O Level Results 2013

[Victorian4life]

Hey for those who are trying to assess VJ website, its under maintenance. Please click on the links below for the following information regarding admission into VJC in 2013.


Appeal Form (ARTS) (http://goo.gl/VKHQi)
Appeal Form (Science) (http://goo.gl/U1mbo)
Subject Combinations in VJC (2013) (http://goo.gl/uH7lu)
VJC Infosheet (http://goo.gl/291Tm)

Got this info from my seniors in VJ

[isadoralizzy]

CLOVIS96:

My results:


English - A1
EM - A1
AM - A1
Combined humans. *geog/ss - A1
Physics - A1
Chemistry - A2
Accounting - A2
Chinese - B3.

Nett is 5 points, since my CCA grade is A1. I live in the west ( Bukit Panjang ) and the only viable JCs are NJC, ACS and ACJC. I would like any advice and details about these JCs, A levels and the IB . Also, I plan to take literature but I am unsure about the subject. I read a lot, but not those 'literature-ish' texts, and I am worried that in JC, students with more exposure would have an unfair advantage over me. Also, is the A levels or IB better in terms of getting into uni? I don't know much about them because I am from a neighborhood school (my Chinese at PSLE killed me :slapshead: ). Also, is chemistry at A levels/IB much harder than at 'O's ? For my prelims, my chemistry was like barely B4, because it was mainly memorizing. I did better in my 'O's because there was less memory work tested last year and I did well in the MCQ section . Is there more application or memorizing required in tertiary level?

Thank you!

Literature is a lot about memorising and analysis, nj students don't really have an advantage cuz we do not really focus on literature in the jh years. Chemistry i believe is harder than Os, and there are also more things to remember

[letsgoletsgo]

Hi all, I’m a newbie here haha and came to ask for the advice from you guys!


I recently received my ‘O’ level results, and am stuck in a dilemma. My raw L1R5 socre is 7, nett score is 3. The subjects which I take up are as follow:

English A1
Combined humans(ss+hist) A2
Pure geog A2
Emaths A1
Amaths A1
Combined science(phys+chem) A1
Hmtl C6
(raw is 7 because my grade for Chinese, taken in sec3, is A1)

I know I have the choice to enter the top few JCs. However, here is when the problem comes in: Firstly, I live far away from most of them. Secondly, I fear that I may not be able to cope if I were to enter a JC with a low cut off(I’m intending to enter science stream, but am still contemplating whether to opt for hybrid.)
I had thoughts of entering NJC/VJC, but considering that I live in Yishun, I would around 1h-1.5h to reach NJC/VJC. Hence, after considering distance, AJC/NYJC came up on my options. NJC is also still lingering in my ‘to choose or not to choose’ list since I kinda like the school after visiting the school for their open house. But if I were to really factor in distance, AJC and NYJC are my only two options.

Also, I’ve chosen to enter the science stream as I figured that I definitely can’t balance three arts subjects, and someone told me that entering the science stream is safer than entering hybrid if I haven’t decided on where I’m thinking of heading. If I were to enter the science stream in AJC/NYJC, I’ve decided to take up PCME, perhaps H2 for all(I was wondering if it’s okay if I take H2 for CME and H1 for Physics?). Also, if I had the liberty to enter the hybrid stream, I would choose to take up Maths H2, Chem H2, Econs H2, Geog H1.

Okay so!! My question is: With the subjects that I’m thinking of taking, which JC should I put for first choice? AJC(more of study less of fun) or NYJC(more fun and require discipline in myself to study well)? Or should I just place NJC as my first choice(seniors have advised me that it’s better to go to a school near me tho)?

To sum up:
AJC – Near, Makes me study hard, but facilities old
NYJC – Near, facilities new, but I fear that I’d be too distracted
NJC – Dk if I should even consider because too far, but facilities and studies there=good.

Thanks in advance T_T Really stuck in a dilemma!!!

[twilight]

CLOVIS96:

My results:


English - A1
EM - A1
AM - A1
Combined humans. *geog/ss - A1
Physics - A1
Chemistry - A2
Accounting - A2
Chinese - B3.

Nett is 5 points, since my CCA grade is A1. I live in the west ( Bukit Panjang ) and the only viable JCs are NJC, ACS and ACJC. I would like any advice and details about these JCs, A levels and the IB . Also, I plan to take literature but I am unsure about the subject. I read a lot, but not those 'literature-ish' texts, and I am worried that in JC, students with more exposure would have an unfair advantage over me. Also, is the A levels or IB better in terms of getting into uni? I don't know much about them because I am from a neighborhood school (my Chinese at PSLE killed me :slapshead: ). Also, is chemistry at A levels/IB much harder than at 'O's ? For my prelims, my chemistry was like barely B4, because it was mainly memorizing. I did better in my 'O's because there was less memory work tested last year and I did well in the MCQ section . Is there more application or memorizing required in tertiary level?

Thank you!

For IB, you will have to take literature, whether you are unsure of the subject or not. I never took literature in secondary school, but I managed to score quite well for it in year 5. IB chemistry is much easier than A level chemistry. For physics and chemistry, there's quite a fair bit of memory work as well as application involved. So purely relying on one or the other is not going to work.

Whether A level or IB is better for uni.. Well look at the IB vs A level thread or many other threads around here.

[cassia]

Anyone knows if there were any precious cases where students entered VJC Science with raw score of 7, and -2 bonus, is score of 5 ? The cut-off point stated in the booklet is 4 for Science and 5 for Arts.

[principle]

Skyed:

How did schools do?

Anyone know how many students scored 8 A1s, 9 A1s or 10 A1s in the top schools?

[Skyed]

cassia:

Anyone knows if there were any precious cases where students entered VJC Science with raw score of 7, and -2 bonus, is score of 5 ? The cut-off point stated in the booklet is 4 for Science and 5 for Arts.

Nope... So I probably don't have a chance either -.-

[Mayugod]

How does Hwa chong and raffles choose their 3 pointers? Is it all random or do they see your english/number of A1s??

[cassia]

I feel it’s so sad that one with 8 raw, but with bonus of 4 (CCA+Affiliation) can enter VJ, but not one with a lower score of 7 raw, but only with bonus of 2.

[IB mugger]

cassia:

I feel it's so sad that one with 8 raw, but with bonus of 4 (CCA+Affiliation) can enter VJ, but not one with a lower score of 7 raw, but only with bonus of 2.

you may try to appeal right now if you do wish to get into VJ. some top JCs may reserve a few places for those who don't have 2 bonus points for hmt.