There are all kinds of students in MI.
You are who you are with. Choose your friends wisely. Form study
groups and really study.
Use the canteen to study. Or use the tables outside the library,
near the cafe or outside the staff room.
During weekends or public holidays, you could go to a
Polytechnic (or University) to use their tables and chairs, to
study. Many people do that. Poly and Uni campuses are open to
public.
Usually, the teachers do not collect tutorial questions.
(Actually, at poly also like that.) Even if they do, they will
usually take very long (until next semester after first promotional
exam) to mark and return.
Lecture is like watching the teacher perform a show in front of
you. After all, it's called 'listen to lecture'; you are watching a
show.
But ultimately, it's up to you. If you do not understand, the
first people you should ask is your classmates. The teachers are
usually busy because they have other classes to teach or have other
things to do.
First ask your classmates to help you clarify the questions you
do not know how to do. One/Some/All of them probably know how to
do. If you and your classmates do not know how to do, then ask your
teacher during class time.
Well, if you feel you cannot catch up, there's videos in
YouTube... some teachers there recommend Khan Academy. But that
should be at last resort.
Alternatively, you could ask here at SGforums. The "teachers" at
SGforums are ex-teachers who are tution teachers now. :)
Well, I know how MI is like because I was from there. If you
need any help, whether is it about your school work or personal
issues, ask for help.
This is what forums are about. If you ask, you will get what you
ask for. Although sometimes it is not exactly what you ask for, but
at least we will try our best to help.
Whereas for school hours, if I am not wrong, reporting time is
8am and school usually ends at around 5pm.
As for the notes, they come in the form of bundled notes. In my
opinion, I feel that outside resources and the JC bundled notes are
better. Nonetheless, regardless of whether the notes are good or
not, what natters is how hard-working you are. Once again, if you
have questions, first ask your classmates. If still do not know,
ask the teacher. If stilI do not know, ask us.
Whereas for subject combinations at Millennia Institute, avoid
science combinations. Especially those with two H2 science
subjects. You are only killing yourself if you do. After all, you
are competing with the people at Junior College and IP schools
(e.g. Raffles Institution). I do not know about Arts
combination.
Actually, the best is to take business stream, because MI is the
only government school that offers business at A level; you are
only competing with your own people at the A levels, since it is
mostly MI students (the other candidates are from private schools)
taking business at A level.
By the way, if you need tuition, you can continue on with the
tuition centre you have been (if you have been) going for O level,
or go to a well-known tuition centre. Do not worry about MI being
three years; one year more than JC. You just pay for one extra year
of tuition lor. After all, the tuition centres are running a
business. They are more than happy if you are their customer for
one more year. Besides, JC also have people kenna repeat have to
study three or four years. They also go for tuition. So, do not
worry. If you need tuition, just go to any well-known tuition
centre.
Err I already put Science stream as my first option. I want to
do physics in Uni, soo wouldn't the science stream be more
applicable?