<p>In time, yeah… Like 5 minutes before the MIT deadline, for example.</p>
<p>^ Well it can be 5 days or 5 minutes - doesn’t matter in the end.</p>
<p>rofl, the day before the deadline i sat with my editors and worked from 1pm to 6am the next morning, then immediately set off to book in. Hooray!</p>
<p>hey i’m new to the forum, need to ask a few questions…</p>
<p>1) i’m a j2 this year and i just took dec 08 sats and got 2190, around what kind of a score would get you into place like stanford or wharton? i know a lot of people who got 2200+ but are retaking :P</p>
<p>2) is it true the universities look at the best score of each section instead of the best overall score? </p>
<p>thanks :D</p>
<p>^ Well, as far as I know, your scores should be fine - though if you can bump your scores up to beyond 2300 it would be better. Yes, HYPSM all look at the best score of each section instead of the best overall score.</p>
<p>Hi, does anyone have any advice regarding phone interviews? I’m having one with Princeton rather soon (i think, unless he doesnt want to call overseas from singapore) /: and i’m freaking out because
a) i havent done any phone interviews so i’m utterly inexperienced;
b) i dont know if he has an accent - might be a problem. The only accent i’m comfortable conversing on the phone with is the singaporean one. I called collegeboard and apple and believe me there were some problems /:
c) i prefer face to face interview because at the very least i can judge his expression to know when to cut my story short.</p>
<p>Hey, can anyone give me some advice between NYJC and CJC??
Through some dumb luck, i got like 4 A2’s and as a results have a L1R5 of like 10 points after deduction of bonus points:S…Hence, i was wondering whether your could provide some advice as to which is better as this two are the ones im considering. In terms of academic performance and ranking, which would be better??</p>
<p>^ Well, maybe look at their past A-level results? (Although past record not indicative of future performance). </p>
<p>If you are looking at US universities 2 years from now, I don’t think it would make any difference either way so long as you do very well in whichever JC you end up choosing.</p>
<p>CJC has been trying to improve its standard. So, if you wanna risk your chance of getting promoted…then CJC is for you. They’re kinda strict now about their promotion regulation (no conditional promotion).</p>
<p>The fact that both JCs have 10 pts cut off means their student quality is similar. Maybe you can ook at which JC has the better value-addedness award. Personally I don’t get a good vibe from NYJC, looking at a few friends of mine who went there.</p>
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<p>This is not necessarily a bad thing if you can handle the pressure. My experience has been that if you can deal with this, it makes you much more prepared for the A Levels. Not necessarily just in terms of mental and emotional strength, but in more practical terms as well: learning and refining your study habits, developing routine, getting the groundwork done instead of panicking in the middle of J2, stuff like that.</p>
<p>haha…always thought i would end up in maybe NJC, so this was a big sucker when i had to choose between CJ and NY…guess its all down to the A levels…</p>
<p>^ And your extracurriculars, teacher/counselor recommendations, etc…</p>
<p>Not necessarily a bad thing if you can put yourself “out there”. If you can stand out academically, you’re going to get some great chances because teachers will go out of their way to help you for both exams and applications. Case in point: I had two friends in MJ who were the only two people in the school to do H3 Lit. Their H3 Lit teacher was also their KI teacher, so they got a lot more personal attention; after two years you can bet a teacher like that could write you a darn good recommendation.</p>
<p>Keep your chin up! A Levels are the big one.</p>
<p>lol…heard that Meridian loves to retain its students</p>
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<p>Yes, it does. Its promotion rate is like 80%. Meaning one in five kids gets retained. But they were very academically inclined students (one of them got 6 points for prelims and about double that for the actual O Levels… the other one went to RJ for first three months) so in that respect they had very little to worry about. 4A2s is kind of unfortunate but if you normally do better, you should be fine in JC.</p>
<p>BTW I saw your post on the Chinese college discussion thread - if you’re considering Chinese universities, NYJC has Chinese LEP. Are you planning to take H2 CLL?</p>
<p>haha…thats what my father wants me to do…maybe attend a chinese college then US grad sch…somehow this O’s was seriously screwed up… some people in my class whom were really good in chinese - consistent in scoring A’s failed…sad to say, im like one of them…so i guess if i really want to attend clep, then i will have to maybe use the past year results to backup the claim that my cl isnt that bad</p>
<p>Hi
I am a 16 and a US citizen living in SG.I just recently received my O’s.I am also planning to study in the US but with the economy downturn,my parents could not afford the expenses.As such,I have to take my A levels in SG first.My question is:Having completed my A levels,what do I need to do to get myself admitted to a US university (a top uni preferably) ?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Count yourself very lucky that you are a US citizen since you are subjected to somewhat lower standrads than Asian internationals. The usual stellar grades, exceptional ECs and excellent essays/recommendations would be nice to have.</p>
<p>Checking in here guys, I’m so tired T.T</p>