I know this is insane. But I did not take up physics during
secondary schools.
I am taking my O lvls this year. Is it possible for me to take
physics in JC?
I really want to take physics and both my maths are good.
A radical suggestion :
Whether it's physics or chemistry or biology that you lack but
need (eg. as a prerequisite for a future career that you want badly
enough, eg. Chemistry for Medicine), if you're daring enough, take
a year's break to self-study and take the subject (at
both O levels and A levels) as a private
candidate before you enter JC, or if you're entering into
JC immediately then see if you can take it as a private
candidate at the end of JC1 (provided you meet the
minimum 17 yrs of age for A levels),. If you score a
distinction in the subject at both O and A levels (nobody said this
would be easy), your JC may be persuaded to allow you to register
for the subject as a school candidate, so the subject will be
included as part of your full certificate.
Alternatively, if this fails (eg. because in JC1 you're to
register for H1 'A' levels, and you can't be both a school
candidate and a private candidate in the same year), you can
always take it as a private candidate in the year after your JC2
(whether you have NS obligations or not). You can take this subject
(eg. H2 Physics / H2 Chem / H2 Bio) alone, or together with
the other most important subjects (eg. H2 Chem and H2 Maths),
obvious pros and cons to either choice.
When applying for NUS & NTU courses, as long as you've done
well (ie. a distinction) in all your submitted certificates
(eg. both complete certificate with all subjects, as a school
or private candidate, plus any certificates with that particular
subject alone), it'll be taken into consideration and you'll be, in
all likelihood, allowed into the Uni course that required the
subject as a prerequisite (even if it's not part of your full
JC certificate).
Now I do not make any guarantees, and the risk is on yourself
(ie. self-responsibility) whenever you tread unconventional,
unorthodox paths in life. I'm not advocating you take up these
suggestions (which in the hands of less competent students may
backfire and do more harm than good), but just showing you that
there are always out-of-the-box ways to go about or
circumvent any problem.
Point being, if you really want something bad enough,
then it may require you to dare to break out beyond the
confines and limitations of the system. If you're willing to
do whatever it takes, then as the saying goes : when there's a
will, there's a way.