O Levels Students 2009!!

Wow, so many promising dudes on soft. Keep up the good work guys. As a guy from poly myself, I can say that I really wanted to enter a JC of my choice but since my results didn't make the cut but I would say poly totally changed my mentality of being a 2nd rated institution. But make sure you enter poly you study hard for all your sems to keep your GPA up la.
 
tim098 said:
Word of advice: To those who did reasonably well for O levels, intend to go to a university and are able to enter a good JC, do go to JC. Poly's fun and carefree life is a mere farce and in your third year you'll be wondering why the heck did you think poly was a better choice than JC. This is exactly what is happening to me and a whole lot of other people I know.
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True that. A lot of my friends also regret joining Poly because they didn't get that easier life that they were hoping to get.

JC and Poly is actually both tough, especially if you intend to further your studies in University much later.

JC is a faster route, and it also doesn't accumulate. That means you can screw up your normal exams in JC, but so long as you do well in your A levels, bingo. The rest of the bad exam results are magically written away. Plus, most university places give priority to the A level students
That said, the main negative point about JC is that its very stressful. If you do not do well in the A's, there goes two years of education. It is extremely difficult to salvage it, especially if you're thinking of studying in the local university. A lot of people I knew had to go overseas because they weren't able to get into local universities.

Poly is a longer route. But its a lot on projects, and once you finished studying your modules, you can safely put them away, only taking it out when it is necessary. Good for people who can't absorb everything and vomit everything out in one shot.
Poly also offers a more realistic approach into how the working world is like. In the working world, it is unrealistic to keep memorizing a lot of data and to vomit them out. Research, projects, etc. It offers a slice of how the working adult is like, except that the students are still relatively protected from bearing the full extent of the negative impacts
However, Poly is equally as stressful as compared to JC, except that the stress is more focused on rushing project after project, meeting tight dead-lines and ensuring that your project stands out among all the other projects.
Also, the GPA affects a lot of Poly people's results. Screw up a major topic, and the GPA takes a huge hit. Depending on how badly the damage is, it may or may not be recoverable.
Also, the problem of Poly comes when it goes to further university studies. The local universities do not offer a lot of places to polytechnic students. So its either you do brilliantly well and get a GPA of 3.5, or you go overseas

I'm writing this post in mind that one who wants to further their education wishes to do so in the local universities. NUS, NTU, SMU

Also, the curriculum offered by the JCs and the Polys are very different, and thus have very different needs.
A JC education requires a lot of critical thinking. It is challenging, demanding, yet rewarding. The people who do well in JC are those people who are able to do a lot of memorization work, yet know how to adapt EVERYTHING they have learn in the two years into the questions posed to them on that one exam. Not many people can do it, considering that the content in the A levels is many steps above O levels and the questions, very tricky.
Poly education are more suited for those who learn better hands-on. The polys offer an education that is a lot more hands-on learning. Projects, deadlines, etc. It is more suited for those who learn better in a challenging environment that closely mimics the real world. Furthermore, the Polys offer courses that would allow their students to understand how working in a particular job. They are specialized in their field and thus, at the end of the three years, would be able to go out into the working world and start to work in their specialized fields
 
woah hot sia. ok here's mine

Eng B3 (like wts- what the shit)
Chinese B3 ( same like EL crap )
Phys A1
Chem A2
Bio B3
AM A1
EM A2
Combined (lit ss) A1

L1R5 -10-2 = 8 (not surprising i knew EL was going to cock up but still cant help feeling a little dissapointed. Haiz at least I going to get a 12 string soon :-D)
L1R4 -6

Ajc Sajc Cjc here i come.

For those who got 10 below you are awesome so am I lol.
Those who got 10 above you are awesome too just at the mercy of the heartless Singapore education system that's all. No sweat:cool:
 
fretness said:
(not surprising i knew EL was going to cock up but still cant help feeling a little dissapointed. Haiz at least I going to get a 12 string soon :-D)
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I know why your English got a B3. :O

Hmm, polytechnic or JC, I had been through both.

I'd never liked the inflexibility of a JC school with all that rules and regulation. Being an Arts student, I'd never felt appreciated in a JC too(You need to look at the amount of Geography, English Literature and History teachers in many JCs. It's pathetic.)

I'd never liked polytechnic's concept of GPA too. So many projects to do and rush! Screw one examination and your dream to a local university is almost gone. And when you get distracted, no one's really gonna pull you back on track too(Sorry luh but business course girls are really the good stuff and my previous school happens to be right next to it.)

It really depends on what you want. If you have a clear aim and want what you really want, go to the institution that offers what you need. In my opinion, it's not how fun a school is that matters. It's more of if they can provide what you want and what you need.

And if you're a lost sheep with no aim or ambition, I suggest you to really look yourself in your mirror and ask yourself about your life. You wouldn't want to regret later in your life.

Take your education seriously. You might argue education is superficial/boring/whatever-you-can-think-of, but having it is definitely better than not having any of it.

Good luck.
 
empihsrow said:
NJC is a crazy school. They drive people nuts and unless you can cope well under extreme stress, I wouldn't advise NJ.

And 5 might not get you in... Considering that a whole lot of CHIJ SN girls did that well...
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I would say that it is kinda subjective... yeah... but I am still gonna try.. who knows. lol.
 
My god, you people are clever sia!

Since so many did well, I think I know the reason.

LAST YEAR O LEVELS WAS EASY!!! MY TIME WAS HARD THAT'S WHY DIDN'T GET GOOD MARKS

kthxai
 
Heres my results
Eng-b3
CHinese-b3
Economics-b3
Emaths-A1
Amaths-A1
Com Humans-A1
Physics- A1
Chem A1

L1r5- 8-2=6

Trying tj out. Uhh isit safe? cos like 6 is zun zun e cut off and i heard that tj prefers ppl with higher mt
 
i got
eng-C5
amath-A2
emath-A2
sci-A2
combined humans-B4
geog-B3
Hcl-B4
cl-A1

so L1R5=15 and L1R4=12

shud i go poly or jc?

i want go jc lei. like NYJ or MJC even better.

i cn deduct 3.

and am affliated to NYJ

wads my chances?

i dunno wad course to take in poly so trying real hard to get into jc.

but it seems tht my score doesnt really coorperate with me. haix.

anyone in the same predicament? cn help me?
 
hahahand said:
i got
eng-C5
amath-A2
emath-A2
sci-A2
combined humans-B4
geog-B3
Hcl-B4
cl-A1

so L1R5=15 and L1R4=12

shud i go poly or jc?

i want go jc lei. like NYJ or MJC even better.

i cn deduct 3.

and am affliated to NYJ

wads my chances?

i dunno wad course to take in poly so trying real hard to get into jc.

but it seems tht my score doesnt really coorperate with me. haix.

anyone in the same predicament? cn help me?
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Ok, I assume that you have a -1 for your CCA and a -2 for your HCL right? But since you have an affiliation with NYJC, your current amount of bonus points would be -4. So your L1R5 after deduction will be 11. If you ask me, your chances of getting to NYJC is about 50%. This is because their cut off last year was 10 points. Yeah, I think you get the picture right?
 
hello fellow softies!!!

here's mine...

eng-b3(improved from c6)
maths-A2
combines science{phy/chem}-A2
combined humans-b4
mt-A2
dnt-B3


i gt an A1 for my cca...

before deduction

L1R4-12
L1r5-16


i am eligible to apply for jc/mi/poly

right now i am nt sure which to choose...
i wanna join aerospace tech in SP/NP...
should i?
after reading some comments abt jc and poly,i am stuck right now...

pls help me guys...
 
after thinking. i think my choices will be as such

first choice-MJscience
second choice-NYJscience
third choice-NYJarts
Fourth choice-CJscience
fifth choice-CJarts
sixth choice-TPJscience
seventh choice-TPJarts
eighth choice-SRJscience
nineth choice-SRJarts
tenth choice-NPaccountancy
11th choice-NYPbusiness management
12th choice-SPbusiness administration


wad do u all think?
 
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