Hearing from former students one by one has given me plenty of reasons to smile.
The students in this first message both earned a 6 in IB Chemistry and decided to study Economics at Yonsei University. They are twins, and now they will be attending the same university and the same department as well.
An IB Chemistry grade 7 sounds simple when reduced to a single number, but it represents a tremendous amount of time spent studying, practising, and working through the textbook.
Because I understand that weight, this message was especially rewarding. The student is now preparing for medical-school admissions, and I hope the next result is just as successful.
I only taught this student IB Chemistry, but the overall result was extraordinary: a perfect final score of 45 points.
Every year a small number of students achieve a perfect score, yet it is never ordinary or easy. This student was exceptionally capable, and I joked that I might soon see them appearing on television.
I am always happy when students tell me that their predicted or final grades turned out well.
This student hopes to study pharmacy. The result shows a mark of 79 against a lower grade boundary of 74, earning the desired 7. The student was intelligent, diligent, and fully deserving of the outcome.
The final student took IB Chemistry at Standard Level. The preparation was not especially intense at the beginning, but the student made a decisive final push.
Near the end, the student worked through an enormous number of questions independently and repeatedly brought the difficult ones to class. That effort produced the result they wanted. Congratulations.