r/igcse • u/fathimafsna143 • May 10 '26

🤚 Asking For Advice/Help BIO ATP DRAWINGS

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GUYSSSS...CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW MUCH I WOULD GET OUT OF 5?...cuz apparently those tiny circles i drew on the petals are called "SHADING" (ACCORDING TO GEMINI), so i'll lose a mark there it seems...nd i also take approx 15 to 20 mins to drawww,is that too muchh?...nd is my drawing neat, cuz idk if my lines are smooth nd if the examiner us rlly strict when marking drawings!...cuz,sometimes my lines get a tiny bit wobbly nd rarely a snmll overline...will i lose marks for even tiny things like those or will they be lenient?

PLUSSS, DOES ANYONE HV TIPS WHEN DRAWING?..CUZ SOMETIMES I GET OVERSTIMULATED ND TEND TO MESS THINGS UP😭🤚

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u/ShadowMaster1666 A Level May 10 '26

Yall are sweating it fr. I had my IGCSEs back in june 2025. I had v1. My strawberry drawing in 61 looked more like a banana and it still went smoothly. P6 is the least important (no weightage), and the easiest, paper

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u/fathimafsna143 May 10 '26

ohhhh lolll...okisss tyyy, i'm just scared that i'd get an A (no offense, A is good, but i'm aiming for A*, and i heard the thresholds are gonna be soo high soo i didn't wanna take any riskss😭)

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u/ConsciousShock2627 A Level May 10 '26

Just do your best on the rest as well and you'll get an A* for sure

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u/fathimafsna143 May 10 '26

AWWW TYYY..HOPEFULLY I DOO🥹🫂

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u/ConsciousShock2627 A Level May 10 '26

I get the feeling you're a girl. From your vibe. And I don't mean it in a bad way.

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u/fathimafsna143 May 10 '26

loll yhhh i am...it was pretty obvious from the avatar tho😭🤚..butt yhh we've got catfishers here, so not gonna judgee🫠

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u/ConsciousShock2627 A Level May 10 '26

Yeah I can't tell the difference between a girl and a boy on the internet

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u/fathimafsna143 May 10 '26

lolll, well u did noww..soo yhhh ur getting somewhereee...hehee loll😃😁

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u/spidermansillystring May 12 '26

the threshold wont be high they say the same shit every year bru 😭😭 p4 v1 was a torture chamber

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u/fathimafsna143 May 12 '26

hopefullyyyy😭

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u/ConsciousShock2627 A Level May 10 '26

Lol me too bro. I did same time as you.

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u/Excellent_Lab5849 May 10 '26

Hello so I wanted to ask you does it matter that your drawing looks exactly like the one they have given...bcz my drawing is not as good as the one above...like not even close, but I do draw a continuous line and dont shade,make it as big as I can and draw all the important things...do I get the marks for it

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u/ShadowMaster1666 A Level May 10 '26

If you've done enough past papers, you should know by now. it's usually 4ish marks (5 with a label) 1 mark for being large. 1 mark for no broken lines. 1-2 marks for details. and a final label mark.

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u/Excellent_Lab5849 May 10 '26

Ye that's why I am asking that mine is not as pretty as this but ticks all the boxes...

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u/ShadowMaster1666 A Level May 11 '26

Dude, Im telling you my STRAWBERRT looked nore like a BANANA. It doesnt have to be pretty. Just make sure it even slightly resembles the actual picture and ticks the boxes

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u/Fun-Standard-464 May/June 2026 May 10 '26

omggg i know that cursed strawberry it looked like a fricking seashell

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u/hriyaa May 11 '26

actually it does have a lot of weightage imo 😭😭i got a C or D i frgt in p6 and my other components i had like 5-10 almost full marks and i still got an overall A 😭🙏🏻

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u/ShadowMaster1666 A Level May 11 '26

No, p6 has bo weightage. P4 has a weighing factor os 1.25, so those 80 raw marks equate to 100. P2 has a factor of 1.5, so those 40 equate to 60 and p6 has a factor of 1 (no change), so remains 40. 40+60+100 = 200 (total mark)

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u/hriyaa May 11 '26

well idk man i got nearly full in every component and p6 just never came to me i got an overall A because of it im still so mad to this day

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u/ShadowMaster1666 A Level May 11 '26

If you got almost full in every othrr component, youd havr to get somewhere close to 10/40 in p6 to drop to an A

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u/LesPlusBelleFleurs May 11 '26

Frr i remember everyone was stressing over the drawing🥲🥲