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Has anyone's school confirmed whether they're taking exams or not? If so, which country?
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(Original post by sabedama)
Has anyone's school confirmed whether they're taking exams or not? If so, which country?
Has anyone's school confirmed whether they're taking exams or not? If so, which country?
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(Original post by VanillaCream)
mine has confirmed we're having exams in May and I'm from Poland, what about you?
mine has confirmed we're having exams in May and I'm from Poland, what about you?
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(Original post by VanillaCream)
mine has confirmed we're having exams in May and I'm from Poland, what about you?
mine has confirmed we're having exams in May and I'm from Poland, what about you?
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but well, looking at A levels and GCSE in the UK, I'd say it's likely they would decide to take non-examination route in the UK
you'd rather take written exams, right? cause in Poland many people are complaining and writing petitions/letters (both to the IB and media...) to actually cancel them :0
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(Original post by VanillaCream)
haven't they said it should be cofirmed by 12th February, so the last Friday? they should already have a decision probably
but well, looking at A levels and GCSE in the UK, I'd say it's likely they would decide to take non-examination route in the UK
you'd rather take written exams, right? cause in Poland many people are complaining and writing petitions/letters (both to the IB and media...) to actually cancel them :0
haven't they said it should be cofirmed by 12th February, so the last Friday? they should already have a decision probably
but well, looking at A levels and GCSE in the UK, I'd say it's likely they would decide to take non-examination route in the UK
you'd rather take written exams, right? cause in Poland many people are complaining and writing petitions/letters (both to the IB and media...) to actually cancel them :0
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at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
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(Original post by sabedama)
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route
at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route
at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
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(Original post by sabedama)
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route
at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
Btw, what subjects are you taking and what did you apply for uni in the UK?
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(Original post by sabedama)
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
just saw!!! In egypt we’re taking the exam-route
at this point I mean it is what it is but it’s kind of unfair from a university application point of view. I’ve applied for uni in the UK and it doesn’t really sit well with me that I might have to attend uni with someone who didn’t work as hard as I have (as in study for exams) and who will simply get grades based off IAs and evidence (this isn’t shade btw!!!!). I also understand how it’s not really in anyone’s hands at this point but I just wish that things would be dealt with globally so everyone has the same opportunities
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(Original post by ManU2020)
But surely if it was dealt with globally it would also be unfair, considering how different countries are at vastly different points right now? Take say New Zealand and compare it to the UK. Would it be fair to not allow those in NZ to sit their exams? Would it be fair to force those in the UK to sit the exams?
But surely if it was dealt with globally it would also be unfair, considering how different countries are at vastly different points right now? Take say New Zealand and compare it to the UK. Would it be fair to not allow those in NZ to sit their exams? Would it be fair to force those in the UK to sit the exams?
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(Original post by VanillaCream)
I'm actually really happy we're sitting the exams, we had a meeting with our coordinator today and she said that the grade boundaries will be surely lower for people sitting the exams, so if you can study, then it will be more beneficial probably. I don't know how 'good' your school or class are, but our both school and especially our class have really storng students, so it would be very unfair for us as there is this quota according to the previous statistics and e.g. if throughout the last 3 years e.g. 10% of people got 7s in Chem HL (because the students weren't that strong) and in our class there are like 28 people taking Chem, only like 3 of them max could get a 7 and I'm sure there are many more who are capable of it. So yeah, it might be beneficial in a way.
Btw, what subjects are you taking and what did you apply for uni in the UK?
I'm actually really happy we're sitting the exams, we had a meeting with our coordinator today and she said that the grade boundaries will be surely lower for people sitting the exams, so if you can study, then it will be more beneficial probably. I don't know how 'good' your school or class are, but our both school and especially our class have really storng students, so it would be very unfair for us as there is this quota according to the previous statistics and e.g. if throughout the last 3 years e.g. 10% of people got 7s in Chem HL (because the students weren't that strong) and in our class there are like 28 people taking Chem, only like 3 of them max could get a 7 and I'm sure there are many more who are capable of it. So yeah, it might be beneficial in a way.
Btw, what subjects are you taking and what did you apply for uni in the UK?
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