Singaporean connection - Page 218

Trelawney · 11-22-2009, 09:19 PM

so any advice for alumni interviews?

buffets · 11-23-2009, 07:37 AM

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for those applying this yr, did you all submit all ur grades or only the predicted grades???

Sec 4 grades, JC1 Promo grades, JC2 Prelim grades and Predicted grades.

Those are what my school sent.

1234d · 11-23-2009, 06:06 PM

^ sec 4 grades, O level HMT, A level PW, prelims, predicted. this should suffice.

ilovefhf · 11-23-2009, 06:18 PM

wt schools r u guys frm??? my school sent everything...

frankchn · 11-23-2009, 07:26 PM

^ Hwa Chong. But I applied for mine back in the good old days where we can submit/not submit anything we want.

buffets · 11-24-2009, 07:57 AM

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^ sec 4 grades, O level HMT, A level PW, prelims, predicted. this should suffice.

Same school as you, but this year there's a new computer system (Naviance) whereby the school will automatically send out our grades to the colleges we're applying to. Apparently, only our Sec 4, Promo and Prelim grades will be sent out through that system - though we still have the liberty to add in other results if we really want to.

frankchn · 11-24-2009, 08:56 AM

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Same school as you, but this year there's a new computer system (Naviance) whereby the school will automatically send out our grades to the colleges we're applying to. Apparently, only our Sec 4, Promo and Prelim grades will be sent out through that system - though we still have the liberty to add in other results if we really want to.

Ooh, Naviance expanded overseas? Didn't know that. I think you can look at past year admission rates/results through that as well right.

1234d · 11-24-2009, 09:51 AM

buffets: haha how did you tell we're from the same sch? so can you access admission info on RJ from Naviance?

RAIRAIRAI · 11-24-2009, 03:03 PM

Did any of you guys get to see your predicted grades?

buffets · 11-24-2009, 06:52 PM

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Ooh, Naviance expanded overseas? Didn't know that. I think you can look at past year admission rates/results through that as well right.

But our counselor blocked it. So we can't access any data. Only thing we can do is to send our school documents (recs, results) electronically to the colleges. But I'm really thankful that we are spared from the crazy paperwork.

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buffets: haha how did you tell we're from the same sch? so can you access admission info on RJ from Naviance?

From your chance thread haha. Anyway, can't access any admission info on RJ from it.

1234d · 11-24-2009, 09:41 PM

^ Interesting updates...

Trelawney · 11-25-2009, 04:48 AM

Hi, I'll just like to ask, if you apply to the top band of schools for EA/ED (top band = HYPSM type of schools), if you get deferred/rejected should you still try to apply this top band or focus your efforts on the next band of schools (chicago, duke, etc.)?

frankchn · 11-25-2009, 10:46 PM

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Hi, I'll just like to ask, if you apply to the top band of schools for EA/ED (top band = HYPSM type of schools), if you get deferred/rejected should you still try to apply this top band or focus your efforts on the next band of schools (chicago, duke, etc.)?

As far as I know, only Yale and Stanford have Early Action programs for international students (out of HYPSM that is). So I guess you have to focus your efforts on the next band of schools anyway.

Hermann · 11-28-2009, 09:41 AM

Like would your happen to have any suggestion on how to rememdy a grade? i just started learning a new language - italian, and since it is so new to me, im a total disaster at it...like im getting just passes, does it affect me badly?

frankchn · 11-28-2009, 07:30 PM

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Like would your happen to have any suggestion on how to rememdy a grade? i just started learning a new language - italian, and since it is so new to me, im a total disaster at it...like im getting just passes, does it affect me badly?

Are you learning it in school? If not, why not just not submit your scores?