C++, phyton, Unix, etc… you are asking me, a parent that know nuts about IT!

It’s helpful - i mean those languages. All software/applications. No fanciful hardware. All he used were two laptops - one super old one, and his secondary school laptop. Many parents send their kids for classes. Actually not necessary as youtube etc has tons of good materials for self-learning. But self-learn only works if the kid is personally motivated to do so

Why EAE –> His interest and he enjoys creating apps etc. In fact, he was not successful in getting into Computing class for GCE O level, so he self-learn several programming languages to create messaging app, calculator, all sorts of games - cheese, minefield, etc. To us, that was a clear-cut interest and aptitude and motivation. At one time he changed the coding on Toto web-screen to reflect my Toto ticket number. I really thought I had the winning numbers. Luckily, I have a strong heart.


All 3 polys were great - Ngee Ann, SP and Nanyang. SP and Ngee Ann’s aptitude test for EAE were conducted on same morning. Not allowed to change or defer. So, had to self-select and forced to choose one.

In the end, he chose Ngee Ann was purely due to distance and easy access from home and an acquaintance studying there - which sort of provided more insights into the course he was keen on.

I guess the more information available and you can get, the more comforting as you will be able to make a more informed decision. Do attend the open houses, ask a lot of questions…

CCA - yes, plenty - mainly related to IT and also in organising committees… I do know that he and his classmates also entered some public hackathons - to gain good and fun learning experience

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Forgot to add, her interests are diverse from young and wider than the options I listed. Her interests in hands on work are not lower than academic work too. I can understand why some people pick JCs, especially when they have not \"made up their minds\" on what to do for further studies. Actually, after JCs, they will still have to \"make up their minds\" for U courses. Considering the Poly route just brings forward that decision timeline though U courses are not lesser than Poly courses.

My son choose to go to poly instead of JC. He EAE-ed into Ngee Ann for IT during Sec4. Now he’s finishing his cybersecurity course and will be doing internship with a Big4. On hindsight it was a great choice, he is really happy, doing & studying what he loves, even though he chose the path less travelled. At one stage while still in sec4, he felt so lousy and really bad and started questioning if he should go to JC instead / the trigger was that all his classmates were talking about JCs. Going to poly was like as if ‘you are second grade’ and not good enough for JC.

As parents we had our fair share of “advice” , snickering, the look from neighbours and older folks on why we let him choose poly and not JC. Frankly, his aptitude and genuine motivation matters , not what others think or say coz these people are not living his life. As parents, we were steadfast and happy that we stayed focus above all the noise to support him

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Dear Parents:
Is there anyone here get notifications from RGS about Visual Art ?thanks

Not yet. Also checking with anyone receives email from
- NJC-Visual Arts,
- CHIJ Katong - Visual Arts?

Thanks

DS received and accepted offer. Ngee Ann Poly ICT. Yay!

thank you, RMB and k_s_cheong! All the best to your DC too!

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DS received an invite from NP to go for a test.

Anyone able to share experience or information on the test?
Thank you in advance!

DS passed test and shortlisted for interview soon. Phew!

SP - ICT.

Test same date with NP

Received SP email too.

DS received an invite from NP to go for a test.


Anyone able to share experience or information on the test?
Thank you in advance!