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[sharonkhoo]

psle sad mum:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"psle sad mum\"]roughly how many ppl get into ac with 10 raw for sci stream? i hope my dd dosent get her hopes too high in case she docent get into sic stream

is acjc arts or sic stream better?

Which is more important to her - the JC or the stream? Because if she really wants to be in the science stream and she doesn't get it in AC, why not consider another JC?

AC is much nearer than the other jc and travelling time is much shorter
she wants to do hybrid and wants H2 chem instead of H2 geog[/quote]Well, let's hope she gets it then. But at this age, subject choice may be more important than proximity unless she really doesn't mind too much.

[psle sad mum]

well she got same grade for her geog and chem in o levels. she’s worried she can’t cope as she’s afraid theres too much content to memorise. furthermore all her friends are planning sic stream which may influence her.

[psle sad mum]

does anyone can give an overview between acjc and aj based on their similarities and differences TIA

[yuenyuen]

Hi all, a stupid question…how do we know which subjects falls under science and what are the arts subjects?

[zbear]

yuenyuen:

Hi all, a stupid question...how do we know which subjects falls under science and what are the arts subjects?

All Science subjects - Bio, Physics n Chem + Maths are considered Science subjects. The rest are called Arts subjects.

But you need to do one contrasting subject in JC.

[zbear]

psle sad mum:

well she got same grade for her geog and chem in o levels. she's worried she can't cope as she's afraid theres too much content to memorise. furthermore all her friends are planning sic stream which may influence her.

My DD took Hybrid combi - History n Chem n both are 'sion' subjects.

In JC, regardless of Science or Art subjects, they are equally heavy content - no running away.

[burp]

yuenyuen:

Hi all, a stupid question...how do we know which subjects falls under science and what are the arts subjects?

Moe website has the listing: google this:
http://www.moe.gov.sg › subject_synoposes
And click on the pdf file

[psle sad mum]

zbear:

psle sad mum:

well she got same grade for her geog and chem in o levels. she's worried she can't cope as she's afraid theres too much content to memorise. furthermore all her friends are planning sic stream which may influence her.

My DD took Hybrid combi - History n Chem n both are 'sion' subjects.

In JC, regardless of Science or Art subjects, they are equally heavy content - no running away.

how sion is sion? are they both H2? which jc is your dd from if you don't mind sharing

[burp]

I won’t say the subjects are equally heavy, rather they can be equally challenging depending on the student’s strengths and weaknesses. A quantitative person will have a relatively easy time doing double maths and physics, while some others have it relatively easy by doing literature and other humanities. Of course, there are those who find any subject ok and the opposite.


However, there are typically content-heavy subjects. History and geography in particular. DD1 took geography and told me students are discouraged from tsking history and geography H2 together. Biology is also perceived as content-heavy.

I’d say, know yourself and choose wisely. It can make a world of difference between an enjoyable school life or a painful slog.

[psle sad mum]

thanks for the advice! how about econs? i heard many students are struggling

is it mostly essays or calculations?