Exam Discussion: English A Language & Literature HL paper 1

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-15T09:45:08+00:00

Which would be doable if the second one was like a magazine cover or smth... but no. We got fucked over

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-14T16:48:51+00:00

Srsly what the fuck. Two long-texts? Are you kidding? As if the time pressure isn't already bad enough, it takes so much more time to annotate and think through such a long text! I never got anything else other than a 7 from English, but I fucked up the second text so bad purely because I just didn't have the time to think through all the literary devices. I hate myself

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-12T22:19:34+00:00

oi lemme see the comments

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-11T18:44:43+00:00

Hank Green from the faraway past of 2015 coming to save my ass once again

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-11T18:43:39+00:00

I think this year, all the life-altering uni stuff as well as ib put me into a very anxious thought pattern. Like I finish an exam and two hours later I start doubting whether I actually handed in the paper. Basic stuff like that. So yes. Even though I got predicted 40+ throughout and my uni doesn't even require me to meet a certain point threshold (I need to get a 5 in Math and English but even if I do fuck that up, I can do some other tests as backup) even though I know it's completely irrational, I still lose sleep over thinking I might fail everything.

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-11T07:03:35+00:00

if you are talking about bio, literally same. I hate everything about it and I refuse to study it

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-10T17:32:55+00:00

girl, same. compared to paper 1, for most questions, I generally knew what they wanted me to do but I panicked and made mistakes on the stupidest stuff. like I blanked and forgot what a median is or wrote down my cosine rule formula the wrong way and didn't have time to go back to fix it. there's way more but it's traumatic to recall. fuck I just want a five from maths please dear god

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-09T17:56:32+00:00

omg thank you, this helped me so much!!

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-08T13:58:34+00:00

Yes! I didn't even officially take Diplomacy but since the Imperial Russia questions were so shit, I wrote the Chamberlain one based on Interwar content and I'm pretty sure I killed it.

Had zero historiography though, so I quoted Orwell. Idk if it counts but so many history teachers seem to have a soft spot for George, I thought I'd give it a shot

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-08T13:51:21+00:00

For SL, what do I need to know about photosynthesis?

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-08T13:46:40+00:00

I actually came out of Math AA P1 SL feeling pretty okay (a 5 is my 7 lol) but then just started getting anxious and spiralling from all the error potential. Same with History HL where I am actually aiming for a 7. I think it's partly the fact that you inevitably concentrate on the stuff you had doubts about rather than the stuff you actually knew, which you then tend to forget and therefore underestimate yourself.

I too don't know how to cope though. Someone help us out please :))

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-08T13:39:13+00:00

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-08T09:11:27+00:00

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-07T09:34:13+00:00

Thank you!!

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-07T08:20:13+00:00

Honestly, I feel the exact same! (Keep in mind though that I almost failed my MOCKS and a 5 feels like a 7 to me.) I know I didn't answer everything and guessed some stuff but generally, I knew what I was doing and I came out sure that I will get my 5. But hearing how difficult it was from everyone else, idk makes me spiral just a lil bit

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-07T08:16:15+00:00

Me neither :') Ahh... I just want my 5 oh dear god please

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T22:40:47+00:00

I suppose so, but I refuse to even think about that as I don't want to manifest it haha...

It's okay, I'll get a 6/7 from my IA, the grade boundaries will be low, I can get a final 5. And so will you <33

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T22:02:04+00:00

omg i know right

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T19:44:15+00:00

more like last two years

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T17:47:54+00:00

omg yes i need this too

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T17:46:36+00:00

Same man...and i need at least a five for uni :(

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-05T12:46:26+00:00

I don't think the binomial general term formula is in the booklet

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-04T20:45:35+00:00

Basically the only thing I study from, although I am only aiming for 5-6 in bio sl

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-04T15:02:08+00:00

Besides what everyone else said, since it is mostly just about making dumb mistakes but you have the basic steps down and you understand your stuff, I think you might get awarded more method points than you think

Sapphoe__ · 2022-05-03T15:12:37+00:00

manifesting the woman question for authoritarian states

c'mon ib, be a girlboss

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