May 2010 International Baccalaureate Results

My IB Coordinator just sent me my IB results, since IB Coordinators receive the results on 5 July whereas candidates get them on 6 July. You can access them from http://results.ibo.org at your designated time.

I’ll be posting the screenshot tomorrow.

(P.S.: I’m a TZ1 (timezone 1) student, so mark boundaries are a bit different here than in TZ2)

Here goes:

Chemistry HL–6
English HL–6
History of the Americas HL–5
French SL–6
Biology SL–7
Maths SL–7

History EE–A
Theory of Knowledge–B

EE/TOK points: 3
Total points: 40/45

Less than 5% of Diploma candidates in the world exceed 40/45. Intense!

DIPLOMA AWARDED

Analysis: HLs 665, SLs 776
@HLs: English looks like a failure; may have to examine subject reports to see how far I was from a 7.
History was a definite failure, which means that my papers must’ve been full of fail to negate my IA.
Chemistry is a pleasant surprise.

If I were applying to a British university, my HLs would be marginally acceptable judging by previous posts on The Student Room.

I must admit that it is quite underwhelming to have your entire IB career reduced to a series of numbers on a website. On the other hand, it’s liberating to know that I have survived the International Baccalaureate and placed quite well in comparison to candidates around the world since all subjects are weighted on a curve.

I’m still in shock.
Original Predictions

Maths SL – 7
English HL – 60% 7, 40% 6
Chemistry HL – 40% 6, 60% 5
History HL – 45% 6, 55% 5
Biology SL – 7
Francais NM – 90% 6, 10% 5
TOK: 25% A, 75% B
EE: 90% A, 10% B
Bonus points matrix: 3

Most probable total: 40/45

Only English and Chemistry were off.

Related posts:

1. IB Results Day for May 2010 Exams
2. IB Exam Mark Predictions
3. Why We Need the International Baccalaureate
4. Why We Need the International Baccalaureate Update
5. Passing Conditions for the IB Diploma