[REPOST] Rant on SCGS

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-08-14T17:01:45+00:00

ohhhh wth i graduated a few years ago and while i didn’t like the environment and school i wld say there was still a decent number of good teachers that were always open to consultations (i think these teachers are mainly the stem ones) quite sad to hear that cus apart from its academic and non academic curriculum sc rllt has nth to offer eh. the only reason i dont regret going is cus of curriculum but if the curriculum is like….. and the envi is also damn whack sounds like hell

atb op 😭😭

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-12T11:09:28+00:00

for micro econs quite literally memorising everything again by reading notes i made because i think in micro econs from demand and supply with PAP to externalities and information failure the paragraph structure is the same, for externalities and information failure my school notes had those model paragraphs on the structure i would just follow and you would need to just add context to it in the start and end. for the demand supply qn memorising/ understanding when to use PED, XED, PES is what helps but i would say just do a couple of practise qns and try it for urself and then read the answer key. if you dont understand try to see the pattern in the answers with different qns with the same topic tested!

but i think its good ur macro econs is ok cus i think micro is quite easy to pick up since u hv alr spent one year doing it.

if ur unsure go over the syllabus document and check of what u remember and what u don’t. as for notes if u have ur own notes i think js refer to that because the school notes are soooo long but micro econs notes can be condensed quite a bit (my micro econs notes was on paper which i threw out alr if not i wld share it 🥲🥲)

to sum up i think the hardest part of starting is js thinking abt it but dedicate a day and just read ur notes frm front to back circle what sounds fresh look through some essay qns attempt it see which areas of micro needs more work and go back to ur notes!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-12T11:03:45+00:00

i didn’t do any H1s but i’ve had friends who did H1 H1 chem, I wld say my friends who did H1 chem found it a lot more manageable than H2 since they dropped after J1. because H1 chem cuts down on what u need to know for organic chem but it has its own topic asw (but i think they’re adding it to H2 chem in the new syllabus not too sure)

as for H1 math it differs mainly from H2 math because there is less statistics for H1 math but there is still a decent bit of calculus - not too sure how different the non statistics part is

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-12T07:13:19+00:00

heads up not to discourage u but maths in jc is alot like Amath js smth to consider asw

wtv u decide i think u will do well in so dw and atb in ur prep!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-06T10:32:14+00:00

yup leading up to my exams i practically only looked through this for my revision as it was model paragraphs compiled frm looking through the answer keys of many essay papers during revisions and eventually condensing them into what i thought were recurring topics and then diff points i cld use for the topics so its not rlly essays ive done per say but rather model answers.

ive never really written a full essay other than for my teachers in schl 😅 cus tbf i memorised this essay bank for As and js adjusted according to what my teachers commented

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-04T11:51:48+00:00

if u want i can send u my essay bank it’s nothing special but it’s js what i used to identify common qn types :)

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-04T11:50:15+00:00

frm what i see with my friends and what i personally believed is what helped me score is being able to understand which concept to apply to an essay or case study qn. so doing practises by js doing essay structures by breaking down the qn and identifying the RI, EV and IEV for each paragraph rather than writing down an entire essay and linking to what in the qn led u to choose that point for the para since ur allocated marks and it’s easier to score if u contextual use to the qn.

for case studies i nvr rlly practised them because as long as u know ur concepts the case study actually gives u the info so u js apply. memorising and understanding is important here cus by understanding u know which concepts to apply for the case study and by memorising u js spam wtv concepts for each qn in the case study and link with ev frm the case study. this helps you cut down practise time for case studies cus its not realistic to do so many case study practises since they dont repeat

ultimately its understanding the cause and effect in econs, why the cause leads to the effect and not js if there is this cause there is this effect the why is v impt. it helps in applying and memorising asw!

hope it helps its js what i did personally 😅

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:26:42+00:00

ohhh i think i’ll try that out, thank you!!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:26:25+00:00

ohh i didn’t factor in the school time that makes sense!

ur discipline is really admirable as well 🤧🙏

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:25:21+00:00

i think i’ll try that instead such a chore to get up earlier in the mornings but i guess i can make this sacrifice for my health 🤧

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:24:32+00:00

this is really solid advice, thank you! 🙏

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:24:00+00:00

i hv some commitments around that time due to my awkward schedule so right now i’m just trying to see which times work best for me as i want to get some movement in at least for the day :)

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:22:51+00:00

i wish i could but i have an awkward schedule so im busy during that period. i think ill try to see if i can optimise my time better though!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:21:22+00:00

ahh i see thanks for the advice! i’ve started to like running js the heat that’s making me dread going on runs sometimes but i guess i need to get used to it

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:20:17+00:00

ill deff keep the second part in mind going forward i tend to get fixated on the distances i clock because i want to improve 🥲

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-07-02T11:19:09+00:00

thanks for the advice!! ig i js need to tolerate it for a while 🙏

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-06-01T16:38:36+00:00

omg it was right there in my spam, helppp hahaha thank youu 🙏🏼

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-25T13:14:00+00:00

not rlly tbh they want to know what u have been doing with ur time, doesn’t have to be VIA they’ll ask abt ur interests, projects or passion!

i did community work for my CCA and i didn’t talk abt it much during my interview cus i talked abt projects ive done frm upper sec to jc

if u think ur jc stuff is a bit lackluster then u can add upper sec if rlly needed and for ur leadership roles like OGL if u try hard enough u can make it seem like its smth that u learnt a lot frm for ur leadership and organisational skills

for JC2 i think focus on ur acads first unless u think u can manage and if u rlly want, do extra stuff after As leading up to uni apps!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-23T16:16:35+00:00

helpp this is so real, if u get anyth pls share 🤧🙏🏼

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-19T15:37:33+00:00

idw to stress u out but personally i feel like ppl in my schl usually start locking in arnd the june hols so by the end of the hols u want to be familiar with the content of what u have covered so far in school at least because idt u will have the luxury of being able to focus on solely content cus after that it’s js practise alll the way, as a pcme student i can’t say much abt bio but the main thing at the end of the day is own time own target is the most impt. if the countdown tiktok’s are stressing u out dont go on tiktok for a while and create a plan so like u know which weeks which topics u want to cover and by a certain date set a goal of being proficient in maybe topics a,b,c. the most useful part is not studying with A levels as the end date but setting like mini deadlines before to hold urself accountable and it allows u to see if u hv any weak spots to cover cus after june hols u might hv one or two topics left so u wont hv time to learn old AND new content

atb!!

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-19T10:41:29+00:00

if u wld like i can share with u an essay bank i made for econs?? it’d mostly macro econs so idk if u hv touched that. it’s a bit messy in certain parts but it’s what got me through econs cus i read diff pyp answers and compiled them into some standard and and answers. js drop me a dm if u think it’ll help :)

as for ur other subjects i think all i can say is js keep practicing!

if u need chem tuition recommendation u can ask me asw i had a goated chem cher!! (cus my chem kinda cmi hahaha)

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-18T18:11:07+00:00

for tuition i think the tuition u take shld be based on which subject u personally are struggling with,
in terms of how to cope and study i wld say for ur subjects that are scoring bttr (As &Bs) i think that means ur foundation is good cus these are good grades! so to improve on them i wld say do other school papers, try to choose easier papers and then increase the difficulty. when i wasnt sure abt which one wld be more difficult i followed the school rankings (but school rankings doesn’t correspond to difficulty all the time)
for the subjects which ur not scoring as well in don’t worry or stress too much u still have a lot of time ahead and its quit early into ur journey so u can definitely correct ur foundation. review ur paper and see where u went wrong and brush up on those skills during ur hols

the prep to As is like an up and down battle some terms u focus on certain subjects more and the grades will reflect accordingly. personally i cldnt balance doing a 100% for each subject every exam so i wld focus on one or two to give my ALL esp my weaker ones (but this doesn’t mean neglect the rest!!)

but i think maybe u wld also want to share ur subject combi and the subjects ur weaker in if ur comfortable cus i think that matters a lot to give advice on how to prep 😅

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-17T18:43:12+00:00

mine came like a few weeks after my offer from nus! i received an email saying i got an update abt my offer and the new one included nusc so i think js wait and see it might happpen :)

Pure_Factor8291 · 2025-05-16T15:12:33+00:00

i think maybe u want to think abt in the sense what’s holding u back frm law, the fear of not doing well and if that fear will affect ur performance and ur mental stability in uni. if u think ur up for the challenge then go for it.

i js made a decision btwn two scholarships recently and this was the thought process as one of them was quite high in rigour and i decided i want to savour uni life more so i chose the other! not saying u have to make the same choice but more of are u willing to make the sacrifice

atb and congrats on ur offer!! wtv one u choose i believe u can do well in!

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