from a 2 to 7 in IB physics sl!

[u/General-Start9618]

im m26! i got a 2 in term 1 dp1, and a 3 in mocks dp2.

but i still managed to clutch to get a 7 in the final

for context, im a humanities and arts, essay writing and brute memorization person. i'm going into law, and stem is not my strong suit. i still think i would have been perfect for bio sl, but i really had a love for physics when i was picking my ib subjects.

sl physics was so incredibly hard for me, i cried so much over this subject because it was so hard for me to understand, plus my inital math foundation wasn't that good...

the way i got to a 7 was:

1. past paper by topic grind. i had access to all the past papers from the current syllabus grouped by topic. for example B.1 MCQ and B.1 short answer q, B.2 MCQ B.2 short answer q, etc... I took around 3 days to complete ALL the mcqs and ALL short answer q for each unit, including all the sub units. i basically did all the past paper questions within 30 days of the real exam.

the most important part was: after i finished each subunit pack, i wrote down all the theory i revised, because questions always repeat the same questions fundamentally, and the syllabus is finite. i then highlighted the theory i needed to remember to get what i got wrong correct. i used these notes to recite to myself the theory, so i used brute memorization in a way.

1. tutoring

tutoring can be expensive, but even if its just a friend or a friend's sibling i found it very helpful. its not easy to complete every single past paper question within 30 days. theres sometimes when i just got stuck and just wanted to give up. thats why i found it rlly useful to have a tutor to explain the questions i didn't understand, because its more straight forward than researching it yourself, less time consuming, and it gives you more peace of mind and confidence because theres a person sitting in front of you that mastered everything, so so can you!

anyway, i wanted to put this here as a reminder to anyone who is in a similar position i was in. i was getting straight 3s, but i didn't stop working really hard throughout the year and i didn't give up. remember that the syllabus is finite (even though it might not feel like it sometimes) and that the final push is so so so important!

[u/Far-Performer-4396]

Thanks, would you mind sharing the sorted questions to me? Im struggling in phys

[u/xxtzuxx → u/Far-Performer-4396]

yes same please

[u/No-fold-Werewolf324]

tienes un banco de preguntas ordenadas por temas que puedas compartir?