Summer Sow\" post_id=\"2011720\" time=\"1610351700\" user_id=\"190726:[quote=\"Summer Sow\" post_id=2011720 time=1610351700 user_id=190726]
My son is in BSP scholarship, wanted to drop now, he will be in JC1 this year.... any information about this??
Score quite bad in O level higher chinese😢[/quote]

Summer Sow\" post_id=\"2011720\" time=\"1610351700\" user_id=\"190726:[quote=\"Summer Sow\" post_id=2011720 time=1610351700 user_id=190726]
My son is in BSP scholarship, wanted to drop now, he will be in JC1 this year.... any information about this??
Score quite bad in O level higher chinese😢[/quote]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1991769\" time=\"1597758748\" user_id=\"17023:

Btw, I was talking to DH just now regarding this. He said recently he interviewed a NUS graduate who took China studies at H2 level. He kaypoh and asked about the candidate’s opinion on Mao’s 文化大革命, the candidate stared at him blankly. My DH was shocked, he thought MOE’s China study lacked rigour.

MMM:

...My dd is also the collaborative and don't need limelight to survive type (very typical of dh and myself) but I strongly encourage her to go to SMU in the end.

...In my team, I 'have a couple of SMU grads and they tend to be well-articulated. I also spoke to young grads from other unis and they shared the same observations about SMU grads...

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1992515\" time=\"1598311192\" user_id=\"17023:

No, I am not saying must train a hermit crab to be a social butterfly. But between being a social butterfly and hermit crab, there’s a wide spectrum, so it shouldn’t be either one end of the spectrum or the other.

I missed out slmkhoo’s earlier post but I think we all understand that her DD’s situation is unique and not applicable to all.

My DD2 is an introvert. After she transferred to RGPS, she was trained to speak up and became confident and articulate. Partly peer influence partly school training. Soft skills can be learnt.

I agree it’s up to individual lah, no right or wrong. But if my kids are introvert, guess should proactively encourage them to speak up. The skills have to be learnt, won’t drop from the sky, and school is the best place to learn.

Imp75\" post_id=\"1992517\" time=\"1598313327\" user_id=\"2358:

My 3 gals are all introverts. I think due to the training at school, they can present well if required but if left to voluntary participation, I doubt very much they would do it voluntarily which is why I feel the SMU system may not be that suitable. Sometimes its hard to change someone's innate character

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1992391\" time=\"1598238995\" user_id=\"28674:

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1992387\" time=\"1598238300\" user_id=\"17023:

I take the contrarian approach, if one is by nature quiet why not go SMU to force one to learn to speak up. Where else better to learn than in school? After all, one still needs these soft skills in society !!

This is a reasonable suggestion, unless you have a child who is really \"not that kind\" and is unlikely to change. I have one such, and I think she wouldn't have survived SMU even if she could have got in (which she couldn't).

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1992392\" time=\"1598239384\" user_id=\"2964:

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1992479\" time=\"1598272307\" user_id=\"17023:[quote=lee_yl post_id=1992479 time=1598272307 user_id=17023]I personally feel that the silent workers who cannot
“sell themselves”, will be at a disadvantage. They will be the work horses and when their skills get dated or when their wages get too high, they will be in the retrenchment queue.

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1992392\" time=\"1598239384\" user_id=\"2964:

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1992387\" time=\"1598238300\" user_id=\"17023:

I take the contrarian approach, if one is by nature quiet why not go SMU to force one to learn to speak up. Where else better to learn than in school? After all, one still needs these soft skills in society !!

No right or wrong, if one is quiet by nature and would like to learn to speak up, then yes. He/she would embrace this requirement to speak up in school, and look upon this positively. But then again, if one is quiet by nature and has no intention of learning to speak up, then there is no reason to be forced to do it , with grades being at stake. There are careers that do not require one to speak up, which is why there are people who prefer working with computers, or with lab equipment, vs working with people.

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1992454\" time=\"1598261337\" user_id=\"2964:

Cbk\" post_id=\"1992450\" time=\"1598259821\" user_id=\"49917:

It would be so much easier to choose if she does well in what she likes. Unfortunately she likes and spends more time in Bio yet not doing as well (vs physics) coz I think she is missing on the keywords etc. Lit on the other hand is very subjective...

Though in general, interest brings results, it is sometimes not true, as proven by your daughter. And Lit is subjective, I totally agree. Can I ask, is she currently doing lit in sec school?

Cbk\" post_id=\"1992450\" time=\"1598259821\" user_id=\"49917:

It would be so much easier to choose if she does well in what she likes. Unfortunately she likes and spends more time in Bio yet not doing as well (vs physics) coz I think she is missing on the keywords etc. Lit on the other hand is very subjective...

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1992394\" time=\"1598239905\" user_id=\"28674:

Cbk\" post_id=\"1992378\" time=\"1598233687\" user_id=\"49917:

...She is quite sure she doesn't want to do science, engineering and IT related courses, hence physics is really not much use to her? Really not sure to go after interests or grades for A level.
There is more the education than \"usefulness\" in the most direct sense. My daughter was also fairly sure that engineering/IT was not for her, but learning any subject is more about discipline, stretching the mind, practising how to learn, than the content itself. Most content can be acquired later and a lot changes too (maybe not physics, I suppose!). As for the grades-vs-interest issue - in general, interest should result in better grades, simply because studying the subject won't be as much of a chore. But it's true that being strong in Maths and Physics does reduce the workload compared to studying Bio, which was what my daughter decided on in the end.

Your DD did PCME in A level but doing econs in uni now? Does she find econs to be content heavy? While DD was considering econs at first, she is having second thoughts as she said her seniors told her econs is very difficult (though we think econs is a very useful subjects to study even if she is not going to do business related courses in uni). She looked at RI A level results (she is in rgs hence going to RI) and found that only 6 in 10 scored distinctions, and concluded that it is maybe really difficult. Hence for the contrasting subject, she is also considering Lit. Again, she is interested in Lit but not really doing well but was hopeful when she read that 9 in 10 scored distinctions in Lit in RI.
- appreciate if anyone from RI can comment on Econs vs Lit in RI. Like how did RI manage to do so well in Lit when we heard Lit is really hard to score? How is RI's 6 in 10 distinctions in Econs fare compare to other top JC?
You also have to consider that those who choose less popular subjects such as Lit are a small, self-selected, highly-motivated bunch, and many are Humanities Programme students. They are more likely to do well as those who think they won't do well will shy away from the subject. Courses such as Econs which are much more popular (since they are considered \"useful\") will have a wider spread of students, and a wider spread of grades. I can't say which is \"easier\" as it really depends on the student, but RI's teaching of Econs is good. My daughter did H3 Econs as well. Of course, no teacher, however good, can make every student a star performer.

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1992412\" time=\"1598250005\" user_id=\"40978:

Cbk\" post_id=\"1992378\" time=\"1598233687\" user_id=\"49917:

- appreciate if anyone from RI can comment on Econs vs Lit in RI. Like how did RI manage to do so well in Lit when we heard Lit is really hard to score? How is RI's 6 in 10 distinctions in Econs fare compare to other top JC?

DS was from RI. He took As last November. He only knows 1 person in RI that took Lit. This friend is a voracious reader. He keeps asking his parents to buy additional BOOKSHELVES because he keeps running out of space to store his books. Lol. So, if most Lit students in RI are like that, I'm not surprised if 9 out of 10 scores distinction in Lit.

Btw, 7 in 10 students achieved distinctions in Econs for RI. Not 6 in 10. https://rafflespress.com/2020/02/21/a-level-results-2020-eagle-eye-and-gryphon-strength/

Cbk\" post_id=\"1992378\" time=\"1598233687\" user_id=\"49917:

- appreciate if anyone from RI can comment on Econs vs Lit in RI. Like how did RI manage to do so well in Lit when we heard Lit is really hard to score? How is RI's 6 in 10 distinctions in Econs fare compare to other top JC?

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1992388\" time=\"1598238575\" user_id=\"2964:

Imp75\" post_id=\"1992385\" time=\"1598237589\" user_id=\"2358:

[quote=MerlionInGermany post_id=1992384 time=1598236357 user_id=2964]I think NTU Accountancy was AAA then, because it was the only place to get a degree in accountancy. NUS did not have accountancy before, and SMU did not exist then.

For NTU Business (NBS) vs NUS BizAd, even last time, it was harder to get into NUS than NTU.

So I guess it is not surprising that the moment NUS started offering Acct, it gradually became more popular than NTU’s accountancy.

So am wondering why did NTU Acc become so \"unpopular\" over the years? Granted its intake is the biggest (600+), is that the sole reason for the lowest IGP amongst the 3? For those who wanna be hard-core auditors, they shd still go NTU yah?

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1992398\" time=\"1598240542\" user_id=\"28674:

She decided against SMU because, after hearing my nephew who is in SMU describe the system, she decided it was too competitive in that showy, must-speak-up-a-lot type of way which she didn't really like the sound of (more US style!). Her nature is more collaborative, and she doesn't like to have to compete in that kind of way. But my nephew likes it, and to each his own.