H.C humanities programme
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I got one question. Doing A Levels ma?Originally posted by mystiv:alright, now im stuck in a dilemma. im wondering whether or not to apply for Hwa Chong Humanities Scholarship. a few factors that i gotta consider
1) It'll be a pure humanities combination for me if i choose to apply for it, or if i get into the hwa chong humanities programme. problem is, im pretty interested in sciences too
2) If i dont get the scholarship but get still get into HC, the school fee's is another factor. my family aint rich, and though there's the financial aid, i doubt i can get it. my bro and mum works, but basically my bro's salary only goes into supporting himself, while my mum pays all the bills, etc with a meagre salary of 1700
3) economics seems to be compulsory, and i aint exactly interested in that
all that said, im still pretty interested in it. our teacher gave us a briefing today, and the style of teaching seems pretty appealing. and i believe my future career will have more to do with humanities than sciences
basically, for my future career, i hope to be able to solve, or make better, the problem of hunger throughout the world. i dunnoe how to phrase it, but its like helping the situation of what you see in..africa. sorta
advice anyone? should i go for the humanities programme?
If yes, you can go for it. A Levels syllabus have changed, students can't just take pure humanities. So if you are doing A Levels and doing humanities, you have to take at least one science subject (or 2, can't remember). Have to check MOE website.
For the financial part, it could be pretty hard to get financial help as they usually have a cap. But if your family has more than just you and your brother, maybe you could get help, provided your brother is not earning too much as well.
For question 3, you can look through their HCI's website for their programs, or you can ask your teachers. -
the nearest thing i can get to sciences is mathsOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I got one question. Doing A Levels ma?
If yes, you can go for it. A Levels syllabus have changed, students can't just take pure humanities. So if you are doing A Levels and doing humanities, you have to take at least one science subject (or 2, can't remember). Have to check MOE website.
For the financial part, it could be pretty hard to get financial help as they usually have a cap. But if your family has more than just you and your brother, maybe you could get help, provided your brother is not earning too much as well.
For question 3, you can look through their HCI's website for their programs, or you can ask your teachers.
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Huh? Can explain?Originally posted by mystiv:the nearest thing i can get to sciences is maths -
for that humanities programme, i can touch no scienceOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Huh? Can explain? -
Originally posted by mystiv:for that humanities programme, i can touch no science
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Sounds like the Promsho scholarship programme...I once tutored a student in A level Maths that she had to take in addition to the humanities subjects. She got the scholarship to read English in London...most others did law.Originally posted by mystiv:for that humanities programme, i can touch no science
If you cannot decide on your future career yet, it might be better to do sciences and keep your options open. A science student can still do law or english in uni, but an arts student will not be able to get into medicine. -
surprised also...which scholarship did you take then? The MOE Pre-U scholarship gave us 750 a year only but we didn't have to pay school fees...Originally posted by starblue:JC got so ex meh?? maybe i was under financial aid, so i didnt know... hmmm... -
I was from the HC humanities programme. It was an awesome programme and if your aspiration is really to do something for world hunger, I'm sure you'll find yourself happy there. I think that you'll also find that your dislike for Economics is misplaced, because the problem of world hunger is intricately tied up with issues of Economics in particular, but also Politics.
Unlike you, though, I went in because I wanted an alternative education. The British tutors really open your eyes to studying for the passion for knowledge, and not mere learning by rote, so common in the rest of the educational system. English Literature was not my forte by any means, but if you love it you will certainly discover many like-minded people inside.
There was another post here about how Economics in university is high level math. Well that's certainly not the case in JC. You'll learn to draw lots of graphs, write lots of essays, and think critically. Which is how it should be, because the problem of world hunger is not one that is easily agreed upon. Nor easily solved.
Then, of course, there is the issue of prestige. The HC humanities programme has fostered many famous people, from Mr. Brown to Annabelle Chong. It apparantly also has the most President Scholars of any programme. If you're at all thinking of going overseas to pursue a university education on a scholarship, this would be an extremely good place to go.
Finally, as many others have pointed out, I think you should base your decision on your interest. Is science really your passion, or is literature where your heart lies? Answer that simple question, and you'll know where you should be heading.
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Hmm, look for other scholarship around?
Dun study something you are not interested in! Otherwise you will regret it like me when you suffer during the courses later
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Econs in JC is quite fun if u can follow the logic of it...and like wad jelt said it's heavy on graphs,examples to cite in ur essays and many interesting concepts that requires logical thinking and not that much of mathematical calculations and formulas......econs in Uni will be more math-based.
Btw just to note that in HC, the humanities ppl are taught econs in a much different way from the mainstream Econs students...no lectures and no notes unlike mainstream students...and most of the stuff taught are above what the syllabus requires, so much so that my Humans fren always have to borrow my Econs notes
cos what they learn in their lessons are not really A level-orientated and they require and expect you to read up and have a good grasp on the mainstream syllabus through your own efforts.
So if u're an auto-pilot go-getter who enjoys expressing your ideas vocally and can thrive in a dynamic environment of high-achievers(more than 90% of Humans ppl are able to have at least 1 or 2 S papers while being office-bearers of their respective CCAs), i strongly recommend you to join the humans prog cos it'll be a valuable and unique experience for u!
P.S: The Humans ppl get to have their own classrooms too as opposed to mainstream ppl who only get class benches located below the classrooms....so the Humans ppl are supposedly a cut above the rest -
x2 what year were u in? anyway not all your teachers will be angmohs either, for GP, at least currently, one of the two classes has a chinese teacher =D but yeah there will be many more opportunities for humanities students, especially if youre one of the top few. besides its prestigious anyway so if you want that, then you should go for it.Originally posted by jelt:I was from the HC humanities programme. It was an awesome programme and if your aspiration is really to do something for world hunger, I'm sure you'll find yourself happy there. I think that you'll also find that your dislike for Economics is misplaced, because the problem of world hunger is intricately tied up with issues of Economics in particular, but also Politics.
Unlike you, though, I went in because I wanted an alternative education. The British tutors really open your eyes to studying for the passion for knowledge, and not mere learning by rote, so common in the rest of the educational system. English Literature was not my forte by any means, but if you love it you will certainly discover many like-minded people inside.
There was another post here about how Economics in university is high level math. Well that's certainly not the case in JC. You'll learn to draw lots of graphs, write lots of essays, and think critically. Which is how it should be, because the problem of world hunger is not one that is easily agreed upon. Nor easily solved.
Then, of course, there is the issue of prestige. The HC humanities programme has fostered many famous people, from Mr. Brown to Annabelle Chong. It apparantly also has the most President Scholars of any programme. If you're at all thinking of going overseas to pursue a university education on a scholarship, this would be an extremely good place to go.
Finally, as many others have pointed out, I think you should base your decision on your interest. Is science really your passion, or is literature where your heart lies? Answer that simple question, and you'll know where you should be heading.
Hope this helps.[/quote]