Tips for IB Students Taking the Common Test

• This is a page for others.

• Target audience: English IB students taking the Common Test.

• General Tips

  • You should start by solving past exams.
    • By solving them, you will see what you need to learn.
    • Example: I was afraid of classical literature, which I didn’t take as a course, but when I actually solved it, I found that I could do it reasonably well even without knowing much grammar or vocabulary.

• Physics

  • What is missing in the Common Test Physics that is in IB Physics
  • Common Test Physics: Formulas to Remember
  • Common Test Physics (my own log)

• Mathematics

  • Differences between IB Math and Japanese Mathematics
  • Common Test Mathematics: Formulas to Remember
  • Common Test Mathematics (my own log)

• Japanese Language

  • Classical Literature