Okay guys, now picture this situation..

You cannot get a 1 or more than one 2 in a HL and pass.

The IB

Failing conditions for the IB....
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For higher level (HL) subjects: a grade of 1; or more than one grade of 2.

Reply 3

and thats quoting The IB, the monder in the sky :p:

Reply 4

andy_cole2

and thats quoting The IB, the monder in the sky :p:

IB = GOD
Simple As.. :cool:

Reply 5

simarik

yea as long as u get over 12 for ur HL subjects, and a score of over 24, theres no reasn y u shudnt get ur diploma

of course if u hvnt done ur EE, TOK or CAS, u wnt be given ur diploma either

Reply 6

yeah but I dont think you can get 2's in all your SL and stil get your diploma. but 1 grade 2 at SL should be all right.

Reply 7

rawkingpunkster

Read the requirements.

I think u cannot get ANY 1s for your SLs and ANY 2 for yours HLs, on top of getting a certain number of points for HLs and stuff.

Reply 8

rawkingpunkster

Read the requirements.

I think u cannot get ANY 1s for your SLs and ANY 2 for yours HLs, on top of getting a certain number of points for HLs and stuff.

Wrong

Faliing conditions for the IB:

the IB AKA God

For higher level (HL) subjects: a grade of 1; or more than one grade of 2.

For Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge: a grade of E on both components.

For overall results: more than three grades of 3; or more than one grade of 3 if there is a grade of 2 at the standard level.

Reply 9

yeah isnt there a whole page in teh Vade Mecum devoted to failing condition?

Reply 10

yes but the thing is most UK unis won't specify that you have to pass the IB, they always forget this/ don't understand it taht even with 45 points you could be a lazy ars who never did sport :p:

and has no action hours

Reply 11

Tabasco

OP

Thank you people!!!

But what about compensating grades? For example I get a 2 in Bio standard level and a 6 in Eco higher level. Can I (or do I have to) use the 6 in eco to arrive at a 4 in Bio(Eco 6-2=4 -> Bio 2+2=4) and therefore pass? Or is compensating not necessary at all? Crap... I think I am talking nonsense... would someone inform me how that works?

Thanks a lot

Reply 12

You cant compensate.. its in the rules that if you get a 2 in your SL you can't get more than one 3 at all in any other subject.

likewise you still need 24 points overall but cant have any more than two 2's at higher level or a grade 1.

Compensating with a 7 in something else is irrelevant, if you get a failing condition, in any way, you fail.

Reply 13

instaed of doing these randomjuggling tricks with grades why don't you save yourself the time and reallocate it to revise economics and biology :wink:

Reply 14

Tabasco

OP

Actually bio (7) and eco (6) are my strongest subjects :cool:

. It's just that I am very curious about extreme cases and find the way the problem is solved very intersting and smart.

Thank you a lot :tsr2:

Reply 15

lol i got told :p:

still seemed weird

Reply 16

x_morgan_x

But if you fail a course doesn't it mean you can't get the diploma?
Isn't a 4 a pass... and a 3, 2 or 1 a fail??

Reply 17

... Apparantly not :p:

Otherwise it would void those Rules stated in the Vade Mecum

Reply 18

No...I dont think there's 'failing grades' strictly speaking. My friend got a 2 in Bio and still ended up with 32 points nad got her diploma (bio at SL obviously).

but yeah the common misconception is that if you get anything under a 4 you fail. but you don't. don't know if that's actually a good thing or not. I suppose it's good...you still have a chance at the diploma even if you suck at something bugt I guess I doesn't look particularly good on the diploma.

Reply 19