you'llneverknow Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I could say that Physics HL and Maths HL is a tough combo with Chemistry SL of course! Well, I personally don't think that they are extremely hard, I mean they are fine if you study for them regularly but hey we're the kings/queens of procrastination aren't we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IctEcon Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 German HL is being tough on me, simply because no matter what I write it either is not enough for the teacher or not good enough.. languages are always tricky because it seems to depend on the mood of the teacher and if they like your style of writing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Physics HL is Satanic. I do Math HL and it's not that bad if you practice enough but the questions the IB asks you for Physics are hellish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IctEcon Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I heard that alot of the Chemistry HL course was moved down to the SL course for the ones taking exams in 2016 and onwards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
you'llneverknow Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Physics HL is Satanic. I do Math HL and it's not that bad if you practice enough but the questions the IB asks you for Physics are hellish.totally agree! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I heard that alot of the Chemistry HL course was moved down to the SL course for the ones taking exams in 2016 and onwardsYeah that's true. Also because my chem teacher marks really hard for written response. People last year were telling me chem SL was really easy, but I think it's because they were in the old curriculum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanathy Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I take biology HL, Chemistry HL and Maths HL. So, I would say these three are one of the hardest subjects and the world IB score averages are also low for them compared to other subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amor Al-Ayta Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Chem HL is the hardest. Followed by Math HL and then probably Psychology HL and History HL. But its different for each person. However the sciences are usually regarded as the toughest due to the fact that points can be lost very easily due to how the IB marks. For example in your IA's if your entire thing is flawless except for one decimal point or sig fig you automatically get points deducted regardless of the rest being correct. Same with titling tables and etc. One point makes a very big difference in these subjects also. in other subjects you usually have to make significant mistakes to lose marks. Also the content is very large. But overall it comes down to what you will be willing to put your time into. Also the reason why people say that for example Chem SL is the hardest is because it tends to be the hardest type of SL subject. Since most people focus on there HL it sometimes isn't a smart thing to pick a subject like Chemistry which will demand a lot of review and practice (probably more than some of your HL's). It sometimes is too much work for just an SL subject. I recommend not picking the following at SL if you aren't very interested or have an opportunity to take another subject. Chem, Physics, Psychology, and English lit these are all demanding and i think not worth it at SL. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussainkhambata Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Physics HL & Math HL plus Business HL is easy to learn however its very hard to score on exam style questions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IctEcon Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I heard that alot of the Chemistry HL course was moved down to the SL course for the ones taking exams in 2016 and onwardsYeah that's true. Also because my chem teacher marks really hard for written response. People last year were telling me chem SL was really easy, but I think it's because they were in the old curriculum. Being in the old curriculum I must agree, since I am really not the smartest when it comes to Chem and i'm doing pretty good in my course. And I think it is always better for the teachers to mark as harsh as possible, because it forces you to get used to the style of answering questions quite early even if it is a pain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FChaosi_ Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Japanese B HL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturk Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 For me, Math HL, Physics HL, and Psychology SL are really difficult right now. I can't seem to be able to score well on my SAQ's for psychology:/ Them Math HL questions though! My gosh are they tricky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleana Meester Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) What, in your opinion, is the hardest IB subject? For me, it would be IB chem SL Physics (SL) and German B (HL) Edited December 30, 2014 by Eleana Meester Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I heard that alot of the Chemistry HL course was moved down to the SL course for the ones taking exams in 2016 and onwardsYeah that's true. Also because my chem teacher marks really hard for written response. People last year were telling me chem SL was really easy, but I think it's because they were in the old curriculum. Being in the old curriculum I must agree, since I am really not the smartest when it comes to Chem and i'm doing pretty good in my course. And I think it is always better for the teachers to mark as harsh as possible, because it forces you to get used to the style of answering questions quite early even if it is a pain. Yeah and also when it comes to your IA's my chem teacher said that if the moderators think they mark too easy, everyone gets 20% deducted from their score while if the moderator thinks the teachers mark too hard, they add on 20% for everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWonder Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 TOK... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowunicorn Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Perhaps SL's are harder than HL's because we choose our HLs based on strength/interest so that SLs are weaknesses... my hardest class is History SL... there's just so much information... On the flip side, I don't find Chem HL that hard. It's one of my easiest classes, besides Math SL (I was warned not to take HL, but I kind of regret not trying it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanadai Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I'm taking Chemistry HL and I'd say it's not that hard as they say. I barely even learn and I think I'm gonna get 7, lol~ I believe what makes every class hard/easy if whether you like or don't like the subject. I think Maths HL is the biggest nightmare. I'm not taking physics but my friend is and when I opened his textbook just out of curiosity it seemed to be hard and that's all, nothing looked like something impossible to learn but when I did the same thing with Maths HL textbook and saw all those tasks I was like~ haha, what in the world am I even reading. Edited January 4, 2015 by Hanadai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatislife Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Maths HL because I died and went to heaven by dropping to maths sl HAHAChem HL was also pretty hard for me too!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanne Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 hmm.. English A Lit I was so damn bad at it and found it pretty difficult to navigate around it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charmay R Lam Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Psychology HL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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