IB EXTENDED ESSAY HELP

Extended Essay help that turns
4,000 words into real points

One-to-one help with the IB Extended Essay in any subject — Sciences, Maths, Business, Economics, History, Psychology, English and World Studies. From choosing a research question you can actually answer to structuring, drafting and refining the final essay, you'll work with a mentor who has guided real EEs into the top bands — and the words stay entirely your own.

Trusted by IB students across Europe, the UAE, Singapore, India and international schools worldwide.

EXTENDED ESSAY · THE BLUEPRINT

Research question

Introduction & focus

Argument & analysis

Evaluation & conclusion

WORD COUNT — DISCIPLINED TO 4,000

EE + TOK can add up to 3 points to your diploma.

University-level research — guided, never ghost-written.

Up to 3

diploma points the EE and TOK earn together

4,000

words you'll plan, draft and polish with a mentor

Any subject

Sciences to World Studies, all covered

THE REAL CHALLENGE

The Extended Essay is just the longest thing
no one taught you to write

The EE is the first time most students write 4,000 independent words, against an unfamiliar set of criteria, with very little structured guidance. The work is rarely the problem. The research question, the structure and knowing what the markers actually reward are.

The research question makes or breaks it

Too broad and you can't answer it in 4,000 words; too narrow and there's nothing to argue. A weak question quietly caps the grade before you've written a line.

The criteria feel abstract

"Critical thinking", "engagement", "knowledge and understanding" each mean something specific in the EE rubric. Knowing your subject isn't enough if you can't show it the way the markers expect.

Months of work, little feedback

Supervisors are limited in how much they can guide and how often they can read drafts. Many students only discover what was missing once the essay is finished and the mark is set.

The research question makes or breaks it

Too broad and you can't answer it in 4,000 words; too narrow and there's nothing to argue. A weak question quietly caps the grade before you've written a line.

The criteria feel abstract

"Critical thinking", "engagement", "knowledge and understanding" each mean something specific in the EE rubric. Knowing your subject isn't enough if you can't show it the way the markers expect.

Months of work, little feedback

Supervisors are limited in how much they can guide and how often they can read drafts. Many students only discover what was missing once the essay is finished and the mark is set.

START HERE

What is the IB Extended Essay?

Before you choose a subject or a question, it helps to know exactly what the EE is, what it's worth, and where students gain or lose marks.

What the EE is

The Extended Essay (EE) is a 4,000-word piece of independent research that every IB Diploma student completes — your own question, investigated and argued over several months and submitted as a formal academic essay. You choose a subject, work with a supervisor, and the essay is marked externally by the IB against published criteria. It's the closest thing the Diploma has to university-level research.

What it's worth

The EE is graded A to E. On its own it doesn't carry a percentage, but combined with Theory of Knowledge (TOK) it contributes up to 3 points to your overall Diploma score on the bonus-points matrix — and a failing grade in the EE can put the whole Diploma at risk. In a tight points year, those EE/TOK points are often the difference between two final scores.

What it looks like by subject

You write the EE in one of your subjects (or as an interdisciplinary World Studies essay): an experiment-based investigation in the Sciences, a mathematical exploration in Maths, a data-driven analysis in Economics or Business, an argument grounded in sources in History, a textual analysis in English, or an empirical study in Psychology. Different shapes, same goal — a focused question, answered with genuine independent research.

What the EE is

The Extended Essay (EE) is a 4,000-word piece of independent research that every IB Diploma student completes — your own question, investigated and argued over several months and submitted as a formal academic essay. You choose a subject, work with a supervisor, and the essay is marked externally by the IB against published criteria. It's the closest thing the Diploma has to university-level research.

What it's worth

The EE is graded A to E. On its own it doesn't carry a percentage, but combined with Theory of Knowledge (TOK) it contributes up to 3 points to your overall Diploma score on the bonus-points matrix — and a failing grade in the EE can put the whole Diploma at risk. In a tight points year, those EE/TOK points are often the difference between two final scores.

What it looks like by subject

You write the EE in one of your subjects (or as an interdisciplinary World Studies essay): an experiment-based investigation in the Sciences, a mathematical exploration in Maths, a data-driven analysis in Economics or Business, an argument grounded in sources in History, a textual analysis in English, or an empirical study in Psychology. Different shapes, same goal — a focused question, answered with genuine independent research.

Not sure which subject or question is right for you? That's exactly what we map out in your free trial — and if you're also working on TOK or your IAs, see our other IB-core guides.

WHY ONLINE WORKS

Why online Extended Essay help
works so well

The EE is personal research, so generic advice rarely lands. One-to-one online sessions let a subject specialist read your draft, share their screen, and work through your question, structure and argument with you — line by line, on your own timeline, while the essay stays entirely yours.

A specialist in your EE subject

Whether it's a Chemistry investigation or a History essay, you work with someone who knows that subject's EE criteria from the inside, not a generalist.

We work on your actual draft

Live, on a shared screen, we read your EE against the rubric, show you where the bands break, and rework the wording together — without ever writing it for you.

Built around where you're stuck

Question stage, structure, argument or final polish — we meet you exactly where the essay is and move it forward from there.

Fits around supervisor deadlines

Sessions slot around your reflection sessions, internal EE deadlines, mocks and the rest of the Diploma. Reschedule when the timetable gets heavy.

HOW IT WORKS

How Extended Essay help works,
step by step

A clear path, shaped around your subject, your question and the criteria your grade needs most — with you doing the writing at every step.

1

Choose subject and question

We help you pick a subject you'll enjoy for months and shape a research question that's focused, answerable and genuinely scoreable — the decision that quietly sets your ceiling.

2

Plan the structure

We map your EE to the assessment criteria from the start, so the introduction, argument, analysis and conclusion are each written to earn marks rather than reverse-engineered at the end.

3

Draft, review, refine

You write; we review against the rubric and give specific, band-by-band feedback that pushes the work up — focus, argument, evidence, analysis and the reflection that markers look for.

4

Final polish for the criteria

A last pass on argument, referencing, formatting and the criteria most students leave marks on, so the essay you submit is the strongest version of your own work.

WHAT WE COVER

Extended Essay help
for every subject

Every subject's EE is judged differently, so every student is matched to a specialist in theirs. These are the Extended Essays we support most.

Sciences — Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Experiment- or data-based EEs: research question, method, analysis, evaluation and a conclusion that genuinely answers the question, all built for the criteria.

Maths

A focused mathematical EE explored with real engagement, valid reasoning and clear communication, not just textbook results restated at length.

Business & Economics

A data-driven Business EE or an Economics essay applying theory to a real-world question, analysed the way the rubric expects.

History & Psychology

The History EE with its source evaluation and sustained argument, and the Psychology EE from research question to discussion of the evidence.

English & Languages

Literature- and language-based EEs structured to show close analysis, interpretation and a clear, well-evidenced argument.

World Studies & question coaching

The interdisciplinary World Studies EE, plus dedicated help turning a vague idea into a sharp, answerable research question for any subject.

YOUR MENTOR

Meet your
Extended Essay mentor

You'll be matched with a tutor who specialises in your subject and has guided real Extended Essays through the criteria — not a generalist reading the rubric for the first time with you.

Subject specialists

Each mentor works in their own IB subject, so they know the depth, the common pitfalls, and what separates a mid-band EE from a top one.

They know the criteria

Deep familiarity with how each EE criterion is awarded — focus and method, knowledge and understanding, critical thinking, presentation and engagement — and how external markers read the essay.

They coach, they never ghost-write

Your EE stays yours. Mentors guide, question and give feedback so the research, the argument and the words are genuinely your own — an essay you can defend as entirely yours, in line with IB's academic-honesty rules.

WHO IT'S FOR

Help at every stage of
the Extended Essay

Whether you haven't chosen a subject or you're staring at a finished draft that just won't lift, there's a place to start.

The student with a blank document

No subject, no question, and the first deadline already looming. We turn the panic into a clear, answerable research question fast.

The student stuck mid-essay

Question chosen, but the argument or analysis has stalled around the 2,000-word mark. We unblock the hard middle and rebuild momentum.

The student chasing an A

A solid draft that's still landing a grade below target. We find the specific marks being left behind and close the gap.

The student juggling EE, TOK and IAs at once

Everything colliding with mocks at the same time. We help you prioritise and produce strong work without burning out.

WHY EDUCIFLY

Educifly Extended Essay help
vs.
the usual options

Not all EE help is built for how the IB actually marks — and some of it puts your Diploma at risk. Here's the difference.

Subject-specific criteria

EDUCIFLY EE MENTORING

Knows your subject's EE rubric

GENERIC ESSAY-WRITING SERVICE

One-size-fits-all

GOING IT ALONE

Hard to interpret alone

Research question

EDUCIFLY EE MENTORING

Coached to be answerable & scoreable

GENERIC ESSAY-WRITING SERVICE

Rarely covered

GOING IT ALONE

Biggest source of lost marks

Who writes the essay

EDUCIFLY EE MENTORING

You do — we coach your draft

GENERIC ESSAY-WRITING SERVICE

Often writes it for you

GOING IT ALONE

You do, unguided

Feedback on your draft

EDUCIFLY EE MENTORING

Band-by-band, against criteria

GENERIC ESSAY-WRITING SERVICE

Surface-level

GOING IT ALONE

Little to none

Academic honesty

EDUCIFLY EE MENTORING

Coaching only, an essay you can defend

GENERIC ESSAY-WRITING SERVICE

Risk to your Diploma

GOING IT ALONE

Safe but unguided

WHAT STUDENTS SAY

What IB
students and parents say

"I'd been circling the same vague topic for weeks. One session and I had a research question I could actually answer in 4,000 words."

IB Student

Vietnam · History EE

"My argument was all over the place. They helped me restructure it without ever writing a word for me — it was still completely mine."

IB Student

Dubai · Biology EE

"The EE, TOK and two IAs all landed at once. Having someone help me plan and review each one kept me sane."

IB Student

Sweden · Economics EE

"I'd been circling the same vague topic for weeks. One session and I had a research question I could actually answer in 4,000 words."

IB Student

Vietnam · History EE

"My argument was all over the place. They helped me restructure it without ever writing a word for me — it was still completely mine."

IB Student

Dubai · Biology EE

"The EE, TOK and two IAs all landed at once. Having someone help me plan and review each one kept me sane."

IB Student

Sweden · Economics EE

WHY WE EXIST

Richa Jain

Founder, Educifly · IB Mathematics Educator

Educifly began with a simple problem. As an IB Mathematics educator, Richa watched bright, capable students struggle with the Extended Essay — not because they lacked ability, but because no one had the time to show them how to shape a question, structure 4,000 words, or write to the criteria the markers actually use.

She built Educifly to fix that across every subject. For the Extended Essay, that means hand-picking mentors who specialise in their own subject and know its criteria from the inside — so a student in Geneva, Dubai or Singapore gets genuine, criteria-aware coaching on their own work, never a ghost-written essay. The mission is the same in every subject: real expertise, one student at a time.

Richa Jain, Founder of Educifly

WHERE WE TEACH

Online Extended Essay help,
wherever you study the IB

Because every session is online, your location doesn't limit your mentor. We support IB students with their Extended Essays across the world's international-school communities.

Europe

Geneva (Ecolint), Zurich (ZIS), Amsterdam (ISA), Frankfurt (FIS), Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Paris (Lycée International), Madrid, Milan and Stockholm — local and international schools alike.

Middle East

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, where IB students juggle demanding school schedules alongside the EE.

Asia

Singapore, Hong Kong, and India's international schools across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.

Worldwide & expat families

From international schools to families relocating mid-Diploma who need EE support that travels with them.

Wherever you are, your EE mentor is one link away.

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Your Extended Essay
questions, answered

What is the IB Extended Essay, and how many points is it worth?

The Extended Essay (EE) is a 4,000-word piece of independent research that every IB Diploma student completes in a subject of their choice, marked externally by the IB against published criteria. It's graded A to E and, combined with Theory of Knowledge (TOK), contributes up to 3 points to your overall Diploma score — and a failing EE can put the whole Diploma at risk.

Which subjects can you help with the Extended Essay for?

Every subject the EE can be written in — including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Business Management, Economics, History, Psychology, English and the interdisciplinary World Studies essay. You're matched with a mentor who specialises in your exact subject and knows its EE criteria.

Can you help me choose an EE topic and research question?

Yes — it's where we add the most value. A focused, answerable research question is the single biggest factor in your final grade. We coach you to a question you can genuinely investigate in 4,000 words, so you don't lose months to a topic that was never going to score.

Will you write my Extended Essay for me?

No, and that protects you. The IB has strict academic-honesty rules and the EE must be your own work. We coach, question and give feedback so the research, argument and writing are genuinely yours — an essay you can defend as entirely your own, with your grade lifted and your Diploma never at risk.

My EE is due soon and it's not working. Can you still help?

Yes. We start by reading your draft against the criteria to find exactly where the marks are being lost, then focus every session there. Even close to the deadline, targeted work on the highest-impact criteria — argument, analysis and the conclusion — can move an EE up a band.

My child studies at an international school abroad. Can you still help?

Yes. All sessions are online, so we support IB students with their Extended Essays across Europe, the UAE, Asia and international schools worldwide, including expat families relocating mid-Diploma.

Ready to turn your
Extended Essay into a top grade?

Book a free trial session. We'll look at where your EE is, find the marks you're leaving behind, and show you exactly how we'd help — no pressure, no commitment, and every word stays yours.

A specialist mentor matched to your exact subject

A clear plan from research question to final submission

Band-by-band feedback on your own draft — never ghost-written