Planning

Because of band, I've been seeing a number of appeal cases recently. Some students are so keen on entering the school that they'll try anything and any means to get in...and I felt very bad turning them away.

Many couldn't get in because of poor choices of schools, I even met a 12 pointer (raw score) who was posted to a poly because he didn't choose his schools wisely. Others missed our auditions because they thought that they will be able to appeal successfully based on what they had written on the appeal form (certainly not when there are ard 600 appeal applications!). It's quite sad to reject their applications because some of them are genuinely nice students.

So while you are waiting for the A-level results, it might be good to go for all the Open House events you can, read the Scholars' Choice sections that the Straits Times published, and start evaluating the choices you have. Even 8Days had a section on the private universities/distance learning courses available.

The annual Career and Education fair will be held on 28/2 - 2/3 http://www.careerseries.com.sg/default.aspx. This may mean that the results will come out within that period. But in case the results are not out, it may be worth visiting the fair to just get a feel of the local/oversease education options and possible career opportunities. Don't just walk around at the fair, go for the seminar sessions to hear from the professionals as well.

Now's the time to figure out whether JC education has made you more resourceful...plan now, don't wait till the last minute