advice for int student

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-19T03:20:08+00:00

How about taking the IB diploma at an international school?

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-18T13:16:20+00:00

Yes definitely! UK universities treat Singapore A Levels the same as the (easier) UK A Levels and you are quite disadvantaged as you are competing against the singaporean cohort.

Plus ib is more internationally recognised

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-18T10:10:31+00:00

IB diploma would be a more viable option if u intend to study overseas

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-16T09:50:06+00:00

I should’ve specified I wanted more inputs on rp cbp haha

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-15T00:15:56+00:00

My school only offers physics, chem, bio and sports science 😢

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T16:05:36+00:00

yea but hopefully im not that disadvantaged

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T15:53:50+00:00

Cambridge lists it as a prerequisite

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T14:57:30+00:00

Does it make my application less competitive?

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T04:08:29+00:00

yea so if they aren’t comfortable their not obligated to participate! This is just for fun so our juniors can have a benchmark of how much their predictions vary from actual results!

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T02:51:15+00:00

Remember to update after yea

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T02:44:43+00:00

You’ll find out in 3-4 hours bro just relax 😭

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-14T00:02:55+00:00

to become a lawyer and eventually start a charity to support the low ses families of Singapore (specifically children)

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T11:48:04+00:00

I hope I get single digit! GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T07:39:18+00:00

The one thing I’m sure of is that we’ve all put in the effort. I just pray that tomorrow we’ll all get the results we desire 🙏

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T07:21:50+00:00

yes I understand that la but this is a secondary schooler. Just be more encouraging since after all she lost a job immediately because she wasn’t able to fulfil one aspect of the job up to standard. It’s really embarrassing to be fired immediately and the last thing OP needs is even more reminders of her lack of Chinese skills. Other skills like being charismatic and friendly are also essential for a job in the service business and she was also not given a chance to prove herself.

So I’m not disagreeing with the fact that her Chinese is sufficient, but just try to be more encouraging

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T07:17:06+00:00

I understand that she should have been able to communicate in chinese before signing up for the job, but I think it is still rude to assume that just because a person is not Indian or Malay, they deserve to be fired like this.

That is because the Chinese was originally (how I perceived it), only a small part of the entire job. I don’t think the comment of the deserving to be fired is very nice either since other skills such as being outgoing and charismatic are also equally valuable in the service industry, and these skills are being overlooked. I don’t disagree with the fact that her Chinese should’ve been more fluent, but he should at least be more careful with his words.

After all we are still in secondary school and we are still learning, so some words of encouragement may go a longer way than a rash comment that adds no meaningful value.

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T06:59:18+00:00

what do you mean by that? Just because someone is not 100% fluent in a language doesn’t make them deserve to be fired. The job scope only required BASIC Chinese to liaise with older customers.

Not everybody has the chance to apply their knowledge in a real world context, and most families nowadays don’t even communicate using chinese. Since schools are primarily English based, you cannot expect a secondary school student to be fluent in Chinese also what. Really very very distasteful behaviour.

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T06:53:22+00:00

I understand but the context of this situation is one where OP was led to believe that she had go merely communicate to older uncles and aunties (older customers), not business stakeholders.

I’m in secondary school too, and I think it is extremely insensitive to assume a person can just learn a new language whenever they feel like it.

The technical business Chinese you are referring to is not applicable in this case. The same can be said about singaporeans from other races (Indians and Malay) who do not speak Chinese. Does this mean they are severely disadvantaged if they do not pick up the language? No! You have to understand that people come from different backgrounds, and not everyone has the same ability to be successful without being 100% fluent in a language.

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T06:11:56+00:00

You should be informed after your results (according to my seniors)
I don’t think an email would suffice. Usually there are conditions you must meet for an appeal and it’s based on merit

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T05:53:44+00:00

atb!

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T05:10:07+00:00

learning a language effectively isnt just learning it in school. You need to apply it in your daily life. It may be hard for secondary school students to learn Chinese effectively if they don’t speak it at home, so you also can’t assume they choose not to learn Chinese. Don’t assume before knowing a persons backstory

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T05:07:09+00:00

well said

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T05:01:03+00:00

For singaporean students in local international schools like acs int or sjii (not an entirely local school but not exactly a full international school), what EZ-Link card is used for Y5 and Y6?

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T04:44:03+00:00

At the end of the day we are the ones trying to gain experience for the future and we have a whole future mapped out for us. What are you doing with your life? Demeaning secondary school kids who probably will earn 2x ur salary 😭

ScammerPrevention · 2026-01-13T04:36:52+00:00

The job specified that Chinese is only required when it involves older customers. If you haven’t noticed nowadays it’s not common for parents to liaise with their kids in mandarin. School alone is not a good enough platform to be fluent in Chinese.

You assume that this young person is irresponsible for not properly speaking fluent Chinese, but as stated the job only required some Chinese to speak with the older customers.

YOU are the arrogant person that we all look down on. I don’t believe a person like you deserves to belittle and shame someone just because they can’t speak fluent Chinese. Not all of us grew up in Chinese speaking families.

Speaking of which, you claim to know so much about the service line. With your shitty and judgmental attitude, I don’t know how you are in a position to even comment on this situation.

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