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<p>beg to differ.</p>
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<p>Just came across this. This site was created by a Singaporean for fellow Singaporeans. Tons of details information for both graduate and undergraduate financial aid, with a long and comprehensive list of scholarships available to Singaporeans and internationals. Thought I'd share it with you guys.</p>
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Not to worry, A Level is more important than Os anyway!
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<p>This will only be helpful if you actually explain why you think so. </p>
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What ECs did you take btw
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<p>Students' Council, a couple of other EXCO positions in other committees outside school, some sports CCAs in secondary school and some solid work experience. I don't really have a gazillion activities - like I said, quality over quantity. :)</p>
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The top schools are mostly full of RJC straight-A types (typical mugs XD)
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<p>Not all Rafflesians are muggers. :D That's just a common stereotype from outsiders. I think most of them work hard and play hard. (I'd like to think all students of top JCs are like that :) )</p>
<p>And yes yes, I should have mentioned predicted grades rather than the real A-Level grades. My As were worse than my predicted grades myself, but thankfully US unis don't really care about it once they have accepted you. As long as you don't have anything below C for your As, you have nothing to worry about. </p>
<p>SO summary: academic wise, predicted grades is most important. (speaking from experience) Next, the SAT scores.</p>
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you mentioned about predicted results, are u referring to us or uk unis? what if i apply after my a levels?
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<p>Predicted grades are more for US unis rather than UK. I didn't apply to UK so I don't know much, but offers to UK are conditional, in the sense that they are very strict with your A-Level results - they will monitor it and make sure you fulfill their conditions (for top UK unis, usually that would be AAA).</p>
<p>You can't apply AFTER you get you A-Level results, unless you want to take a gap year. You apply for UK unis towards the end of your J2 year, and for US unis, the deadlines are Nov 1 for early decisions, and Jan 1, Jan 15, or Feb 1 for regular decisions. There's no way that the A-Level results will be out by then.</p>
<p>okay.. mind telling me which US uni u got into? predicted grades for US unis must be straight As? btw i dont think im going to HYPs so thanks for clarifying about the "awards" issue in the other thread. im also in SC :D</p>
<p>the problem is getting FA.. :(</p>
<p>so when u applied for US unis, did you only submit your Predicted grades ? no other grades? thanks</p>
<p>I got to University of Virginia, UC-Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and UIUC. Rejected for Cornell ED and waitlisted at UMich (but I believe this is because I applied at the very last minute and they also lost my letters and they practice rolling admission so probably most places have been taken up).</p>
<p>Hmmm I believe I got straight As for my predicted grades, but no, depending on which uni you are applying to, it does not have to be straight As (again, if you're shooting for MIT and the likes.. All As will give you a better shot)... So it really depends on where you are going.</p>
<p>The thing I love about US unis is that the are a lot more forgiving of your grades compared to local unis, even the UK ones as well.. They judge you in much more all-rounded way, with your essays and teacher recommendations and everything. There are students with not-so-stellar grades making it to many top US schools because they have strong character and other good qualities in them - qualities that are often overlooked in local unis. So don't be discouraged if you don't get all A's, US unis are looking for something more than that. </p>
<p>About the grades to be submitted, again it depends from one school to another. Most of the times, you only submit your end-of-year Sec 4 grades or O-Level, and your predicted grades, along with your high school profile that explains your school and Singapore's education system and thus exempts you from submitting all transcripts. However, there are some unis, like Berkeley, that really specifically asks for your full transcripts before you can submit the application. Talk to your JC Career Guidance Counselor to get a clearer picture about this transcript issue.</p>
<p>Hope that helps. Don't forget to study for your very first CT this holiday ah! (Singlish... sigh)</p>
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<p>so if say i submit my O level cert for application, it is a must to have a secondary school profile together with it?</p>
<p>In my case, my secondary school has a school profile too, so I submitted it along with the other documents. I'm not sure whether it's a must, but it would be good if you have it. Check with your sec school about it??</p>
<p>my mid yrs are over! :D it was before june holidays :)</p>
<p>hi! am in a jc... and am a bit worried abt my mid-yearly exams... juz wanted to know whether it is COMPULSORY to submit your mid-year grade sheet...? or whether it makes a huge difference...? wad if i don't submit it with my application... confused... HELP! :) thanks in advance!</p>
<p>what sort of speed do you guys get?</p>
<p>Since I am in NS now, I only submitted my As and Os. Other than my O levels, I did not submit anything else regarding my secondary school.</p>
<p>^^ me too.</p>
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<p>so you did not submit anything else regarding your schools (like school profile etc etc) when you sent in your application? just your O and A level certs?</p>
<p>I would say just include your poly's school profile. i don't think they'd be eager to accept you without knowing what poly is exactly about.</p>
<p>i believe the practice for JCs (RJC and HC at last) is that the teacher includes the school profile when sending the GC recommendation.</p>
<p>hi! am in a jc... and am a bit worried abt my mid-yearly exams... juz wanted to know whether it is COMPULSORY to submit your mid-year grade sheet...? or whether it makes a huge difference...? wad if i don't submit it with my application... confused... HELP! thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Tuna, check with the particular uni and also check with your career guidance counselor. Most of the times, you don't need to, but again the practice differs from one college to another so just check. (Just wanna stress the importance of self-research...)</p>
<p>Yeah, I included my JC's school profile with the GC recommendations.</p>
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hi! am in a jc... and am a bit worried abt my mid-yearly exams... juz wanted to know whether it is COMPULSORY to submit your mid-year grade sheet...? or whether it makes a huge difference...? wad if i don't submit it with my application... confused... HELP! thanks in advance!
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<p>Since you're not a SG citizen and don't have to do NS, if you don't submit CT2 what do you wanna submit. A levels won't be out by application deadline, so the moral of the story is you probably have to submit.</p>
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Not all Rafflesians are muggers. That's just a common stereotype from outsiders. I think most of them work hard and play hard. (I'd like to think all students of top JCs are like that :D)
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<p>^I didn't have to submit my mid-year, I only submitted my prelim results and the predicted grades. :P Haha you know for some reasons I failed 3 subjects for my CT2. :P Lucky me they never asked for it. Phew.</p>
<p>fiona_: heheheh. :D It's the truth!!! Lol.</p>