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[jtoh]

kennethTutor:

jtoh:

[quote=\"kennethTutor\"]

Some ivy league universities (e.g. Harvard, Cambridge, Imperial) focus more on SAT scores. I have a buddy who did not do well for his A Levels but managed to get into Imperial College's Medicine course based on his SAT score.

Are you referring to Imperial College in London?

Yes. Realized it's not an ivy league university but still a top university though![/quote]Yes, which is why I wondered why you mentioned it. Imperial College looks at BMAT scores and not SAT (which is more relevant for US unis), and offers are made conditional on scoring AAA at H2 level for medicine (for Singapore A levels).

[sharonkhoo]

jtoh:

kennethTutor:

Yes. Realized it's not an ivy league university but still a top university though!

Yes, which is why I wondered why you mentioned it. Imperial College looks at BMAT scores and not SAT (which is more relevant for US unis), and offers are made conditional on scoring AAA at H2 level for medicine (for Singapore A levels).

Actually, of the 3 you mentioned, only Harvard is Ivy league. I think the UK universities are still more in tune with A levels than SAT although they will consider SAT for applicants without other sorts of results.

[gardenia64]

Slmkhoo,


U did choose the wise subject combination for your girl. With this, she is able to apply all the faculty at uni. sat will start the new format in mar 2016.

[Lily100]

Hi my daughter is in Sec2 and she wish to take Pure bio n pure Chem for O levels…is it ok if she drops Physics totally?Does it affect her JC entry?n A level subject combination?..pls help…in a big dilemma…thnx

[sharonkhoo]

Lily100:

Hi my daughter is in Sec2 and she wish to take Pure bio n pure Chem for O levels..is it ok if she drops Physics totally?Does it affect her JC entry?n A level subject combination?..pls help..in a big dilemma...thnx

It won't affect her JC entry as she can use other subjects in her L1R5. It will affect her subject combination choices as she won't be able to take H2 Physics and, looking ahead, she won't be able to apply for university courses that have a Physics prerequisite (some Physics and Engineering courses mainly). But if she isn't interested in Physics, that's not really an issue.

[starlight1968sg]

Lily100:

Hi my daughter is in Sec2 and she wish to take Pure bio n pure Chem for O levels..is it ok if she drops Physics totally?Does it affect her JC entry?n A level subject combination?..pls help..in a big dilemma...thnx

Does her sch hv such a combi ie pure bio, pure chem but no phy?

[zbear]

Lily100:

Hi my daughter is in Sec2 and she wish to take Pure bio n pure Chem for O levels..is it ok if she drops Physics totally?Does it affect her JC entry?n A level subject combination?..pls help..in a big dilemma...thnx

Generally girls much prefer Biology vs Physics. For A levels, you can take BCME - Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Economics - its a vey popular combi.

[Lily100]

Thank you all…yes her school has that combo of pure bio n pure Chem…and she is very good in both subjects…she is only interested in bio n chemistry related degrees…she doesnot want to do engineering…but if she takes two pure science then she wil have only 7 subjects…so is it ok to take 7 subjects for O level?

[zbear]

Lily100:

Thank you all..yes her school has that combo of pure bio n pure Chem..and she is very good in both subjects..she is only interested in bio n chemistry related degrees..she doesnot want to do engineering..but if she takes two pure science then she wil have only 7 subjects..so is it ok to take 7 subjects for O level?

It's ok to take 7 subjects but most of them take 8.

Which are the subjects is she looking at apart from Bio and Chem?

[Lily100]

English,MT,A maths,E maths,combined humanities with pure Geography