Is 15 years old too young to send overseas for studies?
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kitty2:
Locals can go to international school?Wonder how much is the fee and which are the schools?[/quote]I do not know if it is possible.Jennifer:
[quote=\"lovejoypeacce\"] to enrol her as an international student in one of the colleges there.
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kitty2:
Locals can go to international school?Wonder how much is the fee and which are the schools?[/quote]From what I am aware, SJI International, ACS International & Hwa Chong International are open to local students too.Jennifer:
[quote=\"lovejoypeacce\"] to enrol her as an international student in one of the colleges there.
What abt Sg international schools? -
They don't take in N level students unfortunately.
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lovejoypeacce:
College as in high school? Are the other students there around the same age? You may want to consider how recognised that qualification is and the pathway available after that.What do you think?
I am planning to send my dd to NZ and to enrol her as an international student in one of the colleges there. She will mostly likely be staying in a homestay.
The reason why I am contemplating this is because I think she will have a better education there - equal chances and more exposure to different subjects.
Please share.
thanks
I'm not sure how homestay works. Personally I would prefer a boarding school for the communal environment, with responsibility for the child resting solely with the college. I find it hard to trust a \"guardian\" unless I know them well previously.
I've a friend who sent her daughter to a boarding school in Australia when the girl was in Sec 3. Like your daughter, she was also 15 years old and doing N levels. She spent 3 years there to complete the A level equivalent but did not make it to any of the universities there after spending more than $200K.
1 of my daughter's friend went to boarding school in Perth in Sec 2. She was in Express though her PSLE grades were below 200. She just completed her A levels equivalent there last year and had started in university (a year ahead of those who do their A level here).
Another of my friend sent her 3 kids (who were all doing well here, in the top schools) to boarding schools in the US when they were around 15. All made it to pretty good universitites there and had since graduated.
Whether things work out depends very much on the child, her aptitude, interest and adaptability. I would really suggest you assess that before deciding. And discuss as a family what she really like to do. Though the options for students in the Normal stream are more limited, there can be ways to make do with whatever available in Singapore. I have another friend whose son went through N levels and then to a 2 year Nursing course in ITE. Though his grades didn't qualify him for poly, I was told the Australian universities (not the top tier ones) will take him in as a 1st year undergraduate.
It's definitely true that you get more exposure to different subjects in NZ (and Australia, US etc as well). But you should first ascertain if those subjects are of interest to her. It's 1 thing to be vaguely interested in a subject, possibly because it seems \"cool\", its another to be studying it. My own daughter thought she like Psychology but found that she didn't after doing an introductory course in it. She thought accounting was boring but found that she actually enjoy it, though she is very much a language person and didn't like figures.
At the end of the day, you know your child better, and should have a better sense of whether it'll work out. What I can provide you are just some experiences of people who have gone through similar paths. But every child is different. -
i think 15 is okay age to go abroad if the child is mature in thoughts and a responsible person.
boy or girl, i have my reservations about homestay even if there are very strict rules in choosing these families. i would prefer a boarding school. -
My friend send her dd to US at the age of 13, stay in a boarding school.Friend fly there every six months.She told me its impt to look for a good boarding school.
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Sorry … I stii cannot except the idea of sending kid away from us at such young age … They need our care and companion and we need them too!
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In my opinion, 15 years is too young. A lot of things still 一知半解.
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15 y/o okay lah…I also contemplating …, not 15, but 16, after O level
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verykiasu2010:
15 y/o okay lah......I also contemplating ....., not 15, but 16, after O level
Best time to do so is after O level. Can go straight to college / university in US or after 1 year in a foundation programme in Australia. Compared to going after A levels, the child will be 1 to 2 years ahead in Australia, and about 2 years ahead in US.
Oh yes, I just remembered 1 of my friend's daughter went straight to university in NZ after completing her O levels. She applied using her prelims and started before the release of her O level results. If I remember correctly, she was doing Business in Univeristy of Auckland, probably the best university in NZ.