O level 2015 Results and Post-Secondary Education

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Gdmom67 SG

ppl please help and give ur input !! my Son has a score of R5 of 12 aft minusing his bonus points . 4 A2s and 4B3s. he is int in srjc but he missed the cut off point by 1 mark so wat are the chances or him getting in and if he fails, will appealing help him ? the chances of him getting into mjc sci ( cop of 10) is not high either rite ?

1) srjc> mjc>poly>tampjc

2) srjc>mjc>tampjc>poly?

the chances of him going to his third choice is very high although he is going to appeal into srjc. so wld ur recommend that he choose 1 or 2? from wat I heard the ppl don't seem motivated at tampjc n My Son like to study in an environment where ppl are more motivated.then since the course that his int are like the lowest cut off point in poly(8/9), the ppl are more likely to work harder so he doesn't know whether to put poly or tampjc aft his first two choices . these are wat I heard from other ppl but if ur from poly courses like Psy ,biomed, biotech or tampjc pls feel free to share ur exp !! thanks and I greatly appreciated if u guys can give some advice

FireIce SG

http://cutoffpoint.sg

for reference only

intake and actual cop varies depending on quota and how many ppl spoil market.

CKTR SG

1) srjc> mjc>poly>tampjc

2) srjc>mjc>tampjc>poly?

What is his subject combination? Based on your L1R5 if your son insist to enter a jc I suggest that you put tpjc as your son's first choice as the chances of him getting into srjc or mjc is really very minimal... especially so for mjc. Plus actually tpjc is not really bad a schl. It actually depends on which class your son go to. Usually those who take double h2 sciences tend to be more hardworking (generalising here) than those who do not.

Poly is also another good choice in my opinion since there is an increasing amount of seats given to poly students to Uni. Poly is also getting more popular too, where many single pointer go into Poly. There are also more generalised courses(usually engineering courses allow you to transfer to business courses in uni...)such as chemical engineering, mechanical engineering etc if your son is still unsure of his future.

PS: Appealing in this case is also very difficult unless your son's results are exactly the same as the cut of point of the JC

jurongresident SG

My nephew's O lvl results are as follow

Eng C6

E Math B3

Comb Humanities B3

Comb Sci (Phy/Chem) B3

DNT B3

Chinese A1

L1R5 19pts

L1R4 16pts

CCA pts 0

He has no idea where he wants to go

Can any kind souls help him ?

Junior College. Arts Stream.

Might as well, since it is easier for A level candidates to enter the local Universities (eg. NUS and NTU). I heard that the top local universities are gradually increasing their intake of A level holders, and gradually reducing their intake of Diploma holders.

jurongresident SG

Poly is also another good choice in my opinion since there is an increasing amount of seats given to poly students to Uni.

This is only because there are new universities (eg. SIT and SUTD) set up, which take in only Poly graduates.

If you are talking about top universities like NUS and NTU, they are cutting down on the vacancies for Poly graduates, and increasing the vacancies for A level holders.

FireIce SG

heard from whr

Tuitionagesg SG

Gdmom67 SG

thanks CKTR.he has A2s for core lit , eng, em and combined humans. B3s for am, bio , Chem and Chi. the reason we put sr as first choice because he really wants to get in

UltimaOnline SG

Your son needs to (sooner or later) cultivate self-motivation and self-discipline and not rely on others around him to motivate him. I maintain my stand that since it's the same A level exam paper at the end of 2 short years, which JC you get into really doesn't matter all that much (actually the only real, valid, and practical reason why the choice of JC matters is travelling time and sleep sufficiency vs deprivation).

Besides, there are hardworking students in every JC, including TPJC. Furthermore, (if you insist on letting your peers affect you) it's healthier for your / your son's self-esteem to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond, rather than vice-versa. Moreover (again if you insist on comparing JCs) TPJC is considered a mid-tier average JC, so it's really quite ok (that's the thing about "average" : everyone wants to be above average, but by the very definition of "average" it means half of everyone will compulsorily be below average).

Also, on a related note (this isn't about student peers, but about school teachers), getting a good private tuition teacher matters a lot more than getting a good subject teacher in school, due to the limitations of the school system.

jurongresident SG

heard from whr

My lecturer at Poly. He say he went to one of his ex-student graduation ceremony at NTU. That ex-student told him that uni work load is many times harder than poly work load. He told us that someone working in the uni (NUS/NTU) want him to let us know that the uni (NUS/NTU) is increasing intake of A level holders and cutting down on the intake of Diploma holders, that we must have higher Poly GPA if we want to go to their university. The reason is because they want to cut down on foreign talent in the local university.

Personally, I feel that this is to correspond with the new universities set up to receive only poly graduates. The top universities like NUS and NTU are gradually shifting to receive only JC graduates.

Well, I am sure there are newspaper articles and statistics to support what I say. Otherwise, you may ask the people working at the NUS/NTU.

CKTR SG

thanks CKTR.he has A2s for core lit , eng, em and combined humans. B3s for am, bio , Chem and Chi. the reason we put sr as first choice because he really wants to get in

You must be very prepared that he might not be able to get in. But there is always a chance that the cop this year might raise to 12.

Mkwedoe SG

thanks CKTR.he has A2s for core lit , eng, em and combined humans. B3s for am, bio , Chem and Chi. the reason we put sr as first choice because he really wants to get in

Hello there Gdmom67. Very sorry to burst your bubble, but your son has very little (or zero) chance to enter SRJC via appeal by academics. if you wish to enter srjc, you should appeal via CCA achievements (sports/performing arts)

I personally witnessed a similar situation last year when some of my classmates had 12nett and 14raw for o levels last year and didnt manage to enter SRJC. Out of the many that appealed in, only one manage to appeal in via CCA achievements. The others went to tpjc, and is doing relatively fine there. Like what Ultimaonline said, TPJC isnt that bad of a school. Do tell your son to be mentally prepared if he is posted to TPJC

Gdmom67 SG

ultimaOnline thanks ur advice helped a lot ! wat u said is quite true too that he can't rely on his surrounding n peers to study . it seems like ur teaching Chem at a levels ? my Son is considering to take sci course and most sch combi seems to include h2 Chem in the combi . my Son prefers bio more but he knows that he will prob. have to take Chem. he has been struggling with Chem since Sec 3 like scoring c5-b4 and now he has b3. do u still think his suited for h2 Chem?

Gdmom67 SG

Mkwedoe, may I know wat did ur Friend appeal in with ? and cuz he/she didn't get in by academics , was it hard to adjust ? so how's ur other classmates exp in tp? thanks :)

Mkwedoe SG

Mkwedoe, may I know wat did ur Friend appeal in with ? and cuz he/she didn't get in by academics , was it hard to adjust ? so how's ur other classmates exp in tp? thanks :)

They appealed in via academics, one had 4A2 and 4B3s, same as your son's.

It wasn't that hard to adjust, orientation was relatively fun (i heard). Many of their classmates put SRJC as their first choice and didnt manage to enter, and ended up in TPJC haha.

I myself missed TPJC cop by 1 point last year. A little regretful i didnt manage to enter TPJC, as it's relatively close to my place. I'm sure your son will manage to do well in JC if he chooses the right subject combination and put in consistent effort in his studies. I had a hard time accepting the fact i was not accepted by TPJC, but eventually got over it during my JC1 year.

UltimaOnline SG

Yes, I currently give private tuition for H1 & H2 Chem.

I recommend your son start with 4 H2 subjects in J1 first (most JCs allow this, some even make it compulsory), and if he struggles with a particular subject, eg. H2 Chem or H2 Econs or H2 Phys or H2 Maths, then his school will force him to drop his weakest subject to H1 level after his J1 end of year Promotional exams.

But if he intends to study any Science (eg. Medicine, Life Science, etc) or Engineering courses in the Uni, he must take either H2 Chem + H2 Bio, or H2 Chem + H2 Physics (these subjects at H1 levels are totally useless as far as Uni courses are concerned).

CKTR SG

Actually many schools such as TPJC only allow students to take 4H2 if they meet a certain requirement etc L1R5 12 (raw)

jurongresident SG

Actually, the people who are most knowledgeable are the teachers in the JCs, and their principal. You should have went for the open houses and asked the questions that you have.

Well, I guess you can write an email to the JC principal and/or the Heads-Of-Department (HODs) to ask the questions you have.

FireIce SG

all suggestions and advice are for reference only

would u make a life decision based on what someone said on the internet?

whether a school is good or not depends on the individual

if ur mindset and attitude is positive, u will enjoy it no matter where u are

UltimaOnline SG

Actually many schools such as TPJC only allow students to take 4H2 if they meet a certain requirement etc L1R5 12 (raw)

If her son's L1R5 doesn't permit taking 4H2s, then he has to make a decision on the 3 H2 + 1 H1 subject combination based on his intended future Uni course in turn based on his intended professional career.

As long as you / her son intend/s to do Science related courses, then H2 Chem + H2 Physics is strongly advised. And if your / her son's favourite science is Biology (*and* intends to do Science in the Uni), then take H2 Chem + H2 Biology. If you / he doesn't intend to do Science in the Uni, then you don't have to take H2 Chem at all.

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