IB Chemistry EE remarking

[anony123]

Hi, I recently got my IB results (Nov 2017 batch) and got 42 points (6 for my lang and lit SL and C's for both TOK and EE to give only 1 bonus point, 7's for my maths HL, phy hl, chem hl, bm sl and hindi B sl). The thing is my entire CV is focused on science internships and writing/publishing science papers but my chemistry EE has a C grade. I checked my raw score and found out that i got 22 marks and the boundary for C is from 16 to 22. So, effectively i need only 1 point to increase by a grade for chemistry EE and get one more bonus point. However, when i asked my teachers about the chances to get 1 more mark in remarking, they remained pretty tight lipped about it saying that there is always a risk of falling a grade in remarking so they typically don't give students any advice in these matters. I hope to apply to some ivy leagues and other good universities for electrical and electronic engineering so i was just hoping to get some idea about whether the C grade would affect my application and also to learn more about the chances of increasing by 1 mark (or falling from a high C to a D) in the remarking process for chem EE. Thanks for the help!

[Rosalina]

I'm sure universities aren't going to look at TOK and EEs. You can mention what your EE topic was to demonstrate that you have an interest in that field but I highly doubt your offer will depend on what you got for your EE. Also, definitely not worth risking going from a C to a D.

[kw0573]

I doubt any chemistry EE can get 7 marks lower in a remark so it might worth remarking it but it likely will not impact acceptance B or C in EE.