Ok, thanks for the info.

I forgot to include my question: Is it possible for the person with the lower T-score to get 3rd lang in this case?

Clarifications: I did use a hypothetical score but here are the actual results. Note that this was also not within the last 5 years so things might have changed.


Person A: 260, GEP, EESIS due to GEP, got into School Y through GEP DSA
Person B: 261, no EESIS, got into School X

Both applied for French. Person A got it but Person B didn’t.

EESIS COP was 262.

Person B did not get into School Y at first (because of COP) but appealed and got in. At School X, Person B was told that he/she did not get 3rd lang.

Got another question about this foreign language thing:

You’ve got two students who are both in top 10%

Alex: 263, GEP, EESIS due to GEP
Anna: 264, no EESIS

Both apply for same foreign language. Alex gets it but Anna doesn’t. How is this possible?

There may be a few things that I didn’t include so tell me

Thanks.

Hmm, the course running out of places sounds possible. How do they decide who gets to take the third language?

zeemimi:

Or kid did not get the third language of his choice due to demand exceeding supply.

Kid did not get offered third language.

Could someone explain how this situation would be possible?

Is it possible for a student to get offered HMT, no EESIS (missed by 1 point) and no third lang?


Anyone knows?

justmewayne:

Hello, would like to get some feedback/comments regarding my preferred subject combi of BCM + L. Mainly is about taking Lit over Econs. I noticed that Econs is not necessary for admission into any faculty in local Uni (even Uni Econs only require Math). However, will it affect my application to overseas Uni and government scholarships? I chose Lit as I am confident of scoring well in this subject, and have a strong passion for this subject.


Thanks!

No, it will not affect your application. Lit is a well-regarded subject so you do not need to worry.

It's good that you're choosing a subject not based on the popular choice of others, but what you're capable of!

kcym:

hi all.

anybody here have experience with/info about the humanities programme in JC? what kind of subject combinations can you take with the humanities programme for JC?

You could just search for it on Google but since I am feeling generous, here goes:

Humanities scholars on the GCE A-Level track must offer H2 Literature in English and select their 2nd & 3rd H2 subjects from the range of subjects below.Besides offering the General Paper (students offering Knowledge & Inquiry need not offer General Paper), a Mother Tongue Language (MTL) (students offering Mother Tongue Language And Literature (MTLL) need not offer Mother Tongue Language (MTL)) and Project Work at H1 level, Humanities scholars must offer H2 Literature in English and a second H2 Humanities subject chosen from China Studies, Economics, Geography, History and India studies. The choice of the third H2 subject may include Art, China Studies, Economics, English Language and Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, India Studies, Mother Tongue Language & Literature, Music or Theatre Studies & Drama (see Table 1).

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/scholarships/moe-preu/humanities/

raymondloh:

Can i have 2 H2 subjects, and the rest all H1 subjects to fill up the 12 academic units, if i intend to pursue tertiary studies in the U.S. instead of local univ.? Because what i heard american uni are more interested in SAT scores than the scores of full A Level subjects. Can someone chime in on this?

You must have at least:
Three H2 content-based subjects
One H1 content-based subject
H1 Mother Tongue Language (MTL)
H1 General Paper (GP)
H1 Project Work (PW)

Also, it is not true that US colleges are more interested in SAT scores. They evaluate you based on how well you do in school too. It's all part of a holistic assessment.