IB Chemistry punishes vague understanding: command terms, data-based questions and an IA worth 20% of the grade. Dr. R Ramajayam has taught chemistry at universities in Japan and Taiwan and has coached IB students across time zones since 2007 — with sessions built around your syllabus, your papers and your target grade.
The current IB syllabus is organised around Structure and Reactivity. We map every topic to your level — SL core secured first, HL depth (further organic chemistry, quantitative rigor) built on top of it, so nothing on the papers looks unfamiliar.
IB marks are lost to command terms, not just to chemistry. 'Explain' answered as 'describe' scores half. We train answers against the markscheme style — precise command-term responses, clean working in calculations, and time discipline for Paper 2's extended questions.
The Internal Assessment is worth 20% of your grade. We help you pick a research question that is actually measurable at school-lab scale, plan a sound methodology, and understand each assessment criterion. The work stays yours — that is both the IB rule and the point.
“HL organic chemistry is way harder than what my school covered.”
HL organic goes into mechanisms most school classes rush through. This is our home territory — an organic chemistry doctorate teaching curly arrows properly, so HL questions become predictable instead of frightening.
“I do fine in class but my past-paper scores are stuck at a 5.”
That gap is almost always technique: command terms, significant figures, and partially-answered multi-part questions. We audit your written answers against real markschemes and fix the specific habits costing you marks.
“My IA research question was rejected and I'm running out of time.”
A good IA question needs a measurable variable, a feasible method and room for evaluation. In one session we can shortlist realistic options from your school's equipment and get your plan back on track.
One session in your time zone: a topic-wise diagnostic against the IB syllabus and a plan for your target grade.