All About Polytechnics
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jkids\" post_id=\"2037036\" time=\"1631090243\" user_id=\"6320:
Maybe because the teachers don't want students to reject EAE offers. These are usually difficult to get, especially for some courses
thanks vividlaurel.
not sure why his teacher said otherwise. teacher said if he rejected the course, he cannot reapply for that course under jae
i cannot seem to find this info anywhere. -
coz my child hopes to do better grades for O level to apply to another course under jae.
and eae offer is still a conditional offer after all.
and he plans that his choices under jae will include the course he hopes to get in and the course he rejects during eae.
will his ranking of choices under jae affect his probability of what he get into? or is it based on merit of O level results? -
jkids\" post_id=\"2037147\" time=\"1631169831\" user_id=\"6320:
From what I know it's based on merit (minus CCA points), followed by the order of choices. So someone with a lower net score than your son may be considered before him, even if his ranking of the course is higher than that other person. Hope this helps
will his ranking of choices under jae affect his probability of what he get into? or is it based on merit of O level results? -
Hi, I am asking around for my daughter who has just finished Sec 3 this year and contemplating of a Poly course after her OP. She is thinking of TP, NP, or SP.
At the same time, the courses she has in mind are :
(a) Maritime studies
(b) Life science
Applied science
(d) Chinese media and communications
(e) Chemical engineering
(f) Psychology
The Polys and courses are not in order of priority.
Are there parents or children who have taken any of these courses or studied in any of these Polys ?
Thanks for your advice in advance. -
Option\" post_id=\"2051067\" time=\"1638973539\" user_id=\"185249:
Sorry to say, these courses are all over the place. You have probably quoted every possible options except Business and Design :siam:
Hi, I am asking around for my daughter who has just finished Sec 3 this year and contemplating of a Poly course after her OP. She is thinking of TP, NP, or SP.
At the same time, the courses she has in mind are :
(a) Maritime studies
(b) Life science
(c) Applied science
(d) Chinese media and communications
(e) Chemical engineering
(f) Psychology
The Polys and courses are not in order of priority.
Are there parents or children who have taken any of these courses or studied in any of these Polys ?
Thanks for your advice in advance.
It's probably better to start off with narrowing down the options... what are the fields / specialisation she is interested in, what are her strengths (academically), etc. -
floppy\" post_id=\"2051088\" time=\"1639010469\" user_id=\"97579:
1, any responses provided do not have to include all courses or Polys mentioned above. Even 1-2 insights will allow us to shed light.
Sorry to say, these courses are all over the place. You have probably quoted every possible options except Business and Design :siam:
It's probably better to start off with narrowing down the options... what are the fields / specialisation she is interested in, what are her strengths (academically), etc.
2, the Poly discussions compared to those for IP, JCs even PSLEs are not a lot on this site. This makes it more difficult for anyone to understand what Polys have. We are not after the general differences already mentioned on the site but details. Unless someone has deep insights to answer various areas now, any knowledgebase will have to be built up progressively over time (and for the benefit of others too).
3, based on course outlines, there is nothing wrong with a child having multiple exploratory paths. Of course when it comes to choosing a Poly environment, narrowing down becomes important but not till details are known. If we start narrowing down without enough details, the risks are always about omitting a suitable course/ Poly and accepting an unsuitable course/ Poly.
4, Poly's have more courses than those you mentioned that I left out.
To be sure we have the same understanding, Business and Design themselves are umbrellas to a range of courses, and these were already omitted earlier in the query.
Also, the range of Engineering courses were not included in what I asked for (Chemical Engineering is classified under Applied Science).
For Humanities, only Psychology and Chinese (2 out of 6 within the umbrella) were raised.
There are other umbrellas of courses in Polys that I have excluded in the query : Built Environment, IT, Health Sciences. -
Forgot to add, her interests are diverse from young and wider than the options I listed. Her interests in hands on work are not lower than academic work too. I can understand why some people pick JCs, especially when they have not "made up their minds" on what to do for further studies. Actually, after JCs, they will still have to "make up their minds" for U courses. Considering the Poly route just brings forward that decision timeline though U courses are not lesser than Poly courses.
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20-year-old top student found calling in nursing:
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Option\" post_id=\"2051098\" time=\"1639018669\" user_id=\"185249:
My son choose to go to poly instead of JC. He EAE-ed into Ngee Ann for IT during Sec4. Now he’s finishing his cybersecurity course and will be doing internship with a Big4. On hindsight it was a great choice, he is really happy, doing & studying what he loves, even though he chose the path less travelled. At one stage while still in sec4, he felt so lousy and really bad and started questioning if he should go to JC instead / the trigger was that all his classmates were talking about JCs. Going to poly was like as if ‘you are second grade’ and not good enough for JC.
Forgot to add, her interests are diverse from young and wider than the options I listed. Her interests in hands on work are not lower than academic work too. I can understand why some people pick JCs, especially when they have not \"made up their minds\" on what to do for further studies. Actually, after JCs, they will still have to \"make up their minds\" for U courses. Considering the Poly route just brings forward that decision timeline though U courses are not lesser than Poly courses.
As parents we had our fair share of “advice” , snickering, the look from neighbours and older folks on why we let him choose poly and not JC. Frankly, his aptitude and genuine motivation matters , not what others think or say coz these people are not living his life. As parents, we were steadfast and happy that we stayed focus above all the noise to support him -
staypositive\" post_id=\"2078247\" time=\"1660384246\" user_id=\"1713:
Other people legs are not in our shoes, our sons know what they want and have their plans for the future, why need to care how others 三姑六婆 look or say about us?
My son choose to go to poly instead of JC. He EAE-ed into Ngee Ann for IT during Sec4. Now he’s finishing his cybersecurity course and will be doing internship with a Big4. On hindsight it was a great choice, he is really happy, doing & studying what he loves, even though he chose the path less travelled. At one stage while still in sec4, he felt so lousy and really bad and started questioning if he should go to JC instead / the trigger was that all his classmates were talking about JCs. Going to poly was like as if ‘you are second grade’ and not good enough for JC.
As parents we had our fair share of “advice” , snickering, the look from neighbours and older folks on why we let him choose poly and not JC. Frankly, his aptitude and genuine motivation matters , not what others think or say coz these people are not living his life. As parents, we were steadfast and happy that we stayed focus above all the noise to support him
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