Networking Group - JCs General

[zbear]

slmkhoo:

zbear:

Has JC1 Promo Exam schedule out already?

My daughter knows the dates of the promo period, but I'm not sure if she has the detailed timetable yet. Hers begins 2nd week of term 3, I believe.

Does this mean that Promo exams will end by end Sep or early Oct?

[sharonkhoo]

zbear:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"zbear\"]Has JC1 Promo Exam schedule out already?

My daughter knows the dates of the promo period, but I'm not sure if she has the detailed timetable yet. Hers begins 2nd week of term 3, I believe.

Does this mean that Promo exams will end by end Sep or early Oct?[/quote]For my daughter's JC, promos end on 30 Sep. They have to focus on PW after that, I guess.

[TTBCOOL]

Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

[sharonkhoo]

TTBCOOL:

Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

If your child wants to continue with a science/engineering course in university, do have a look at the university websites. Quite a few of these courses have Chemistry as a prerequisite. If your child is sure that he isn't interested in any of these courses, then not taking Chemistry shouldn't be a problem as entry requirements are based on grades (other than the stated prerequisites).

[nucleus80]

TTBCOOL:

Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

[TTBCOOL]

nucleus80:

TTBCOOL:

Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?

[sharonkhoo]

TTBCOOL:

nucleus80:

[quote=\"TTBCOOL\"]Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?[/quote]Teachers probably say that because of the no. of university courses that require Chem. If a student is sure that he is not going to want to take any of those courses, then it really doesn't matter. My daughter has friends who are science students but who don't take Chem, and I don't think it disadvantages them. If some Chem is needed for the other subjects, the student can pick up the necessary bits along the way.

[jtoh]

TTBCOOL:

nucleus80:

[quote=\"TTBCOOL\"]Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?[/quote]You mean in JC? I don't think so. There may be slight overlaps where the Chem student may grasp the knowledge more quickly but not doing Chem doesn't put you at a big disadvantage. If it were that crucial schools would insist that students not be allowed to take Physics unless they were doing Chem as well. Chemistry is required in a lot of science/engr/medicine courses in university though, so not doing Chem would rule those out for your child.

[TTBCOOL]

jtoh:

TTBCOOL:

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?

You mean in JC? I don't think so. There may be slight overlaps where the Chem student may grasp the knowledge more quickly but not doing Chem doesn't put you at a big disadvantage. If it were that crucial schools would insist that students not be allowed to take Physics unless they were doing Chem as well. Chemistry is required in a lot of science/engr/medicine courses in university though, so not doing Chem would rule those out for your child.

:thankyou: jtoh & slmkhoo

[jtoh]

What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?