Appeal and Subject Combos

Hey people,

many of u have been asking the following questions, so i will summarise them in this short FAQ:

1. JAE results are not released yet. Can I appeal?

Ok, You cannot officially appeal now, since the appeal forms are not out yet from respective JCs. However, you should and must start preparation.

2. On JC websites, appeal attempts only need CCA records, prelim results, etc. Why must I write a letter / submit my portfolio?

Chances are, you are appealing to the top JCs. If these JCs were so easy to enter, do you need to appeal? Think of how many appeal applicants there will be. More than your friends, people from all other schools. WHAT THE HECK IS GONNA GIVE YOU THE ADVANTAGE??? WHAT THE HECK IS GONNA MAKE YOU DIFFERENT??? WHY THE HECK SHOULD THE JC TAKE YOU IN?

The answer to that is self-evident. The letter / portfolio will give you that added advantage.

3. Why so hurry? I can do all these later!

Ok, go ahead and slack, and work your heads off once your JAE results release and you only have a couple of days to get everything done. Chances are that you work is slipshot and sucky.

4. How do I make sure that my letter / portfolio is good?

Well, you can always email it to some of ur friends , (INCLUDING ME), then I can help you edit them... There wont be much major changes, just the way you put it. What i offer you is that I can make you sound more "lucrative" (sorry for making you sound so sleazy and cheap), but that is how things work. Your choice, your decision, your fate. Email me at laughingmaniaclives@yahoo.com.sg

5. Which subject combo should I take?

Depends on what you want. If you are going for Science and want to be part of the majority ( I mean really majority), go for PCME or BCME. For those pple who dont know what this means, go fly a kite. Just joking...each alphabet stands for the subject. P for Physics, C for Chem, M for Maths, E for Econs, B for Bio.

The PCME and BCME combos are the most common in RJ and HCI; that I am sure of. Other JCs, i not so sure. PCME is the most generalisitc course...take that and you got almost ALL options open you. It is like the universal, non-specialist. BCME will limit your options to science and research, and without chemistry, trying to go into engineering is very hard. But the plus point is that most girls are going for BCME, so if you take that, you probably be in a class majority girls.

AND PLEASE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, DONT ASK IF YOU NEED TO TAKE H2 MATHS. It is the most important and layman subject. For the year of 2009, only 2 JC2s out of 1500 RJC students do not take maths. Thats like 0.005%. You wanna be part of that, go ahead. And without maths, good luck to you. You can tear out three quarters of any university prospectus.

For Arts people, common combos are Geog, History, Econs, Maths. Interested with other Lit subjects, sub it in with either Geog or Hist.

If you need personalised advice, once again, contact me. There are too many options for me to type out


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All the Best!