A, B, E but no place in the local universitiesWad do u guys think? From the red-coloured points.. I tink the auntie has a problem with her ego..
MY DAUGHTER'S recent applications for entry to the three local universities - Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University - were all rejected. The reasons given were an overwhelming response, limited places in the universities and stiff competition.
My daughter is an above-average student who had excelled in sports. She has met all the criteria for entry to a local university. Is being eligible not enough? Must one now get extraordinary grades to be granted a place in university?
Like her, many young Singaporeans her age must have had their dream of pursuing a higher education dashed recently. Ironically, the universities are still advertising for applications. Are they looking for A-star performers who have more than one option? Are they raising their standards for applicants so that they will be able to improve their world ranking - just like an elite school or junior college that accepts only the best in Singapore so that ultimately its ranking will be at the top?
The Minister for Education had said that 'no Singaporean should be deprived of a good education', so what about the many students, like my daughter, who are qualified to enter university after two years of hard slog, only to be told that they had not been selected due to limited vacancies and stiff competition?
The Education Ministry should look into this problem with a sense of urgency as it only shows a lack of planning to meet the aspirations of young Singaporeans who want to study for a degree.
Local universities are publicly funded. Isn't it about loyalty and kinship that citizens are given a chance to study there as long as they are eligible for entry?
Are my daughter's grades of an A, B, C (General Paper) and an E not good enough?
My son, who is 27 years old and had A-level grades of A, B and C, graduated with a Second Upper Class Honours degree in the Arts and Social Sciences at NUS.
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E is the Problem.. A and B is no problem.. But a C for GP? A B E C? GOOD MEH?Originally posted by LazerLordz:A & B should have gotten entry to any faculty in normal years.
This Dragon year is the one causing the problem.
Frankly, what's wrong with A, B and E?![]()
Community College? Good for you if you are enrolling in one that allows you to transfer credits to reptuable American Unis.Originally posted by soulwinner:At least my parents won't bother so much.. I was rejected by the ploys and was offered in place in a college in US..![]()
If she has got ABD mebbe she will get inOriginally posted by LazerLordz:A & B should have gotten entry to any faculty in normal years.
This Dragon year is the one causing the problem.
Frankly, what's wrong with A, B and E?![]()
got marnee ma.. No money how to go US?Originally posted by soulwinner:At least my parents won't bother so much.. I was rejected by the ploys and was offered in place in a college in US..![]()
Perhaps. If her daughter had gotten an A in GP, she would get automatic entry into Arts or Social Sciences regardless of her A Level subjects.Originally posted by motoway:E is the Problem.. A and B is no problem.. But a C for GP? A B E C? GOOD MEH?
Nothing wrong, just that her mum is not happy.Originally posted by LazerLordz:A & B should have gotten entry to any faculty in normal years.
This Dragon year is the one causing the problem.
Frankly, what's wrong with A, B and E?![]()
Reality check. Always work to get at least B4 or B3 in your GP.Originally posted by club18:C for GP not good meh?
i struggling to get D..![]()
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yar..Originally posted by laoda99:If she has got ABD mebbe she will get in
The E is to be blamed
You can get ACE, but if your GP is A1, it would not be a problem.Originally posted by laoda99:If she has got ABD mebbe she will get in
The E is to be blamed
If only the world was as perfect as you wished. Cohort numbers play a large part in determining annual enrolment policy.Originally posted by Deino:please lah dun blame the goddamn dragon....one's own fate is the result of their action
no shame..Originally posted by motoway:I dun understand why she has to bring in her son to hao lian also anyway..
comparison?Originally posted by motoway:I dun understand why she has to bring in her son to hao lian also anyway..
It's a fair comparison for changes in enrolment and other standards over the years.Originally posted by club18:comparison?