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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Tertiary Education - A-Levels, Diplomas, Degrees
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      jtoh:


      Do they? If yes, that would be a relief. If they really do recognize the difference in standards, then they would have a different set of criteria for admission to the unis for local vs foreign students. For eg a course may require AAA/A for the local UK student and for the Singapore student an AAB/A or AAA/B might suffice. I haven't done much research in this area but I don't think it's happening.
      reading old thread and came across this

      yes, they do take into account that the Singapore Cambridge GCE A level is of higher standard than the UK one - when the situation is borderline in awarding the last few offers. And not just comparing with UK A level, they are also comparing with A level from other countries

      no black and white statement on this, but if you have access to the admission officers, there is hope

      Note : some courses are off limit to foreigners, regardless of grades

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        jtoh:



        Do they? If yes, that would be a relief. If they really do recognize the difference in standards, then they would have a different set of criteria for admission to the unis for local vs foreign students. For eg a course may require AAA/A for the local UK student and for the Singapore student an AAB/A or AAA/B might suffice. I haven't done much research in this area but I don't think it's happening.

        reading old thread and came across this

        yes, they do take into account that the Singapore Cambridge GCE A level is of higher standard than the UK one - when the situation is borderline in awarding the last few offers. And not just comparing with UK A level, they are also comparing with A level from other countries

        no black and white statement on this, but if you have access to the admission officers, there is hope

        Note : some courses are off limit to foreigners, regardless of grades

        What do you mean by 'have access to admission officers'? Thanks.

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          jtoh:
          pirated:

          [quote=\"jtoh\"]

          Do they? If yes, that would be a relief. If they really do recognize the difference in standards, then they would have a different set of criteria for admission to the unis for local vs foreign students. For eg a course may require AAA/A for the local UK student and for the Singapore student an AAB/A or AAA/B might suffice. I haven't done much research in this area but I don't think it's happening.

          reading old thread and came across this

          yes, they do take into account that the Singapore Cambridge GCE A level is of higher standard than the UK one - when the situation is borderline in awarding the last few offers. And not just comparing with UK A level, they are also comparing with A level from other countries

          no black and white statement on this, but if you have access to the admission officers, there is hope

          Note : some courses are off limit to foreigners, regardless of grades

          What do you mean by 'have access to admission officers'? Thanks.[/quote]the officers (most of the time is representative from the committee) who handle the admission decision for your kid's application. you can call them or email them and discuss

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            Crystalclear
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            Hi, can someone advise which junior college is strong in Arts particularly for H2 Art (meaning visual arts etc), Geography and China studies in Chinese? Thank you!

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              jtoh:
              pirated:

              [quote=\"jtoh\"]

              Do they? If yes, that would be a relief. If they really do recognize the difference in standards, then they would have a different set of criteria for admission to the unis for local vs foreign students. For eg a course may require AAA/A for the local UK student and for the Singapore student an AAB/A or AAA/B might suffice. I haven't done much research in this area but I don't think it's happening.

              reading old thread and came across this

              yes, they do take into account that the Singapore Cambridge GCE A level is of higher standard than the UK one - when the situation is borderline in awarding the last few offers. And not just comparing with UK A level, they are also comparing with A level from other countries

              no black and white statement on this, but if you have access to the admission officers, there is hope

              Note : some courses are off limit to foreigners, regardless of grades

              What do you mean by 'have access to admission officers'? Thanks.[/quote]You could probably just email the universities directly and ask them. Fast, and from the horse's mouth. Some also publicize their admission requirements for international students online Eg http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate ... index.html

              That said, I know of cases where people missed their offers and still got in. That tends to be on a case-by-case basis, so best not to get into that sort of situation in the first place.

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                jtoh
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                Thanks again, micko

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                  Xnowy
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                  HCI has AEP program which is very strong, heard they only accept 15 students every batch.

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                    Crystalclear
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                    Xnowy:
                    HCI has AEP program which is very strong, heard they only accept 15 students every batch.

                    Thks for the reply!

                    Any recommendation for a JC that is strong in Arts and not so stressful?

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                      are you talking about the AEP or just normal ART?

                      I know there are 3 JCs offer AEP, HCI, NJC and NYJC.normal art not sure.

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                        Thanks!


                        What is AEP?

                        What I mean is visual Art in a JC setting.

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