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It's not impossible, I know people who have managed it (and I'm aiming for it myself 
*crosses fingers* ) but it's really hard. I think the worse isn't the actual subjects, it's having it all at the same time. I'm not sure if you're in your first or second IB year, but if you're in your first, follow people's advice when they tell you to get your courseworks, EE, TOK, WL and all that done, cause having to do them all at the same time won't help you at all (trust me - I'm having panic attacks (ok, a little melodramatic perhaps) because of all the work)
*crosses fingers* ) but it's really hard. I think the worse isn't the actual subjects, it's having it all at the same time. I'm not sure if you're in your first or second IB year, but if you're in your first, follow people's advice when they tell you to get your courseworks, EE, TOK, WL and all that done, cause having to do them all at the same time won't help you at all (trust me - I'm having panic attacks (ok, a little melodramatic perhaps) because of all the work)
It is manageable, but it would mean giving your full attention to all subjects and all extra work. It is easy to get a 6 in most subjects, but 7s can be tricky in some (eg humanities, languages). You really should get all assignments done as quickly as possible, also to then have the time to leave them for a while and revise them "with a fresh mind" a little later. That is especially important for ToK and the EE, because you might get very much into them as you write them.
As for the subjects, you have to make sure you not only understand everything, but also understand the grading system and how examiners will give their points. It'll come with practice. If you don't find it hard to study or write many past papers just for practice, it shouldn't be too hard to get a 7. The hard thing will only be getting them in all of your subjects at the same time
. Good luck though.
As for the subjects, you have to make sure you not only understand everything, but also understand the grading system and how examiners will give their points. It'll come with practice. If you don't find it hard to study or write many past papers just for practice, it shouldn't be too hard to get a 7. The hard thing will only be getting them in all of your subjects at the same time
. Good luck though.It's possible if you work very, very hard. My friend got a 44 and I got a 43. I've heard of ppl who've gotten 45.
Well,
before attending ib1 I heard of 65% being 6 or sth and over 80% to be a 7 and I thought what blsh...I mean I thought that it was unfair and staff like that. But when I sat the 1st examination I saw that it was more than fair..
What I want to say is that the system itself puts you in the mentality of the 7-grade system so that u wont care whether u got the higher or the lower band grade...
I can tell u I had in IB1 a 41/42 although taking the lower bands of the grades(80-85%) but what it remained were the 7s and the overall 41 score...
For me it is REALLY hard to take the upper bands (say 95-100%) because the examinations are made in a way that mistakes are (99.9%) unavoidable...although still u can get a 7...
Experience will get u appreciate things...
Trust me..
Cheers
before attending ib1 I heard of 65% being 6 or sth and over 80% to be a 7 and I thought what blsh...I mean I thought that it was unfair and staff like that. But when I sat the 1st examination I saw that it was more than fair..
What I want to say is that the system itself puts you in the mentality of the 7-grade system so that u wont care whether u got the higher or the lower band grade...
I can tell u I had in IB1 a 41/42 although taking the lower bands of the grades(80-85%) but what it remained were the 7s and the overall 41 score...
For me it is REALLY hard to take the upper bands (say 95-100%) because the examinations are made in a way that mistakes are (99.9%) unavoidable...although still u can get a 7...
Experience will get u appreciate things...
Trust me..
Cheers
I'm aiming for, well, as high as I can get - but we have been advised by our tutors that 7s are extremely hard to get in Sciences. Hell, maybe thats just the way the English IB works. I know a couple of Universities in England were after 7s in sciences to get into Med School, but that was retracted and changed to 6s.
Ah, well - make of that what you will. I got two 7s in my end-of-year mocks (Psychology and English) but was real close in Biology... so you never know! I have a year left, after all.
Ah, well - make of that what you will. I got two 7s in my end-of-year mocks (Psychology and English) but was real close in Biology... so you never know! I have a year left, after all.
Getting 7s? That depends on the grade boundaries, I suppose. In some subjects if one gets above 80% one gets 7s. If you work very hard, you can most likely get all 7s. This "very hard" is rather extreme--you must MASTER everything you learn and expand it, so that you can ace exams with ease.
Now another thing is the EE & TOK. Even if you work hard on those, there is still some chance you will get B or C. EE & TOK test your ability to persuade or explain, so that is someone you need to work on. I recommend study philosophical logic and all the classical fallacies that the common population makes, so that you will be versed in the art of argumentation and thus you would have more chance to get full 3 bonus points (A in one thing and B in another, or As in both EE & TOK).
Best of luck.
Now another thing is the EE & TOK. Even if you work hard on those, there is still some chance you will get B or C. EE & TOK test your ability to persuade or explain, so that is someone you need to work on. I recommend study philosophical logic and all the classical fallacies that the common population makes, so that you will be versed in the art of argumentation and thus you would have more chance to get full 3 bonus points (A in one thing and B in another, or As in both EE & TOK).
Best of luck.
For some subjects, it's possible to skip some parts of the syllabus and still get a 7 (especially if the questions are optional). For instance, I decided not to do any development questions on my sl economics exam, did not revise for it, and did not answer any questions on it, but still scored 93% on the exam.
Percentages must be viewed in the context of the grade boundaries. 67% might suffice to get a 7 in psychology, whilst sl math studies usually requires 90%+.
Percentages must be viewed in the context of the grade boundaries. 67% might suffice to get a 7 in psychology, whilst sl math studies usually requires 90%+.
Kiechi
Hm. Thanks guys. This is my final year so I'm going to make the most of it. What months do exams start?
May or November.
tangsiuje
Percentages must be viewed in the context of the grade boundaries. 67% might suffice to get a 7 in psychology, whilst sl math studies usually requires 90%+.
Percentages must be viewed in the context of the grade boundaries. 67% might suffice to get a 7 in psychology, whilst sl math studies usually requires 90%+.
How do you know this? Please tell me
IB The Great
How do you know this? Please tell me
Check this page to get a brief idea. Beware that grade boundaries change slightly between different sessions. Your teachers will be able to provide you with grade boundaries for a specific subject for a specific session (they're in the "examiners' report").
tangsiuje
Check this page to get a brief idea. Beware that grade boundaries change slightly between different sessions. Your teachers will be able to provide you with grade boundaries for a specific subject for a specific session (they're in the "examiners' report").
Woah, usually above 87% is a 7 for Maths Studies...I feel sorry for those who are doing Maths Studies, for Maths isn't their forte (in most cases, obviously) and for the grade boundary is so high it would be difficult for them to ace it. *sigh*Holy cow, but tangsiuje, does one know from where they got those boundaries?
what r u lot talking about??
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Holy cow, but tangsiuje, does one know from where they got those boundaries?
They generally want about 5 per cent of the students taking the exam to get a 7 and to place the average grade to about 4.5. I presume the grades follow something similar to a normal (Gaussian) distribution, which is how the boundaries are obtained. (Though probably this isn't the case in the humanities and languages, where they can have set grade boundaries.)
So it seems quite clear that if the exam is easy more people will get higher marks and thus the grade boundary will be higher.
The grade boundaries change slightly from one session to the other, depending on how difficult the particular papers turn out to have been. Info about how grade boundaries are set can be found in section 5.6.2 of this document.
And no, Sinuhe, they don't aim at making the world average of every subject exactly 4.5. For instance, it's significantly lower for Group6 subjects and significantly higher for Group2 subjects. Someone posted a link to a document with the distribution curves before. Similarly, ~10% receive 7s in Group2 subjects, whilst less than 5% receive 7s in Group6 subjects. For example.
From what I know, there may be set grade boundaries for components (as teachers' guidance), whilst the subject grade boundaries are set every session. (I think languages with very few candidates may be an exception, as it would be quite difficult to produce a beautiful curve based on, say, 5 sets of results. On the other hand, I think the IBO has some serious difficulties in maintaining the same standard in terms of marking across all languages in general...)
And no, Sinuhe, they don't aim at making the world average of every subject exactly 4.5. For instance, it's significantly lower for Group6 subjects and significantly higher for Group2 subjects. Someone posted a link to a document with the distribution curves before. Similarly, ~10% receive 7s in Group2 subjects, whilst less than 5% receive 7s in Group6 subjects. For example.
From what I know, there may be set grade boundaries for components (as teachers' guidance), whilst the subject grade boundaries are set every session. (I think languages with very few candidates may be an exception, as it would be quite difficult to produce a beautiful curve based on, say, 5 sets of results. On the other hand, I think the IBO has some serious difficulties in maintaining the same standard in terms of marking across all languages in general...)
tangsiuje
The grade boundaries change slightly from one session to the other, depending on how difficult the particular papers turn out to have been. Info about how grade boundaries are set can be found in section 5.6.2 of this document.
And no, Sinuhe, they don't aim at making the world average of every subject exactly 4.5. For instance, it's significantly lower for Group6 subjects and significantly higher for Group2 subjects. Someone posted a link to a document with the distribution curves before. Similarly, ~10% receive 7s in Group2 subjects, whilst less than 5% receive 7s in Group6 subjects. For example.
From what I know, there may be set grade boundaries for components (as teachers' guidance), whilst the subject grade boundaries are set every session. (I think languages with very few candidates may be an exception, as it would be quite difficult to produce a beautiful curve based on, say, 5 sets of results. On the other hand, I think the IBO has some serious difficulties in maintaining the same standard in terms of marking across all languages in general...)
And no, Sinuhe, they don't aim at making the world average of every subject exactly 4.5. For instance, it's significantly lower for Group6 subjects and significantly higher for Group2 subjects. Someone posted a link to a document with the distribution curves before. Similarly, ~10% receive 7s in Group2 subjects, whilst less than 5% receive 7s in Group6 subjects. For example.
From what I know, there may be set grade boundaries for components (as teachers' guidance), whilst the subject grade boundaries are set every session. (I think languages with very few candidates may be an exception, as it would be quite difficult to produce a beautiful curve based on, say, 5 sets of results. On the other hand, I think the IBO has some serious difficulties in maintaining the same standard in terms of marking across all languages in general...)
Wow, but where can I find the link to a document with the distribition of the curves? I would be glad to see how each groups are marked. And by the way, why does not the link work?
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