floppy\" post_id=\"2048973\" time=\"1637992156\" user_id=\"97579:

duckeroo\" post_id=\"2048972\" time=\"1637992055\" user_id=\"22391:

AL23 here. Pls advise if following choices is feasible under new system. Thanks 😊
1) BPGH 22
2) Commonwealth 23
3) Yishun Town 23
4) Unity 24
5) Kranji 23
6) West Spring 23

Given the above, you are probably better off taking out West Spring and consider a school with COP ~ 25 or below as your 6th choice.

Thank you will take a look at AL25 schools

AL23 here. Pls advise if following choices is feasible under new system. Thanks 😊

1) BPGH 22
2) Commonwealth 23
3) Yishun Town 23
4) Unity 24
5) Kranji 23
6) West Spring 23

Can anyone share some feedback on the following schools pls


West Spring (23)
Kranji sec (23)
Clementi town (24)
Unity sec (24)
Zhenghua sec (24)
Hillgrove sec (24)
Bukit view (25)
Regent sec (25)
Assumption English (25)
Teck Whye (25)

Thank you

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duckeroo\" post_id=\"2047978\" time=\"1637768595\" user_id=\"22391:

Hihi,

Can I pls get some advise for my daughter too. She got AL23 and we lived at cck area near lot 1.

Current school choices are
1) BPGH (22)
2) Swiss Cottage (22)
3) Yishun Town (23)
4) Commonwealth (23)
5) Unity (24)
6) West Spring (23)

She prefers full SBB schools and included Unity (not a full-SBB sch) because she has friends who put that as first choice

She is also ok with all the CCAs in these schools and most schools are near our house with either direct bus or mrt from our place.

Only thing is that both Yishun Town and Commonwealth is about 40-50mins away and Commonwealth also requires a change from Mrt to Bus while she can take the MRT red line to Yishun Town.

Pls kindly advise if I should take a risk to put BPGH and Swiss as the first 2 choices or go with other sec schools within her AL. Also pls do share if u have recommendations for any other NA schools on the west side.

Just to share abit more, my girl is considered the quiet and slightly timid type and also quite small size so abit worried as some friends have told me that sometimes for non SBB schools with pure NA classes, the students in there can be quite rowdy and such classes could be more difficult for the quieter students to manage??

Lastly as choice order matters this year am also quite worried about making the wrong choices so really appreciate any advices here.

Thank you in advance

You did a good job, because these schools are all known for good discipline and providing academic support in a neighbourhood school setting. Just to highlight, the \"safety net\" choice in your list is Unity which is 1 point more than your child's AL.
I also wonder why you would prefer Yishun Town over West Spring. The distance from CCK to Bt Panjang is much shorter than to Yishun, right?

She chose Yishun town over west spring because of the school building base on the videos she saw online😅

But right now the choice order is not finalise yet. We still considering a few other schools - Clementi town (24) and Kranji (23).

Also thinking about removing BPGH (22) or Swiss (22) and replace with Regent Sec (25) instead so have 1 more safety net to fall back on just in case 😬

Hihi,


Can I pls get some advise for AL23

Current school choices are
1) BPGH (22)
2) Swiss Cottage (22)
3) Yishun Town (23)
4) Commonwealth (23)
5) Unity (24)
6) West Spring (23)

Preference for full SBB schools and included Unity (not a full-SBB sch) because of friends who put that as first choice

Pls kindly advise if should take a risk to put BPGH and Swiss as the first 2 choices or go with other sec schools within AL. Also pls do share if u have recommendations for any other NA schools on the west side. Thanks

floppy\" post_id=\"1934643\" time=\"1568101229\" user_id=\"97579:

jtoh\" post_id=\"1934634\" time=\"1568099687\" user_id=\"19505:

[quote=floppy post_id=1934570 time=1568082712 user_id=97579]

Yah, it's definitely different being an animal lover from being a vet. Thankfully, my friends haven't been depressed yet (or at least, not that I know of). I believe (or at least I think) that most vets see euthanizing pets as a more humane solution compare to letting them suffer (illness, overcrowding, whatever).

The estimated cost of obtaining a vet degree depends on a number of factors; not so straightforward

For the https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine/ in University of Melbourne, AU:
The estimated 4 years tuition fee for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is AUD 308k for an international student :yikes: :scared: That is AFTER you have completed a science degree with at least one semester of study in biology (cellular or general) and biochemistry (so, you have got to add that in). Alternatively, you can join the programme via the Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne or NUS where students are pre-selected into the DVM. This will likely be cheaper (and if you are doing it via the NUS route, definitely cheaper) than the pathway above since the number of years in school will be shortened to between 5.5 to 6.5 years compared to 3+4 years or 4+4 years.

Another alternative in Australia is https://www.murdoch.edu.au/study/courses/course-details/veterinary-science-%28bsc%29%28dvm%29#course-description-and-structure. Unlike UoMelb's offering, this is a 5-year full time programme. Estimated tuition fee for the full works of 5 years is AUD 528k :yikes: :scared: TBF, it's inclusive of the Bachelor degree component. If you have credits to offset (from a diploma or degree), fee may be lower since they are charging by per module.

For the https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/programme-course/programme.cfm?prog_id=92611 in Massey University, NZ:
This is a 5-year programme equivalent to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. The estimated 5 years fee is NZD 320k :scared: :shock:

These programme are well-accredited and recognised. Therefore, you could work as a veterinarian not only in NZ, but also AU, UK, CA, US and many other countries. Also, the above does not include living expenses in AU or NZ :faint:

So, now you know why vet must charge you $100+ per pet visit :rotflmao:

$300-500K! :yikes: And that's not including lodging.

Err... yah.
When I break the topic of vet degree to my (vet) friends, their reply is always the same and can be broken down into the following:
1. Start saving up. You will need a lot of $$$.
2. It will get a lot more expensive.
3. Go for scholarship (unfortunately, on average, only 1 PSC scholarship being given out every year)
:siam:[/quote]My sister was a vet in Singapore but is now a vet who is based overseas. Many of her vet friends r actually trying to move overseas too cos they find the vet scene in Singapore quite depressing.

For eg, unless u can open your own clinic, u will be working for a small private clinic or for 1 of the bigger clinic chains in Singapore. And in most clinics (private and bigger chain), u get paid bonus and receive extra pay by commission. Which is y u hear of cases of some vets pushing clients to get unnecessary treatments n adding on many extra medications.

One of her vet friend was also let go cos of underperforming as her colleague did not bring in enough money at the end of each month during the time she was there. The clinic tabulated how much money does each vet make for the clinic n rank them accordingly.

That is y my sister is always saying that it is vy poor thing to be a vet in Singapore cos u not only have to deal with sad cases of ppl bring in healthy animals to b put down, u also have to meet the clinic's revenue expectations.

Ultimately, she always tell others who wana b vets that if u r looking to get rich, being a vet is not the way to go unless u r able to open your own clinic and it is vy important to have passion for this job as there r times where u will encounter cases which will break your heart and if u do not have the passion for it, u may not b able to sustain in this field.

On a happier note, my sister enjoys her work alot and most of the colleagues she works with r wonderful ppl with vy big hearts for animals. She also loves her job alot & even more now that she is based overseas and she has never regretted being a vet.

Anyway all these are her own personal experiences as a vet and what she experienced may be differ from other vets in Singapore. Hope that this sharing will be useful for those interested in pursuing veterinary.

pench\" post_id=\"1893403\" time=\"1546846775\" user_id=\"12706:

Any parents or existing students can share the school study environment and performance of past year O level results?
Thank you.

Hihi,

Hoping for some feedback about this school too in terms of their school environment, discipline and academics standards pls. Thank you

Hihi,


Anyone has any feedback for Hua Yi Sec? What is the school environment & their discipline and academics standards like pls. Thank you

phtthp\" post_id=\"1922411\" time=\"1563981433\" user_id=\"35251:

For Sports

After Sports trial, maybe the coaches already told some students (Those very good, outstanding Sportsmen) verbally , that they have been chosen, and after attend Interview with P, P might have also told them verbally that they have been ear-marked, or \"choped\". They are the chosen ones

Hence, awaiting for date (30 August) to arrive, is only formality, a matter of time. Officially, the CO is given to them, on 30 August. But verbally, before 30 August, some of these outstanding Sportsmen already know that they have been selected, \"verbally\"

How many Water polo candidates, are Hwa Chong selecting ? Only 3, out of several who had been shortlisted, WP ? They must have been very outstanding, indeed ! :salute:

Thks for your sharing 😊

Berlykiasu\" post_id=\"1922215\" time=\"1563939384\" user_id=\"179855:

HCI CO 3 WP candidates

Hi,

May I know what is WP? & HCI already gave out CO? I thought every school only send out CO in August?