10 Tips for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science Personal Statements

Applying to study Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science at University can be incredibly competitive. Chemistry tutor Carl sets out how best to showcase your relevant skills and experiences in your Personal Statement, and how to justify exactly why you want to study that particular course and why you should be offered a place.

Carl January, 2020

How to Plan and Write an Economics Internal Assessment (IA)

So... you have chosen an article to base your economics internal assessment ("IA") on and are moving to the next step of planning your IA. This article sets out a seven-step process that you can use to make writing your IA that little bit easier.

Jenny January, 2020 9 Comments

A-Level German revision: Keeping up your language skills in the school holidays

In this blog, Maggie will discuss the importance of regular language revision - even when school is out! She will give some tips on how to implement language revision throughout your school holidays in a fun, quick and easy way.

Maggie December, 2019

Chemistry IB IA ideas 2019-2020

Stuck for ideas for your Chemistry IA? Here is a list of 50 ideas that should hopefully inspire you to come up with an excellent IA of your own. Carl is a highly experienced Chemistry tutor who is available for one-to-one online tuition.

Carl November, 2019 28 Comments

I Failed My Exams – What Do I Do?!

In this blog Sobia discusses the steps to take in the event that you don't perform quite as well as you wanted to in your exams. Whilst the experience can be very disappointing, it is important to stay calm, reflect and seek advice.

Sobia June, 2019

How to get 45 points on the IB – 2019 version

This post is a follow up to my previous tongue-in-cheek guide on how to get 45 points on the IB. If you're a student reading this hoping for a magic short-cut to getting a 45, I'll ruin the ending now - there isn't one. Put your phone / laptop down and do some work.

Lawrence January, 2019 2 Comments

How to motivate your teen in Maths and Physics

Alan is an experienced tutor specialising in A-level, GCSE and IB tuition in Mathematics and Physics. Here he offers some suggestions on how to keep your teenager motivated and some specific advice in studying mathematics and physics.

Alan November, 2018 3 Comments

Mr. Chem’s 15 top tips to get your chemistry IA to Level 7

Mahesh is popularly known as Mr Chem among IB students in the UK. Here are his 15 top tips to get your chemistry IA to its highest level.

Mahesh November, 2017 6 Comments

The IB Geography Internal Assessment (IA): Everything you need to know

The Internal Assessment has been a compulsory part of the IB Diploma Geography course for both Standard and Higher Level (SL and HL) for some time now, and the introduction of the new syllabus for exams in 2019 continues the IA as a key feature of IB Geography. In this blog, David demystifies the IA and gives you his top tips for success.

David September, 2017 11 Comments

Top tips on essay writing

When you write an essay or answer an exam question, it’s not enough merely to know the answer. Knowing the answer is certainly important, but you also have to be able to write the answer down in a way that will convince the examiner that you know the answer. Most people find this difficult. Follow these top tips for success.

John September, 2017

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