* Millennia Institute (MI)
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janet88:
All students learn (and are tested on) all 4 content subjects in Y1 as well as the H1 subjects. In Y2, the H2 subjects will take a back seat towards the end of the year so the students can concentrate on their H1, MT (if they are taking) and PW. The H2 material is spread over 3 yrs.hi parents,
may i enquire for year 1 students in science stream, do they learn H1 and H2 subjects or just H1??
thanks. -
slmkhoo:
thanks for the reply slmkhoo:)
All students learn (and are tested on) all 4 content subjects in Y1 as well as the H1 subjects. In Y2, the H2 subjects will take a back seat towards the end of the year so the students can concentrate on their H1, MT (if they are taking) and PW. The H2 material is spread over 3 yrs.janet88:
hi parents,
may i enquire for year 1 students in science stream, do they learn H1 and H2 subjects or just H1??
thanks. -
floppy:
Both of you read it wrongly.
1. Statement isn't misleading as their definition of a local university is publicly-funded university, in which both UniSIM and SIT fall under (UniSIM is privately-managed but publicly-funded, and should not be confused with SIM).mathtuition88:
Just to point out that this article \"1 in 3 local university students admitted last year is a polytechnic student\": http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/1-in-3-local-university-students-admitted-last-year-is-a-polytechnic-student
can be quite misleading.
If one reads their definition of local university, one finds that SIM University (UniSIM) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) are included. SIM is considered a private university (possible to become 6th Autonomous University but only very recently). SIT is specially catered for poly students, so naturally admits many poly graduates.
Hence, if one excludes SIM/SIT from the figures, most likely the figure is much lower than one-third.
In short, it is quite hard for poly graduates to enter the 3 universities NUS/NTU/SMU.
A poly GPA of 3.7 to 3.8 (around top 10% of cohort) is needed to enter NUS (excluding nursing, which is an exception since it is unpopular). For JC students, a grade of BBC will be sufficient to enter NUS, which is nowhere near the top 10% of the cohort.
2. It makes no sense statistically to pretend only NUS/NTU/SMU are local universities while the others are not. How about pretending some JCs are JCs (because a majority of their students make it to the 3 stated universities), and others are schools there to make up numbers (because only a handful of their students make it to the 3 stated universities). It's ok to look at the indicative grade profile of the individual university or a group of universities but that's a story for another day.
3. There are some biases in the grades selected. While a grade of BBC is probably sufficient to enter some NUS courses (actually, I only counted one - Nursing -based on the 10th percentile IGP, rest are BBB and above :scared: ), a poly GPA of 3.6 will get you into many courses (and for Nursing, GPA for the 10th percentile is only 3.39).
4. JC students are already the top 20% of the cohort (birth year). I guesstimate that finishing in the top half of JC results already place you in the top 10% of the cohort :skeptical: I doubt the top 10% of the JC students (probably top 1% of a cohort) compares very well to the top 10% of poly graduates (probably top 20% of a cohort).
5. There lies, damned lies and statistics.
'Local university students' should be read together and refers to the students and not the university.
Anyway, it has to be referring to the students coz 50% in unis are foreign students...if 1/3, then less then 20% from JC.
P.s. of course I'm joking abt 50%. But it's really many many! -
Nebbermind:
Many many?? From PRC and India? Only many many at NUS or same elsewhere?
P.s. of course I'm joking abt 50%. But it's really many many! -
Hi. I'm new here, since this forum is very active, I need reassurance. My L1R4 is 17. My net agg score is 15. I meet all the pre-resiquites which means that I don't need to go for conditional admission. My first choice is Science and second is art. Do any of you think I'll get in??? My friend's Friend from MI said that I'll get \"dumped\" into commerce streamm with my agg. Is it true????
:thankyou:
My L1R4:
English:B4
Pure Bio B3
MT:B3
CCA:A1
A/E Math/C6 -
stick man:
Shouldn't it be L1R5 and not L1R4? Without knowing the 6th subject (humanity subject missing), can't really tell but I think chances for Science isn't good.Hi. I'm new here, since this forum is very active, I need reassurance. My L1R4 is 17. My net agg score is 15. I meet all the pre-resiquites which means that I don't need to go for conditional admission. My first choice is Science and second is art. Do any of you think I'll get in??? My friend's Friend from MI said that I'll get \"dumped\" into commerce streamm with my agg. Is it true????
:thankyou:
My L1R4:
English:B4
Pure Bio B3
MT:B3
CCA:A1
A/E Math/C6
That said (and let me very direct here), with your results (Bio: B3, A and E Maths: C6) are you sure you want to go into Science stream?! I don't think it's suitable for you TBH. If you get \"dumped\" into Commerce, it's really heng ah! A blessing in disguise. -
It's L1R4. And I really want to do science. It's cause I slacked in secondary school. I'm prepared to dedicate school life to study. That's just my gross agg. My net aggregate is 15 and that will be used during ranking.
plus, my friend's Friend also said that the commerce stream is **** up. I'm confused -
stick man:
It's L1R4. And I really want to do science. It's cause I slacked in secondary school. I'm prepared to dedicate school life to study. That's just my gross agg. My net aggregate is 15 and that will be used during ranking.
plus, my friend's Friend also said that the commerce stream is **** up. I'm confused
I can't tell you for sure, but I think MI may be open if you make a good case. Admit that you slacked, and promise faithfully to work hard for 3 yrs. They will probably make you take a test for the science and Maths subjects to assess your ability. All the best! -
stick man:
It's L1R4. And I really want to do science. It's cause I slacked in secondary school. I'm prepared to dedicate school life to study. That's just my gross agg. My net aggregate is 15.
You want to do Science because... you want to be a scientist? Or you have no idea on what you want to do, but Science stream is the only thing you know.
While I do not doubt your intention and drive to dedicate your next 3 years to study, you may have underestimated the challenges you will face in A level. This isn't just a normal standalone exam. Topics are built upon what you learnt in the O level and the signs here are your foundation in Science/ Math is weak (poor Math results indicate that it's not just an issue of slackness). In Bio, you are up against the creme de la creme of the JC cohort but if you are to take Physics, you are exposing your weakness in Maths.
All in all, the probability for an acceptable A level result from the Science stream is simply not high. If you are to spend 3 years in MI, you won't want to end up in the same place - good but not good enough to pursue the course you want in university.
In Commerce, at least everyone has a fresh start. And if the course is really f***ed up like your friend says, it's very good news for a dedicated and willing-to-work-hard student like you! The probablity for you to emerge with a solid and outstanding A level result went up by a few notches. A level isn't always about how well you do, but also about how poorly the rest of the cohort compares to you. -
floppy:
thanks for the wonderful insight floppy. since son here is determined to go to MI, i hope he remembers he has to take ownership of his choice and his career path ahead.
All in all, the probability for an acceptable A level result from the Science stream is simply not high. If you are to spend 3 years in MI, you won't want to end up in the same place - good but not good enough to pursue the course you want in university.
In Commerce, at least everyone has a fresh start. And if the course is really f***ed up like your friend says, it's very good news for a dedicated and willing-to-work-hard student like you! The probablity for you to emerge with a solid and outstanding A level result went up by a few notches. A level isn't always about how well you do, but also about how poorly the rest of the cohort compares to you.
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