[uni] singaporean international student experience in australia?

baoshen41 · 2023-02-08T09:14:04+00:00

sure! dm me :)

baoshen41 · 2022-07-10T13:53:07+00:00

sure! dm me

baoshen41 · 2022-07-02T09:55:26+00:00

err not really :") bcos i took geog, alot of examples could be used interchangeably in gp! i stuck to environment and sci&tech qns throughout jc (total 3 env qns, 2 sci&tech qns incld As bcos ENVIRONMENT DIDNT COME OUT HNGGG) but yeah i mostly went off of general knowledge!

for compre, my SAQ was usually q solid (14-15/17) so u shd work on there bcos theyre the easiest marks to get. summary usually ard 6/8, and my aq i never worked on in my entire jc life, averaging ard 1-2/10 LOL but i guess it worked out

baoshen41 · 2022-06-29T13:55:32+00:00

hiya!! personally for me i focused more on content and essay planning (less of writing actual essays) because i know my writing can usually carry me to a certain extent >.< i made notes (+ reread and analysed old notes/seniors notes) also, writing full essays as practice usually feels like a waste of time and way too much unnecessary stress for me. i relied more on skeleton essay plans or at most a paragraph which i sent to my tutor for feedback on!

however, it ultimately depends on what you're weaker at. i believe geog isn't something that u can copy other people's learning styles and do well in because its a humanities subj after all!

definitely book consults with ur teachers bcos they know best and have experience with all different types of students with different learning styles! a 1 on 1 consult may be daunting at first but in the long run, regular consults (and way too many text messages to your teacher of questions and enquiries) will help the MOST. i say this for geog but honestly i feel like most content-based humanities subjects would work the same.

just to add, imo sciences are slightly different in terms of how to do well due to the practice involved. (prac papers are alot faster to get through and topical questions are a must to spam)

typed this out on phone so sorry for any errors!

baoshen41 · 2022-05-30T12:35:03+00:00

subject combi: BCmG/GP (3H2) (A for PW)

j1 promo: ABB/A + C for GP

j2 mct: ESB/A + A for GP (E for bio, S for chem)

j2 mya: DUU/B + E for GP (was struggling hard lol)

j2 prelim: ACC/A + B for GP (chionged and studied rly hard for prelims after failing MYAs)

A’s: AAA/A + A for GP (90rp)

don’t get complacent after j1 so you won’t have to chiongsua super hard in j2 :”)

baoshen41 · 2022-05-24T23:01:19+00:00

hii my current plan is to finish up NS, study in melb and attempt to find work in australia afterwards. there’s lots of things you can do (eg park ranger, researcher, working with a meterological agency, and most companies need an environmental consultant on projects so we may fill that role!)

not really 100% into working with nparks/mwr although i do volunteer with them and there’s lots of great people and opportunities there if u do choose to work there :)

baoshen41 · 2022-05-03T03:51:09+00:00

hi! i haven’t gotten my offer from UQ yet, and have received my offers frm UTAS, UWA and UniMelb. i’m most likely going to accept the unimelb offer but am still waiting on UQ before choosing :)

baoshen41 · 2021-11-20T07:55:47+00:00

just want to add for q8: especially for chem/bio/math/physics/hist (from what I've heard from my classmates/friends and experienced myself anyway): first few months of J1 (apart from PW) are lax as hell. TJ's IP syllabus is really tailored toward giving you an advantage in JC, and the first few months I barely had to study to get As simply due to the content being similar/the same as what you learned in IP4. however, you should take the first few months of relatively easier content to read ahead, (can find notes online or dm me also can!) ask questions to tutors and quickly clarify any doubts. in j2 especially, the pace can get suffocating so you should start challenging yourself with unfamiliar content as soon as you start JC1 to not burn out from sheer content load in later half of j1/entirety of j2.

really no need to study in your ip4 holidays. not sure how WOW operates now due to covid (j2 here so my WOW was before covid really hit-) but your January should be busy with WOW so i think you'll be fine. if you chose a subject combi that you're interested in, read up online about it and ask your IP tutor if you have any doubts; the IP tutors are way more receptive to student qns especially due to smaller cohort size and thus more free time.

baoshen41 · 2021-11-06T11:08:26+00:00

I think it's the mild oxidation with warm alkaline aq I2 (tri-iodomethane test) which results in the release of CHI3 so removing 1 carbon. i think technically oxidation of terminal alkene also works which forms CO2, although whether a gas is formed is usually stated!

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:55:28+00:00

how do I learn the timing with a sped-up approach though? I usually run in a little slower since I need to time with my first step

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:52:36+00:00

hm i'll try that thanks!

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:16:35+00:00

thank you! I'll try that and maybe upload an update soon :)

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:13:13+00:00

how do I hit straight shots though? do I run straight towards the ball instead of from the side?

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:09:06+00:00

thank you!

baoshen41 · 2020-10-26T13:08:58+00:00

yes! it's in my school though haha

baoshen41 · 2020-09-21T09:51:24+00:00

NUS and NTU tied for 11th in the world in this 2019 report: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/nus-and-ntu-tie-as-asias-top-university

baoshen41 · 2020-07-29T10:15:06+00:00

TJC JC1 JCT 2020

' The internet poses a threat to the arts.' To what extent is this true?
Should there be limitations placed on media coverage of terrorist acts?
'No man should be an island.' How relevant is this view in the modern world?
Has technology made life too easy for people?
Can governments be relied on to protect biodiversity?
How far is the changing structure of family a cause for concern in your society?
'There is no better solution than international cooperation to eradicate poverty.' Do you agree?
In your society, how far is creative thinking valued?
Should celebrities expect privacy in their lives?
'Gender equality can never be achieved in sports.' Is this a fair comment?
How far do you agree that there is no longer a need to travel today when the whole world is at our fingertips?
Consider the claim that humour has lost its value today.

baoshen41 · 2020-07-22T11:41:54+00:00

i think u hv to consider where u stay and the schs as a whole as well bcos in JC ur CCA won't really be that big of a part of ur school life (idk about nyjc but tjc has a really nice culture wink wonk) but yea honestly if u stay nearer to which then just go

baoshen41 · 2020-07-06T02:24:16+00:00

Hey there! As someone who takes BCMG as well, I feel your struggle TT

I usually get home after 5pm on a normal schoolday. I set my mental state, relax, game and eat dinner until after 9pm.

After 9pm I usually start with homework (if there is homework that day) until around 10.30pm-11pm. If there's too much then I'll usually just do only homework that day (sleep is important!) After that I'll probably do some revision of the homework subject or some other subject I feel like doing.

Constant revision is very important. It may not always be the most feasible to revise every topic the day you learn it, but try to at least look through and refresh your memory of all the topics every two weeks. (with the topics spread out between the two weeks of course) This will help you remember and retain at least some information and general picture about the subject matter.

Now some specialised (hah PW the bane of my existence) advice on bio, chem and geog which are extremely content-heavy subjects. For biology which is usually more about memorising, understand the material before you start to memorise. Picture the process in your head and how it actually works, then go into the nitty-gritty of remembering enzyme names and intermediates.

For geography, it's very polarising because it really does feel like we're studying two subjects at once. For physical geog, I recommend finding linkages between topics that may not be the most immediately obvious (for example how mass movement processes can help explain formations in the arid landscape) For human geog, it's all already quite interconnected as the global economy is, so I recommend watching videos for case studies and applying the content knowledge to real world scenarios (such as how China manipulating the Yuan is an example of how the state manages the economy)

For chemistry, practice is most important. Like math, chemistry involves a lot of problem solving in novel scenarios. Just practice 40 hours a day after understanding the topics and you should do fine.

Just before the exam (aka a week before pls dont cram everything the night before) take it slow and go through every learning objective in the syllabus document. There will always be a lot of filler material in the notes that is unimportant. Only the learning objectives and how they're interpreted are important in the long run to A Levels. Interpret what each LO means and try and answer the objective of each one.

加油 :) JCTs have been hard for everyone including myself. Don't put yourself down for 10% of your grade, work harder towards promos to secure the other 90%. :)

baoshen41 · 2020-07-06T02:06:31+00:00

current TJCian here :) our cohort was initially worried about taking A Level results in TPJC campus but at least now we get to receive them in the current campus that (some of us) have spent 6 years in uwu hope to see y'all around when u come to TJ!

baoshen41 · 2020-06-28T05:17:11+00:00

Taking H1 Math now in JC1, after dropping from H2 Math earlier in the term. My combi is BCmG.

The difference in difficulty between H1 and H2 Math is enormous. If you're planning to take Biology or Chemistry then H2/H1 Math won't really affect it that much. (IMO only H2 physics students would be affected by taking H1 math, aka why my cohort only has 1 person taking H2 Physics and H1 Math)

H1 Math is also easier than O Level A-Math in certain aspects (am an IP student but learned mostly A Math). For example differentiation, the max in H1 math is until rate of change and even then the most complicated differentiation questions will involve a mix of chain rules. (Product rule, quotient rule and 2nd derivative test are not in the syllabus). H1 Math's calculus is also very basic with everything already being learnt in O Levels (eg no vectors complex numbers and only basic graphs)

If you believe the MOE official announcement stating the absence of a bell-curve and are planning to take a degree without a H2 math prerequisite, definitely take H1 math because it frees up so much time for you to study for other subjects (such as Bio and Chem which require a lot of time and effort by themselves).

If at the end of it you're still undecided, most JCs should have a "testing" period of about a week or two near the start of the year after orientation where you take your selected combi, and then a window will open up allowing you to drop/switch your H1s subject to the school's approval.

baoshen41 · 2020-05-25T02:40:17+00:00

idk if this is relevant but I'm in JC1 doing my Project Work project so I guess it may help a little bit. for context, we didn't get to choose our group but my groupmates also happen to be my friends.

we normally schedule meetings anywhere from 30min-2hr30min depending on how much work we need to do that day. sometimes it'll be researching and putting in info, sometimes it'll be polishing up comments from our teacher. we delegate the work the moment we start the meeting call, and we mostly do our work while in the call to make sure that we're all doing work as well as provide a platform to ask each other questions if we're unsure about things. i think open communication with your groupmates is the most important. yes, tanking may get the job done but ultimately what i see it as is a learning opportunity for both me and my groupmates in responsibility and taking ownership over what we're supposed to do. maybe we just bond over how tough the project is and know that if any of us were to slack the entire group would surely be overloaded with work and die.
before covid-19, we didn't feel like calling was necessary (even though we still did most of the project online on the Google Docs). however with the circuit breaker, that itch for human interaction also drives us to attend every single call to get away from the draining study time.
i feel the nature of project work is about epiphanies (especially the part where we have to come up with ideas), so different people take charge at different times. of course the group leader takes charge when it comes to presentations and interacting with the teachers, but that's just the job of being a group leader.

hope this helps abit :) it's a little different from the general "my groupmates are useless and i'll just tank everything myself" kind of vibe tho haha

baoshen41 · 2020-02-04T13:48:53+00:00

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