manorway\" post_id=\"2127911\" time=\"1706093775\" user_id=\"9303:

SL Langlit, Chinese, Econs - 7 points each
HL Chemistry, Physics, Math - 4 points each
TOK/EE - 3 points

PCME is a popular combination. The above gives 36 points but this graduate will NOT have a chance to be shortlisted for Med school at all. So like autolycus pointed out, it matters where the 6 and 7 points are. It is very clearly stated on some Uni admission sites that students must score 6 or 7 in the HL subjects to be considered.

this makes sense... the ranges for required HL subjects are 666 - 776

autolycus\" post_id=\"2127847\" time=\"1706058034\" user_id=\"16143:

Yeah, but we don't know the subject distribution for those 38 points, including 0-3 bonus points. We don't know if they qualify for medical school, considering many UK medical schools like triple-science candidates and the IB doesn't normally allow those. Apples, durians. We do however know that the vast majority of JC students are double-science and can technically qualify for a local medical school (chemistry plus one other science). The JC distribution is much larger, you will see a kind of regression to the mean; the MOE IB schools (SJI, ACS(I)) and SOTA are pretty selective.

Maybe it just means that HCIS (per your example) has a lot of breadth in its educational offerings, or that these kids are scoring amazingly well at their SL subjects (sort of equivalent to acing your H1s but stumbling a bit in your H2s).

Actually I too have the same doubts, what's the success rate of 36-38 pointers from the international applicants' pool of getting into UK medical schools. However, by just looking at the entry requirement for IB (36-38) vs. Sg/International A level (AAA), it does make a difference in term of advantage.

autolycus\" post_id=\"2127434\" time=\"1705639134\" user_id=\"16143:

The total inflow from ACS(I) Y1-4 is a bit difficult to estimate since students change path and some come in later, but it is about 300+ with some variance, given a IB cohort of 450 students or so. Some of the remaining places are earmarked for MGS IP students. This leaves maybe 60(?) students from all over the place. I no longer have access to official data at a micro level.

The original plan was to reserve about 2/3 of the places for ACS(I) IP — so when we started at ≈360 (graduated 356 in the first year) about 240 were from ACS(I) IP or O-levels. In the first couple of years we accepted a fair number from other IP schools, but people weren't happy with that and the option was suppressed.

Generally, popular programmes tend to expand wildly. Original school size for ACS(I) was 1200 (S1-4), original IB cohort was supposed to be 120. Less than a year before implementation we were told to jack it up to 360. You can imagine the chaos. I believe further changes will come down the road.

Just came across the ACSI FAQ page that there are usually about 100 vacancies for the JAE intake
https://sites.acsindep.edu.sg/FAQ/index.php

2024 Sec 1 PSLE COP for SJI IP is AL7 (AL8 for 2022 & 2023), any idea if there’s a shift for ACSI IP and MGS IP though their COP is already very high at 7 and 6 respectively for 2023 Sec 1?

Just realized that PSLE cut-off for MGS IP has become 6 (2023) from 7 (2022), indication of higher demand towards IB anticipated from last year’s discussion in this forum thread? No change for SJI and ACSI though.

For the parents/students who wants an alternative of local education system, perhaps IB is the one. Would be nice if we have more IP schools that offer IB.

putting aside the new A Level grading system starting 2026, MGS summarizes well for the curriculum structure of A level vs. IB in their website (last video), the \"mapping\" is still very much valid. Singapore A level is indeed IB like...

https://www.mgs.moe.edu.sg/secondary/academic/ip/curriculum-structure-n-subject-options/

However, one big difference would be for the \"art\" students. They only need to take 1 contrasting subject in A level, which most will take Math. However, they need to take 1 Science and Math in IB. Whilst for \"science\" students, it's very much similar for both IB and A level in terms of the content subjects, 2 Sciences, 1 Math, 1 Humanity. Just for comparison though, there's no really art/science stream for IB.

bbbay\" post_id=\"2109829\" time=\"1685319293\" user_id=\"175278:

Full RI 200th founder’s day ceremony recording.

I personally like the part where 4 generations of students shared their experiences of RI spirits. Especially the 1st one (scroll forward to 2:26) from class of 1954. He revealed how RI selected it students back then when there wasn’t a national PSLE exam.

https://www.youtube.com/live/9CN44C1PyuM?feature=share

Thanks to share.

Quoted from the speech by a current student, Class of 2026 (scroll to 2:38:06)
\"... yet when we first arrived in year 1 or even year 5, the experience of being in an institution with such a long standing tradition and exceptional reputation was immense. Like all of you, I too felt great pride and joy in being a Rafflesian, but I also felt the weight of expectation being Rafflesian carries great honor and responsibility to reign supreme in every sphere, no less, not so easy, when surrounded by peers whose ability and quality and strength, can make one feel like a small fish in a big pond.\"

This is so true. It's important for the students who are going to such prestigious school to remind themselves not to keep comparing themselves with others, instead, focus on their own improvement and make the best out of his/her time there. If they have the correct mindset, this will go a long way in their life.

RI brings back football CCA for juniors, announces more admission pathways on 200th anniversary bash


https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/raffles-institution-admission-criteria-200th-anniversary-2180711?fbclid=IwAR3NEmiNWOGDXrvFkHjVi900Xbk9i_y4JiI5yu2oIlJaIBdJIS0I_QPsaYo

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2105100\" time=\"1681280157\" user_id=\"43981:

Somehow feel abit relieved reading this. Maybe I should change the way I look at these. Sometimes I do feel I m giving dds stress by being 'controlling'. Seriously nowadays don't know if they are doing something serious or watching YouTube/play games coz need use the electronic devices so much.

Yup she did mention no time etc.

Parenting is indeed both an art as well as science, some good reads... (in general, not relating to this forum topic though)

https://www.schoolbag.edu.sg/story/what-happened-when-i-stopped-nagging-my-kids

https://www.schoolbag.edu.sg/story/raising-a-teenager-is-like-flying-a-kite-learn-when-to-pull-in-or-let-go

Though Cambridge International A Level assessment is also 100% exam-based, it has 2 stages (AS level during 1st year and A2 level during final year) which each contributes 50% towards the final grade. Some people prefer marathon, some prefer sprint, but it definitely takes some pressure off if assessment is done on stages, anything can happen during 1 single final exam. But of course, for marathon, students need to pace themselves well to avoid early burnout.