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[Kafer]

Hi schweppes! Thanks for yr reply.

[Porky Pig]

Thanks Sista Schweppes. I will try to make a trip to TP first to understand more as it is nearer to my place.

[ttlkbs]

schweppes:

ttlkbs:

If L1R5 net 13/L1R4 net 9 should go JC or Poly?

Very hard to answer this.

What does the student prefer? Or where does his interest lean to? If interest leans to poly, then must also decide in which particular area/courses?

Must also consider:
- learning style (bookworm type? hands-on learning type?)
- strength in languages (EL? mother tongue?) if want to go JC

Style : Lazy to the max, doesn't read at all
Strength : C5 for EL and B4 for MT. A's for both Maths & Sci.
Preference : No idea!

[Republic Poly]

Dear Parents,


Sorry to hijack this topic. Republic Poly is organising our final Parents' Talk tonight. If you are interested to find out

- the process and procedure of joint admission exercise (JAE)
- how to maximise your chances for the JAE
- course counselling

Do register through: http://www.rp.edu.sg/parents-talk

At the same time, we are happy to inform that RP, like our sister polys, also offers aerospace and aviation management diplomas. We are the first poly to have an airplane hangar facility. And the first poly to have an aerodrome simulator (and possibly the only Institute of Higher Learning in SG to have it).

All students are required to go through internships. To quote aerospace and aviation management diplomas as an example, students could be serving their 4-6 mth internships with our industry partners, such as Changi Airport Group, Jetstar, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Singapore Youth Flying Club (pilot license) and many more.

Have a good day everyone, good luck in your search for the ideal course for your kid(s), and once again, apologies for hijacking this forum topic.

[wondercloud101]

Does the course intake means the bigger the number, the more popular the course is?

[mksmn]

Need help here :?: In order to have a higher chance to get into a Poly via the Direct Admission, what should the individual subject results be like and what is the difference between DSA and JAE? :thankyou:

[ttlkbs]

I need some info on the criteria for going local Uni via Poly. Is the criteria same for all courses? I heard those in the top 20% - 25% are then eligible to apply. Is this % within each course or the whole cohort? What is the successful rate of poly student admitted to local uni ?

[miracle72]

my son L1R5 net 7 and L1R4 net 6, he want to go International Business at Ngee Ann, should I encourage him? Heard is not an easy course, anyone can highlight me on this please? SP also offering this course, isit as good as NP? Thanks in advance!

[koguma]

Kafer:

So if the students is interested in chemical engineering, die die want to get in.


do we put it as follow:
1st choice - SP CHEMICAL ENG
2nd choice - NP chemical eng
3rd choice - TP chemical eng.

it is like that??

I suggest that you can look at the year 2 or year 3 specialisation for each course and see which is the one that you child like.

Eg SP Chem Eng Specialisations are
- Petrochemical Engineering
- Biopharmaceutical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering

Ngee Ann does not have Chem Eng, but there is a Diploma in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and there are 2 tracks in year 3
- general chemical engineering track
- Pharma & Biopharmaceutical Specialisation

try to fully utilise the 12 (or 10) choices you have. do not just choose 3.

[Centrale Mentoring]

You can consider NYP which offers Chemical Engineering as well. In my honest opinion, what matters is that you put in effort during your entire polytechnic education. Whether you are in SP, NP, TP or NYP, as long as you are the top 10% (in my time), you will still be able to enter local university. But mind you, it will be very competitive be it in polytechnic or university so please be prepared to slog your way through.


PS - Please take further engineering maths modules to prepare for your university education. It will be beneficial to learn them if you are thinking of advancing your education.

koguma:

Kafer:

So if the students is interested in chemical engineering, die die want to get in.

do we put it as follow:
1st choice - SP CHEMICAL ENG
2nd choice - NP chemical eng
3rd choice - TP chemical eng.

it is like that??

I suggest that you can look at the year 2 or year 3 specialisation for each course and see which is the one that you child like.

Eg SP Chem Eng Specialisations are
- Petrochemical Engineering
- Biopharmaceutical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering

Ngee Ann does not have Chem Eng, but there is a Diploma in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and there are 2 tracks in year 3
- general chemical engineering track
- Pharma & Biopharmaceutical Specialisation

try to fully utilise the 12 (or 10) choices you have. do not just choose 3.