Hello everyone! I want to do the past semifinal papers, but I don’t know what score to aim for. What do the finalists ( top 20) usually score on the semifinals?
Also : http://www.ibo-info.org/countries/usa
Here it is written that the semifinal exam is two hours, but @Demonslayer1234 says three hours. Which one is it?
Are you penalized for wrong answers on semis? If so, how?
Thanks in advance.
Curve predictions?
@DicksNotallowed sorry man i meant 2 hours. and no you arent penalized for wrong answers. (sorry for the slip up)
@Demonslayer1234 Thanks dude.
Does anyone know what the semifinal cutoff is?
@DicksNotAllowed It depends on the scores after it’s taken, but it’s usually somewhere between mid 140s to 160s. (based on my past experience in the semifinal levels)
@musicianforlife I think he’s referring to the cutoff required to get into the semifinal round from open
May I know if USABO needs to complete AP bio and then take?
@musicianforlife out of what? Can you give me a percentage? Thanks anyways
@DicksNotAllowed The semifinal exam is usually around 200 points or higher depending on the amount of questions thrown out, etc.
So generally that’s about a 70% or higher on the exams.
If you’re asking about the cutoff for the open, I don’t know but would guess it to be around low to mid 20s.
@tigerdragon It is not necessary but having at least AP Bio knowledge is helpful.
@musicianforlife Thanks a lot! The open is usually something like 21-29.
@musicianforlife @DicksNotAllowed Yeah usually, but this year was the hardest ever so probably around 20
Yeah, lol the previous open tests were piece of cake compared to this years.
Motherf*ckers don’t publish the past exams on their website. Pisses me off. https://www.usabo-trc.org/src-general-information
7 more days… keeping my fingers crossed.
Anyone got any curve predictions?
My estimation is 19.75
I think it would be about 21.5.
@BasedBioGod @Demonslayer1234
Definitely lower than last year’s right?