IB Math IA Review and Feedback
I review your IA at every stage, from your first topic idea to your final draft, and give you clear, experienced feedback on your own work so you know what is strong, what needs attention, and what to do next, while the writing stays entirely your own.
Your course, your IA stage, your deadline. I reply within 12 hours.
The work has to be yours. Your ideas, your writing, your decisions. It is part of what the IA is assessing.
If you are looking for someone to write it for you, that is not what I do.
If you want experienced guidance on your own work, and clear feedback on what is strong and what needs attention, then I am probably the right one.
Every review is done by me.
I read and judge your IA myself, using experience calibrated against how examiners actually mark. Everything you receive is my own assessment, and I stand behind it personally. And we go through your IA live, together, so you see exactly what I see as I read it.
What I see when I read your IA
When I read an IA, I can see what the student cannot.
These are the things I find most often. In most of them, the mathematics is not the problem.
Reflection that describes instead of evaluating
The student writes carefully about what they did and never judges what it means. This is the most common reason Criterion D stops at 2 out of 3, and it happens to good students.
Engagement stated once and never shown again
A real reason for choosing the topic on page one, then nine pages of textbook method. Criterion C scores a 1 out of 3, however genuine the reason was.
HL mathematics kept at SL level
At HL, Criterion E is marked to a higher standard. Mathematics that is correct but stays at SL level scores in the middle, even when the topic looks advanced.
A model chosen for no stated reason
Fitted, then called a good fit because the curve looks close, with nothing testing whether it is.
A statistical test run without the condition that makes it valid
Every step after it is arithmetically perfect and the result means nothing.
Correct mathematics undermined by how it is written
Notation that changes halfway through, variables never defined, graphs the text never points to.
Most students cannot see these in their own work, and that is not a failure of effort. It is hard to judge your own IA clearly. That is what experienced feedback gives you, and it is what I do, while there is still time to act on it.
Read the IB Math IA guide →Two minutes on how I work
A short introduction to how I review IB Math IAs and what to expect.
What a review can change
His mathematics was already strong. The problem was engagement that appeared only at the start of the IA and was not shown through the rest of it, and reflection that restated the findings in shorter form without evaluating the models or answering the aim. I reviewed his IA and explained what was wrong and why. He made the changes himself. Final score: 17 out of 20, and not one of those marks came from new mathematics.
How it works
Wherever you are, we start there.
Idea stage
A direction you can trust.
- You’ll know whether your topic will actually work, before you invest weeks in it.
- We check it against what each criterion actually requires.
- We test whether the math is at the right level for your IB Math course.
- You walk away with a clear, focused aim, not a guess.
Writing the draft
Know exactly what’s missing.
- You get a clear picture of what each criterion expects, and where your draft isn’t yet meeting it.
- We look at your structure, your reasoning, your reflection, and your use of mathematics.
- You finish knowing exactly what to do next, in your own words, on your own work.
Draft complete
A full examiner-style read.
- You get experienced feedback on your finished draft, criterion by criterion, the way an examiner would read it.
- I check whether your exploration answers the aim you set out to investigate, not just whether the math is correct.
- That means knowing what is strong, what needs to change, and the exact steps that will move your score.
- You’ll still have time to make those changes yourself.
Deadline close
The highest-impact fixes first.
- When time is short, we focus on the changes that matter most.
- What you get is a clear, ordered list of the highest-impact fixes.
- The limited time you have goes where it makes the biggest difference to your mark.
You get both. A live one-to-one session on your own work, and clear written feedback on your draft, so you have something to work from after we speak.
Here is how it runs
- You apply. You tell me your course, your stage, and your deadline.
- I reply within 12 hours.
- We meet live. We arrange a time that works across your time zone, then go through your IA together in a live session, either 55 minutes or a focused 30-minute review, depending on what your IA needs.
- You get it in writing. You receive written feedback on your draft afterward, so nothing is lost once the session ends.
Your draft stays private, and it is never shared.
How much guidance you need depends on where you start and how far you want to take it. Some students come once with a finished draft. Others start at the idea stage and come back as the work develops.
We agree what you need, and what it costs, before anything begins, so there are no surprises. The earlier you come, the more I can help.
Common questions
About the review, deadlines, and what you get.
No. I guide you and give you feedback on your own work. You do the writing. That is not a limitation of what I offer. It is the point of it.
I work with tight deadlines. Tell me the date when you apply and I will tell you honestly what is realistic and what is not.
It depends on where you start. A student at the idea stage usually needs more than one session. A student with a finished draft often needs just one. We agree what you need, and what it costs, before we begin.
Yes. Some of my best sessions are with students who have a complete draft and know something is wrong but cannot name it. Helping you see what is wrong and why is the job.
Yes. AA HL, AA SL, AI HL, and AI SL. The five criteria are identical across all four. What differs is the mathematical level expected, and that difference is where HL students most often fall short without realising it.
Get your IA read properly
Before your deadline, while you can still change something.
Apply for IA ReviewYour course, your IA stage, your deadline. I reply within 12 hours.