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[sharonkhoo]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2099518\" time=\"1677722730\" user_id=\"178749:

I was from that era too, but I remember everyone around me study very hard for all the 4 A-level subjects leh...hahaha...

It varied. For some of the stronger students, the impetus was to learn, and if we didn't have to worry about getting grades good enough to get into the course of choice, that was just a bonus.

[zac's mum]

doodbug\" post_id=\"2099516\" time=\"1677722009\" user_id=\"13281:

In the past, MT was in the RP computation! Together with GP and 3 A level content subjects.

I suspect though, for competitive courses with many 70 pointers, perhaps they cannot require a good 4th content subject grade for shortlisting, it may play an eventual role in the admission consideration.

Does the 3rd H2 have to be the contrasting subject?

Cos if not, maybe the weakest 4th H2 would be their contrasting subject, which they dont intend to use for a relevant Uni course. Why would the Uni faculty screen entrants based on that irrelevant subject?

[doodbug]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2099521\" time=\"1677723802\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2099521 time=1677723802 user_id=53606]
Does the 3rd H2 have to be the contrasting subject?

Cos if not, maybe the weakest 4th H2 would be their contrasting subject, which they dont intend to use for a relevant Uni course. Why would the Uni faculty screen entrants based on that irrelevant subject?[/quote]

I'm guessing it is a possibility that popular courses who have to choose between a lot of 70 pointers may look at the 4th subject as a demonstration of strength in breadth and (intellectual/academic) capacity to take on breadth? After all, many of the popular courses (for example, Medicine), they want all rounders. If you are completely only science-bent or research-bent, perhaps that's not the profile they are looking for? Just saying it is a possibility.

[newbieks]

In order not to increase the number of perfect scorers significantly, will papers be set tougher??

[floppy]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2099518\" time=\"1677722730\" user_id=\"178749:

I was from that era too, but I remember everyone around me study very hard for all the 4 A-level subjects leh...hahaha...

Is it? Maybe I had an easy combo since double math and physics have a high degree of overlap in terms of content.

[doodbug]

floppy\" post_id=\"2099525\" time=\"1677724662\" user_id=\"97579:

Is it? Maybe I had an easy combo since double math and physics have a high degree of overlap in terms of content.

wahahhaha + GP which we all didn't study for.

Floppy had the bestest JC life.

[doodbug]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2099521\" time=\"1677723802\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2099521 time=1677723802 user_id=53606]
Does the 3rd H2 have to be the contrasting subject?

Cos if not, maybe the weakest 4th H2 would be their contrasting subject, which they dont intend to use for a relevant Uni course. Why would the Uni faculty screen entrants based on that irrelevant subject?[/quote]

In the credentials arms race, people will go for every advantage they can demonstrate, which will also include capacity to handle a contrasting H2 well.....that's how I see it.

[newbieks]

floppy\" post_id=\"2099525\" time=\"1677724662\" user_id=\"97579:

Is it? Maybe I had an easy combo since double math and physics have a high degree of overlap in terms of content.

That time still can do triple science and math, standard combination for many science students

[floppy]

doodbug\" post_id=\"2099523\" time=\"1677724550\" user_id=\"13281:

I'm guessing it is a possibility that popular courses who have to choose between a lot of 70 pointers may look at the 4th subject as a demonstration of strength in breadth and (intellectual/academic) capacity to take on breadth? After all, many of the popular courses (for example, Medicine), they want all rounders. If you are completely only science-bent or research-bent, perhaps that's not the profile they are looking for? Just saying it is a possibility.

CCS will disagree with you

“To nurture the joy of learning, we want our students to follow their passions instead of only picking subjects that they will score well in,\" he added. \"This will also allow our students to better calibrate their learning load so that more time can be redirected to holistic development.\"

“ Under the new system that starts in 2026, the fourth content-based subject will only be counted for university admissions if it improves a candidate’s score.”

Thus, you can’t penalize a triple A Science student just because he / she wants to challenge himself / herself in a topic that he / she has interest in (like literature) but can’t score well in. The 4th H1 / H2 subject is purely for show… I mean for interest.

[doodbug]

floppy\" post_id=\"2099529\" time=\"1677725038\" user_id=\"97579:

CCS will disagree with you

“To nurture the joy of learning, we want our students to follow their passions instead of only picking subjects that they will score well in,\" he added. \"This will also allow our students to better calibrate their learning load so that more time can be redirected to holistic development.\"

“ Under the new system that starts in 2026, the fourth content-based subject will only be counted for university admissions if it improves a candidate’s score.”

Thus, you can’t penalize a triple A Science student just because he / she wants to challenge himself / herself in a topic that he / she has interest in (like literature) but can’t score well in. The 4th H1 / H2 subject is purely for show… I mean for interest.

then all the KSPs here will be second guessing how and what the next layer of selection to popular courses is going to be heh! maybe the whole idea is to have hazier and hazier boundaries, more aptitude based / discretionary admissions (yikes are we going down the US university admissions way). It's a more varied landscape now - some will find it more confusing lol!