Get thee behind me, IB

Did I study hard for the IB exams? I definitely studied. I definitely stuck to my study plan a hundred times harder than ever before. I definitely tried my hardest ever to study for these exams. Why? Because they were the last ! ! ! =D They would, like it or not, be looked upon as a culmination of my four love/hate, hellish years. These four years are the only time when the whole entire world demands that you prove yourself. Phew. Now, THAT'S over. =D

My precise results and the story behind them. A comprehensive analysis/ranting/gushing.

Economics Higher Level - 7

This I owe to myself and my extremely sweet teacher, Mr. Naveen Tom. I worked hard on the commentaries (albeit only on the previous night), and took part in class. I loved it. I loved sitting on the last-ish bench, and trying to get myself heard amidst economics giants and powerhouses Aashish Chaturvedi, Parikshit Kabra, Aadarsh Chhabria, Sujay Ravikumar, and who can forget the Harvard [summer school] economist Amahl Anand. Aaand Nikita Agrawal. (Only, her voice was as faint as mine.) =] Thanks go to Mr. Naveen, who always smiled at me. Thank you sir! That really helped. Really, I'm being very candid here. I'm serious.

Mathematics Higher Level - 6

I got a 6 because I screwed up Paper 3, I'm utterly positive about that. Mr. Sudarshan, sir, I'm sorry. I promise you I really worked hard. I thought the last problem was something much tougher than it actually was, and I solved the self-made tough problem, wasted time on it, and didn't go back to the 5 marks I'd left. Sir, I really understood everything you taught us in class, and I enjoyed all of it, even when I couldn't keep up. =] Thank you for everything I learnt from you. =]

Physics Higher Level - 6

=D Well. Um. All I have to say is ---- I enjoyed astrophysics, really-really. Like, totally. I'm so going to take a course on it in college. That's about it. I didn't like the rest of Physics HL, and I never should've taken it. I thought I was Miss Physics, and that thought might well have cost me a chunk of my career in writing, or in economics, or in theatre. Never will I make the mistake of thinking I'm good at what I fancy being good at. =] Or the mistake of neglecting something I'm not great at.

German ab initio - 7

Thank you, Miss Susan, for talking German in class, forcing us to do the same, and for appreciating me! =] I love German, and will pursue it. Then I'll move on to Russian, which I have always wanted to learn. I am so thankful I took German. It's taught me so much about English, Hindi, languages in general, European names, and certain nice little linguistic and social trends in Europe.

Chemistry Standard Level - 7

I never had anything special for Chemistry, but I never minded learning it. =] It was pretty good, I guess. Some things are cute, like the Periodic Table. That is the single, most amazing thing in my entire Chem text. No, wait. I loved Periodic-Table chemistry. That part of Chem I really loved. One day, I may want to hear each element's story, and maybe that day I will come back to Chem. But for now, it's bye-bye. =] And Ms. Prabha! =D Thanks so much for everything: for the teaching, and the constant encouragement you gave us. Also, not to mention, Chemistry class was the home of many cute jokes from Aadi. =]

English Standard Level - 7

*Sniff. *Sniff. *Wipes eyes. I'm so proud. =] This was my funnest class EVER. EVER. I'm serious. Miss Adina, you know we'll be friends for like EVER. You have no idea how much I learnt in your class, or what exactly I learnt. I learnt to do better what I do best - to take in, to absorb, to feel, to love, to play with, to understand, to honour everything in a certain book, or a certain world. =] Too high-flown-sounding? It's true. =] Ask Miss Adina, she'll tell you. =D

Extended Essay in English - A

Ever since the beginning of the 11th grade I had nurtured the idea of doing an EE in Economics. I couldn't wait. But in the last minute, I decided to do it in English, because I loved it so much and I was having so much fun in class. It was the class that I most looked forward to, throughout my life at TISB. Thanks a lot, God, for not stopping me by planting useless doubts in my mind about my choice. It led to an A!!!!! =D Miss Adina, Mr Colin, WE DID IT!! =D And thank YOU, extended essay, for introducing me to Mr Colin-the-English-teacher, who is impossible to describe or thank enough. =]

Theory of Knowledge - C

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Um. Hehe. Welll...........

I really learnt from TOK, though it doesn't seem like it. Go ahead, laugh if you want. But, after TOK, I can now think of many possible solutions to a problem, many viewpoints on an issue, many flaws in a generalization, many useless analytical metaphorical thoughts about a simple object, and many, many different ways to convey the point: "You can never say." Thanks, Mr Colin. =]

Huh. Well. Now that the exhaustive typing is over, I would like to... to... end on a nice note. The IB was fun. It was. Admit it, it was. =] I'm glad I did the IB! =D