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[Ichigokun]

tgwsmxx:

Hi.


Just wanna ask... I am in a fix as to whether I should take Triple Pure Science or just stick to a Double Pure Science. I will be Sec 3 next year (2014) and would like to know the benefits of taking Triple Pure (including Pure Biology).

Is Pure Biology really that important? Please let me know ASAP.

Hi tgwsmxx,

Of course, Triple Science will do you a certain level of good, considering there will be more course choices for you in the future - but it all boils down to whether or not you are able to balance out your time and stress.

I would suggest you take Double Science if you can't really balance out your time properly. But if you want to, you can try Triple Science and see how it goes before dropping to Double Science if you find out you really can't cope.

BTW Chemistry is the most important of them all (Sciences). You can't really pick anything without Chemistry.

[starlight1968sg]

No doubt doing triple Science will widen up the selection of subjects at A level, but I heard one can only do 2 Science subjects at A level.

Thus, I am unsure if it is that necessary to do 3 Science subjects, knowing that 1 out of the 3 will be dropped two years later.

[venessakeys]

Hi everyone!


I am in a dilemma because I can’t decide on the subject combination I want.
And before I received my results, I thought this subjection combination would be okay, aka triple science, ss + elective history, full geography, and with compulsory English, A+E Math, Higher Chinese.

After receiving my results and asking around, I’m really not sure whether I should take triple science or not since I heard that it is very difficult to cope as my choices are all so content heavy.

Another thing is that I am really a "sciency" and "mathy" person, but I don’t really do well in my physics (sadly). If I were to not take triple science, is it better to do physics or biology since chemistry is compulsory? Because I heard that physics is better for my future because there’s a lot of jobs I can do with physics, but I do well in biology?

For humanities, should I take literature? I hate and suck at my languages though, but I am thinking should I take literature since all my subjects are content heavy?

Do you guys think my subject combination choice is crazy?
I want to take triple science because it offers my more choices in jc but I’m afraid it’s too crazy and too stressful.
Is triple science with full geography really crazy?
help help i am going crazy omg.

[zbear]

Are you planning to take 9 subjects - 3S/2H? Generally all schools will not encourage students to take 9 subjects unless you are super good.


With rgds to either taking Physics or Bio, it will depend on yr interest n how strong you r in the subject. It doesn’t matter whether Physics is better for your future. There are a lot of options available when you go further. My dd doesn’t like Physics so die die she wont take the subj n she is doing well.

Likewise for your humanities selection, you have to see whether your interest lies in Geography or Literature. How did you fare in both subjects this year? I heard its very difficult to score in both subjects so pls think carefully.

You should know yr strengths n weaknesses. How confident r u in these subjects? What abt doing Elect Geog/Pure Lit with Bio/Chem or Elect Lit/Pure Geog with Bio/Chem?

[koguma]

For those interested to do Pure Geog or elective Geog, please note the change in the syllabuses.


Below is extracted from Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) website :
http://acsbr.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=1213530

Geographical Investigation through Fieldwork is a new, vital component in the new syllabuses. Fieldwork is no longer an enrichment component. Instead, fieldwork is core and students are to be presented with opportunities to investigate geographical phenomena in authentic contexts. The fieldwork questions would account for 25% of the marks in Full Geography and 13% of the marks in Elective Geography.

[anneshirleygilbert]

Is Chemistry a compulsory science subject for Sec 3? I read a lot about choosing between Physics and Biology; but not striking out Chemistry?

[zbear]

Chemistry is compulsory. You can only choose either Physics or Bio.

[LarryG67]

Yes from what I heard from my friends its different for different jcs. this sort of thing is their form of "quality control". For example, a top jc may only allow pure math students to take jc math. this way, theres a higher chance that the student will do well and it will reflect better on the school.


its the same way a company will put an accounting grad in the finance department and an engineering grad in the operations department. (this is from business HR point of view)

so this sort of thing should be internal (from how I remember it years ago also) so you have to check the individual jc website or criteria page

[sharonkhoo]

anneshirleygilbert:

Is Chemistry a compulsory science subject for Sec 3? I read a lot about choosing between Physics and Biology; but not striking out Chemistry?

Chemistry is a prerequisite for quite a no. of university courses like Medicine. Physics and Bio are prerequisites for a smaller no. of courses. So many regard Chemistry as the most important science.

[Victboy]

anneshirleygilbert:

Is Chemistry a compulsory science subject for Sec 3? I read a lot about choosing between Physics and Biology; but not striking out Chemistry?

Go for chem and phy. Bio is optional unless u r very confident that u will do well for triple.