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    School Of The Arts, Singapore

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      kkktookmybabyaway
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      fifiyeo:
      What are the chances of joining SOTA for the 5th year? Meaning after O Levels?

      Sadly, the chances are not very high. This is because the last two years contain lots of devised work (work that's created individually by the student) and you need a strong foundation/knowledge about your art form in order to do this well. IB syllabus is different so you also may be missing out on a few things.

      Having said that, there have been one or two students who have managed to do this. Your grades need to be really good (O Level score in your case) and you need to have lots of experience in your art form (from school CCA, AGP etc.). Also depends on which art form. It is hard to get in at this stage for art forms like dance because dance in our school requires alot of theory which you learn in your lower years.

      Good luck :)!

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        dasalo
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        Those who came in during yr 5, many or maybe all left

        Within a few months. They could not follow the syllabus. There are none in yr6 now.

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          jtoh
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          dasalo:
          Those who came in during yr 5, many or maybe all left

          Within a few months. They could not follow the syllabus. There are none in yr6 now.
          Where do they leave for? JC and Poly?

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            dasalo
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            jtoh:
            dasalo:

            Those who came in during yr 5, many or maybe all left

            Within a few months. They could not follow the syllabus. There are none in yr6 now.

            Where do they leave for? JC and Poly?

            I'm not sure where they had gone to, but shouldn't it be back to mainstream JC?

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              schweppes
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              dasalo:
              jtoh:

              [quote=\"dasalo\"]Those who came in during yr 5, many or maybe all left

              Within a few months. They could not follow the syllabus. There are none in yr6 now.

              Where do they leave for? JC and Poly?

              I'm not sure where they had gone to, but shouldn't it be back to mainstream JC?[/quote]Either that or they may go to Lasalle or Nafa.

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                jtoh
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                dasalo:
                jtoh:

                [quote=\"dasalo\"]Those who came in during yr 5, many or maybe all left

                Within a few months. They could not follow the syllabus. There are none in yr6 now.

                Where do they leave for? JC and Poly?

                I'm not sure where they had gone to, but shouldn't it be back to mainstream JC?[/quote]If they leave SOTA after a few months there, wouldn't they face some difficulty catching up with the rest of the JC cohort?

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                  schweppes
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                  jtoh:
                  dasalo:


                  I'm not sure where they had gone to, but shouldn't it be back to mainstream JC?

                  If they leave SOTA after a few months there, wouldn't they face some difficulty catching up with the rest of the JC cohort?

                  Maybe it depends on when these students transfer out. Guess if early part of the year (1st 3 months? of JC1), can still catch up? If any later, probably have to enter JC in the new school year.

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                    fifiyeo
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                    Is the academic part that is hard to catch up or the arts side?

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                      jtoh
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                      fifiyeo:
                      Is the academic part that is hard to catch up or the arts side?

                      It should be the arts modules which are presenting the challenges. After all, JAE students enter the IB programmes at ACSI and SJI at Year 5 and do alright.

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                        fifiyeo
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                        For Visual Arts, does it helps if the student has a very strong foundation in drawing and painting if he/she enters the school at Y5?

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