The IB Chemistry Finals Are Over—Congratulations to Everyone Who Did Well!
The finals are finally over. Wow, that was really exhausting, haha.
If you give yourself a little more time, you do well.
StudentThere were fewer questions than usual, and I finished with time left. How did the others do?
Conversation 2StudentTeacher, the exam went well!
TeacherHaha!
StudentYou’re the best, teacher. Thank you for everything.
TeacherWere there any hard questions?
StudentNo. It was all easy.
TeacherHaha!
Conversation 3TeacherHow did this exam feel? I heard it was easy from everyone. Was it?
StudentYes, it was easy, but I made a few mistakes. Haha.
Conversation 4TeacherWas your exam okay?
StudentI think I did fine.
TeacherOh! Good! You worked really hard all this time.
Conversation 5TeacherAre you two together? Did you both do well on the exam?
StudentI think I did okay. Paper 1 was really easy. I finished in 15 minutes.
Conversation 6StudentYes, teacher, Paper 1 was really easy.
TeacherGreat! You did well. You worked hard. Were the free-response questions difficult? What did you think?
StudentHaha, that exam was easy.
Conversation 7TeacherDo you think everything will be a 7?
StudentHaha, thankfully. Thank you, teacher.
Conversation 8StudentI think chemistry went very easily.
TeacherReally?
StudentI’ve seen a similar problem in a past paper.
TeacherThe IR spectrum? So you knew the answer?
StudentYes, it was one I had seen before.
TeacherHaha! You worked so hard.
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Everyone is saying the exam was easy, haha.
Even a student who usually got 3s at school, and who studied with me every day for two weeks to improve,
messaged to say it was easy.
Based on that, I think the difficulty was manageable.
We will have to wait for the result, but I’m relieved that my child seems to have done well. Thank you for all your hard work.
TeacherThank you!
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Parents sent so many messages,
and gifts arrived by delivery or were given in person to say thank you. I'm very grateful.
I opened the gifts from parents,
but the gift a student gave me with a letter is something I plan to keep unopened, haha.
Teacher, I got 100 on Unit 15!
TeacherHaha, exactly as I said!
Conversation 2StudentI got 100% on the exam!
TeacherHaha, that’s amazing!
Conversation 3StudentI received a chemistry award—Academic Excellence.
TeacherCongratulations!
Conversation 4StudentTeacher, I got a 7 for the first time! 91 points, haha.
TeacherHaha, congratulations!
Conversation 5StudentYes! I think I did pretty well.
TeacherWow! You worked hard.
StudentThank you! You’re the best.
Conversation 6StudentHello, teacher. I studied chemistry with you last winter break. I received a predicted 7 for my IA, so I wanted to tell you. Thank you for helping so hard when there was little time left before the deadline. Thanks to you, I think I achieved a good result. I’ll be in touch as soon as the final results come out!
TeacherOh! Congratulations! You’ve had lots of university acceptances, so let me know when more good news comes. But honestly, you did all the work. Thank you!
Conversation 7ParentThe multiple-choice section was a perfect score, and my child lost only 3 points on the free-response questions. I’m delighted! Thank you.
TeacherWow, the result is out already? Such a great result. Thank you!
Conversation 8StudentTeacher, I got a 7! Thank you.
TeacherHaha!
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I'm so relieved that the students who used to send anxious messages like these have finished.
The messages collected above are from students who ranked first or second at school or received awards.
The exam was really easy. Normally I ran out of time on Paper 2, but this time I actually had time left. Haha.
TeacherHaha!
StudentUsually it goes up to question 6 or 7, but this time there were only 4 questions.
TeacherOh, I see!
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There are so many messages that I don't know whether I can post them all,
but I'll select as many as I can.
Was your exam okay? Everyone told me it seemed easy. Is that true?
StudentIt was a little easier than I expected.
TeacherYou worked so hard!
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This student received the Chemistry award.
How did the exam go? And thank you for the gift. Haha.
StudentTeacher, the exam went well!
TeacherHaha!
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We worked together on IB Chemistry for two years. You did so well.
How did this exam feel? Everyone told me it was easy. Is that true?
StudentYes, it was easy.
TeacherOh!
StudentBut I made a few mistakes. Haha.
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This student also received the school's Chemistry award.
Oh!
StudentI think I did well!
TeacherBoth of you! That is such wonderful news.
StudentThank you for helping me. Oh, already? Haha.
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They're going to Toronto with a scholarship, haha.
Are you with the other student? Did both of you do well on the exam?
StudentI think I did okay. Paper 1 was really easy.
TeacherOh!
StudentIt was extremely easy. I finished in 15 minutes.
TeacherOh!
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Haha, perhaps a little showing off here.
Yes. It wasn’t bad.
TeacherWhere on earth did they get the questions from? Haha. Do you think you’ll all get 7s?
StudentHaha, thankfully!
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Accepted to Imperial in the UK! All the best!
They said it was easy.
Student[Celebration sticker]
StudentYes, it was easy. Haha.
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What a group of high achievers, haha.
I heard the exam was easy. Is that true?
StudentYes, it was easy. Haha. Rather than being extremely easy, there just weren’t any hard questions.
TeacherHaha!
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So many messages arrived at once
that I probably won't be able to post them all.
The overall impression is that everyone did well, which is a huge relief.
My current IB Chemistry students in China, Dubai, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea are also ranking highly in their classes,
so I'm looking forward to next year too.
I've based these comments on the rankings students reported to me.
Well done, everyone. IB Chemistry is over, so perhaps it's finally time for a little rest.
Thank you.
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