Hey everyone! I'm not sure you all remember me but i'm Arijit and i was that annoying little P6 student with broken english and full caps who used to irritate you guys back in 2009 XD I was so worried about my PSLE score and i even tried to predict the scores of others. I was imbued with so much anxiety over my school choices that i i had to list all my school choices and grades for you all to help me decide. Nonetheless, in hindsight i'm very amused my my own mischevious ways and words. As you can guess, i'm 18 now. I went on to study at BPGHS for 4 years and now i'm a proud alumnus of that school and its Military Band. I guess i did well for my Os and i'm in my final year at National Junior College [i wanted to go to RJ but my mother tongue does not even offer HMT, and i just missed out on straight A1s so i'm not good enough to appeal in. But i'm very happy and i really like NJC and i'm truly grateful for being here] preparing for the second half of my prelims and A levels. I'm also halfway through my A*Star scholarship application (fingers tightly crossed that i can get in).

I'm saying this to show you guys how much this simple thread has influenced my life. Especially ChiefKiasu, i could not precisely comprehend your words of advice back then, but now i understand what you mean to a much deeper extent. All of you who replied to me then had influenced my sec sch choice and i'm just very glad where i ended up. Thank you for tolerating my adolescent behaviour 6 years ago. After this is NS and probably NUS for me. Life goes on, just very glad to come across this again. Cie La Vie and goodbye peeps!

atutor2001:

During my kids' time the system is like that :


Top 290 get to choose first (definitely get her 1st choice)
2nd 287 turn to choose (if her 1st choice school has only 1 place and is already taken by the 290, then he/she gets her 2nd choice)
3rd 287 turn to choose (there are decimal places behind 287 that we don't get to see) - (if her 1st choice is not the same as that of the front 2 kids, then he/she gets her first choice)

So actually for those with high score, but miss the COP of TOP favourite schools, there is no harm putting them as first choice and their more realistic option as 2nd choice but I would say no point, sure cannot get one. (Unless the top 600 students somehow decide against RI & RGS)

The system is fair because the queue in awarding the choice is based on the aggregate.

However, for those in the \"mid-range aggregates\" where there are many with same score, don't play play. Your choice will decide who get the school.

E.g Ah Beng and Ah Seng both got exactly 230 and wish to go to Sure Good Sec (SSS). Ah Beng put RI as first choice (for fun) and SSS as 2nd Choice while Ah Seng put SSS as 1st choice. When it reaches their turn, there is only 1 place left in SSS. That place will go to Ah Seng because he put it as first choice.

i see

mathsparks:

arijit dasgupta:

thank you very much mathsparks,your words always make me feel comfortable,by the way how do you think my choices of school are ans my grades also.(i hope i am not wasting your time)

ps:i live in jurong west

arijit, do you take chinese? else y you considering nan hua/rv? don't waste time travelling elsewhere for yr 2nd lang lessons. rv cop is too high, you're just going to waste yr 1st choice. if i were you, i would put bpghs, since that's the closest cop to yours. Then nan hua (if you do chinese), followed by commonwealth then swiss cottage. Though cop of both commonw n swiss c are the same at 238, commonw is a band1 school while swiss cott is band3. you know what that means right? check out annex a1 if you're not sure. now, arijit, I've given you my advice. don't be rude to me or I'm not gonna respond to you.

mathsparks,i need to tell u something,i am neither tamil,chinese nor malay,u know,i am an indian,but not tamil,in india there are many languages,and i speak bengali,as my mom speaks bengali and is born in the state:west bengal.I take my mt from a different school,until A level.so in primary school i need not take mt thereso it does not matter if my mt is chinese or not.so after reading this do you think i can try nan hua?

maisy:

Yes and No. The schools only take some from 2nd choice when after taking in all the 1st choice (agg must meet COP), they still have vacancies left. And if after taking in all the 2nd choice candidates (again agg must meet cut off), they still have vacancies left, then yes they take in 3rd choice.... if after taking in 1st choice candidates, they are full...then sorry GAME OVER for u.


And if you really know what you are doing (like you blatantly said), you won't be here asking \"i m wondering if i can make it to Nan Hua...\" why should you even wonder since you have all the information w you ??? Cool down & don't be jumpy.... think carefully... and if you think you have been very wise, then good for you. And sorry to have poke my nose into your business. Cheers :celebrate:

you know what maisy....i think you are right in a way,i should be cutting
of RV as there is no way i can get there it is just a total waste,then i can put nan hua in my 1st choice,followed by bujit panjang gov. high school,thanks for helping,and sorry for being so stuborn,thanks.

sorry if i am rude

mathsparks:

arijit, don't be so rude, k? ppl here are trying to help you. if you continue to be rude, we'll ignore you. talk to adults must have some respect right? even if you know everything, still must write in a nicer way. you got a lot to learn in your journey...i'm referring to people skills.

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mathsparks:

hi arijit, wipe away your tears already? good for you! 245 is an excellent score which you certainly deserve for putting in so much effort.

thank you very much mathsparks,your words always make me feel comfortable,by the way how do you think my choices of school are ans my grades also.(i hope i am not wasting your time)

ps:i live in jurong west

nothing2do:

amk, i do hv few choice in mind. but i dont work the way u do.

can try chong boon sec,by the way the right way to select is how i am doing,learn from the net only then u will know. people around your dd's score are doing the same thing as me.

nothing2do:

256+2

gd and where do you live?(i sound like an adult)

Fairy:

Congrats! :celebrate:

by the way how much did your dd score