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• Sundai Common Test Mock Exam Rethinking after taking the exam on 12/5

  • Exam dates: 1/15-16
  • There are about 10 days after finishing RD.
  • In terms of priority,
    • Classical Chinese and Japanese Literature
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Chemistry
    • Ethics, Politics, and Economics
    • Something like that

Subject	Max	Goal	Min	Sundai Mock Exam
Common Test English	200	190	190	I don’t know, maybe around 190
Common Test Japanese	200	150	130	129 (96+33)
Common Test Physics	100	90	70	58
Common Test Chemistry	100	50	40	37
Common Test Mathematics	200	160	130	99 (52+49)
Common Test Ethics Politics and Economics	100	80	70	72
Total	900	720 (80%)	630 (70%)	585 (65%)

• I want to reconsider how to take the test.
  • Goal: Score above 80% (University of Tokyo recommendation benchmark)
    • Minimum threshold: 70% (Some people have passed the University of Tokyo recommendation with this score)
  • Score distribution

Subject	Max	Goal	Min	Common Test 2020	Common Test 2021
Common Test English	200	190	190	190
Common Test Japanese	200	140	120	90
Common Test Physics	100	80	70	65	57
Common Test Chemistry	100	70	50		Impossible
Common Test Mathematics	200	160	130		1A:65
Common Test Ethics Politics and Economics	100	80	70		Impossible
Total	900	720	630

    - Note: This is just a distribution based on the goal score, and it is not known whether it can be achieved.
- After roughly planning, I want to confirm with a teacher whether it is reasonable and achievable.
    - After solving past exams once.
    - Is there anyone who understands both IB and Common Test?
- Friends in Japan
    - It seems like they aim for math 120, physics, and chemistry 50-60.
    - Classical Chinese and Japanese Literature seems difficult, even for those who seem capable.
- Social studies teacher
    - Ethics, Politics, and Economics: Can you reach 70% if you solve past exams 5 times?

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• 20210116

  • Trying to solve the one for the 2021 academic year within my current range.

  • History/Social Studies

    • I don’t feel like I can solve it, so I stopped.

  • Japanese

    • Half of it is modern literature and the other half is classical Chinese literature.
    • I can’t handle classical Chinese literature, so I only did modern literature.
    • As a result, I scored 90/100.
      • Half of the mistakes are in reading comprehension and the other half are in kanji.
      • It seems like a waste of time to spend time on kanji.
    • I guess it’s pretty good.

  • English

  • Continued: Common Test 2020

Subjects for the exam Common Test Japanese Common Test Mathematics

• Social studies subjects

  • The one I want to do the most is World History, but it’s too narrow to cover with the deep knowledge of IB History.
    • It would be almost starting from scratch before WWI.
    • I want to know, but the risk is too high.
  • I have some knowledge of Japanese History.
  • If it’s a short period, I see that Ethics Politics and Economics is good.
    • The philosophical content seems interesting, so maybe Ethics Politics and Economics.
  • Common Test Ethics Politics and Economics

• Science

  • Physics and chemistry are the only options.
  • I just have to do my best with this.
  • Common Test Physics
  • Common Test Chemistry

• Foreign language

  • Common Test English