Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[South African]

Thanks Autolycus. I meant Yr 3 but selection in Yr 2. My DS has to do Art remedial and he is really very bad in art… Will that be exempted?

[autolycus]

Actually, they zero in on English/Lit ability. The whole idea of the Yr2->Yr3 selection process is to find students who can do a 2x Lang, 2x Math, 2x Sc, 2x Humanities/Aesthetics (or 2x Lang, 2x Math, 3x Sc, 1x Hum/Aesthetics) combination in Year 3. If your son is doing well in History or Geog, Art is not a problem.


The 80% guideline is (IIRC) the third guideline after general academic potential (PSLE > 250 or HAST) and IB-type aggregate (see above). Like I said, don't worry. If he can't get in at this stage, it might be better for him to develop at his own pace.

[GoodDad]

Hi


Currently, my DS is in year 1 IP program. So far he has done well enough in all subjects besides History and HCL. Just managed to pass, 60%.

May I know what is the critical to go for 2x Lang, 2x Math, 3x Sc, 1x Hum/Aesthetics) combination in Year 3? Or Students can choose either option as long as they meet the promotion grade.

[autolycus]

Essentially, all IP students in Year 3/Year 4 should have 1 subject from each of 5 core groups — Lang/Lit, L2, Maths, Sciences, Humanities plus 3 more subjects from any of these groups.


Although in theory any combination can be chosen, priority is given to combinations which can actually form a class (varies, can be as few as 8 people, but normally about 15-20 minimum). Most people follow the IB-style combination with a maximum of 2 sciences, because it doesn’t make sense to overspecialise at Year 3.

My advice would be to select Chemistry plus one other science, and not all three. Even the medical schools prefer this now.

[worried_parent2012]

Hi autolycus,


I was wondering if last year IB graduates who scored well 42-45, did they manage to secure a place in the top universities in States or UK ? Hopefully our IB programs are well received by these countries. Could you point me to where i can research on these ? I would also be interested to know where our top IB graduates from the previous year (graduates from 2010) went to . Thanks.

[Kiasucy]

worried_parent2012:

Hi autolycus,


I was wondering if last year IB graduates who scored well 42-45, did they manage to secure a place in the top universities in States or UK ? Hopefully our IB programs are well received by these countries. Could you point me to where i can research on these ? I would also be interested to know where our top IB graduates from the previous year (graduates from 2010) went to . Thanks.

For those who proceed to oversea top unni, are they on scholarship or mostly pay themselve their? For the past years around what percent of IB students actually go oversea top unni? Or majority still landed in NUS or NTU?

[autolycus]

Kiasucy:

worried_parent2012:

Hi autolycus,


I was wondering if last year IB graduates who scored well 42-45, did they manage to secure a place in the top universities in States or UK ? Hopefully our IB programs are well received by these countries. Could you point me to where i can research on these ? I would also be interested to know where our top IB graduates from the previous year (graduates from 2010) went to . Thanks.

For those who proceed to oversea top unni, are they on scholarship or mostly pay themselve their? For the past years around what percent of IB students actually go oversea top unni? Or majority still landed in NUS or NTU?

For some reason, ACS(I) doesn't release full results. The picture is complicated by people who stay in Singapore for a) a gap year, taking classes or internships before going overseas; b) professional education (law, medicine especially); and c) basic degrees before going overseas for postgrad. It is also complicated by students who change institutions and thus graduate from a different place.

A large percentage of students from ACS do go overseas, regardless whether they are IB students or not. But I can tell you that my sample includes a larger-than-usual number of admissions to top-10 UK and top-20 US institutions.

As for scholarships, it depends on what you mean. Most US universities give some sort of grant; in the UK, all SG students are entitled to a Commonwealth scholarship over and above any other scholarship they might have. If you mean full scholarships, the majority of students with those are from Raffles and Hwa Chong (about 2/3) — that's because ACS(I) graduates only 450 students a year.

[worried_parent2012]

autolycus:

Kiasucy:

[quote=\"worried_parent2012\"]Hi autolycus,


I was wondering if last year IB graduates who scored well 42-45, did they manage to secure a place in the top universities in States or UK ? Hopefully our IB programs are well received by these countries. Could you point me to where i can research on these ? I would also be interested to know where our top IB graduates from the previous year (graduates from 2010) went to . Thanks.

For those who proceed to oversea top unni, are they on scholarship or mostly pay themselve their? For the past years around what percent of IB students actually go oversea top unni? Or majority still landed in NUS or NTU?

For some reason, ACS(I) doesn't release full results. The picture is complicated by people who stay in Singapore for a) a gap year, taking classes or internships before going overseas; b) professional education (law, medicine especially); and c) basic degrees before going overseas for postgrad. It is also complicated by students who change institutions and thus graduate from a different place.

A large percentage of students from ACS do go overseas, regardless whether they are IB students or not. But I can tell you that my sample includes a larger-than-usual number of admissions to top-10 UK and top-20 US institutions.

As for scholarships, it depends on what you mean. Most US universities give some sort of grant; in the UK, all SG students are entitled to a Commonwealth scholarship over and above any other scholarship they might have. If you mean full scholarships, the majority of students with those are from Raffles and Hwa Chong (about 2/3) — that's because ACS(I) graduates only 450 students a year.[/quote]Thanks for the reply.

[autolycus]

worried_parent2012:

Hi autolycus,


I was wondering if last year IB graduates who scored well 42-45, did they manage to secure a place in the top universities in States or UK ? Hopefully our IB programs are well received by these countries. Could you point me to where i can research on these ? I would also be interested to know where our top IB graduates from the previous year (graduates from 2010) went to . Thanks.

Hi, worried...

Here's http://www.ibo.org/recognition/ that may lead you to useful information. The website is worth exploring if your child is doing the IB.

[worried_parent2012]

Hi autolycus,


Any idea what is the percentage or number of our IB kids who make it to our local medical school ?

It would be nice if we have these number year by year.

Thanks