All About A Levels

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zbear:

jtoh:

. For those with the intention of dropping to 3H2s it may be better to start off with 3H2s because the focus on the syllabus is different.

I would think its better to take 4H2 in JC1 n then drop the weakest subject in JC2.

If you take 3H2/1H1 from the start n you later found out that yr weakest subject is a H2 subject, how to drop it?

I think the syllabus change is not so much n it's manageable.

I agree with zbear.

[jtoh]

zbear:

jtoh:

. For those with the intention of dropping to 3H2s it may be better to start off with 3H2s because the focus on the syllabus is different.

I would think its better to take 4H2 in JC1 n then drop the weakest subject in JC2.

If you take 3H2/1H1 from the start n you later found out that yr weakest subject is a H2 subject, how to drop it?

I think the syllabus change is not so much n it's manageable.

There's a syllabus change wef 2016 which means that H1 and H2 syllabus for some subjects will be quite different. So dropping it in J2 will be disadvantageous.

[zeemimi]

jtoh:

My understanding is that 3H2s is the norm in many JCs, and that you have to have good O level results to apply to take 4H2s. My friend who had a daughter in a top JC was surprised to find this out when her second daughter went to a JC different from her elder daughter.


As zeemimi mentioned, 4H2s is a norm in the top JCs. But there are some students taking 3H2s in these JCs, mostly because they didn't meet the criteria to take 4H2s. I assume there are students who will drop to 3H2s in Year 6 because it makes better sense for them to focus on 3 rather than 4 H2s, especially as UAS considers only 3 H2s and 3H1s for calculation. All the students in my dd's class are sticking to 4H2s. Did many drop to 3H2s in your daughter's class, zeemimi?

I don't think there are many. DD's class is quite a diverse mix. From GEP, Olympians, 2 pointers to DSA & repeat students. Many playful ones. Last minute muggers. Seems like lastest prelims prove that most of them are a bright lot if they study more and play less. :evil:

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They play hard and work hard actually

[zeemimi]

pirated:

They play hard and work hard actually

Yup, sometimes play too much.

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zeemimi:

pirated:

They play hard and work hard actually

Yup, sometimes play too much.

Had students who played till just scraped through promo, and prelim all red, then 4As for A level

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zeemimi:

jtoh:

My understanding is that 3H2s is the norm in many JCs, and that you have to have good O level results to apply to take 4H2s. My friend who had a daughter in a top JC was surprised to find this out when her second daughter went to a JC different from her elder daughter.


As zeemimi mentioned, 4H2s is a norm in the top JCs. But there are some students taking 3H2s in these JCs, mostly because they didn't meet the criteria to take 4H2s. I assume there are students who will drop to 3H2s in Year 6 because it makes better sense for them to focus on 3 rather than 4 H2s, especially as UAS considers only 3 H2s and 3H1s for calculation. All the students in my dd's class are sticking to 4H2s. Did many drop to 3H2s in your daughter's class, zeemimi?

I don't think there are many. DD's class is quite a diverse mix. From GEP, Olympians, 2 pointers to DSA & repeat students. Many playful ones. Last minute muggers. Seems like lastest prelims prove that most of them are a bright lot if they study more and play less. :evil:

What a diverse bunch. Probably because of their subject combi? They're all probably really bright and know when it's time to study.

[jtoh]

pirated:

zeemimi:

[quote=\"pirated\"]They play hard and work hard actually

Yup, sometimes play too much.

Had students who played till just scraped through promo, and prelim all red, then 4As for A level[/quote]That's quite a feat to go from all red in Prelims to straight As for A level. Which JC were they from?

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They were from … top jc

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Besides the TYS, is there a thread on past sch JC1 or JC2 EOY papers in this forum? Tks.