O levels 2016 Results and Posting Discussion
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Guys, why do you so want to be teacher?
Singapore having aging population leh...
Schools are closing, don't need so many teachers...
If you really want to be teacher so badly, pursue a diploma on "early childhood education" at Polytechnic.
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Originally posted by qixx:
But are there many combined science students going into JC to do H2 sciences? I'm afraid i might not be able to make it because most of my friends are going into the Arts stream.
As what others said, you did well in combined science, so why worry?
MOE requires those who want to take pure sciences at A levels to have either A1 or A2 for combined sciences at O levels. They already know those who can or cannot cope with the syllabus. You meet MOE's criteria.
At the end of the day, you still have to study very hard to do well in A levels, regardless of how well you did or how badly you did in O levels.
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Originally posted by Private candidate:
Hi guys,
I am currently studying in an engineering course in Singapore Polytechnic and have also took my O level as private candidate.It was quite shocking for my results last year,i have gotten a D7 for english which gives me limited choices.However,i retook my o level while studying in Singapore Polytechnic.It was an emotional year for me last year as i was one pf the better ones in my secondary class.Surprisingly,i have gotten the grades that i want for O level and the gpa for polytechnic this year .I managed to get a gpa of 3.7 and an L1R5 of 14 raw ,12 nett for Os.(from 19 raw to 14 raw) after retaking english,e math and chinese(D7 to B4,A2 ,B3 to A1) .I hope that anyone who is considering to be a private candidate could be inspired by my story and not allowing yourself to wallow in pity or do anything rash after O level results.I can guarentee you that it is not over yet,try again .English is paramount to succeed in Singapore so do love it and in return,it may reciprocate .
P.S. Do message me if you need any assistance and support from a fellow private candidate.
Excellent. Was it difficult to cope with both the Poly curriculum and studying for O levels at the same time?
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Originally posted by Taxilim88:
Excellent. Was it difficult to cope with both the Poly curriculum and studying for O levels at the same time?
Yr 1 Sem 1 is honey moon period... (for Poly only)
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Student's sacrifices for O levels pay off
She was so determined to do well in her O-level examination that she deleted her social media accounts and brought her social life to a standstill as the days drew closer.
Yesterday, that discipline paid off for 16-year-old Haziratul Zakirah - who was one of the top scorers from Hong Kah Secondary School with an L1R5 score of 13, which included three distinctions.
The class of 2016 set a record with yesterday's results. Students who took the O levels last year outperformed their seniors with 84.3 per cent attaining at least five passes, surpassing the 83.8 per cent set by the 2015 cohort.
When Zakirah's result was flashed on the screen in school, she started to cry.
She told The New Paper later: "I felt so relieved that all my hard work and sacrifices have paid off."
She recounted how she had spent about four hours each day studying after returning home from school at around 6pm. On weekends, she would study for about nine hours on one day and spend the other day resting.
Zakirah, who has three siblings, said she was inspired by her mother, who is the sole breadwinner.
She said: "My mother works very hard so that my siblings and I can be successful in life. I don't want to waste that effort." Madam Siti Rodiyah, 48, a planning engineer, told TNP: "I wasn't really surprised with Zakirah's result because I had seen how hard she worked. But whatever her results, I am very proud."
DREAM COURSE
Zakirah scored eight for her L1R4, and based on last year's criteria, she's eligible for her dream course - biomedical science at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Zakirah, who grew up watching doctor shows on television, hopes to become one in the future.
She was also her school's student council president and National Police Cadet Corps squad leader. She even found time to volunteer.
Zakirah said: "I have been through a lot of challenges, and I know what it feels like to need help. This made me want to help others so they have a reason to smile."
Her mathematics teacher, Mr Dao Jun Sun, 35, said that he was not only proud of her grades but also her character.
"That, to me, is her real success," he said.
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I'm actually having a current concern now on which route to go.
If i'm going to poly, i can graduate with a diploma in biomedical science but i'm not really sure if i want to do medicine. Is it possible if I enter NIE with a diploma in biomed science? I checked their webpage but it was rather vague, didn't specify which diploma they were looking for. May I know if this diploma can be considered?
However, if i'm going to the JC route, i'm scared that i would dropout of even if i make it to A lvls, I'm scared i might lose interest in studying and don't want to move on to uni as it would be a waste of money if i'm not interested at all. then, i won't have any career options.
What should i do?
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no specific dips
if u are from biomed, chances are your specialisation will be a science subject, either in a pri or sec sch (if u are taking the deg in ed)
why are u so confident about getting the biomed dip but scared lose interest in studies in JC?
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Never mind.
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Originally posted by Taxilim88:
Seriously, I am quite surprised why your school allowed such a subject combination. Secondary schools offer subject combinations that will best ensure that their students are able to enter JC/Poly and qualify for most if not all of the courses. Therefore, as a minimum, all students take at least one combined Science subject (P/C/B). In your case, you would have been better off with Combined Science (C/B) instead of pure bio.
Anyway, that is water under the bridge.
If you die die want to do medicine, then another path is to go Poly. Do extremely well. Take a science or engineering course in Uni. Make sure you graduate with 1st class honours. Then apply to Duke-NUS graduate medical school after some work experience related to research.
But be warned. Medicine is a tough life.
I dropped Chem right before o level😅
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Originally posted by FireIce:
no specific dips
if u are from biomed, chances are your specialisation will be a science subject, either in a pri or sec sch (if u are taking the deg in ed)
why are u so confident about getting the biomed dip but scared lose interest in studies in JC?
are there any poly courses that can allow your specialisation to be math instead?
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Guys I would like to ask for poly, is there such thing called retaking biology olvl for year 1 in poly? My biology( my only science) got a D7 and my course requires a science
Coz I heard there is such thing for English, but not sure for other subjects
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Originally posted by qixx:
are there any poly courses that can allow your specialisation to be math instead?
engineering, sciences, IT
basically if you have good results (meaning A) for A and E math at O levels its good enoughu have to take a qualifying test in order to choose to teach math
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Originally posted by Gohyilin0423:
Guys I would like to ask for poly, is there such thing called retaking biology olvl for year 1 in poly? My biology( my only science) got a D7 and my course requires a science
Coz I heard there is such thing for English, but not sure for other subjects
if the relevant subject and grade is required as entry, u cannot be taking the course and retaking the subject at the same time
that defeats the point of them having the requirements in the 1st place
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Does anyone know if I can apply for both Direct admission exercise and jae at the same time?
thanks for answering my enquiries too!
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DAE?
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Originally posted by Gohyilin0423:
Does anyone know if I can apply for both Direct admission exercise and jae at the same time?
thanks for answering my enquiries too!
Yes.
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Originally posted by eagle:
Your mind is probably is in a mess because you didn't start considering this earlier. It is perfectly normal, no worries.
My post is primarily regarding the JC route.
You mentioned "but if I screw up A levels"
My take is that if you put in the hard work, you reap the rewards. I will have to prep you first that JC is many times tougher than O Level. You will likely not do very well at the start, and all these are normal, but it can lead to a lot of stresses.There will also be many curveballs thrown at you.
Things probably only start to pick up nearer to mid of J2... only if you plough on consistently and conscientiously. Discpline, determination, resilience, are what you need.
hi, I did start to consider this earlier but I'm still in a dilemma. Like what I've said, if I go to NUS/NTU, I'll probably pursue Law/Business/Medicine/Pharmacy which 3 of them requires AAA/A and plus there's a big competition from top notched schools too. Yes I might be able to cope with A levels but I'm not sure of getting AAA/A that's why I'm afraid. Right now for the first 3 choices, I'm not sure how to arrange them, PJC, Business Studies and Tourism & Resort Management. Besides, like I've said I didn't meet the COP for science stream in PJC so I think there's a really slim chance of my entering it....
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Originally posted by eraxx:
hi, I did start to consider this earlier but I'm still in a dilemma. Like what I've said, if I go to NUS/NTU, I'll probably pursue Law/Business/Medicine/Pharmacy which 3 of them requires AAA/A and plus there's a big competition from top notched schools too. Yes I might be able to cope with A levels but I'm not sure of getting AAA/A that's why I'm afraid. Right now for the first 3 choices, I'm not sure how to arrange them, PJC, Business Studies and Tourism & Resort Management. Besides, like I've said I didn't meet the COP for science stream in PJC so I think there's a really slim chance of my entering it....
Why not consider Arts stream? Arts student also can go NUS / NTU read business... I think law also.
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for those who always say im worried, im scared, why not convert it to a more positive energy and say i will work hard, i will achieve the results i want
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By the way, JC route is the cheapest, even if you go for outside tuition (eg. Stalford).
It is also the fastest and most effective way of going to the University.
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Originally posted by gekpohboy:
Why not consider Arts stream? Arts student also can go NUS / NTU read business... I think law also.
Languages ain't my forte unfortunately. Well I'm aware of that but I'm considering Medicine and Pharmacy too. If I go Art stream, my options are lesser. I think poly and JC both are similar in terms of duration after uni cause sometimes if you go poly you study in uni for 2 years only. So to me, the duration nvm unless I fail.
By the way, sometimes, people's hardwork and efforts aren't paid off so to be safe, I'm thinking more rather than just '' work hard '' That's why I really need some useful advice.
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Originally posted by eraxx:
Languages ain't my forte unfortunately. Well I'm aware of that but I'm considering Medicine and Pharmacy too. If I go Art stream, my options are lesser. I think poly and JC both are similar in terms of duration after uni cause sometimes if you go poly you study in uni for 2 years only. So to me, the duration nvm unless I fail.
By the way, sometimes, people's hardwork and efforts aren't paid off so to be safe, I'm thinking more rather than just '' work hard '' That's why I really need some useful advice.
Ok. Suit yourself.
I was in MI for one year, and have been in Poly for almost three years. I personally feel that JC is easier than Poly.
But if you already know what you want, by all means, pursue a Poly diploma. 
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Originally posted by gekpohboy:
Ok. Suit yourself.
I was in MI for one year, and have been in Poly for almost three years. I personally feel that JC is easier than Poly.
But if you already know what you want, by all means, pursue a Poly diploma. 
Can you please elaborate further in what ways JC is easier than poly? In getting AAA/A compared to getting at least 3.85 for GPA?
Tbh I'm not like 100% confirm I know what I want but I'm probably going like business-related courses or maybe a bit of science courses (Pharmaceutical Science/Applied Chemistry) since I'm pretty sure my interests doesn't lie within Engineering/Design/Art/MassCom... courses) if I were to go poly and in uni it would be like what I've said, the possible ones are Business/Law/Medicine/Pharmacy.
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can I still use my cca grade to minus points next year during jae if I retake o lvls this year as a private candidate?
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Originally posted by eraxx:
By the way, sometimes, people's hardwork and efforts aren't paid off so to be safe, I'm thinking more rather than just '' work hard '' That's why I really need some useful advice.
thinking more or think too much?
"sometimes"
so there.