Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[iFirefly]

PiggyLalala:

iFirefly:

DS is currently not taking RA (he was offered RA Geog but he didn't take up the offer). DS plans to apply RA Chem or Bio in Yr-5..

After reading about the heavy workload in Yr-5 & 6, I have second thots too..

Need to decide which science to drop in year 5 too. So yr ds is likely to do chemistry and biology in yr 5 and 6? Do you think it is advisable to drop physics?

DS is currently doing 3 Sciences and 1 Humanities. Most people (including his Seniors) have advised DS not to drop Physics, as most Uni courses require Physics as one of the entry criteria. But DS says he prefers Chem & Bio to Physics. DS can be quite stubborn once he has made up his mind..

Which 2 Sciences does your boy have stronger interest in ? Seems like many would choose to do Chem & Physics, as I've heard/read that Bio is a rather 'heavy' subject..

DS still has one year to change his mind, hopefully..

[jtoh]

Firefly, Biology is VERY content heavy.

[phtthp]

What is the criteria, to do Triple Science, in Year 6 ?


must pupil fight very hard to be within top 5 to 10 %, in order to be eligible for Triple Science ?


Total : how many Yr 6 (A level) classes ?
Out of these : how many constitute Triple Science classes ?
(this will give us an idea : is it easy or difficult to do Triple Science ?)

[Augmum]

jtoh:

Firefly, Biology is VERY content heavy.

Yes, FF, Bio is very very content heavy....see the piles of Bio notes on her table make me :roll: :faint:

Tell him to be prepared for it if choose Bio...

[schweppes]

Augmum:

jtoh:

Firefly, Biology is VERY content heavy.

Yes, FF, Bio is very very content heavy....see the piles of Bio notes on her table make me :roll: :faint:

Tell him to be prepared for it if choose Bio...

Hihi Augmum and jtoh, do you mean at O or A levels here? Or all the above

[jtoh]

schweppes:

Augmum:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]Firefly, Biology is VERY content heavy.

Yes, FF, Bio is very very content heavy....see the piles of Bio notes on her table make me :roll: :faint:

Tell him to be prepared for it if choose Bio...

Hihi Augmum and jtoh, do you mean at O or A levels here? Or all the above [/quote]Hi schwepps, Bio is very manageable at upper sec. At A levels, the amount of content is crazy. Piles and piles of reading material.

[Augmum]

schweppes:

Augmum:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]Firefly, Biology is VERY content heavy.

Yes, FF, Bio is very very content heavy....see the piles of Bio notes on her table make me :roll: :faint:

Tell him to be prepared for it if choose Bio...

Hihi Augmum and jtoh, do you mean at O or A levels here? Or all the above [/quote]Hi Schweppes, we are referring to H2 Bio (A level)...O level Bio is still ok...

[schweppes]

jtoh:

schweppes:

Hihi Augmum and jtoh, do you mean at O or A levels here? Or all the above

Hi schwepps, Bio is very manageable at upper sec. At A levels, the amount of content is crazy. Piles and piles of reading material.

Thanks jtoh and Augmum, dd2 is currently taking Bio as combined science for her Os. She's thinking of taking Bio at A lvl. Now, not sure if she can cope

[jtoh]

schweppes:

jtoh:

[quote=\"schweppes\"]
Hihi Augmum and jtoh, do you mean at O or A levels here? Or all the above

Hi schwepps, Bio is very manageable at upper sec. At A levels, the amount of content is crazy. Piles and piles of reading material.

Thanks jtoh, dd2 is currently taking Bio as combined science for her Os. She's thinking of taking Bio at A lvl. Now, not sure if she can cope [/quote]At the end of the day, ask your dd to go with her interest and ability. No point taking a subject she has no interest in. Every subject comes with its own level of difficulty at A levels and what will sustain you is your interest. Of course you must be competent in that subject as well to begin with.

[schweppes]

jtoh:

At the end of the day, ask your dd to go with her interest and ability. No point taking a subject she has no interest in. Every subject comes with its own level of difficulty at A levels and what will sustain you is your interest. Of course you must be competent in that subject as well to begin with.

She enjoys Maths. During our time, there was Maths and F Maths at A levels. Is there still some F Maths equivalent at A levels now? Sorry, a bit out of touch now.