Im taking my o’s next week and I’m aiming to go to JC .
I HAVE to take Science course cos the uni that I will
be going after JC is a medicine school and only accepts
BIO and CHEM . Cos of my ambition .
But then I’m now in COMBINED SCIENCES , PHY AND
CHEM then how to cope in JC go take H2 chem and H2 Bio ?!
And I never take a maths so sure will struggle in JC one .
So either I take H1 bio or H1 maths .. FYI I maths not
v good now . Only like 50 plus .
Ya , so any of you had such experiences or any suggestions and
advice ?
Would be greatly appreciated !
H1 Sciences are completely useless as prerequisites for any Uni
science course, let alone Medicine. While NUS and NTU Medicine does
not (officially) require H2 Maths (ie. 'A' level Maths), some other
(overseas) Medical schools might. And not having H2 Maths might
(unofficially) disadvantage your chances, even for NUS and NTU.
Therefore (assuming you intend to fight all the way for your
ambition), your safest bet would be to (fight for the
opportunity) to take both H2 Bio and H2 Math. The ideal
Singapore
JC subject combination for applying to Medicine (in
any University) is :
H2 Chemistry, H2 Biology, H2 Mathematics
Due to the MOE "contrasting subject in JC" policy, NUS and NTU
now accept H2 Physics in place of H2 Biology, so two alternative
subject combinations, thought less ideal than the one stated above,
for applying to Medicine, would be :
H2 Chemistry, H2 Physics, H2 Mathematics
H2 Chemistry, H2 Biology, H2 Physics
Of course, an even more ideal subject combination (than even the
1st one stated above, and is in fact required for some overseas
Medical schools), would be :
H2 Chemistry, H2 Biology, H2 Physics, H2 Mathematics.
Triple H2 Science + H2 Math (ie. 4 Science H2s, and then
there's the contrasting non-science subject, either at H2 or
H1 level) in JC, is rare these days (thanks or rather, no
thanks, to the "contrasting subject" policy), but a small %
of the more capable JC students in the higher tier JCs
are still allowed to have this subject combination.
