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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Tertiary Education - A-Levels, Diplomas, Degrees
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      Singkiasu
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      Hi all,


      It's decision time! My DD has got an offer from VJC & EJC. Happy & confused šŸ˜ž Sometimes, it's too difficult to make a decision. Can someone please please share some of your thoughts.

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        Singkiasu\" post_id=\"1984899\" time=\"1594288074\" user_id=\"75778:

        Hi all,

        It's decision time! My DD has got an offer from VJC & EJC. Happy & confused šŸ˜ž Sometimes, it's too difficult to make a decision. Can someone please please share some of your thoughts.
        :congrats:

        wow !
        You know the outcome of your son (daughter) DSA offer results, so fast !

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          sky minecrafter
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          phtthp\" post_id=\"1984901\" time=\"1594288498\" user_id=\"35251:

          Singkiasu\" post_id=\"1984899\" time=\"1594288074\" user_id=\"75778:

          ...My DD has got an offer from VJC & EJC. Happy & confused... Sometimes, it's too difficult to make a decision. Can someone please please share some of your thoughts.

          ...
          wow !
          You know the outcome of your ...daughter... DSA offer results, so fast !

          Hi too, Singkiasu, Congrats!!!

          I've a JC1 kid, even though he made his own decisions, these were some aspects I had researched... to start off...
          (1) Is there any subject or subject combination which your dd prefers (the individual colleges have published some related info on their websites)?

          (2) How are the colleges' promotional criteria or JC2 subject criteria (for instance, would the student be made to drop a subject if certain grades are not met at the end of JC1, which I'd use to gauge how supportive the college is towards students who are not performing that well, how about qualifying for H3 subjects)?

          Congratulations once again!

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            Singkiasu
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            phtthp\" post_id=\"1984901\" time=\"1594288498\" user_id=\"35251:

            Singkiasu\" post_id=\"1984899\" time=\"1594288074\" user_id=\"75778:

            Hi all,

            It's decision time! My DD has got an offer from VJC & EJC. Happy & confused šŸ˜ž Sometimes, it's too difficult to make a decision. Can someone please please share some of your thoughts.

            :congrats:

            wow !
            You know the outcome of your son (daughter) DSA offer results, so fast!

            Thank you! But we are facing a huge dilemma on which school to choose. We are weighing the pros and cons but we are still indecisive on which school to choose.

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              Singkiasu
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              sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"1984912\" time=\"1594290308\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=1984912 time=1594290308 user_id=130531]
              phtthp\" post_id=\"1984901\" time=\"1594288498\" user_id=\"35251:

              ...My DD has got an offer from VJC & EJC. Happy & confused... Sometimes, it's too difficult to make a decision. Can someone please please share some of your thoughts.

              ...
              wow !
              You know the outcome of your ...daughter... DSA offer results, so fast !

              Hi too, Singkiasu, Congrats!!!

              I've a JC1 kid, even though he made his own decisions, these were some aspects I had researched... to start off...
              (1) Is there any subject or subject combination which your dd prefers (the individual colleges have published some related info on their websites)?

              (2) How are the colleges' promotional criteria or JC2 subject criteria (for instance, would the student be made to drop a subject if certain grades are not met at the end of JC1, which I'd use to gauge how supportive the college is towards students who are not performing that well, how about qualifying for H3 subjects)?

              Congratulations once again![/quote]Thanks. Yes! I've asked my DD to make her own decision. Analyse pros & cons(esp. distance & culture)Regarding academic rigour both are in the same boat. Will look into the two points, which you've shared. Thank you once again :salute:

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                Stacey_Bloomix
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                6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1973169\" time=\"1588117238\" user_id=\"145858:
                For kids who didn't take hcl in pri sch, can they take up hcl in sec sch if they get good results for psle overall and OK for Chinese?
                hcl in sec sch very difficult :rotflmao:

                my DD
                pri sch chinese A, hcl +2. - 0 tuition
                sec sch chinese A2, hcl F9 :rotflmao: - 0 tuition
                jc H1 chinese D - 0 tuition

                my DS
                pri sch chinese very low A(fake A :rotflmao: ). SA1, prilim 50+- (p5 CA1 30+) - free tuition
                sec sch chinese C6 - 0 tuition
                jc H1 chinese D - 0 tuition[/quote]
                Understand how you feel
                HCL's bar is innately high by local standards because it is meant to test locals' ability and proficiency at the native speaker level.

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                  sharonkhoo
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                  For those whose kids are planning to take A level Econs, or want to investigate Econs, I have an old Econs A level textbook to give away (details below). It's a clean, used copy.

                  https://books.google.com.sg/books/about/Economics.html?id=kZm-MgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

                  NOTE: It's the 8th edition (2012), and the latest edition is the 10th (2018).

                  My daughter took H2 and H3 Econs, but hardly used the book at all as JCs give lots of notes and readings already. It was more for security! She's finally clearing it out as she's starting her final year in university and is sure she will not look at it again. It might be useful for a student who isn't sure whether to take Econs or not, or just wants to read a bit in advance. The basics will be OK, but some examples may be out of date, I guess.

                  PM me if you want it. Self-collect at Queenstown MRT, day and time to be arranged.

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                    sky minecrafter
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                    All the best to Y2020 PW!
                    [quote]22 Oct report submission
                    04-12 Nov oral presentation
                    17 Nov reflections submission
                    *afaik[/quote]

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                      Awonder
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                      Hi, my dd is deciding on her A level combi at the moment. She most probably choose H2 Math/Chem/Geog but was in a dilemma if she should continue her E lit or take up Econ. May I know is it good to take up Econ at A Level now cos my concern is that she can still learn Econ in U later if she decided to go into Business course. Would there be any different or will it affect her chance of selecting any course of her choice if she take either E lit or Econ?


                      Hope to have some advise from any parents or students here. TIA

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                        MMM
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                        Hi, my dd is deciding on her A level combi at the moment. She most probably choose H2 Math/Chem/Geog but was in a dilemma if she should continue her E lit or take up Econ. May I know is it good to take up Econ at A Level now cos my concern is that she can still learn Econ in U later if she decided to go into Business course. Would there be any different or will it affect her chance of selecting any course of her choice if she take either E lit or Econ?

                        Hope to have some advise from any parents or students here. TIA
                        My dd1 did H2 econs (she attempted H3 econs for a couple of months before deciding to drop out as from results pov, it doesn't value add). Now in uni year 1, she said the econs in uni only added few other topics vs A levels. So what she did in JC prep her well for it. She has a project mate who is doing econs for the first time and he struggled with the subject even the fundamentals. if your dd is open to business course, she might want to consider doing econs now than later.

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