never take A.M go JC?
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Originally posted by crimsontactics:
Actually you don't have to worry much.
In my school, there are quite a number of people who took H2 maths without A.Maths background. By the way, JCs do provide additional A.Maths lesson for those who are new to it. So, as long as you work hard, you should be able to handle H2 Maths.
However, if you're still worried on your ability to cope, i recommand that you apply for the arts stream, which offer H1 maths, instead of the science stream as H2 maths is a complusary subject there.
lol.. if i were to go arts stream might as well go poly... haha =x
i wanna study scii
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Hey guys, thanks for your contributions :D
appre it !
at least i have an inkling on how to proceed from here........ ^ ^
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I think without Add maths, it would be too difficult for you to cope unless you are someone who easily score A1 for emath.
JC maths nowsaday are very intense i think. They have tests every 2 weeks and tutorial assignments every now and then. And some students still fail maths despite working very hard.
Same for other subjects like physics and General paper. They have tests, compos every 1-2 weeks. You will get so overwhelmed sometimes that you cant do your own revision as you have to study for <blah blah> physics and maths test on monday, a chinese test on wed, chemistry test on thursday, english compre test on friday.
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Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:
I think without Add maths, it would be too difficult for you to cope unless you are someone who easily score A1 for emath.
JC maths nowsaday are very intense i think. They have tests every 2 weeks and tutorial assignments every now and then. And some students still fail maths despite working very hard.
Same for other subjects like physics and General paper. They have tests, compos every 1-2 weeks. You will get so overwhelmed sometimes that you cant do your own revision as you have to study for <blah blah> physics and maths test on monday, a chinese test on wed, chemistry test on thursday, english compre test on friday.
ah... of course.. knew going to jc would be stresful... just have to deal with it then..... X.x . even if ultimately my aim is not to go NIE , still needa get the jc stage 2 go uni x.x
but thanks for ur input : )
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Ya la blaaddy hell, all my subjects got test this week, really if those cannot take stress pls dont come JC. I dying liao.
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dun stress dun stress
most important thing is don't go and overthink and think too hard for ur test
I find most of my students thinking too cheemly... and then cannot solve...
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Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:
I think without Add maths, it would be too difficult for you to cope unless you are someone who easily score A1 for emath.
JC maths nowsaday are very intense i think. They have tests every 2 weeks and tutorial assignments every now and then. And some students still fail maths despite working very hard.
Same for other subjects like physics and General paper. They have tests, compos every 1-2 weeks. You will get so overwhelmed sometimes that you cant do your own revision as you have to study for <blah blah> physics and maths test on monday, a chinese test on wed, chemistry test on thursday, english compre test on friday.
If one really have the will, nothing is too hard for him. What the TS need now is at least a B in H2 Maths, since he needs 3 H2 with at least Bs and 1 contrast H1 with at least a C.
If he works hard and perserve, it shouldn't be too hard for him to get this result. Cut down on the time going out, and lock the PSP/XBOX up somewhere, and the results would be sure to show themselves.
A lot of students complain to me that they do not have enough time, but I find that it is more of them not using their time wisely.
Also, in a JC, one must not be shy, and must learn to socialise and study together with others - the more the amount of ideas spreaded around, the faster the solution will present itself.
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As long as you are wiling to work hard, be consistent in your work, I believe that nothing is impossible in terms of studies.
It's like there is no ugly girl out there, only lazy girls.
It goes the same for studies, there is no stupid students, only lazy ones.
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Originally posted by d3sT1nY:
As long as you are wiling to work hard, be consistent in your work, I believe that nothing is impossible in terms of studies.
It's like there is no ugly girl out there, only lazy girls.
It goes the same for studies, there is no stupid students, only lazy ones.
Both your 2nd and 3rd comments are wrong.
Some girls are born...not so nice to look at, and require some facial surgery. No matter how hard they exercise, eat healthy food, they will still scare the daylights out of others. Just remember that facial surgeries are not cheap.
As for students, just as any good teacher will say, there is no such thing as stupid students, but there are slower learners and students who have mental blockages. Some tutors and parents/guardians I have seen have nastily and cruelly labelled these students as idiots or useless, and do you know what is the biggest wrong they could accuse them of? Being lazy. These students are not lazy, but they are not well motivated, as they are surrounded by a lot of negative factors. In this cases, the tutors and teachers have to work VERY hard to show the students that they have hope, and allow them to give themselves the chance.
I have such a student myself, and I sometimes find myself committing the mistake or forcing him to work even harder, even though I know he has a mental blockage problem. His guardian and relatives often call him stupid or lazy, but I know better myself.
Trust me, if you are not an experienced or dedicated tutor/teacher, you won't be able to differentiate these students from those who are truly lazy.
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Hello ! I actually consulted my teacher on this topic today, some of his main points was that Note:'' My choice would be JJC ''
he says, jjc can accept u, but perhaps ur maths need to be A standard in O levels , as JCs maths , the schools expect alot, in other words, Chiong. therefore, i can try, but...and that for JJC , one has only 2 months for a bridging course for those w/o a math, and that one has to take a test at the 3rd month, and he says it very rush/ diff.
Side note: can any JJC pupils/ related ppl shine some light on this? is this what the JJC bridging program is like ? ?
Erm, do i have to die die take H2 maths if i were to study sci stream? because now my sci standard easily get A ( nt sure if that can be compared to jc sci )
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my cher also said that for other UNIs, need around ABB ~
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Originally posted by yiha093:
Hello ! I actually consulted my teacher on this topic today, some of his main points was that Note:'' My choice would be JJC ''
he says, jjc can accept u, but perhaps ur maths need to be A standard in O levels , as JCs maths , the schools expect alot, in other words, Chiong. therefore, i can try, but...and that for JJC , one has only 2 months for a bridging course for those w/o a math, and that one has to take a test at the 3rd month, and he says it very rush/ diff.
Side note: can any JJC pupils/ related ppl shine some light on this? is this what the JJC bridging program is like ? ?
Erm, do i have to die die take H2 maths if i were to study sci stream? because now my sci standard easily get A ( nt sure if that can be compared to jc sci )
You can take H1 MAths, another 2H2 science subjects, but your contrast subject will also need to be H2.
If you are good in English, take H2 lit, good in Arts, take H2 Arts, or you could simply take H2 econs.
But just as a fore-warning, each school have different combinations, and some combinations cannot be found in certain JCs. The only exception is of course YJC, where you can take all sorts of interesting ( and weird ) combinations.
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Originally posted by Forbiddensinner:
You can take H1 MAths, another 2H2 science subjects, but your contrast subject will also need to be H2.
If you are good in English, take H2 lit, good in Arts, take H2 Arts, or you could simply take H2 econs.
But just as a fore-warning, each school have different combinations, and some combinations cannot be found in certain JCs. The only exception is of course YJC, where you can take all sorts of interesting ( and weird ) combinations.
nope.... check ler, JJC seems like h2 maths, chem, phy. h1 is mt, gp and pw X,X .contrasting is ec/ge .
ok. seems like h2 maths is the way to go x.x
but isit difficult.... X.X
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If you study the right way without brute forcing through, it is easy
But u hv to be extremely strong in alegbraic manipulations
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Originally posted by yiha093:
nope.... check ler, JJC seems like h2 maths, chem, phy. h1 is mt, gp and pw X,X .contrasting is ec/ge .
ok. seems like h2 maths is the way to go x.x
but isit difficult.... X.X
Nope, not really. But just as eagle mentioned, you can't tackle Maths with Brute Force - you need to be flexible and be able to manipulate algebraic equations.
That can be done with lots of practice and experience though, so you need not worry too much about it. Anyway, why don't you try other JC besides JJC? YJC is a good place if you think you need lots of help from the lecturors and teachers, the tutors there are sort of like the polar opposite of those at RJC ( No Offence, eagle ). You will also be able to get a more flexible combination there, if you think you will want another set of combination.
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Originally posted by Forbiddensinner:
Nope, not really. But just as eagle mentioned, you can't tackle Maths with Brute Force - you need to be flexible and be able to manipulate algebraic equations.
That can be done with lots of practice and experience though, so you need not worry too much about it. Anyway, why don't you try other JC besides JJC? YJC is a good place if you think you need lots of help from the lecturors and teachers, the tutors there are sort of like the polar opposite of those at RJC ( No Offence, eagle ). You will also be able to get a more flexible combination there, if you think you will want another set of combination.
I hv a student from YJC, and I have to agree the practices given to them for maths are a lot! It's much better than most JCs which I have seen so far, including RJC.
Not only that, I find JJC's physics notes better than other JCs (including RJC) as well :D
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Hello ! YJC v. far ......... lol..... i live in west maaa
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Originally posted by yiha093:
Hello ! YJC v. far ......... lol..... i live in west maaa
It is up to you, this is a choice between travelling distance and subject combination. All is well if you have made up your mind already.
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ehh, if my maths is weaker go wad JC better?? what are the pros and cons? of those..?
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Originally posted by yiha093:
ehh, if my maths is weaker go wad JC better?? what are the pros and cons? of those..?
If your Maths is weak, the only thing you have to avoid is going to those "Top" JCs, as the lecturors and tutors there are mostly unwilling to help out students who keep pestering them with questions. Their most famous quote is, "Why don't you go think about it yourself?"
It doesn't matter where else you go, I recommended YJC because I truly find the teachers there to be truly caring for their students, and are often willing to stay till very late hours like 8pm+ ( which is VERY rare, even in many sec schools )
This is in stark contrast with most other JCs where they expect you to do as much as possible by yourself, regardless of your individual standard. The downside to YJC is that you will not find it extremely competitive, especially if you are a A1 student. This is due to the fact that the students have a L1R5 ranging anywhere from 6 to 20, so you find all standards of students there.
Instead of worrying about the JC to choose because of Maths, maybe you will like to get a private tutor instead. There is an 'instant' one here on this forum already - eagle. Just ask him nicely and he will help you ( but not for free XD ).
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hahaha..... yea, happened to read the profile of mods ytd. however... not now... haha =x . thanks for u guys time. wanna slp le. still need read chem later : O
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Nvr take amaths pia H2 maths in JC... humanly possible... ?
just got bak my emaths results... B3 ._. - chem A1 ; phy nt sure, expecting an A too... -
Originally posted by yiha093:
Hello ! I actually consulted my teacher on this topic today, some of his main points was that Note:'' My choice would be JJC ''
he says, jjc can accept u, but perhaps ur maths need to be A standard in O levels , as JCs maths , the schools expect alot, in other words, Chiong. therefore, i can try, but...and that for JJC , one has only 2 months for a bridging course for those w/o a math, and that one has to take a test at the 3rd month, and he says it very rush/ diff.
Side note: can any JJC pupils/ related ppl shine some light on this? is this what the JJC bridging program is like ? ?
Erm, do i have to die die take H2 maths if i were to study sci stream? because now my sci standard easily get A ( nt sure if that can be compared to jc sci )
JJC's bridging program is a weekly lesson on saturday taught by ex-JJCians. Besides that, JJC also has a complusary self-revision program held weekly for the weaker students. The latter program is being supervised by teachers. Each of the programs last around 2hrs.
H2 Maths is a complusary subject for majority of the science combinations. Its quite rare to find a science combination offering H1 maths. However, I heard that YJC allow its students to "custom make" their subject combi.
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Originally posted by yiha093:
hahaha..... yea, happened to read the profile of mods ytd. however... not now... haha =x . thanks for u guys time. wanna slp le. still need read chem later : O
Of course possible. Its just confusing.
Refering to your previous question, if your maths is weak, try going to JCs which have a cut-off point of 10 and above. Those JCs are generally slower at their teaching pace. You would be able to benefit more from it.
Besides, stop worrying about this first. Concentrate on your O-levels and secure your marks first. You can work on your maths during the break after your Os.
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Originally posted by crimsontactics:
JJC's bridging program is a weekly lesson on saturday taught by ex-JJCians. Besides that, JJC also has a complusary self-revision program held weekly for the weaker students. The latter program is being supervised by teachers. Each of the programs last around 2hrs.
H2 Maths is a complusary subject for majority of the science combinations. Its quite rare to find a science combination offering H1 maths. However, I heard that YJC allow its students to "custom make" their subject combi.
Hi ! . yes i have read about YJC custom make sub combi. but the reprecussions is that if i were to take H1 maths, i would lose out/ not good at certain concepts of my h2 science, as im sure only certain concepts taught in phy/chem is only in h2 maths : D. so i was thinking if it is possible to pia h2 maths w/o foundation in sci because i really really like phy / chem.....
Erm, ur info reliable? u from JJ ? :D
Edit : would also like to noe if any revisions/ bridging program. that is similar to what crimson said for JJC , is there for PJC ! !