* Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) - College

[jtoh]

Hi zeemimi,


In the past few years, all 2 pointers have successfully entered RJC and HJC, as well as many 3 pointers. Unless there’s a proliferation of 2 pointers this year, I would think entry to RJC and HJC should be more or less confirmed. Do you sense that there are a lot of 2 pointers this year?

[zeemimi]

jtoh:

Hi zeemimi,


In the past few years, all 2 pointers have successfully entered RJC and HJC, as well as many 3 pointers. Unless there's a proliferation of 2 pointers this year, I would think entry to RJC and HJC should be more or less confirmed. Do you sense that there are a lot of 2 pointers this year?

Yup. Her school alone has > 70 2-pointers. I saw the rjc website admits about 250 through jae.

[jtoh]

zeemimi:

jtoh:

Hi zeemimi,


In the past few years, all 2 pointers have successfully entered RJC and HJC, as well as many 3 pointers. Unless there's a proliferation of 2 pointers this year, I would think entry to RJC and HJC should be more or less confirmed. Do you sense that there are a lot of 2 pointers this year?

Yup. Her school alone has > 70 2-pointers. I saw the rjc website admits about 250 through jae.

That's a lot of 2 pointers. Are all of them confirmed 2-pointers, or >6A1s? Because not all who score >6A1s are necessarily 2 pointers. How do these numbers compare with last year's performance at your dd's school? About the same or much more?

I wonder how other schools did, and if the O levels are graded on a curve.

I expect that just as many top scorers would apply to HCI, so that would double the number of places available at the very least.

Without actual statistics it's hard for us to predict. It would be interesting to find out the COPs on Feb 5.

[zeemimi]

jtoh:

zeemimi:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]Hi zeemimi,


In the past few years, all 2 pointers have successfully entered RJC and HJC, as well as many 3 pointers. Unless there's a proliferation of 2 pointers this year, I would think entry to RJC and HJC should be more or less confirmed. Do you sense that there are a lot of 2 pointers this year?

Yup. Her school alone has > 70 2-pointers. I saw the rjc website admits about 250 through jae.

That's a lot of 2 pointers. Are all of them confirmed 2-pointers, or >6A1s? Because not all who score >6A1s are necessarily 2 pointers. How do these numbers compare with last year's performance at your dd's school? About the same or much more?

I wonder how other schools did, and if the O levels are graded on a curve.

I expect that just as many top scorers would apply to HCI, so that would double the number of places available at the very least.

Without actual statistics it's hard for us to predict. It would be interesting to find out the COPs on Feb 5.[/quote]These > 70 are all 6 pointers. Almost everyone in the school get 4 bonus. Her cohort did better than previous years.
Yes it will be interesting to see this year's jc cop.

[nelly]

zeemimi:

jtoh:

Hi zeemimi,


In the past few years, all 2 pointers have successfully entered RJC and HJC, as well as many 3 pointers. Unless there's a proliferation of 2 pointers this year, I would think entry to RJC and HJC should be more or less confirmed. Do you sense that there are a lot of 2 pointers this year?

Yup. Her school alone has > 70 2-pointers. I saw the rjc website admits about 250 through jae.

Just curious what school is your DD from? I heard many good schools did badly this year (with an exception of a few) so I'm quite shocked to hear this news.

[SupaSiMCraft]

Well noobqueen, to post something more relevant, I personally think you can’t appeal to HCI with 6 points unless your CCA is really good or your DD has own academic awards in competitions like Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad etc

[skhk]

Hi, just wanna check what's the chances of appealing to hc with net score 4.

TIA

[kiasustudent234]

hi

im currently a sec 4 student and i intend to apply to hcjc via acad-leadership dsa.
my achievements are:
-head prefect 2013
-class chairman for 2 yrs
-i constantly get A1s and occasional A2s for my results and L1R5 of 6
-silver medal for commonwealth essay competitions
-honourable mention for Spore Maths Olympiad and Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad
-Distintion in Australian Maths Competition
-Champion for Malay Debate Competition
-award for high distinction in A-maths

What is my chance in getting a place in hcjc based on my achievements? is it necessary to get any silver medal in olympiad to get in hcjc via acad?

Any info and advice will be greatly appreciated thanks

[jerrold]

Hi im not sure if you’re still looking for info because the DSA window might be over, but here’s what I know:


I graduated from HC some years ago. I didn’t apply DSA because I very luckily got into HC from sec 1, and getting there through IP is easier than DSA-ing at sec4.

This means I don’t know the application process very well, but I do know roughly what the school’s like and how it thinks. Or at least what it used to think 3 years ago.

Let’s start from the numbers. These are mostly estimates, but basically, out of about 1.5k places they have each year, 70-80% will already be taken up by IP students. Thats 1200 places gone.

Then there’s always some places reserved for top A level scorers which they won’t release until after exams. And also those reserved to bring in all-star sportsmen to win medals for the school and other discretionary admissions. Let’s just assume each category has 100 places.

This means there are like 100 or less places left for DSA . So the basic chance is the number of applicants divided by 100. Hence if 600 people apply, then you have 1/6 chance just looking at numbers alone and nothing else. I’m not sure how many people apply per year though, but I suspect HC gets quite a lot.

Now from this basic 1/6 chance, let’s consider your portfolio and determine if you’re above or below the average 1/6.

From my experience, schools dig councillors and HC is no exception. Councillors are great because they (a) help the school run events, (b) help the school by getting into good universities and winning scholarships, help the school because they usually are the alumnis who donate the most, and (d) love the school the most, and (e) keep other students in check. So from what you’ve listed ‘head prefect’ sounds pretty good. If I were you i’d emphasise that. And being class chairman (probably sec1-sec2?) and your good results does reinforce that image of the hardworking responsible councillor.

The next thing is i notice you’re good at math. Or at least it seems so. Not sure what "award for high distinction in A maths" is, but if it means you top your school level in maths, thats a good thing. A silver medal in commonwealth writing is also not bad, but HC is more of a science than an arts school. In the same light winning a Malay debate is rather unique and does set you apart, but i think it’s obvious that malay debate isnt a big thing in HC.

As for constant A1s, distinction in AMC and hon mention in SMO, these are fairly common. Not that they don’t mean anything, but those who apply DSA usually have very strong portfolios.

As for silver in olympiad, that really helps. HC likes winning international olympiads (the school calls them world championships) so if they think you can help them do that, you have a good chance. So much so that imo if you have a gold you are confirm in.

All in all I’d say you’re an above average applicant mostly because of that head prefect thing. If there’s an interview, be prepared to be asked about that. Since the base rate is 1/6, I’d say you have 1/4-1/5 chance.

Of course, this is assuming there are 600 people looking for 100 places, and all have similarly good portfolios. Any or even all of the assumptions I’ve made can be wrong, and things could have changed since I graduated. But I hope my analysis helps you. The best advice i can give is apply for DSA, try your best to get it, and if you do things will rock for you. If you don’t i think based on your results you have a decent chance of getting in too. Just that you will have to study harder to make sure. I think that’s not a problem for you.

[Annie1997]

Hi

I also applied HCI through academic n leadership

Do you get any good news?