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    All About A Levels

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Tertiary Education - A-Levels, Diplomas, Degrees
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      jtoh
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      Question about applying to the local unis:


      This is a broad question and not pertaining to any faculty in particular. How do local unis consider applications? Consider a first cut off via UAS first, followed by grades of relevant H2 subjects? How important is personal statement, testimonials and CCAs?

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        Personal statement where required would rank higher than testimonial, to snare the interview.


        CCA comes in when assessing scholarship application

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          jtoh
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          pirated:
          Personal statement where required would rank higher than testimonial, to snare the interview.


          CCA comes in when assessing scholarship application
          Thanks. Are personal statements considered across all faculties or just some faculties?

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            jtoh:
            pirated:

            Personal statement where required would rank higher than testimonial, to snare the interview.


            CCA comes in when assessing scholarship application

            Thanks. Are personal statements considered across all faculties or just some faculties?

            My understanding is not all faculties require PS. I may be wrong

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              Elrek01
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              ezke:
              Maybe you should apply to all uni and at the same time re sit the exam. Just to play safe.

              If I apply to my JC and they accept me to retake as JC student will I be able to drop out from JC if one Uni accept me after that ? Because I'm planning to apply all university

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                Elrek01:
                ezke:

                Maybe you should apply to all uni and at the same time re sit the exam. Just to play safe.


                If I apply to my JC and they accept me to retake as JC student will I be able to drop out from JC if one Uni accept me after that ? Because I'm planning to apply all university

                Why not?

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                  Elrek01
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                  ezke:
                  Maybe you should apply to all uni and at the same time re sit the exam. Just to play safe.

                  If I apply to my JC and they accept me to retake as JC student will I be able to drop out from JC if one Uni accept me after that ? Because I'm planning to apply all university

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                    Elrek01
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                    pirated:
                    Elrek01:

                    [quote=\"ezke\"]Maybe you should apply to all uni and at the same time re sit the exam. Just to play safe.


                    If I apply to my JC and they accept me to retake as JC student will I be able to drop out from JC if one Uni accept me after that ? Because I'm planning to apply all university

                    Why not?[/quote]How about the army thing ? Coz If I defer to retake as JC student and after that got accepted by one of the Uni and drop out from JC. Does that mean I'll join other batch of BMT? Coz JC batch BMT ends at April

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                      The question is given your result you qualify for local u and hence the JC may not take u back to redo A levels. So u can’t disrupt ns.


                      Retake means doing it as private candidate.

                      U shop go talk to your JC principal asap

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                        :imsorry: :imsorry:

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                        Elrek01:
                        alng:

                        [quote=\"Elrek01\"]I've browsed the UniSim website and found something interesting but i am still pretty unsure about it. The tuition fees of UniSim is not by year but is by degree programme. The \"all basic degree'' is roughly $33876 SGD per degree programme, thats like $11292 SGD a year(if take a 3 years programme) , which is similar to the annual fees of SMU. But here comes my doubt, if one spent 3 years in local uni such as NTU and SUTD all those, how many degree will the student get?
                        If its also 1 degree, then i think ill give UniSim a shot cause what i worried about study private u is the cost. QAQ

                        The undergraduates in the local uni usually get ONE degree unless they are admitted into a double degrees program which usually takes 4 years or more.

                        Thanks! I will apply for it tomorrow and hopefully one of the uni will accept me T.T[/quote]Sorry if I seem to pour cold water on you. I went to unisim open house and they told me at least Cs in your H2 to be considered. My suggestion is for you to retake your A as a private candidate. Whatever, don't give up hope. There are still many paths to success, not necessary only through going to local uni.

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