i'm a member from a UG (NCC girls) and i really enjoy myself very much.


many people think ncc is too rough a cca for girls. i beg to differ. ncc has developed my character in many ways- how i adapt to things, and stuff. the camps and everything has taught me all the basic survival skills like field cooking and stuff. i do get many opportunities to learn many things

many people dislike a UG but really, if you put your heart and passion into it, you can really enjoy it a lot.

desichan352:

Hi, thanks for sharing! Really helpful!
As for the photocopy of P4-6 exam results is from the report book right? So just bring the report book along is enough right?

there are a few things you have to bring- but one of the most important has got to be the report book.

maybe you could try calling the school up. and it's advisable to photocopy on your own because the queue to photocopy at the bookshop will be very long

i used to be from clementi primary school for 6 years, and i truly enjoyed my time spent there


for most of us, it's not about how good the school is. it's about your friends. i am in the top class of my p6 batch, and the peer pressure really keeps me going and studying really hard just to keep up with the rest.

i enjoy my primary school life a lot and i'll always remember my dedicated teachers. the teachers who stay up till really late just to mark our practice papers and stay back with us till late evening just to give us extra supplementary classes.

it's all about perspective and if this may help, clementi ps's top scorer for psle this year is 270

i used to be a maplestory player too. when you get into sec sch, you will be so busy that you will eventually forget about the game.


if you have time during the holidays, you will return. but most likely, no

but trust me, after going into sec sch, you will somehow lose interest in the game. i have no idea why too, but it happened to me.

i'm not sure if this may help, but nevertheless, i'll share my long experience on the appeal.


2 years ago (psle batch '08}, my score was a 253. it may sound good, but it's like being in the middle of nowhere. i was not part of the \"elitist schools\" nor part of those \"ace in o levels\". i was right smack in the middle. my parents wanted me to make a decision on my own for they didn't want me to regret and so i had to think through my choices very very carefully.

during then, NJC was in its first year. i called them up and they told me that the min. cut off they were expecting is 250. however, i understood that there were only 150 slots. it was a risk.

with my score of 253, neither could i make it to rvhs (254) nor scgs/mgs (256/255, if i'm not wrong). so i had to be really careful in my choices.

here were my 6 choices:

1. river valley hs
2. national jc
3. crescent girls school
4. bukit panjang govt high
5. nanhua high
6. commonwealth sec

i placed rv first over njc, because i didn't want to take the risk.

when the posting results were out- i got into cgs. it was expected, but when i found out the cop for rv remained the same (254), i was really upset because i missed the cut off by just a point. but thankfully, i placed it in priority of NJC, whose cop was a shocking 259. it was totally unrealistic if i were to try to appeal there.

since i had rv in first choice, i headed there to fill in the application forms. i needed to bring my report book along, and photocopy my p4 p5 p6 exam results, as well as a record of all the achievements i had in primary school.

i had to rely on myself- because my primary school teacher didn't really offer much help. she discouraged me from going to a mixed school and said that CGS would be a better school for me. she didn't help me in the appeal proceedings and stuff so i had to get things done by myself. i didn't have much achievements in primary school (i'm sure, like many others), but there was one thing about me that stood out- i came from choir. i was in the cca for 4 years and chorale was rv's niche. i went overseas shortly after appealing and i was worried because there was no news at all throughout the period.

when i came back around dec 30, i called up the school to find out that i was still in the waiting list. they transferred the call to another person (whom i believe is in charge of cca) and he asked me one question \"if you fail your choir audition, will you be willing to join a uniformed group?\" i said yes immediately. i had no qualms about anything- i just wanted to get into RV. he offered me the options available- sjab/ncc/npcc/girl guides, and i said, i'll prefer npcc or ncc.

less than an hour later, i was called up for a confirmed place in rv. immediately after i made that call. so i headed to rv to get the form, went to cgs to let the principal sign the acknowledgement, and headed back to rv to hand in the form. it may sound troublesome, but i was really really happy to get a confirmed place in the school.

oh and i'm a sec 2 in RV now, and i failed my choir audition, so i was placed for my UG choice- NCC. they say you never know how it's like until you try something. i really really enjoy my cca and it has built me as a person. i feel that it has developed myself strongly.

to those who are trying to appeal, never be afraid. there are sacrifices that have to be made (for a friend of mine, he had to get into dance, but he's enjoying himself a lot now. and yes, he also had to make that call to the school). but at the end of the day, your passion is what counts. and whether you have the heart to carry on

those who didn't get into their dream school- don't be upset either. like i said, you don't know how it is until you try something. i believe even if i were in cgs, i would be enjoying myself a lot too. but i still love the path i've chosen, and because i made the decision by myself, i will never regret it

personally, i'm a teenager in a secondary school, and i sleep at around 12.30am daily.


i'm too used to it- for my family is most active around these hours. i'm already used to the body clock despite the unhealthiness.

i only get about 5 hours of sleep everyday but i find that it's enough. how tired i am is judged by how much i sleep in lessons

if you put me in to sleep at 10pm, i won't be able to sleep. i'll roll around for around 2 hours before i sleep at my usual sleeping time.

yeah despite the lack of sleep during exams, i find that it is very essential to do last-minute studying as it is when information gets into your head most quickly.

but i guess it's to one's individuality.