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The IB Chemistry Finals Are Over—Congratulations to Everyone Who Did Well!

The finals are finally over. Wow, that was really exhausting, haha.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Conversation 1
Teacher

If you give yourself a little more time, you do well.

Student

There were fewer questions than usual, and I finished with time left. How did the others do?

Conversation 2
Student

Teacher, the exam went well!

Teacher

Haha!

Student

You’re the best, teacher. Thank you for everything.

Teacher

Were there any hard questions?

Student

No. It was all easy.

Teacher

Haha!

Conversation 3
Teacher

How did this exam feel? I heard it was easy from everyone. Was it?

Student

Yes, it was easy, but I made a few mistakes. Haha.

Conversation 4
Teacher

Was your exam okay?

Student

I think I did fine.

Teacher

Oh! Good! You worked really hard all this time.

Conversation 5
Teacher

Are you two together? Did you both do well on the exam?

Student

I think I did okay. Paper 1 was really easy. I finished in 15 minutes.

Conversation 6
Student

Yes, teacher, Paper 1 was really easy.

Teacher

Great! You did well. You worked hard. Were the free-response questions difficult? What did you think?

Student

Haha, that exam was easy.

Conversation 7
Teacher

Do you think everything will be a 7?

Student

Haha, thankfully. Thank you, teacher.

Conversation 8
Student

I think chemistry went very easily.

Teacher

Really?

Student

I’ve seen a similar problem in a past paper.

Teacher

The IR spectrum? So you knew the answer?

Student

Yes, it was one I had seen before.

Teacher

Haha! 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.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Parent

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.

Teacher

Thank 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.

A thank-you message and gift from an IB Chemistry family

I opened the gifts from parents,

but the gift a student gave me with a letter is something I plan to keep unopened, haha.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Conversation 1
Student

Teacher, I got 100 on Unit 15!

Teacher

Haha, exactly as I said!

Conversation 2
Student

I got 100% on the exam!

Teacher

Haha, that’s amazing!

Conversation 3
Student

I received a chemistry award—Academic Excellence.

Teacher

Congratulations!

Conversation 4
Student

Teacher, I got a 7 for the first time! 91 points, haha.

Teacher

Haha, congratulations!

Conversation 5
Student

Yes! I think I did pretty well.

Teacher

Wow! You worked hard.

Student

Thank you! You’re the best.

Conversation 6
Student

Hello, 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!

Teacher

Oh! 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 7
Parent

The multiple-choice section was a perfect score, and my child lost only 3 points on the free-response questions. I’m delighted! Thank you.

Teacher

Wow, the result is out already? Such a great result. Thank you!

Conversation 8
Student

Teacher, I got a 7! Thank you.

Teacher

Haha!

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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.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Student

The exam was really easy. Normally I ran out of time on Paper 2, but this time I actually had time left. Haha.

Teacher

Haha!

Student

Usually it goes up to question 6 or 7, but this time there were only 4 questions.

Teacher

Oh, 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.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Was your exam okay? Everyone told me it seemed easy. Is that true?

Student

It was a little easier than I expected.

Teacher

You worked so hard!

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This student received the Chemistry award.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

How did the exam go? And thank you for the gift. Haha.

Student

Teacher, the exam went well!

Teacher

Haha!

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We worked together on IB Chemistry for two years. You did so well.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

How did this exam feel? Everyone told me it was easy. Is that true?

Student

Yes, it was easy.

Teacher

Oh!

Student

But I made a few mistakes. Haha.

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This student also received the school's Chemistry award.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Oh!

Student

I think I did well!

Teacher

Both of you! That is such wonderful news.

Student

Thank you for helping me. Oh, already? Haha.

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They're going to Toronto with a scholarship, haha.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

Are you with the other student? Did both of you do well on the exam?

Student

I think I did okay. Paper 1 was really easy.

Teacher

Oh!

Student

It was extremely easy. I finished in 15 minutes.

Teacher

Oh!

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Haha, perhaps a little showing off here.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Student

Yes. It wasn’t bad.

Teacher

Where on earth did they get the questions from? Haha. Do you think you’ll all get 7s?

Student

Haha, thankfully!

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Accepted to Imperial in the UK! All the best!

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

They said it was easy.

Student

[Celebration sticker]

Student

Yes, it was easy. Haha.

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What a group of high achievers, haha.

Student & parent messagesEnglish translation
Teacher

I heard the exam was easy. Is that true?

Student

Yes, it was easy. Haha. Rather than being extremely easy, there just weren’t any hard questions.

Teacher

Haha!

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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.