2016 O levels (Kids born in 2000)
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Augmum:
They do reveal for specific courses but not widely available to the general public. The polytechnics would be able to advise. Some info gathered from reporters last year (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/more-poly-grads-in-top-degree-courses-here
Yes, general statistics, i know,..But what abt for specified courses/ faculties ? Any idea do they reveal as well ?
Btw, Make it to local Uni...is not equivalent to make it to \" desired course\" ... Some juz have to make do with any courses which their CGPA permits...( of coz, same goes for A levels students, not only Poly students)
- Law and Med require near perfect GPA 4.0 to qualify (A level requires near perfect A).
- Poly students make up around 2% of Law and Med cohort (7 students each).
- 40 poly students admitted into architecture (not sure about the size of the intake).
- 253 poly students admitted into accountancy (not sure about the size of the faculties).
I guess the courses not mentioned (business, arts and social science, science, engineering, etc) would probably see more poly grads as they are fairly generic and accept almost all comers.
It is more likely for the poly grads to be aligned with their desired course than A levels, given the limitation / specialization / eligible criterias of their diplomas. The A level student has a wider selection and is more likely to just make any selection when their desired option is not available. -
Augmum:
in poly, they hardly fail....but in order to get into local U, they need to score a reasonably high GPA.
Yes...agree that Poly students need to work hard consisently for all the 6 sems...if they are eyeing for popular Uni courses in order to achieve high CGPA...schweppes:
poly students have to work hard consistently throughout 6 semesters (or 3 years) to maintain good grades.
Have read in other forums that many unsuccessful applicants lamented that they did not work hard enough, so did not manage to gain entry to their desired course/s...
that is my agreement with son if he chooses to enter poly. my cousin did so well in ngee ann in computer science that he was given scholarship in NUS...he really worked very hard and i heard from his mum that other than meal time and bath, he hardly left his study table. my -
DH’s niece’s situation also similar. Study hard day and night. Not yet grad from NTU but already secured a job in Ernst&Young! GPA close to 4. She was from Ngee Ann Poly previously.
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lee_yl:
DH's niece's situation also similar. Study hard day and night. Not yet grad from NTU but already secured a job in Ernst&Young! GPA close to 4. She was from Ngee Ann Poly previously.
Since my time For accountancy faculty is study day n night lor in uni - my frens there all Cham Cham life but got potential earn big $$
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MyPillow:
先苦后甜. Study Engineering life also Cham Cham lah.lee_yl:
DH's niece's situation also similar. Study hard day and night. Not yet grad from NTU but already secured a job in Ernst&Young! GPA close to 4. She was from Ngee Ann Poly previously.
Since my time For accountancy faculty is study day n night lor in uni - my frens there all Cham Cham life but got potential earn big $$
I want to emphasize that nowadays, there are more opportunities for Poly graduates and the good ones are really good!!
For those who only wish to get by without working hard, whether they go Poly or JC, they are not likely to do well. -
Must one be in top 5% of poly cohort to qualify for local unis?
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jetsetter:
Must one be in top 5% of poly cohort to qualify for local unis?
Should be, especially if applying to \"hot\" schools like Biz, Accountancy & Chem Eng.
Still, there are exceptions (and this is where the interviews and discretionary admissions come in) for poly students who may have marginally missed the COP. These are the ones with some X factor in their favour, for example, sterling CCA results, leadership qualities... -
jetsetter:
Must one be in top 5% of poly cohort to qualify for local unis?
During my time, only the top 5% of Poly graduates made it to NUS/NTU and now it's the top 20% -
lee_yl:
our unis also much bigger than 20~30 yrs ago.jetsetter:
Must one be in top 5% of poly cohort to qualify for local unis?
During my time, only the top 5% of Poly graduates made it to NUS/NTU and now it's the top 20% -
Nebbermind:
our unis also much bigger than 20~30 yrs ago.[/quote]So fewer need to go to Oz n UK to further their studies.lee_yl:
[quote=\"jetsetter\"]Must one be in top 5% of poly cohort to qualify for local unis?
During my time, only the top 5% of Poly graduates made it to NUS/NTU and now it's the top 20%
More local unis too.
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