Thank You for your reply Sir/Ma'am :)
Well... I can do the subject but I'm not exactly interested in
it....
Do you happen to know if H3 Bio is more of the "extension from H2"
type or a completely new thing? Because so far we only had a lesson
and there's no specific syallabus given to us.
Also, do you happen to know where can I read up more on H3 Chem?
Cause Chemistry IS my favourite subject :) I did better for Chem
than Bio but my JC just don't offer it... (PS I'm not from a very
"good" JC)
H3 Molecular Biology is a mixture of both, in terms
of scope and difficulty relative to H2 Bio.
If you're more interested in Chem than Bio, than you should
certainly rather take H3 Chem instead of H3 Bio, that is, if you
decide it's worth your time to take any H3 subject at all.
There are two H3 Chem options : H3 Pharmaceutical Chem by
Cambridge-MOE, and H3 Organic Synthesis & Mechanisms by
NTU.
H3
Pharmaceutical Chem is primarily for those interested in
taking Medicine or (obviously) Pharmacy. It is 1/3 Organic Chem,
1/3 Analytical Chem, and 1/3 Drugs.
H3 Organic Synthesis & Mechanisms introduces the different
types of syntheses and reaction mechanisms for organic
chemistry. It is 2/3 Organic Chem, and 1/3 Analytical Chem.
For the Triple Sciences, including Bio and Chem, the H3 subjects
are both an extension in terms of content, and in terms of
difficulty, compared to the H2 subjects.
Final word of advice : you should only seriously consider
taking H3 subjects, if you're already scoring As for all 3 or
4 of your H2 subjects, as no matter how you look at it (eg.
whether you're applying for Medicine or for scholarships), it's
still more important to get all As for your H2s and have no H3
subject, rather than not having all As for your H2s and having a H3
subject.
Every year, for those of my BedokFunland JC students who
qualify for H3 subjects, I'll always advise them
against taking up any H3 subject (and to spend time more
wisely on their H2 subjects instead to confirm all As), and most of
them heed my advice, understanding that even though they did well
enough to qualify for H3 subjects, it's mostly a waste of
valuable time (especially since the vast majority of JC students
already feel badly squeezed for time).
I'll encourage all students to self-learn H3 stuff (for any
subject) on their own (or via their tuition, eg. my BedokFunland JC
tuition) for the sake of having an advantage in their H2
subjects, rather than learning H3 stuff for the sake of taking a H3
exam (unless you're already getting all As for your H2s, and
you absolutely intend to apply into Medicine or a
scholarship).
