I'm applying for ASEAN Pre-U scholarship this year. Worried about the selection test - my add maths is okay, average marks around 80-90, and can be considered my English and Writing is pretty good. Any tips from people who may have received the scholarship or sat for the test?

Do note that ASEAN Scholarships for Pre-U (Singapore-Cambridge A-Level) will be posting you to JC next year at the age of 19.
My cousin got through ASEAN Scholarship for Secondary 3, that was like in 2010.
Completed his A-levels in 2012 under ASEAN scholarship.

I'd personally applied after SPM 2014, and failed to get.

I personally know 2 people, who's from 2016 SPM batch, got successfully posted to Tampines JC and a her friend in Meridian JC
After they open to 2-5 scholarship a year, opened to ASEAN countries.
Both applied during their Form 5 year using their Form 4 results (All subjects are 90's A+).

You can try to apply, just note that you will be doing pretty much basically nothing the whole year except working or self study at home, or even you can be studying STPM while waiting to be admitted to JC1 in February 2018.

My advice is just do AUSMAT/WACE in INTI Nilai or Sunway or Taylors for a year, and get on with life.
I will not recommend doing A-Levels unless you want to study the subjects deeply for a better foundation.

I'm actually still in Form 5, I haven't sat for SPM yet. I'm completely fine with A-Levels, and plus, if I do get the scholarship - it's free. And it's a place in one of the best education systems in the world, I'm not going to let that opportunity slip through my fingers.

ohh then go full steam ahead
just apply first, do google for IB scholarships and edexcels a levels one too ask your school counselor for help

ohh then go full steam ahead
just apply first, do google for IB scholarships and edexcels a levels one too ask your school counselor for help

Good luck in applying!

I tried applying during Form 3 and Form 5, but yeah, I failed to get it.

It will be pretty tough for the selection test. It has 3 parts, Maths, English and IQ test. And from my friend's info, they looked at your IQ test results over everything else.

If you got ASEAN scholarship, congrats, you are on your way to studying in either NUS or NTU (or even overseas)

Confided in my parents and friends in uni about IB scholarships. Apparently, IB is super tough and is much more torturous than A-Levels. I'm not sure if I will consider IB Thanks though!

IQ tests overall, huh? I'm not quite sure. So far all I've heard is that if you excel in one or more of the tests, you're good to go. May I ask when you applied for the scholarship? Was the Maths syllabus more advanced than the Malaysian one?

I applied once during form 3, and once during form 5, and once after SPM results are released.

Yes, it will be more advanced than Malaysian one. Concepts are the same, but it's more deeper. Suggest you to get their O-levels question banks for reference.

IB is 2 years, tougher because you need to get perfect 7 for 6 groups of subjects both humanities and arts.
Go SAM for easiest route or AUSMAT for slightly harder route.

SAM -> AUSMAT -> A-Level -> STPM -> IB if I will rate it.

Thanks

Thank you