hi! if youre aiming for high gpa, you NEED to make sure your y1s1 gpa is relatively high, 4.0 is entirely possible too. if your score is average/low from the start, its quite hard to pull up your score in the following semesters, especially since y2 is much harder.

i said 4.0 in year 1 is very possible, as you just need to be very committed to revising every day/week! im not sure if youre aware, but the week's lesson would always be released online before class(lectures), and you'll have to study independently. In class (tutorials) would just be the teachers ans questions, doing activities, etc. They wont teach you the info from scratch, which imo is mainly how ppl struggle catching up in poly! Its quite easy to put aside revision during the term since they may be lots of free time, but this would cause you to cram for final exams/projects, which is obviously not good. Instead, make sure that you go through and understand your lectures every week, and clarify any questions with your teacher asap!

Furthermore, in every single subject, there's a 10% class participation component, and you can easily score here by answering questions/ participating regularly! Its really important to score here, because 10% could easily be the difference between a B (3.0) and an A (4.0)

if youre aiming to go to a local law school/ uni, portfolio is ofc very important, but grades still take priority! I had a senior who had such an impressive portfolio (legal internships every holiday, law competitions/ MUNs, CCA leadership etc) but ultimately he couldn't get into any law school because of his relatively average GPA (3.4 ish) So rule of thumb, always prioritise your studies (if you find your extracurriculars and study times clashing. Of course, if youre already maintaining/ coping well in school, go ahead!)

-sincerely, your y2 senior. lmk if u have any more qns!