help with o levels results

vincentchean SG

retake lor also not retake all just retake 1 or 2 subs

jojobeach SG

Legionare,

Let me put things in perspective for you.

I am assuming you are 16, and you will retire by 60.

If you retake your O maths. You are sacrificing 1 year for 44 years of a good career.

You've already realised that having a good maths result will open more doors for you, yes including foreign advance studies, you know what you must do.

But the question now.. is... how confident are you of getting a good maths if you retake ?

silencesoul SG

how abt tapping to ur english result (A1) and move into mas comm? mass comm provides multiple job roles (provided u did ok and above), like events mgmt, public relation, marketing, etc. it depends on how the individual course is structured. mine was skewed towards PR.

on the other hand, if u wana take up engineering, of coz, it's better for u to retake ur o level.

MyNameisNas SG

Ur english power sehh... U shd consult ur teachers regarding this matter. Even if u are going private sch.. One thing about not getting what u want is realising ur mistake. If u trust yourself that u are going to work hard this year, go on...

VagueHart SG

Wow, nice english results you have there, grats.

Mass Com is an ideal course for you.

I think the choices you have now is

1: Retake your O levels as a Private Candidate

2:Enter ITE

3:Go through JPSAE

4:Go through DAE

There is no doubt that your english is your power factor right now, my best suggestion is that you go directly to the school with the course you want and appeal with them. Or go through the JPSAE for schools like NP. They are interested with applicants with strong writings and creative thinkings etc. I have seen pass students with near similar results as yours but they managed to get into a reasonably good course BUT they are required to re-take their failed subjects on the following year.

All the best (:

MoonFace&SaucePanMan SG

Hey guys, my first post here. And would like to share my experience with Legionare.

I was in the same situation as you and Dusty23 a few years back.

Year 2000

ENG - C5
MT - B4
Combined Sci (Phy Bio) - C5
E Maths - D7
History - B3
POA - B3

Without maths, the only option available to me was ite.

I retook my maths paper the following year as a private candidate, with the help of tuition, i got B3. Not to mention that I was a sec 5 student doing private O, in all, i spent a total of 6 six years doing my Os. Did banking and finance (ironic huh) and i am now pursuing my bachelor.

You may take a different route from your peers but most importantly is to end up at the same place with them, or even better than them.

wrigley's SG

so wad did u do while u were waiting to retake ?

kira.sg SG

Mass Comm is the ideal choice for you but you must retake your O and get less than 10 points. If you scored more than 10 but less than 14, you can try to enroll for a Business courses. Since you dislike Maths, go for the course that has minimum calculation.

For people that are very weak (E8 – F9) in Maths or dislike Maths, Do Not enrolls for Engineering courses. A lot of subjects required calculation de wor. You will vomit blood and die.

iceFatboy SG

just one question, does it means if you enrol in a course now, and concurrently, you retake your O as per in your maths, and you get a better result, can you then change course? technically, you only "waste" one year in the initial course right?

TS, if you want to retake, and judging by your math score, you may need to get help.cause it is not easy being a private candidate, alot of self-discpline.

Some will feel bad and promise to work but then 3mths later, forget all about it.. So you will really need to put down markers if you want to seek this path.

aritocrastic SG

hi guys i am having the same problem,,,, english b3,humanities,b3,chineseb4 ,science e8 maths f9,computer studies,c5 ,cant go anywhere shud i go ite retake or bmc academy ?? cos i wanan work in the day and atennd night evening classes..

Legionare SG

Thanks for all the replies guys, it seems that the best route would be for me to appeal to the poly directly about the course I want, and retake my Maths next year.

Does anyone know what way I might go about to appeal to them?

VagueHart SG

Read your JAE booklet, check out the JPSAE route.

After that consult with your teachers, ask them for advice and the appeals.

Call up the Poly or e-mail them for advice too.

All the best.

MoonFace&SaucePanMan SG

to wrigley, if u are refering to me. i studied in a private school while waiting for my resit. and at the same time, i did some part time work here and there to pay for my expenses and tuition fees.

why private sch? because i had to defer my ns liability and i didnt feel like going back to my sec sch to repeat.

to legionare, i hope u dun pin to much hope on appeal (sorry to burst ur bubble) unless u have a very good reason such as outstanding cca records. but no harm trying. wld be good if u can send in hardcopy by mail to show ur sincerity.

my two cents, dun apply for the sake for wanting to get a place in poly. i have friends who did as poor as me during Os and opted for doing nursing, only to drop out later.

i'd be glad to give advices since i have been thru the same shit and i understand how it feels.

zero747 SG

I’m a private candidate retaking Os “2008” too. I have flunk my test in 2007

2007 score

ENG- B4
MT- B3
Combined Sci (Phy Chem)- D7
E – Maths- D7
Geography – C5
Combined Humans – D7

I went to ITE College East in 2008, while retaking my Os ( 3 Sub ). Self studied, No tuition what so ever. I put most of my time in my Maths. Science is almost last min. Geography no study at all, due to syllabus change. Purely according to my experience last time.

This year O lvl score.

ENG – B4
MT – B3
Combined Sci – B3
E- Maths – B3
Geography – B3

I admit that the score is not fantastic, but hey, i need to spend time on my ITE subjects too. I’m really glad that i made it this year. I’m going to quit my ITE and advance to Polytechnic this year.

Btw, i’m a Sec 5 student, My age is already 19 already( Just pass B’dae ). If you happen to be in a Express Stream, Just treat it as you are a Academic student and retake it once more.

If you are Sec 5 student, Choosing my path or go to a private school is your best bet.

Never ever give up. Even if you take a slower route compared to others. I believe that failing my O levels in 2007 is a wake up call for me. To shrug off that “Bo Chup” attitude of mine.

Good luck to you. Smile

Nice one.U did inspire ppl hu had to retake O levels due to screwing up subjects like EL,Maths

TS-Jy in wateva u do.

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