All About A Levels

[changjun98]

NJC or VJC ??

[Skyed]

changjun98:

NJC or VJC ??

VJ HAHAAH. Bias aside, there really isn't much difference between the two academic wise. I would say pick the one closer to home. However if school culture is important to you, NJ has a more prevalent mugging culture than VJ. And if you're looking at arts fac, VJ definitely has a stronger arts programme than NJ.

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Skyed:

changjun98:

NJC or VJC ??

VJ HAHAAH. Bias aside, there really isn't much difference between the two academic wise. I would say pick the one closer to home. However if school culture is important to you, NJ has a more prevalent mugging culture than VJ. And if you're looking at arts fac, VJ definitely has a stronger arts programme than NJ.

To add on, if you like the sea, choose vj; if like the mountain, choose nj

And vj uniform looks smarter than nj's

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dreamerz718:

What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

IB is as conventional as A level

A level is colonial legacy

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dreamerz718:

What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

IB is as conventional as A level

A level is colonial legacy

[sinoboy]

pirated:

dreamerz718:

What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

IB is as conventional as A level

A level is colonial legacy

Are you suggesting try ITE first then go Poly then go uni as a more exciting route? :scratchhead:

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sinoboy:

pirated:

[quote=\"dreamerz718\"]What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

IB is as conventional as A level

A level is colonial legacy

Are you suggesting try ITE first then go Poly then go uni as a more exciting route? :scratchhead:[/quote]If you so think and desire, no harm.

IB is nothing new. IB vs A Level has no basis to compare with ITE/Poly/Uni

[dreamerz718]

sinoboy:

pirated:

[quote=\"dreamerz718\"]What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

IB is as conventional as A level

A level is colonial legacy

Are you suggesting try ITE first then go Poly then go uni as a more exciting route? :scratchhead:[/quote]wait I'm sorry, how is my post related to ite/poly/uni ?

Well in sg...the norm is A'levels...many of my friends don't even know what is IB, so I don't count it as conventional...

so any advice?
My parents are away overseas till after JAE so i do need help

What i meant by exciting is the difference between ib and As, it is refreshing.

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dreamerz718


Pls browse the thread on IB versus A Level

One principal put it succinctly this way : A level is more in depth for the chosen subject while IB is less in depth but wider scope or perspective.

Traditional unis like those in SG, oz and uk favors the A level. I think this is the colonial legacy system.

Continental Europe accepts IB very well, esp France

US unis rely on SAT & AP

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dreamerz718:

What about sci for me?

I got nett of 6 points, 8-2
I wish to appeal for vjc sci
if not I'm deciding between TJC, SJI and ACJC.
I seem to like acjc culture more, but far
TJC is one of the most common schools ppl in my school choose to go, relatively convenient but I'm worried over their slipping performance and the boring culture?
SJI offers the IB which I'm very interested in, but it's a tad far ( nearer than AC) and it's an unconventional route, which I'm not sure if I'm prepared to take..

i would only do ib in acs(i) imo. ib in sji is relatively new while acs(i) has been doing ib for a lot longer. this shows in the results - acs(i) has been consistently dominating ib. however, from your score you might not get into acs(i) (cop 5). as for tjc vs acjc, i think you should choose the one nearer to home. you could try appealing to vjc/acs(i) as well. that's just my advice, ultimately the decision is yours to make