shit man im also going for the selection tmr . 7 till 6.30 ??? crazy la weh

Got so long meh..
1 day or 2 days..
why so crazy one..

hi im goin to sunway to sit for da selection tests. anyone goin ther??

Hello! I received the ASEAN scholarship for Pre-U 2009, and I'm currently studying for my JC1 at Anderson Junior College (AJC). I've gone through the selection test in 2005, in which i failed, and then again in 2008, which i succeed and got into the interview, and passed, and was offered this scholarship now. Here I hope that I could share my experience for my upcoming 'juniors' and hope you all can get the scholarship! You could pm me, and if you have anything to ask, or there is a forum which I learnt a lot preparing this exam. Here, I wish u all all the best! Hope to see you here by Jan 2010!..^^

This post has been edited by suangfu: Jul 8 2009, 04:57 PM

hi peeps! i'm in JC2 (2008/2009) sorry i'm a wee bit late here to give you guys some lil tips. but i guess it wasnt all too that hard i hope? well.. if u sucked in math, dont be disheartened too badly, because i think i left out like 5 questions? (didnt know how to do them as they were in the later part of Form5 syllabus)

if u pass the test, you should be called for an interview, which practically i think, everyone gets the scholarship, though some just merit awards. just dont portray yourself weird or.. weird.

anyways, if you are SERIOUSLY considering the scholarship (provided you get it) and you need an inside man to provide you some experiences, do pm me. in short, its a mixed view really.

dont forget to study for SPM! (for the record, most asean scholars results, at least in my school, were straight A1s, with exception of smartypants 14A1,1B3 = so we werent sent back)

Have any of you received the letter from MOE yet regarding the Asean Pre-U Scholarship 2010?

Ya, I do... Still wondering if i am going...
Anyway, may i ask any senior about the life in JC? Wondering how it was...

The selection test is already over.

I mean i received the letter which stated that MOE accept me as scholar

Owh. Congrats.

hello!! i am your senior! congratulations!!
(and actually i'm having A levels right now.. physics later on at 2pm)

I am only going to talk about things to help you make your decision whether to accept this offer or not.
if you want further details about life here, education, tips, and anything in general you can pm me. and i guess you can find all the good points or the obvious by searching the net.

- you lose ONE year compared to others of your batch since A levels here is 2 years and u have to wait another 9 months later (if u wanna go uk/us)

- education here puts you at a disadvantage to other A levels students in malaysia. i'd elaborate why..
in malaysia, u have the AS/A2 system whereby you apply for universities based on your AS results.
in singapore, theres only one finals (i'm taking now) and you apply using your school based commontest results. in other words, its easier to score AAAA in AS compared to that in singapore, which WILL put you at an unfair disadvantage on paper. to illustrate, a mere 7-8 people got A for GP, 18 people got A for Econs (A rate is like top 3%)

so unless you're perfectly sure that you can be VERY committed into ensuring you WILL score well, you might actually have a better chance of going to great universities like Imperial College etc, if you take the A levels in malaysia. that being said, i would confidently say i have definitely received A level education of a standard higher than those in malaysia (if you really just want to learn)

- it is a very hectic life here and 5 subjects is really really a handful. you're expected to take up one CCA (co-curricular activity) and you will devote alot of time there. so no play play.

- my hostel (dunman high school) is quite good. but you might actually get very poor living standards in hostels like mcnair lodge.

-200sgd is MERELY enough to cover expenses!! dont be fooled. you have to spend alot on notes, food, your internet bill, phone bill, transport..

in short, i would not really say that singapore was the correct choice. but the experience is unforgettable..

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Added on December 30, 2009, 11:22 amps.. haha any one wants to know more can pm me!

This post has been edited by dracorealms: Dec 30 2009, 11:22 AM

Guess this thread is a lil bit dead.

Well, am here just to offer my advice should anyone requires it.

Ex-sec3 and Pre-U scholar here..

hehe...

anything can pm me lah..

It's an experience to study in Singapore though not necessarily a good one.

I remember screwing up the english paper......composition. Just didn't feel like writing. I kept on using 'often' in very sentence. The examiner would have thought that I'm retarded or something.

Getting an ASEAN scholarship and finishing the A-level doesn't guarantee anything. If you so happened to be at the top of the graduating cohort, then you would have a chance in securing a scholarship to go overseas. Once you're there, it would probably occur to you that being in an ultra competitve, ultra kiasu JC does not necessarily give you a better student experience. Case in point, education in negara mat salleh focus on self-development with some emphasis on knowledge acquisition, very different from our asian understanding of education.

It's just A-level, not the holy grail of education. There are lots of people who did other things, went to good universities and and got themslves to places which they wanted to go.

I don't know what I'm saying.......

I heard some news from my relatives.
They said some scholars sent to Singapore under the
ASEAN scholarship are doing fine at first few months..

But later, he got bullied by Singaporeans .
And the Singaporeans looked down like how we looked
at those Indonesians workers.

Is it true?




Also, after you graduated from the Uni there..
You must work in Singapore for at least 3 years.
And I heard they will press your salary as low as possible because
you are working as a foreigner .

Is it true?

This post has been edited by sebsebsebas: Mar 9 2010, 10:53 AM

scholarship is now open for application.......

i generally agree with feynman's comments.......spore is on one extreme of the mug mug exam exam style of education msia is well know for........in the opposite direction of the more broad based holistic style western education........

looked down?..........hello, spore is full of msians working there, more than 1/2 the doctors in mt e hospital are msias.........if anything, they are afraid of the threat from the high flying msians.........and lately, prc's.........

Not true, they looked down on china-ese, nt malaysians, just prove yourself worthy n they will accept you

not true, singapore crave for profesional workforce, if they press your salary, just lodge a complain at the Ministry of Manpower or just chg company, plenty of jobs for you.

the rumours you heard might be minority cases which i think is rare....just my pov

I suppose it's rare too.
Since many seniors of ASEAN scholarship seems
they are doing fine over there. =D .

To all successful ASEAN scholars, may I know know your average exam results in school? My son is thinking of applying, and is currently in Form 5 in a private chinese school, with average marks 82% for Form 4, with Chinese as his consistently weakest subject (only 71%). Just would like to know, to the best of your respective knowledge, whether he may have a chance. Or should he stay back, do his UEC?
Thanks in advance!

erm... a bit blurred here...

if i apply now for asean scholarship(did spm in 2009), that mean if i get it i'll be doing a levels in jan 2011?

thanks in advance for the explanation... mega blur...

Usually people apply for asean in their spm year. So you should have applied last year. I'm not sure if they allow you to apply this year though as there is an age limit. But most possibly it's possible, just you delay a year.

This post has been edited by luckykid: Mar 13 2010, 01:11 PM