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jtoh:
My daughter was in that position too, except that she isn't considering medicine. I agree with jtoh - if she really has no preference, then Physics is a requirement in more courses compared to Bio (in local universities, overseas may be different). Or go by whichever she prefers to study on purely personal grounds. My daughter chose Physics in the end as she prefers it to Bio. If it turns out that she needs to learn Bio later, she will just have to.A better tomorrow:
Hi everyone
dd loves to overthink about things so recently she is thinking of subject combinations and I don't know if it's too early to think about this ( she has not even submitted her choices! ) but should dd choose biology or physics ? She is very conflicted between the two of them . She says she is most probably going to do the typical pcme/bcme
Her predicament is not unusual. Many students do not know what they would like to study in the uni at 16. If that's the case, choosing a combination that opens up more doors is something to consider. If she intends to study in the local unis, Physics is listed as a requirement in more courses than Bio. Something to think about. Is there one she enjoys better? -
Dd loves biology and physics but has a greater passion for biology . For biology ,she is competent in most of the topics in secondary school syllabus , but dd is afraid that she can’t cope with all the memorizing as we heard that the content is much more than in secondary school . She likes physics and knows that there are more local uni courses requiring physics as a prerequisite than bio and there is less memorizing as compared to bio but there are some topics (mostly under electricity) that she is not good at . She is sure that she does not want to do engineering in the future though.
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A better tomorrow:
Dd loves biology and physics but has a greater passion for biology . For biology ,she is competent in most of the topics in secondary school syllabus , but dd is afraid that she can't cope with all the memorizing as we heard that the content is much more than in secondary school . She likes physics and knows that there are more local uni courses requiring physics as a prerequisite than bio and there is less memorizing as compared to bio but there are some topics (mostly under electricity) that she is not good at . She is sure that she does not want to do engineering in the future though.
Bio is content heavy so you have to keep up with the reading. If she's passionate about Bio I don't think it'll be too much of an issue. Many of the courses which have physics as a prerequisite are engineering-related, so if your dd is sure she's not going to do engineering then consider bio as she has more of a passion for it. -
jtoh:
What are the uni courses that requires bio? DS doesn't want to do engineering, IT or research.A better tomorrow:
Dd loves biology and physics but has a greater passion for biology . For biology ,she is competent in most of the topics in secondary school syllabus , but dd is afraid that she can't cope with all the memorizing as we heard that the content is much more than in secondary school . She likes physics and knows that there are more local uni courses requiring physics as a prerequisite than bio and there is less memorizing as compared to bio but there are some topics (mostly under electricity) that she is not good at . She is sure that she does not want to do engineering in the future though.
Bio is content heavy so you have to keep up with the reading. If she's passionate about Bio I don't think it'll be too much of an issue. Many of the courses which have physics as a prerequisite are engineering-related, so if your dd is sure she's not going to do engineering then consider bio as she has more of a passion for it. -
ngl2010:
What are the uni courses that requires bio? DS doesn't want to do engineering, IT or research.[/quote]http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply/local/prerequisites/BYA-prerequisites.htmljtoh:
[quote=\"A better tomorrow\"]Dd loves biology and physics but has a greater passion for biology . For biology ,she is competent in most of the topics in secondary school syllabus , but dd is afraid that she can't cope with all the memorizing as we heard that the content is much more than in secondary school . She likes physics and knows that there are more local uni courses requiring physics as a prerequisite than bio and there is less memorizing as compared to bio but there are some topics (mostly under electricity) that she is not good at . She is sure that she does not want to do engineering in the future though.
Bio is content heavy so you have to keep up with the reading. If she's passionate about Bio I don't think it'll be too much of an issue. Many of the courses which have physics as a prerequisite are engineering-related, so if your dd is sure she's not going to do engineering then consider bio as she has more of a passion for it. -
:thankyou: jtoh!
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ngl2010:
:thankyou: jtoh!
You're welcome. Your ds is in JC already?
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jtoh:
Not yet. Year 4 this yearngl2010:
:thankyou: jtoh!
You're welcome. Your ds is in JC already?
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A better tomorrow:
Dd loves biology and physics but has a greater passion for biology . For biology ,she is competent in most of the topics in secondary school syllabus , but dd is afraid that she can't cope with all the memorizing as we heard that the content is much more than in secondary school . She likes physics and knows that there are more local uni courses requiring physics as a prerequisite than bio and there is less memorizing as compared to bio but there are some topics (mostly under electricity) that she is not good at . She is sure that she does not want to do engineering in the future though.
The just go with her interest. Both subjects require hard work, so interest is important if there is no other pressing reason to choose one or the other. On the other hand, she shouldn't necessarily shy away from Physics just because of one topic area - sometimes it just needs more time to \"click\", or going into more depth can make it easier to understand. My daughter chose Physics because she isn't that interested in Bio, and she is strong in Maths which makes Physics less problematic! It's probably the subject which she is least interested in out of the 4 she's taking. -
:thankyou: for all your help everyone ! I will let dd take a look at your comments and we will see where to go from there .. Anyway there's still quite some time for her to mull over it , and I encourage her to take a look at the past year a level results for bio and physics of the jc when she knows which school she gets posted to if she is still very undecided by then .
OT : cny is coming soon I think that should be what we should be worrying about now .. I was so preoccupied with normal household work , going to poly , jc open houses with dd and school choosing that I've not even started on packing and cleaning anything up :nailbite:
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