Networking Group - JCs General

[zbear]

slmkhoo:

There is some discussion of various JCs and polys in the 'tertiary' thread. You may want to have a look there.

There is not much active discussions on JCs/Polys etc.

As many parents are Sec School hunting, I am sure many parents are also JC/Polys hunting too. Every JC has its own strengths n styles, so it will be good if students in JCs can share about their JCs for us, parents to make a wise/correct choice.

[zeemimi]

jtoh:

zeemimi, it depends on the schools. Some IP schools start term next week, some in mid to late Jan. And no, I don't think JAE students will miss out at all. I don't think they start proper classes until the JAE students join the schools. I think the IP schools which start early are probably those which do not admit JAE students. Maybe other parents can confirm this.

Tks jtoh.
Another thing I'm concerned about is whether the jae students generally fit well into ip schools since they are the minority. Wonder if any parents can share about this.

[twilight]

zeemimi:

Tks jtoh.
Another thing I'm concerned about is whether the jae students generally fit well into ip schools since they are the minority. Wonder if any parents can share about this.

I went to ACSI in year 5 and being from O levels wasn't a problem at all. Social wise, in the early OG days, I asked the IP boys a lot about the school (culture, where is this place and that place, how's the teachers, cca etc), so that was mostly the conversation starter, and they were very willing to share. Furthermore, they may not be in the same OG as their year 1-4 clique, so they are also sort of mixed with strangers in the beginning. After the O levels people got the uniforms, I don't think there was any segregation in terms of IP vs non-IP. Mainly we just thought of ourselves as one OG and all our goal was to bond as an OG, make friends and have fun. It's the same after being allocated to our classes. The IP boys will not necessarily be with their clique, so it's not very difficult to befriend them.
Academic wise, the IP boys had the advantage initially, as for ACSI's case, IB and O level are totally different in terms of coursework and expectations. But again, they were willing to share what knowledge they have of the system and content, some of which they have already learned.
I think as long as one is willing to take the initiative, it is not difficult to befriend the IP people. Of course, there can be some cliques that are very difficult to break into. Well then, there are hundreds of other students around to befriend.

[zbear]

zeemimi:

Checking in too. Can I find out for ip students do they start term on 2 jan while o level students starts on 6 feb? Will the o level students miss out much?

Did your child DSA to IP JC?

[zeemimi]

zbear:

zeemimi:

Checking in too. Can I find out for ip students do they start term on 2 jan while o level students starts on 6 feb? Will the o level students miss out much?

Did your child DSA to IP JC?

No she didn't. Just evaluating the choices available.

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[zeemimi]

When jae students report to school on 6 Feb, so they wear their Secondary school uniform or we have to make a mad rush to buy the new uniform on 5 feb?

[jtoh]

zeemimi:

When jae students report to school on 6 Feb, so they wear their Secondary school uniform or we have to make a mad rush to buy the new uniform on 5 feb?

Should be secondary school uniform I expect. Which JC has your dc decided on?

[Lynn2010]

twilight:

zeemimi:

Tks jtoh.
Another thing I'm concerned about is whether the jae students generally fit well into ip schools since they are the minority. Wonder if any parents can share about this.

I went to ACSI in year 5 and being from O levels wasn't a problem at all. Social wise, in the early OG days, I asked the IP boys a lot about the school (culture, where is this place and that place, how's the teachers, cca etc), so that was mostly the conversation starter, and they were very willing to share. Furthermore, they may not be in the same OG as their year 1-4 clique, so they are also sort of mixed with strangers in the beginning. After the O levels people got the uniforms, I don't think there was any segregation in terms of IP vs non-IP. Mainly we just thought of ourselves as one OG and all our goal was to bond as an OG, make friends and have fun. It's the same after being allocated to our classes. The IP boys will not necessarily be with their clique, so it's not very difficult to befriend them.
Academic wise, the IP boys had the advantage initially, as for ACSI's case, IB and O level are totally different in terms of coursework and expectations. But again, they were willing to share what knowledge they have of the system and content, some of which they have already learned.
I think as long as one is willing to take the initiative, it is not difficult to befriend the IP people. Of course, there can be some cliques that are very difficult to break into. Well then, there are hundreds of other students around to befriend.

DD went to ACSI too. Like what twilight said, no issue.

Boys make friends in a different way from girls generally. Girls tend to be more cliquey (in my opinion), so the \"new girls\" who joined ACSI do not have problems mixing around

Twilight... i remember you giving me some advise some time ago. Have you completed your IB? Just completed last year?