The key difference between a scholarship in NIE and a scholarship in other degree is that sponsoring a NIE students means not only paying the tuition fee, but also paying the student the starting salary of a teacher for a year. If a teacher-to-be does not qualify to be a teacher in the end, then the one year salary…

prancingpony:

DS's has two friends with 3 pointers. Both applied RI. One got in and the other didn't. What other do they based on? CCA?

For same nett points at COP cases, here is the official rule:

step 1. citizenship, SC>PR>foreigners.
step 2. balloting.

For example, if there are 70 SCs + 20 PRs + 10 foreigners applying to RI with a nett of 3:

when RI has only 50 vacancies for 3 pointers, then 50 out of 70 SCs will be balloted into RI by the computer system; when RI has 75 vacancies for 3 pointers, then all 70 SCs get in, 5 out of 20 PRs will be balloted into RI.

The school has no authority to choose their 'preferred' students from the 3 pointers, computer will do the job.

chance is meaningless here. What is the difference between 20% or 80%?

Even 5 pointers who fail to be admitted into NJC (NJC only takes partial 5 pointers by balloting) will not be able appeal in. The 20 vacancies approximately for appealing cases are distributed to about 10 niche CCAs. You need to have a sound record and a list of achievements in the CCA that NJC is interested in.


90%+ of the appealing cases end up as failures as NJC has only about 20 vacancies for more than 200 candidates every year.

thechocoholic:

adamtoh97:

Try HC as 1st choice so that it will be very easy to appeal in.

i know that but theres also the risk of ending up with neither NJC nor HCI if i put NJC as second choice..

1. There is a very low risk if you put NJC as the 2nd choice - if the COP of NJC improves by 1 point this year.

2. Appealing to HCI requires excellent records of achievements in a sound CCA. I don't know which CCAs HCI is looking at, but the number of CCAs that have the right to consider appeal students will be very few.

3. You need to do the appeal fast. Once it comes to the Orientation week and you still have no conclusion about the outcome of your appeal, you have to register yourself at NJC first or your space will not be reserved. However, once you have done so, you are formally a NJC student, transferring to another JC requires clearance and approval by the college.

4. 90% of the NJC students are 3 or 4 pointers.

Hi,


First of all, I must say JC curriculum is not easy, as it is specifically designed for the top 20% of secondary school graduates in Singapore.

Regarding the retaining rate, I think this year MOE has made it very strict to all the JCs. Those top JCs, like RJC, HCJC, VJC, NJC … should not have more than 2% of retainees; JCs like IJC, YJC should not have more than 20%; and other JCs are having different rates capped at the percentage between 2% and 20% respectively. These rates are directly related to the COP of these JCs, in general, if a JC’s intake is better, the retaining rate should be lower.

If your child has been working relatively hard comparing to his/her classmates but still cannot meet the promo criteria, I would recommend repeating JC1 (or consider to transfer to a poly). A marginal promotion may not help your child and it is very likely for a student as such to fail to attain quality grades for admissions to local universities.

If you child has been playful to a certain extent and failed to pass the promo exams marginally, he/she should aim to clear the re-exam as far as possible. Of course, a change in attitude is a must for JC2 studies.

From a JC maths teacher

1. Interest comes first before everything else. If your boy chose it because he likes it, let it be.


2. High salary = long/stressful working hours, this is true for most of the highly rewarded jobs.

3. Many of the engineering firms accept graduates with accountancy background at certain position, likewise, many of the banks accept graduates with engineering background at certain positions.

In conclusion, choose a course which your boy likes so that he can have an intrinsic motivation for his studies. A first class honour is always somehow an advantage for applying to any ‘ideal’ job. Encourage your son to try out different internship in his vacations between school terms. It will help him make a more rationale decision for his life-long career through experience.

One needs to be a genius to score full marks at A level or equivalent, but needs not to be one to score an A.

True, I felt resilence is generally one of the most important values lacking in SCs. MOE is trying to revise the curricum and focus of education, however it takes time, probably 10 years, 20 years or even longer.


If a citizen resists stress in life, he/she can complain or use his/her power in terms of voting rights; but if a employer resists stress in work, it will only make the employer unhappy.

True, I felt resilence is generally one of the most important values lacking in SCs. MOE is trying to revise the curricum and focus of education, however it takes time, probably 10 years, 20 years or even longer.


If a citizen resists stress in life, he/she can complain or use his/her power in terms of voting rights; but if a employer resists stress in work, it will only make the employer unhappy.