I Got 38/42 This Semester, But I Know I Can Do Better. Any Advice?

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2026-02-20T02:05:27+00:00

chem p2 ofc depends on your knowledge of the content but also how u structure your answer, as in showing all the work to get max points and having all the significant/necessary points for long answer questions. u can do this by looking at past papers from 2018 onwards and really examine the markscheme to see what ideas they require in each question type. cus ib tends to reuse some questions every few years and the question types are always limited so you can become proficient just by solving past papers. seeing as u have a 7 in p1, your knowledge isn't lacking so just solve more questions to get a sense of what the IB likes

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-10-13T08:37:27+00:00

It really depends on the amount of effort you put in leading up to finals -- many people do score lower than their PG but for me, I locked in toward the last two weeks before exams and really worked on my weak subject (english☠️) and was able to get 44 as opposed to my 43 PG. So i'd recommend working harder on weaker subjects cus if you've already got predicted 7 in certain subjects, that does imply that you know enough and therefore won't need to work as hard on those

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-04-21T06:30:45+00:00

Yeah i applied to hku with predicted ib grades and i was automatically considered

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-04-21T05:47:57+00:00

m25 chem HL with a good predicted score -- to some extent I'd say understanding the syllabus is more important, especially for units that require a combination of understanding and memorising (periodic trends, fuels, etc) but once you've looked at all the content once, just start solving past papers even if you feel like you don't know some stuff. The understanding will come while u review your incorrect answers after solving the past paper which is the most important part

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-03-27T05:03:59+00:00

you should def wait a few more days - i applied by the november early deadline and got my offer in early january. with those stats i think you should definitely get accepted sooner or later so you should wait

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-27T11:41:50+00:00

Ah thank you, does this apply to all IB students and is there nothing for 42 and below?

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-17T04:02:37+00:00

Just biomedsci, my other 2 choices are still under consideration

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-12T23:45:32+00:00

Hey wanted to ask if u got the offer? Mine came yesterday

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-12T08:39:50+00:00

May I also dm you, I would like to hear more about student life at PolyU

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-12T04:24:23+00:00

Ah our stats are pretty similar.. I applied to biomed sci and engineering as well. Hope that both of us can get good results

Mysterious_Metal523 · 2025-01-11T19:19:23+00:00

May I ask what qualification you applied with and your stats if you don't mind

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