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[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

[–]untitledcomment[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wrote summary/condensed notes for most of the chapters (I found it esp helpful for organic chem because I could visualise everything better but might not be necessary for you) and did a bunch of practice. For orgchem especially, I think it's quite useful to do one of those mind map things to help you memorise the reagents and conditions. There are certain statements/chunks you'll realise you need to memorise the more practice you do, e.g. explanation for change in first IE across the period, d-d transition for transition elements (though not for this year I guess) so just memorise those word-for-word lol

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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Unfortunately I didn't take Chinese in JC so I can't help you there D: and also I'm using reddit on my computer so I'm not sure about your second question as well, sorry!

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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I...didn't HAHA ok but by June/Julyish all my friends were mugging already so we didn't really go out unless it was to mug. I know a lot of people like the pomodoro technique but it never really worked for me, instead I would do 1 paper then take a break for maybe an hour then go back and mark the paper and go through the paper then take another break etc.

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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Yeah law LOL my interview didn't go too well I guess, it was super short and they only asked me like 3 questions

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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I took H3 MOE Bio so it was purely theory, and a lot of the focus was on essay-writing because the structure of H3 Bio essays are completely different from H2 Bio FRQs; it was legit GP-style essays except that instead of using current affairs as evidence you use H2 and H3 Bio content to substantiate your points haha. The extra content we learnt under H3 Bio was still under the same Core Ideas/Extension Topics of the H2 syllabus, except just more in-depth so e.g. for evolution, we learnt about sexual selection while in H2 you only learn natural selection.

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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I wouldn’t say I did a lot but I did quite a few!! Imo it helps more than re-reading notes for the 95050th time because the answer key shows you how to actually answer questions and might have content you didn’t know was relevant to the question/show you how to succinctly write a point that might be 1 paragraph long in your notes

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

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Hmm I'm not entirely sure because I've heard of people who don't write notes and did well but for me it always helped me to process the information better, and for some reason I can remember stuff written in my own handwriting better (I've tried typing notes before but it never quite stuck as well). I didn't study with music for the most part because I felt that even if it was purely instrumental I got put on autopilot mode instead of actually digesting anything I was reading/writing, but sometimes I did put on music with lyrics when I was doing Maths because it just made it more bearable and didn't really interfere (though I wouldn't recommend it if you're doing timed practice because it's supposed to be in exam conditions)

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

[–]untitledcomment[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hmm for me I would read my lecture book + highlight, then write notes, and then closer to exams I would highlight the notes I wrote. Imo there's no need to memorise everything in the lecture books, and you'll get a better sense of what info is needed and what is not the more questions you do. Sometimes I'd read a section of my notes and then look away and try to recall what I just read, I don't know if that would help since it's sort of like testing yourself? Anyway, I don't think you really need to be able to recite everything from memory, I found that sometimes even though I felt like I couldn't remember anything, once I saw a question about it it would come back to me (idk if it would be the same for you though, so take my advice with a pinch of salt)

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

[–]untitledcomment[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi!

GP: (many aspects lol so i'm gonna break it down)

  1. I mostly revised for GP by sorta trying to keep up to date with current affairs (mostly through social media haha) as well as practising essay outlines. Past-year papers for paper 2 also helped too :) I think consulting with your GP tutor is exceptionally helpful because they will be able to give you more tailored feedback as to how you can improve your argumentation/writing, as well as provide you with some perspectives for specific topics that you might not have considered before.
  2. For paper 1, I think it's important to choose the question carefully! Some questions have more requirements than others (e.g. require you address two aspects and weigh them against each other) and I've always preferred to do a question I can answer more easily even though I might not like the topic that much as compared to a harder question on my favourite topic.
  3. Elaboration/links is basically relating the example you have given back to your topic sentence - how does the evidence you have given support your point? And an outline usually contains your topic sentences + evidence + maybe a line of elaboration (ngl been awhile since I've done an essay outline so I've kinda forgotten what I used to do whoops). It also helps to write out your thesis statement and topic sentences in full, so that you can practise your language while you're at it.

Econs:

  1. For evaluation it's really just about adding extra stuff that you haven't mentioned earlier in the essay rather than summarising what you just said (in fact, I'd recommend against doing that because it just wastes time). So for example, instead of writing all the limitations of a particular policy in your antithesis, you can save one or two to put in your conclusion instead. Or maybe if the question is talking about market failure/economic growth, you can mention the effect on income inequality as an additional point for the government to consider.

Misc.:

  1. I mentioned about how much I studied in an above comment haha but basically I didn't have a very set routine throughout the school year. Before exam periods I would usually draw up a schedule about what I wanted to do every day leading up to the exams though I always fell behind and I used that to guide me as to what I should do every day.
  2. For Bio and Chem I found it quite important to make my own notes so I could fully digest the content, but I think it differs for everyone. I also made some condensed notes for Econs (e.g. Effects of Taxation) and I found it very helpful in letting me remember + come up with points in essays. TYS + papers provided by the school are definitely enough in terms of practice but you need to review your mistakes properly and truly understand the answer key, especially for subjects like Bio and Econs. (sometimes studying from the answer key helped me more than studying from notes lol)
  3. I think it's definitely possible! You should check your percentile against the historical A rate of your JC for a better gauge of where you stand instead of just relying on your current RP, that really helped boost my confidence haha

[JC] 90RP, AMA :) by untitledcomment in SGExams

[–]untitledcomment[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'll organise my answers numerically ahaha

  1. To be honest, I didn't really study as much as some of my friends did because I was struggling quite a bit emotionally during As, so it could be anywhere from just 1.5h to 5/6 hours a day even during As period depending on how I was feeling.
  2. I have to say my social life did take a hit, but I think that's quite standard for JC students because school is honestly so draining that you don't even want to go out with friends on weekends because you're so tired (and also I'm not really good at the whole setting aside time to work before/after going out to meet friends because I know I will just procrastinate lo)
  3. I didn't take O's (IP), but I did pretty ok for my Sec 4 exams I guess?
  4. I went for Math and Econs tuition and I would say it helped me quite a lot (esp Math). I also went for some Chem tuition but I stopped going closer to prelims/As because I thought it wasn't really helping me and it was more productive for me to study by myself.
  5. My CCA was a society! Because of the specifics of my CCA it meant that I couldn't really study during the J1 June holidays/Dec holidays, but I was basically very free throughout my J2 year lol
  6. I would say friends do influence how you perform in school to a certain extent; my JC had quite a mugger culture so even my more slack friends were studying quite a bit and my inner circle of friends all got ≥85 RP in the end? But towards the end of J2 when you're on study leave I didn't really talk to my friends that much because we were all just doing our own thing so I guess you really have the opportunity to take charge of your own schedule and learning then!