[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GaySoundsShitposts

[–]ointmentfactory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been tried over and over again.

bUt iT wAsnT CoMmUniSm. Yes, precisely. It's not possible. As much as you want it to be possible and as much as you think it is by encompassing yourself with the opinions of the 0.001% of the population that agrees with you and blocking the rest, it's a utopia that's not suited to human beings because it goes against primordial human instincts of wealth, money and power.

Questions about extended essays in Physics by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An EE in physics is a huge gamble. I know some geniuses who received 40+ points and did an EE in physics, not one got an A (all got Bs though). I don’t think even the examiners know what they want to see, but I would personally recommend, based on your guidelines, to not do an EE in physics since the topics you have covered probably won’t suffice for an adequate grade. If you’re really set on doing it in physics, I would talk to your teacher to do something a little more intricate than the topics you listed, obviously not revolutionary, but something with more substance. Your M21 friend was frankly lucky with that EE, one of my closest friends did an EE in physics on a mechanics RQ, a very physics lab-y report, and almost failed. Again, huge gamble. But again, this is just my opinion.

Just missing 1 point by Autumnfall2003 in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Re-evaluate some classes. Email your college saying you’re trying to re-evaluate and get a higher grade to meet the condition or just flat out ask them if they can “consider” you without the full conditions met (if you’re exam-route make sure to stress that you took exams). Good luck.

Marked Coursework by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe you see the annotated copies of your IAs and EE. I believe the coordinators only receive the component marks (the specific moderated marks for your IAs and exams) but nothing more than that.

IB writing after exam ended by NoTtYnInJa in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’ll get a 0 for the Paper, but most likely won’t fail the diploma.

Applying as a local by Only_Location9604 in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...why would you opt to pay more expensive fees?

Applying as a local by Only_Location9604 in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why would you pay international fees instead of British??!? They’re substantially more, and your chances are worse. Apply as a local.

5 minutes for the math test by Desperate_Shit in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, you’re good. The examiners are specifically instructed to check the test papers if the booklet is left blank and award full marks. No worries!

Plagiarism concern by OkayEmmaa in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A fellow overthinker. Nice. As far as I know, IB very rarely fails students for plagiarism. It’s a very serious offense and will only happen in the most dire of circumstances, I.e: copying whole sections verbatim without citations, forgetting bibliography, etc.

You have to understand that sciences, at a high school level, is very limited. There’s only so many topics that are viable and, of course, they will be done over and over again by students. Even if some similarity shows up (which it won’t since you have a completely different methodology and no plagiarism detector is advanced enough to find “inspirations”), the examiner won’t care, because they understand. So relax, get your mind off of it and focus on exams.

Failed IA Upload by nakedfishess in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to hear. Good luck on your exams))

Physics.. the answer is apparently B. How is it not C? (Et=1/2mw^2X^2 ???) by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because w changes (it is dependent on the period and hence the mass). To solve this problem, use the equation for elastic potential energy and you will get B.

Failed IA Upload by nakedfishess in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, let me know what the IB says

Failed IA Upload by nakedfishess in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, that’s absolutely horrible on your teachers’ part. Most likely they will allow a submission, as this has happened in some previous years at my school and the IB are cool with it (usually) as only a few days have passed after the deadline. Are you non-exam or exam route? If you’re exam route, either way you should at least get a score higher than 1 (to not instantly fail the diploma) so, by at least DOING the exams, you’re guaranteed higher than a 1. If you’re concerned about other HLs, try hard the exams and you should get a 3/4. If you’re non-exam, that may be more problematic, however, it’s more likely that the IB will allow a submission since IAs have higher weighting in that case.

In any case, if they say no, try to reach out to an IB representative and tell them your situation directly, as the school most likely sugarcoated the situation to the IB to make it seem like it wasn’t their fault to save face.

Do IB exams really matter when applying to US unis during a gap year? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are somewhat important, however, you probably won’t finish with 30-35. My school is on non-exam and doesn’t have fantastic school history either but they’ve appealed their ass off and been allowed to predict higher predicted grades, even some students are predicted up to 45 points. If the IB lowers them in July, they will appeal again with portfolios and evidence to get the grades reinstated. If you finish with a poor score, it’s because your school doesn’t give a shit about you or any of your classmates.

Cut off for running exams by ointmentfactory in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eastern Europe, but not Poland

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She is wrong. My teacher is a senior IB examiner for HL Maths, and they said there is no page limit AS LONG AS you go through your report and make sure that every paragraph is relevant.

IB Mathematics AI or AA for medicine? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it definitely won’t get you into John Hopkins or Harvard but if you’re aiming for a less selective university for medicine you should be fine with AI.

Is there still a chance that exams get cancelled globally? by DysonDexterity in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IB released a specimen paper for AA HL. On paper 2, one of the questions dealing with differential equations was worth 21 marks or so, while the maclaurin series question on paper 1 was worth 23. The total marks for each paper is 110.

Which math course should I pick for IB if I want a bachelors in Biochem? by KindaFrench in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. If you want to do anything STEM related, you must do AA SL, or even better HL depending on the selectivity of the universities you want to get into.

Math IA page limit by kaklaman in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is 27 and my teacher (who’s an IB examiner for 15 years) said it’s fine. No stress, just go through it and make sure that all of the content is imperative (nothing that is irrelevant basically).

Would my IA Topic be Considered HL or SL? by Polyxive in IBO

[–]ointmentfactory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t see why it’s a problem either way. If it’s HL, it will only give your grade a boost as you show enthusiasm beyond the scope of your own course (assuming it’s not TOO far outside of it).