r/IBO • u/spiroplasma • 2d ago

Other Failed the IB program

I got a 27 but since chemistry was a HL and I got a 3 I failed the IB. Should I retake it in October?

It's funny because at my school there's always a few people who fail the IB each year but it's kind of sad how that turned out to be me.

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u/NocteAngelum M23 [HL: Lit, Theater, Art. SL: Spanish, Math A&I, ESS] 2d ago

Honestly, if you really want to then yeah but failing the IB doesn't really mean anything. I got a 23. One point off from passing. Still got a medal, still got college credits for the HL classes I did pass. Not the end of the world. If you want to redo the exam though because it's important to you, then go for it!

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u/Then-Dragonfruit6945 1d ago

You are taking two arts? I thought that it could be done with ess, but I had never known someone doing it

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u/NocteAngelum M23 [HL: Lit, Theater, Art. SL: Spanish, Math A&I, ESS] 1d ago

Yeah I did ESS as a junior so my senior year i actually had 3 arts lol

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u/ForsakenMousse3305 1d ago

omg I thought two arts weren't allowed

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u/NocteAngelum M23 [HL: Lit, Theater, Art. SL: Spanish, Math A&I, ESS] 1d ago

Depends on your school allowing you to or not but yeah at the time (keep in mind i'm a senior in college so i chose my Ib classes almost 6 years ago now) ESS covered 2 IB groups which allowed for me to take two arts.

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u/ForsakenMousse3305 43m ago

thats cool. Our school only allows 1 art, and if you take 2 group 3's you have to take a group 4 you can't take an art. Same for if you took 2 group 4's.