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[sharonkhoo]

TTBCOOL:

nucleus80:

[quote=\"TTBCOOL\"]Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?[/quote]Teachers probably say that because of the no. of university courses that require Chem. If a student is sure that he is not going to want to take any of those courses, then it really doesn't matter. My daughter has friends who are science students but who don't take Chem, and I don't think it disadvantages them. If some Chem is needed for the other subjects, the student can pick up the necessary bits along the way.

[jtoh]

TTBCOOL:

nucleus80:

[quote=\"TTBCOOL\"]Need advice from experienced parents. For science student, if they do not take Chemistry in JC, is there any disdvantage?

Depends on what your child want to do in University.. Chemistry is a requirement for courses Medicines and Pharmacy, but not need for courses like Econs or business etc

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?[/quote]You mean in JC? I don't think so. There may be slight overlaps where the Chem student may grasp the knowledge more quickly but not doing Chem doesn't put you at a big disadvantage. If it were that crucial schools would insist that students not be allowed to take Physics unless they were doing Chem as well. Chemistry is required in a lot of science/engr/medicine courses in university though, so not doing Chem would rule those out for your child.

[TTBCOOL]

jtoh:

TTBCOOL:

Thanks slmkhoo and nucleus80 for your reply. I think my question is not clear. Actually what I want to know is that for Science students, if they take Physics and do not take Chemistry, are they in a disadvantaged position as I ever heard from a Science teacher who said that Chemistry is the basis foundation for Science students?

You mean in JC? I don't think so. There may be slight overlaps where the Chem student may grasp the knowledge more quickly but not doing Chem doesn't put you at a big disadvantage. If it were that crucial schools would insist that students not be allowed to take Physics unless they were doing Chem as well. Chemistry is required in a lot of science/engr/medicine courses in university though, so not doing Chem would rule those out for your child.

:thankyou: jtoh & slmkhoo

[jtoh]

What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

[TTBCOOL]

jtoh:

What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

Still Considering. I am trying to gather more information for her. She is thinking of PCME or PME with Further Maths but she heard from her Seniors that Further Maths is very tough. Between Chemistry & Further Maths, which is easier to study and score?

[sharonkhoo]

TTBCOOL:

jtoh:

What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

Still Considering. I am trying to gather more information for her. She is thinking of PCME or PME with Further Maths but she heard from her Seniors that Further Maths is very tough. Between Chemistry & Further Maths, which is easier to study and score?

There is no definite answer to this - it really depends on the child's interests and abilities. FMaths is of course tough for those who are not as strong in Maths, but there are those who find it quite straightforward. Similarly for Chem.

[jtoh]

TTBCOOL:

jtoh:

What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

Still Considering. I am trying to gather more information for her. She is thinking of PCME or PME with Further Maths but she heard from her Seniors that Further Maths is very tough. Between Chemistry & Further Maths, which is easier to study and score?

That's hard to say. Further Math is a new subject so one can't really comment if it's hard to score until the first batch takes their A levels next year. Chemistry at JC level is quite different from that at O levels from what I understand. Some students have problems adjusting and don't do well for it at JC1 despite scoring A at O levels. It all boils down to interest and acumen. Has the school held a briefing on this already? What do they say about PCE with FM?

[iwork]

slmkhoo:

TTBCOOL:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

Still Considering. I am trying to gather more information for her. She is thinking of PCME or PME with Further Maths but she heard from her Seniors that Further Maths is very tough. Between Chemistry & Further Maths, which is easier to study and score?

There is no definite answer to this - it really depends on the child's interests and abilities. FMaths is of course tough for those who are not as strong in Maths, but there are those who find it quite straightforward. Similarly for Chem.[/quote]Not true any more. The new F-Math is a scaled down version, with emphasis on application and reduced topics. It is supposed to be offered with H2-Math for student interested in DOUBLE math. The first batch of students will take the exam in 2017.

[sharonkhoo]

iwork:

Not true any more. The new F-Math is a scaled down version, with emphasis on application and reduced topics. It is supposed to be offered with H2-Math for student interested in DOUBLE math. The first batch of students will take the exam in 2017.

Not sure what you feel is not true anymore? Are you saying it's not that tough anymore? I know some people say so. Students who take FMaths have always had to take the basic Maths as well, as far as I recall.

[TTBCOOL]

jtoh:

TTBCOOL:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]What combination is your child considering, TTBCOOL?

Still Considering. I am trying to gather more information for her. She is thinking of PCME or PME with Further Maths but she heard from her Seniors that Further Maths is very tough. Between Chemistry & Further Maths, which is easier to study and score?

That's hard to say. Further Math is a new subject so one can't really comment if it's hard to score until the first batch takes their A levels next year. Chemistry at JC level is quite different from that at O levels from what I understand. Some students have problems adjusting and don't do well for it at JC1 despite scoring A at O levels. It all boils down to interest and acumen. Has the school held a briefing on this already? What do they say about PCE with FM?[/quote]The school had briefed them on the subject combination. Your sentence \"Some students have problems adjusting and don't do well for it at JC1 despite scoring A at O levels\" worries me. Does that mean those not scoring A are advised not to take A level Chemistry as they might have problems in catching up? My child is not very interested in Chemistry and the reason of taking Chemistry is because it is a requirement for a lot of courses in university for Science students.