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Is it possible to take A levels in UK without staying there?
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zeemimi:
[/quote]Both my daughter (now Uni year 1) and my son (now JC1) have friends who left for UK in sec 3... According to them, my daughter's friends are now studying in top UK uni and my son's friend is \"on track\". Their results were ranked much lower than my kids' academically in sec 3.slmkhoo:
It works for some, but not all will do well. It's not the case that all kids will necessarily do well in the UK. There are also factors such as adjustment, self-discipline etc which should be taken in consideration.
Agree somewhat ... but I'm waiting to verify that it is indeed easier to do your A levels in UK. Top surgeon in Spore I know sent his 2 dcs to UK. They cmi in Spore. I want to see if the 2 dcs can really come back with a medical degree.
Another case, my dd's RG friends were complaining abt one of their friends who performed mediocre in Y1-4 in RG and was ranked much lower than most of them academically. but this girl went to UK to do A levels and has already got a place in a top UK univ while the rest of them are slogging away for their A levels now.
But the parents stayed there with the kids - at least that was the case for my daughter's friends. -
zeemimi
May I ask what is "cmi"? -
[quote=\"starlight1968sg\"]zeemimi
May I ask what is \"cmi\"?[/quote
cmi = cannot make it
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Lenny08:
cmi = cannot make it
thanks.
Our pockets are not deep enough and so slog... -
ngl2010:
Is it possible to take A levels in UK without staying there?
Don't think is feasible. -
jtoh:
In addition to limited places, some courses are not available for international students due to govt funding restriction.Students in the UK get to do their A levels over two years. That is, they take a first set of papers in year 1 and the second set in year 2. In that sense, it's less stressful. They also don't have to do subjects like CL, PW, GP.
But a key reason why many send their kids overseas to do their A levels is because they gain entry into the coveted courses in uni as they enter as local students rather than compete with all the other international students. There's an international student quota.
So yes, students who went over to the UK to do their A levels and who were far weaker than their friends in sg will likely gain a place more easily in the UK unis than their sg friends applying as international students. International students compete against the best of the best from all over the world for VERY limited places. -
zeemimi:
Dont think its that Singapore sets the bar too high. Nobody actually gets to 'set the bar'. The bar to enter uni and to get good A-level grades are actually set by students' themselves. If there are more bright students, the bell curve shifts and its harder to get an A. If there are more bright students applying for NUS/NTU then it is naturally harder to get in.zbear:
Perhaps the environment is more conducive in UK??? Less peer pressure???
haha ... so maybe the advertisement is true?
i know of quite a few already, average student in Spore, but because family is rich, can go overseas to study. So doing medicine overseas.
And i really believe many of our \"average\" Singapore students are really very bright actually. Just that Singapore sets the bar too high and makes them look \"average\".
Things are easier in the UK not because the bar is set too low there, but on average, the kids taking A-levels there are just not as smart. Hence its easier to score over there. Furthermore, in Singapore, only the top 25%-30% actually takes the A-levels. So the competition is stronger because you no longer have weaker students to 'cushion' the bell-curve.
But yes, it is much easier to score at UK A-levels than SG A-levels. SATs as well. If money is not an issue, head to the US or UK. -
Is it true that SG A levels students who CMI (can Make It) in SG but choose to do Uni in UK will find Uni Edu (academic aspect) much easier?
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My colleague’s daughter studied in one of the pre u. Half way, she went to UK to do a shorter term or a foundation cse, she entered to the u.
So maybe there is some truth that our a level is of high standard.
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