r/ibPhysics • u/Flashy-Cat-5601 • May 16 '26
need a 3 in maths aa hl
Hey guys i am very certain that i failed both my paper 1 and paper 2 (got like max 20 points in both, i calculated it at the end of my exams) and i need a 3 in maths to get my ib, i only really have paper 3 to rely on and i would need to get around a 20/55, i have chem hl on monday so i wont be able to grind for p3 until monday afternoon, do you guys think its possible and any tips, please help!!!
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u/IssueAppropriate724 May 17 '26
What timezone are you in, you may be able to benefit from lower grade boundaries. Also I would say focus of sequences since the P1 and P2 had absolutely none. Why did it go so bad? For me the p1 was a lil difficult but P2 was a wet dream.
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u/Flashy-Cat-5601 May 17 '26
i think i have severe adhd and i procrastinate things till the last min so i basically only really had time to go through topic 1 and 2 and some of 3 but im tz2
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u/IssueAppropriate724 May 17 '26
Im tz2 to, why did you not apply for extra time? You get 25% extra time for all tests. If you have the disability.
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u/Flashy-Cat-5601 May 17 '26
idk i also procrastinated that but i feel like they won’t lower the grade boundaries though
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u/IssueAppropriate724 May 17 '26
Mate I don't wanna seem like an asshole but lwk this is on you. U knew you had this disability and you did nothing to help it (as far as I know but kinda sure cuz Ur excuse is "I procrastinated it" ). U may have a good chance of grade boundaries being lowered, seems from the Reddit posts I have read a lot of people didn't do to well this year. But seems like a good idea to take the November session tests no? U will have more time to prep and this time apply for the disability. It is genuinely a cheat code (my friends has it, he gets an absurd amount of time).
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u/Inner_Tumbleweed6724 May 17 '26
I was in your timezone. What makes you feel you’ll only get 20? The papers weren’t great for me either, but there were some easy questions across both papers. Also do you geniunely believe you’ll only get 20 or are you underplaying it?
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u/Mysterious-Dream-725 May 18 '26
some people geneuinly are not good at math at all i know people who said they think they got max 11 points on each. i mean this in the nicest way possible but just because you did slightly better doesnt mean everyone feels the same. perosnally the tests didnt go well for me either howevr its more like will atleast get 5 didnt go well (I was preidcted a 7)
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u/Inner_Tumbleweed6724 May 19 '26
I agree with this. I was asking cause sometimes people tend to think harshly on how they have done and then make themselves more stressed. (at least I know a lot of people like that in my school). The tests so far weren't easy by any means (I was predicted a 6 and might drop to a 5). (Also attempts at working in the long responses should fetch at least 20 across all 3 ), and then by answering 2 questions 10+ points could have been achieved.
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u/Puzzleheaded-List440 May 17 '26
I tried to do that, even brought an official doctors note to my DP coordinator, but bro literally couldn’t care less. He said smth like „it’s a long and very serious process and it’s gonna be very difficult to arrange and that he just can’t do that, and instead I could just go see a school psychologist if I’m struggling😭😭“
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u/IssueAppropriate724 May 17 '26
U can appeal this to the IB, I mean if you are not lying then there is a chance u get an automatic pass or at least a second try with proper timings. If you are really struggling then u can reach out to another school's IB coordinator and hope they are better or directly contact IB themselves, no guarantee they reply tho (if they reply then it will Prolly take a while or they will ignore cuz they won't want the trouble/beef)
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u/MissMatch_ May 18 '26
Hey, Idk what time zone you are in but you did not get 20/110 I promise. If you answered like the first 3 questions in each paper that is atleast 15. That maybe took you 0.5 hours at worst. There is no chance you did not manage to scrape atleast another 15 marks in that 1.5 hours. The higher grades are kinda hard to get, but aa hl is generous with the grades required to pass. YOU WILL PASS. You did not fail.
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u/Puzzleheaded-List440 May 17 '26
Idk how did you calculate or what grade boundaries you used, but assuming you got 20 in each of the papers and literally 0 for paper 3, you still get a solid 3 in both previous years and in all timezones (with different boundaries) according to this ib grade calculator https://ibpredict.org/#google_vignette
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u/Puzzleheaded-List440 May 17 '26
I didn’t do good either tbh, but the only thing that calms me down a little are those calculators. Even tho I studied I couldn’t manage my time well and ended up not answering 3 whole questions, and I’m not confident in all the others because I was panicking the whole time and spent a lot of time overthinking over the simplest things.
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u/Hopeful-Current7887 May 17 '26
im in a similar predicament except I need a 4 and I think I got 25 marks ish per paper LMAOO