Choco05:

TheHamsterLover:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]

Basketball, netball, softball? Tennis? Fencing? Gymnastics, Judo?

Er... Do you know what gymnastics is like? And is prior experience necessary or do you just have to be um flexible (eg can do splits etc.)? And I'm also interested in band. I used to be in band in Pri sch but only for two yrs (P3 to P4). Do you think I can get in? And for fencing do you need prior experience? Coz it sounds interesting but I have no prior experience at all.

Hey hamsterlover;) How was badminton? You sure do have experience in many CCAs!

Gymnastics, not very sure about that. But for gym-trampoline i heard that it's quite easy, not much prior experience needed but you need to be daring and not scared of falling off the trampoline.

Band, they pick pupils with music background. Like those with piano/violin grades, or know how to play a few instruments...Fencing is a merit CCA i think, it only has like a few members, but they were quite good at it, so maybe you can ask at CCAO.[/quote]No prior experience is required for most CCAs, but they do look favourably on those who do have prior experience. You won't know till you've tried, so just give it a shot!

semaj:

Ok Meow! at least I know that you got your info from Hwa Chong's website and only for 2009. Well whatever. Just thought I'd share the facts that I found out.

Haha okay and I don't have a vested interest in HC, in case anyone was wondering!

semaj:

meow_:

[quote=\"semaj\"]
Have you actually seen the A level results? Just to fill you in. RJC had 362 students with perfect 80 points for entry to Uni. That is out of a cohort of 1285. (28.2%). Hwa Chong had 212 out of 1104 perfect scores (19.2%)

On the flipside, HC produced more PSC scholars than RJ. It really depends on the individual, and I agree with kiasuest2 that it's better to match your child's interests with the strengths of the secondary school or she won't be happy no matter how good the school is.

Hey meow, you mean that Hwa Chong produced more PSC scholars than RJC THIS YEAR? or in the past? I agree that in the past, Hwa Chong is top but in recent years, I find that RJC's A levels far better than Hwea Chong. I think that is because with the IP programme, many good students from RI, RGS , Dunman High now don't go to Hwa Chong but go to RJC and stay in Dunman High. So Hwa Chong has lost a lot of top students.[/quote]I think it's for the year 2009, not too sure, you can check the HC website maybe? That's true. Anyway, no matter which school, it's not impossible to succeed if you really want to. It's not as if HC is lagging terribly behind RJ, in any case; they're nearly on par! If your daughter's not happy in NY she can always transfer to RJ in Year 5.

semaj:

kiasuest2:

[quote=\"meow_\"]
Both JCs have their merits. There are people in RGS who still end up transferring to HC because of their Humanities Programme.

I agree with meow_ as I don't think that \"RJC is top by a mile\" in every department; both HCI and RI has her strengths and weaknesses. It is better to match her interests with the strengths of the secondary school (and the JC eventually).

Have you actually seen the A level results? Just to fill you in. RJC had 362 students with perfect 80 points for entry to Uni. That is out of a cohort of 1285. (28.2%). Hwa Chong had 212 out of 1104 perfect scores (19.2%)[/quote]On the flipside, HC produced more PSC scholars than RJ. It really depends on the individual, and I agree with kiasuest2 that it's better to match your child's interests with the strengths of the secondary school or she won't be happy no matter how good the school is.

semaj:

fromnuaa:

my daughter psle is 264+3


can i appeal for RGS? (she got NYGH offer already)

By all means go ahead and appeal. I was in the same position where my daughter was offered NYGH but I wanted to appeal to RGS but in the end didn't. Now both she and I are regretting it. Look at the end it is RJC vs Hwa Chong JC.
And RJC is top by a mile.

Both JCs have their merits. There are people in RGS who still end up transferring to HC because of their Humanities Programme.

rosemummy:

meow_:

[quote=\"fromnuaa\"]my daughter psle is 264+3


can i appeal for RGS? (she got NYGH offer already)

You can appeal for RGS! My friend initially DSA-ed to NYGH but she appealed to RGS in the end and got it.

Why must appeal? I thought you only need to accept the DSA offer after the release of the PSLE results? If you don't accept the DSA offer, you can apply for any school of your choice under this admission exercise. Or she already accepted the DSA offer?[/quote]She had accepted the offer before the PSLE results were out.

fromnuaa:

my daughter psle is 264+3


can i appeal for RGS? (she got NYGH offer already)

You can appeal for RGS! My friend initially DSA-ed to NYGH but she appealed to RGS in the end and got it.

NotKiasuEnough:

zeemimi:

[quote=\"NotKiasuEnough\"]my DD scored 260+2


which school will u recommend?

Do you think COP will be lower this year?

such t-score anywhere also can go

will it be risky to try RGS/NYGS?[/quote]Trying for either school should be okay!

Augmum:

lead to better JCs, doesn't mean u will do better in that school

and the word \"better JC\" is subjective to individual
due to very keen competition, one may not even get the subj combi which one desires

Most people typically get the subject combination they desire unless their grades do not make the cut. For instance, to get your desired subject combination in RJC, you need to have a minimum GPA of 3.2 in Year 4 in RGS/RI. If you're referring to subject combinations at Year 3, again, most people get the combination they desire - for my year, everyone got what they chose.