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03-16-2008, 08:22 PM
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| yo vitalism,
haven seen it, but i heard the A-level results were pretty disastrous for the first batch of thru-trainers...tell me when u see the stats =) Quote: |
does anyone here know...other than A levels, do they accept diplomas and O levels? if lets say i wanna apply for entry to college.
| they do accept diplomas and Os, but u'll need to have outstanding ECs to back it up....u can always go to a CC and then transfer to a UC though | 
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03-16-2008, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lOngbOWmeN they do accept diplomas and Os, but u'll need to have outstanding ECs to back it up....u can always go to a CC and then transfer to a UC though | yea, what i meant was will CCs accept O levels and diplomas...cause i read that you have to have at least 12 years of study in high school (which generally = A levels). | |
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03-16-2008, 11:10 PM
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| ^ you should ask the CCs themselves....but i reckon a detailed school transcript explaining the poly system should do the job....thats the problem with early specialisation, we do it right out of middle school, while the americans leave it till grad school | |
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03-17-2008, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by lOngbOWmeN ^ you should ask the CCs themselves....but i reckon a detailed school transcript explaining the poly system should do the job....thats the problem with early specialisation, we do it right out of middle school, while the americans leave it till grad school | yea, well youre right. im going to try anyways. i will probably be majoring in what im doing now for poly as well. | |
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03-17-2008, 01:42 AM
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| not to worry i'm sure u'll do fine.....as long as u arnt gunning for a Phd in Applied Linguistics =) | |
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03-17-2008, 02:19 AM
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| well, loathed, one of my senior got into Stanford with a Diploma | |
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03-17-2008, 04:36 AM
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| yeah yeah we all know that....he and his stellar achievements were splashed all over the Saturday Special Report | |
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03-19-2008, 09:40 AM
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| hey longbowmen,
yeah for a levels rj didn't do as well (*cough* ip *cough*), though most schs are saying how they have done well.
i am really curious about the rj admission rates to us/uk unis since i am probably applying end of this year... but from what i heard, quite a few of my seniors got into mit/caltech already... | |
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03-19-2008, 09:58 AM
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| haha i liked that IP-induced respiratory syndrome you had there
i knew it actually, it was published in the papers, only about 50% got 4As for 3 H2 and 1 H1 subject....contrast it with my year, almost 60% 4As with 4 H2-equivalent subjects....combined with the threat the IB is posing, I'm seriously worried about rj's future
hmm i tink the general office maintains a list of ppl who've been accepted to UK/US unis....that said maybe i should go back some time and add in my name too =) | |
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03-19-2008, 10:27 AM
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| well it isn't really rocket science is it? 70% of RI/RGS students get into RJC last time based on merit, now it's 99%... plus IP dont really prepare ppl for exams like A Level.
So where did ya get accepted to? Care to share?  | |
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03-19-2008, 11:04 AM
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| haha nah i prefer to keep mum on it....besides, there too many ppl on this forum who want my blood | |
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03-19-2008, 12:11 PM
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| Singapore Management University's Standing
I know SMU is no where near NUS or Nanyang (not sure whether i made the spelling correct). But it seems it is a pretty decent university. Do anyone of you know anything about this university? reputation, learning environment and definitely the "Wharton" stuff sometimes related to SMU?? Please do write. | |
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03-19-2008, 09:29 PM
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| ah let the ultra-knowledgable longbow enlighten you =)
SMU is generally not very well known outside Singapore, because its relatively new and is a specialist uni small in size....but dont be fooled becoz of this, becoz NUS draws its prestige mainly from the law/med faculties while NTU is simply there becoz it has been there for quite a while
SMU has only been established for 7 years, and yet it has already established itself as a very good alternative to NUS/NTU here in Singapore, drawing many talented students away from them.....it has received more than 10k applicants for 1300 places in 2008, an admissions rate that rivals the ivy-leagues...many of the students from my high school RJC (top-ranked school in Singapore and labelled as an lvy-league machine by Wall Street Journal) who traditionally opt for US/UK overseas educations have been enrolling in it
in contrast to the stifling and traditional approach of the NUS/NTU, SMU is kind of modelled after the liberal arts educational system in the US, in particular Wharton....it focuses much more on a broad-based participartory education that aims to develop students' thinking skills and literacy rather than ability to mug & regurgitate facts....emphasis is placed on small-sized tutorials that encourage student participation and discussion rather than spoon-feeding lectures (SMU has a very low student to teacher ratio)....they also pay particular attention to internship and exchange programs, establishing an extremely wide range of partnerships with banks, industries, universities all across the world, students are given grants and literally "forced" to go for them, broadening their horizons and exposing them to a wide range of experiences
graduates of SMU have great (literally guaranteed) employment prospects, 100% have secured jobs within 6 months of graduation, with 80% securing jobs even before the last academic year....their graduates have been acknowledged to be confident, articulate by many MNCs, with average salaries much higher than NUS/NTU grads
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03-19-2008, 09:42 PM
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| LOL
the truth is out!!!! longbowmen goes to SMU hahahaahahahahahahaha
what a disgrace to RJC... no wunder he keeps ragging those whu were gd enuff to be getting a US education | |
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03-19-2008, 10:08 PM
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| ^ lol gotta be the most hilarious post i've seen thus far...."SMU", "disgrace", "gd enuff" hahaha....constructive use of your first post I must admit | |
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