2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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Rich dad poor dad:
IP or O level route, it really depend what your child aim towards...Some will rather choose the Poly route after O level. With a Diploma in hand, you are more in demand then an A level cert. To move on to University, no matter poly or JC, you still stand a chance...some engineering courses provide 2 YEARS exemption for poly grad...so this should also be in your consideration....
Think as parents, most of us will set our sight on a deg (min), especially if the child is good enough to enrol int IP. -
Rich dad poor dad:
IP or O level route, it really depend what your child aim towards...Some will rather choose the Poly route after O level. With a Diploma in hand, you are more in demand then an A level cert. To move on to University, no matter poly or JC, you still stand a chance...some engineering courses provide 2 YEARS exemption for poly grad...so this should also be in your consideration....
Just to add on, you still need to do very well in poly to get into local uni. Those who are top 10% in the cohort stand a better chance. However
, not all faculties allow for exemption. The poly grads still need to compete with the A-level students for a place in the uni. My niece was among the top 10% in one of the ploys, accountancy or business studies. Her GPA was 3.7+. Could not get into business and accountancy in nus and ntu. She was given a place to do psychology in ntu instead. 4 yr course and no exemption. -
lizawa:
know of someone who did very well in Poly and was accepted into NUS second year of a 3 year courseRich dad poor dad:
IP or O level route, it really depend what your child aim towards...Some will rather choose the Poly route after O level. With a Diploma in hand, you are more in demand then an A level cert. To move on to University, no matter poly or JC, you still stand a chance...some engineering courses provide 2 YEARS exemption for poly grad...so this should also be in your consideration....
Just to add on, you still need to do very well in poly to get into local uni. Those who are top 10% in the cohort stand a better chance. However
, not all faculties allow for exemption. The poly grads still need to compete with the A-level students for a place in the uni. My niece was among the top 10% in one of the ploys, accountancy or business studies. Her GPA was 3.7+. Could not get into business and accountancy in nus and ntu. She was given a place to do psychology in ntu instead. 4 yr course and no exemption.
but decided to quit NUS because it is wasting time doing unrelated and unnecessary subjects/module that have nothing to do with the degree qualification and needed the 2 years to get a first degree
he went overseas and took one year to get a degree and another year to get a masters, well ahead of his peers in SG -
[quote]Your story is very inspiring! Well done Mummy/Daddy! That is the spirit! [/quote]
2ppaamm:
Hm... maybe share a little story here, since we are at it. My DD2 did not do well for PSLE at all! In fact, we had to go to appeal for her to get into her sister's secondary school. She did not manage to finish her Math paper also, as her eye had a cyst and it was bleeding and she could not see, and nobody helped her, nobody gave her extra time. When we asked to review her paper, spent $100, and just one sentence came back. No error.
So that was 2009. She spent 1.5 years in her sec school, a mix of good and bad experiences in a good secondary school. Then I took her out to homeschool her middle of this year when we went overseas. We studied about 2 hours a day, consistently on a high school ('A' level equivalent) program, she completed with GPA 3.9 out of 4.0. She got a place in the uni last week.
Poor PSLE score - maybe, poorer than many here. But who cares, we did not let that deter us, put on our best and surge ahead of the rest. She will also be the youngest in her class. She will graduate from uni at 17, probably record in this family as well. With the lowest PSLE score in this house.
PSLE and the school you attend do not measure anything, unless you let them. -
Help me to decide should i let ds take msp as 3rd language or nothing at all ? Is it much easier compared to malay as a second language ? If i leave it to him he will surely choose not to.
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If it’s MSP or nothing at all, I would definitely go for MSP. Your child can always have a go at it. If he were to find it too tough or have problems managing, he can always opt out later on. And MSP is one of the easier 3rd Languages, not quite sure whether it is easier than Malay as a second language.
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I guess parents are required to be at the school for the first day. Subsequently no need right ?
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[quote]Hi Edureach, this is new to me. I heard only that a gd number of the boys eventually do well enough to gain places in top few JCs. That's why we are deliberating between CHS & VS IP.[/quote]
By close guess-timates, the top 5 to 10% eventually make it into the top 2 JCS. Maybe even up till the top 15%. The majority of these people eventually make it into HCI though. The rest eventually go into the other JCS, especially NJC and VJC. I do believe strongly that it is a real possibility for a CHS student to eventually make it into the top 2 JCS, provided he works hard.
@ngbrdad Yes, parents can come to school with their children on the first day. Subsequently, there is no need for that. -
ngbrdad:
Help me to decide should i let ds take msp as 3rd language or nothing at all ? Is it much easier compared to malay as a second language ? If i leave it to him he will surely choose not to.
For me, I would rather my child use the time to read a book, do a sport, music, watch some good TV shows, learn some lifeskills, smell the roses, daydream or enjoy doing nothingness or spend time with family - just my very personal thoughts. Unless the child is really keen or has aptitude for languages. -
Hi! I need advise for this: my boy get 181 for his PSLE result and I intended to select Commonwealth Sec with their take in marks of 184. I know I need to do an appeal but before I do so can I know will the system select my boy first if he select Commonwealth as his 1st choice(even his marks is 181) to a child that score 186 but select Commonwealth as his 2nd choice.
And for appeal does 3 marks has a higher chance?
Can someone advise?
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