 Grad from Hong Kong 🇭🇰
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