Hi all, I am currently a student who has graduated from Secondary
School in year 2015 after taking my Os on the same year. I am
desperate for information about getting into a JC or MI when I have
failed my English and Humans shockingly. I have plans on retaking
my Os, studying a course in Poly, or both. I got D7 my English and
Combine Humans (SS +history) but both my L1R4 and L1R5 are still
below 20 after deducting CCA points. I wonder if there is any
chance of me being able to get into a JC or Millennia Institute
despite failing English. I know that the doors of JC are shut and I
could hardly appeal for it if I got D7 for my English. The reason
that I wanted to take A levels after this is that I feel that I am
capable of studying and giving JC or MI a shot. I think my
performance for my English for my O level was not an accurate
measure of my usual skills as English was one of the first few
papers that I did in O level and I was really nervous when doing
it. Furthermore Combine Humanities is a tough subject especially
it's a combination of SS and history thus it is the norm to fail it
in in my usual school exams. I did not take any pure science so i
guess i have lesser advantages but I got 2 for my combine science.
I know that it is hard for me to be able to get into JC now but I
wonder if i could still try Millennia Institute. A friend told me
that I am still able to get into Millennia Institute as long as my
L1R4 is below 20 although she is unsure whether I could still get
in if i failed my English. I have considered retaking my O level
English and probably Humanities this year so that I could have
better choices to make. I have heard that it is possible for
Millennia Institute to accept such students if their L1R4 is below
20 and they can re-sit for their English O level paper and if they
met the criteria they'll be able to stay in the
school.
I don't know much about MI as I seldom heard any teachers talking
about it, I knew about it only on the day of the release of Os
result. I went home to research about it and it feels like a place
for those students who didn't do as well for their O level to get
into JC but wanted to pursue their Education to A
level.
So basically my Os result was:
English: D7
Combine Humans: D7
Chinese: A2
Combine Science: A2
A Maths: B3
E Maths: B4
Design and Technology: B3
My L1R5 (before deducting CCA points): 21
L1R5 (after deducting CCA points): 19
L1R4 (before deducting CCA points): 17
L1R4 (after deducting CCA points): 15
I got A2 for my CCA so could I still minus my CCA points which is 2
points when I sign up for Millennia Institute as like any other
JC/Poly?
You have to re-take English this year, regardless of whether you
go to JC, Poly or MI. Do not worry la. English very easy to pass.
Perhaps you should go back to your secondary school and ask your
English teachers on what they think you should work on for English,
and improve from there.
With DnT background and good grades for Physics and Mathematics,
I feel that the Engineering courses at Polytechnic are suitable for
you.
If you want to go to the University, choose the Polys that are
average in Engineering, as the content is easier and it is easier
to get high GPA.
AVOID the best poly known for Engineering because their content
is the hardest and you would probably struggle to even pass the
modules.
Be smart. Take the easier route to get high GPA. Choose the
easier polys (Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Republic), since your grades are not that
good anyway.
