☀️ Summer Break Prep: Extended Essay Tips and Guides 📝🤩
Monday, June 9th, 2025
Happy Monday!
The summer break gives students an excellent opportunity not only to relax but also to be productive! As one of the core components of the IB, the Extended Essay is amongst those tasks students can get done throughout the summer!
Whether you’re an MYP student starting the DP or a DP1 student searching for EE insights and tips, we’ve got you covered! Today’s newsletter covers everything related to the EE!
Keep it up, you’ve got this!
💌 In this newsletter…
📚 Blog Posts: Understanding EE, Strategies, and Subject-Specific tips
📲IG Sneak Peak: 5 Tips For Choosing an EE Subject
🎙️Podcast Episode: Ace Your Extended Essay
Cheering you on,
Sara Grmek 🇸🇮
Communications Lead at IBlieve
📊 Poll of the Week:
📚 Blog Posts!
Whenever you have a question about IB, check out our Blog! With over 300 posts, you’re sure to find super helpful advice from our amazing IB graduates and students. Here are all our most recent articles related to the Extended Essay!
🤔 Understanding the Extended Essay
✨ HIGHLIGHT - The Do’s and Dont’s of Extended Essay (EE)
Check out Chloe’s blog as she cover’s the Do’s and Dont’s of an EE, including various tips from her personal experience.
📝 EE Strategies
✨ HIGHLIGHT - Progressing with your EE during Summer Break (Group 4 subjects)
You’ve chosen your topic, now it’s time to complete your research and start finalizing your draft! Check out Monica’s blog on how to work on your EE through the summer!
🤩 Subject - Specific EE Tips
✨ HIGHLIGHT - Psychology EE: Tips for Writing
Thinking of choosing a Psychology for your EE subject, or looking for some useful tips? Check out Sophia’s insightful blog!
Note: As of February 2025, the new Extended Essay will be launched, for which the first assesment will take place in May 2027. You can find course and assessment changes at this official IB website link.
The listed IBlieve blogs offer valuable and insightful tips from personal experiences of current and past IB students, regardless of the changes made to the EE!
📲 IG Sneak Peek
You may not know it yet, but choosing the right EE subject for YOU will go a long way in hitting all the right marks 😏 If you are currently unsure of what to choose, here are 5 TIPS to help you accomplish the first step of your EE journey! 🙌 Don't forget to visit iblieve.org for more IB tips and resources🚀
🎙️Podcast Episode: Ace Your Extended Essay
Dreading the Extended Essay? Alysa and Reema are here to help you out! In this episode, they talk about all-things-EE. Going through the Extended Essay criteria, talking about their thought process of choosing their EE and more!
👋 See you next week!
Thanks so much for reading this week! We believe in you!
Cheers,
IBlieve Team
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