Hey Aaryan! As someone who achieved 70/70 and 129/130 on IGCSE Extended Maths and is currently about to sit for Additional Maths, I can say that these tips are definitely some great tips, and I will definitely be using them this year! Thanks!
Wow I wish I saw this earlier. Congrats on the world ranks!! I hoped to achieve the same as you (getting full marks in math and add math) and Im pretty sure I can get it for math but today I had my add math paper and I lost 1 mark :((
Hey, you got this! Don't let yourself get discouraged by the lost mark, and aim for Top of the World in Extended Mathematics instead 💪. Good luck for your remaining exams :)
Yep, it's the same idea. I prefer to go through all of the questions in advance anyways so I know what I'm dealing with, so marking questions off while I'm at it helps save time!
hi , congrats on the perfect scores for both math paper , did you happen to make a mistake in the paper and correct it after checking ?? , curious as to whether world topper make mistakes as well
Oh trust me, I almost always find 2-3 mistakes whenever I go back and check my answers, and I remember specifically that I had to completely redo two questions in my Additional Maths P2 exam. This is why checking is so important, for everyone!
hi thanks soo much for the tips! i have paper 4 in two days. i have a q, sometimes i'd solve the question correct but my working is different, and mark scheme gives for example 3 marks for a specific equation.. but usually my working is broken down or i used a differnet method. do u think i'd still lose marks? idk when to use which specific method
It's usually fine to use different methods from what are given in the mark scheme - it's good practice to always fully display your working so that even if you use a different method, the examiner is able to understand what you've done and give you marks appropriately. I used to sometimes apply Additional Maths concepts to Extended Maths (and these are never given in the mark scheme), so I know for a fact that they do give you marks if you use a different method, as long as the method is valid and gets you the right answer. Good luck for paper 4!
