hi guys!
omg my last post seems to have gotten deleted off ): spent an
hour getting it down. anw, i'm taking a levels as a private
candidate this yr, i took it once back in 2008. I was previous from
CJC. i did badly the first time because i gave up studying in july
and totally went it for a levels unprepared so i guess i deserve
the results which i've gotten. i went in 1hr 15mins late for my
chem paper ): i wasnt focused then but 2 yrs working has catapulted
me back to reality.
H2 Chem E, Bio S, Math U, H1 Econs C, GP D.
since jan, i've been taking lessons from a private sch offering
the sg a level programme. so far i've made quite alot of
improvement in math because the teacher's pretty good. the geog
teacher's quite passionate abt teaching as well. but the gp and
econs teachers leave much to be desired out of my hefty school
fees! chem teacher is very knowledgable and knows many of the
latest exam question trends but problem is, he doesnt give homework
and so i havent had any work marked since the beginning of the year
so i dont actually know how i fare in my written work for chemistry
at the moment.
current subj combi: H2 math, econs, chem, h1 geog
dropped bio because it was my least fav subj back in jc and took
on geog as a new subj. i've heard that last yr's chem paper was a
killer! so i'm wondering, whether i even stand a chance in getting
a B at least for chem? ): since i;ve got to compete with people
from the top 5 colleges who may even have experience in H3 chem!
the private sch offers management of business as well as a H2
subject as well so i'm wondering if i should drop my chem and take
up mob instead. i really need to choose soon so that i can start
studying hardcore for all my subj ):
i dont plan on doing anything related to science but i'm
interested in accountancy, business courses and FASS in the local
unis. yet i have to add that the mob teacher in school isnt good
and seems rather unprepared at times. he's not able to answer our
queries well and even tells us to smoke through the answers most of
the time. sigh!
i need to know if there are any good tuition places i can go to
for chem? like places whereby the stress level is higher and which
give lots of homework eg 2 sets of prelim papers to be done per
week because i only seem to perform well under stress O: i
live around the thomson area.
would love to hear opinions from some forumers to aid me in
making a decision quick! D:
option 1: H2 econs, math, chem, h1 geog
option 2: H2 econs, math, mob, h1 geog
option 3: H2 econs, math, geog, h1 chem
option 4: h2 econs, math, mob, h1 chem
btw i'm really afraid of the practical paper for private
candidates which i have to take in lieu of the spa paper ): will i
be disadvantaged??
please help ! ):
thanks!
Since you're a full-time private candidate (assuming you're not
working part-time or full-time now), you might as well take 4H2s.
When calculating your Uni admission score, downgrade your lousiest
H2 subject into a H1 weightage. And H2s are always used as
prerequisites for Uni courses, not H1 subjects, so it makes sense
to take your subjects at H2 levels.
Between Econs and Chem though, it's far more important to take
Chem at H2 level. Because most (or all) Econs-based Uni courses
don't require H2 Econs as prerequisite, while all Chem-based Uni
courses require H2 Chem as prerequisite. Even if you say you "don't
plan on doing Science in the Uni", but you do want to keep your
options open, don't you?
As for wanting the 'stress level to be high', you can
always stress yourself, if you've self-discipline
you won't need an external source to force you to do whatever
you want to do. For instance, you can always choose to force
yourself to do (and mark) 1 set of Prelim Papers per day
(rotate across subjects), regardless of your tuition center or
private school.
