A Levels - Degree path

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@slmkhoo said in A Levels - Degree path:

For Singapore female students applying to UK universities, they should apply in Sep/Oct of their J2 year, before taking the A level exams. Boys can wait till the following year depending on which universities they intend to apply to - not all UK universities are willing to hold a place for 2 years while they serve NS.


Girls will have a break from Dec till whenever they start university - Singapore universities start in August, and UK/US universities start in Aug-Oct (depending on the university). Most girls will do internships or get temp jobs during these months, and probably also travel a bit.

A level students do not receive predicted scores, but teachers who write testimonials will be asked to make predictions, I believe. These are confidential and the student does not see what the teacher predicts. UK universities will make conditional offers to some students before the release of the A level results, but may also wait until the actual results are out before making offers.

Just saw this…

Without knowing predicted scores, how do you make a good application to UK unis to meet their minimum requirement? It will be going in blindly and realised you get rejected coz you do not meet the min criteria.

Does it means all JCs keep predicted scores confidential?

[sharonkhoo]

For Singapore female students applying to UK universities, they should apply in Sep/Oct of their J2 year, before taking the A level exams. Boys can wait till the following year depending on which universities they intend to apply to - not all UK universities are willing to hold a place for 2 years while they serve NS.


Girls will have a break from Dec till whenever they start university - Singapore universities start in August, and UK/US universities start in Aug-Oct (depending on the university). Most girls will do internships or get temp jobs during these months, and probably also travel a bit.

A level students do not receive predicted scores, but teachers who write testimonials will be asked to make predictions, I believe. These are confidential and the student does not see what the teacher predicts. UK universities will make conditional offers to some students before the release of the A level results, but may also wait until the actual results are out before making offers.

[panickymum]

A level students do receive conditional offer from local Universities

[janam]

Thanks a lot. Above info does help.

[sharonkhoo]

@BB I think most students will have a fair idea of what their teachers are likely to predict. I guess if they really don’t know (which seems unlikely), they will have to ask their teachers to give them some kind of indication?

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@slmkhoo would you know what is this confidential?

Apparently students wouldn’t know of p-scores and guessed that school will gv them a gd score to get thru round 1 and chance to get interviews (unlike overseas students are all aware and can ask appeal for better scores). Her teacher told her she does not know her p-scores, it depends on the school.

Hence at time of application via UCAS, within a short time frame she got rejected due to not meeting min requirement. It was so disheartening.

[BB]

@slmkhoo some teachers are willing to tell students of their p-scores, some may not so its hard to predict what was being submitted.

I hv heard some students get 3-4 grades bumpup so that they can apply via UCAS to meet min requirement. But rest were not told.

[sharonkhoo]

@BB It was a few years ago for my daughter, so I can’t really remember and don’t know if things have changed. I do remember that my daughter was not told what her teacher/school was going to state as her predicted grades. I presume that the form teacher probably collected the predictions from the other subject teachers and made the submission? I suppose it’s to protect the teachers from undue pressure from parents or students! (I’m not saying that you would have, but some parents might try.)
It wasn’t something we thought about much at the time.

[BB]

@slmkhoo totally understand, thanks ️