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Guide to ownage in JC. - Slack in JC and still excel.
The Pareto Principle gives evidence that 80% of our achievements comes from 20% of our efforts. The following are the 20% you should do and the 80% you should avoid.
Dont do CIP. Waste of time. (Finally, someone else with a brain regarding CIP...)US Universities dont even bother looking at it. Considers it as free labour and that you are stupid enough to listen to the government/school. In their culture, CIP is only for those who break the law and part of their rehabilitation program.
For PW (if it still exists in 2009), dont bother doing your GPP well. Just write some crap and hand it to your teacher. Ignore wadever complaints from them. It carries no marks. Insist on keeping meetings to a maximum of 1 hr. Set agenda before meeting. For whatever work, just split the work load, do separately, then meet again to collate. Any surveys data can be faked, and they will not be able to catch you. (not that i recommend you to do that. I strongly believe in research integrity) However, write your WR very well and make sure you excel in the presentation. (I got an A for PW, and i spent less than 24hrs in total for it. Including typing my InR, PI, rehearsals for presentation, etc)
For maths, do all the tutorial qns. During tutorials only listen when the teacher has a faster method, or you dont know how to do the qn. Otherwise do wadever you want. (e.g sleep, sms, do other homework, read books, play GC)
For chem, read the notes carefully. (Figured this one out myself actually) Esp if they state any abnormalities. Buy a good textbook and read, do read the fun facts or wadever the book calls it. It is useful esp for application qns.
For phys, just buy a challenging qn book and practice. If you understand the concepts can just throw away the notes (Thank you, thank you *takes bow*).
Econs just read the essay outlines, practice case study skills. (Exactly what I've been trying to tell History/Social Studies students all this while) Notes almost 80% are junk and not needed in exams.(Good to know, but not useful) You can survive on just 20% content and get a very decent A.
For year 1, dont bother listening to your GP teacher. Yr 1 teachers are crap and they teach crap. Listen attentively in yr 2 though. To survive yr 1, either you read VERY widely (Good, I'm safe already then), or take GP tuition. Please dont waste your first yr or else your english standard CMI in yr 2.
If you think you are extra smart, join the olympiad training programs (Unfortunately, I'm also a lazy piece of crap) and make sure you get selected to represent your sch. Listen very attentively, and MAKE SURE you go back and read the reference books within a 48 hrs timeframe. OR ELSE I guarantee you will be lost in the next lesson. (unless you are a freaking genius of IQ more than 160)
For H3 dont be stupid and take the MOE modules. Take the local Uni ones instead. I highly recommend NTU H3 maths or SMU game theory. SMU game theory is the slackest (around 3 months only). Do the MOE and cry. Do for 1yr-1.5 yrs, get tougher paper, same credit as those local uni ones.
Dont take up research attachments (Thank goodness that a certain combination of unique circumstances prevented my from doing this one). Literally saps your time away. Including your holidays. If you think you really have the time, do put in commitment and at least get a merit award at the SSEF. Another point to note, only do quality projects from the A STAR research labs, NTU ones are just looking for cheap labour. Go there do testing for the prof, and will not qualify for SSEF first round. However the carrot is you get some money at the end of it. (not sure how much, but around 150)
Join council only if you are sure you are popular and have the calibre to make it to the exco. Anything else gives you little credit, fills/saps your time, and give you insomnia and lack of sleep. Normal council member = free labour. Its a crap CCA and wadever respect/prestige bullshit the sch sells you is nothing but a fallacy. If you want to join it, please dont join for the prestige or for your CCA cert. Join it for the skills you will learn and use for a lifetime, and it will be more worthwhile.
Maintain good relationships with the guard in your school and it will reap dividends for you.
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The Pareto Principle gives evidence that 80% of our achievements comes from 20% of our efforts. The following are the 20% you should do and the 80% you should avoid.
Dont do CIP. Waste of time. (Finally, someone else with a brain regarding CIP...)US Universities dont even bother looking at it. Considers it as free labour and that you are stupid enough to listen to the government/school. In their culture, CIP is only for those who break the law and part of their rehabilitation program.
For PW (if it still exists in 2009), dont bother doing your GPP well. Just write some crap and hand it to your teacher. Ignore wadever complaints from them. It carries no marks. Insist on keeping meetings to a maximum of 1 hr. Set agenda before meeting. For whatever work, just split the work load, do separately, then meet again to collate. Any surveys data can be faked, and they will not be able to catch you. (not that i recommend you to do that. I strongly believe in research integrity) However, write your WR very well and make sure you excel in the presentation. (I got an A for PW, and i spent less than 24hrs in total for it. Including typing my InR, PI, rehearsals for presentation, etc)
For maths, do all the tutorial qns. During tutorials only listen when the teacher has a faster method, or you dont know how to do the qn. Otherwise do wadever you want. (e.g sleep, sms, do other homework, read books, play GC)
For chem, read the notes carefully. (Figured this one out myself actually) Esp if they state any abnormalities. Buy a good textbook and read, do read the fun facts or wadever the book calls it. It is useful esp for application qns.
For phys, just buy a challenging qn book and practice. If you understand the concepts can just throw away the notes (Thank you, thank you *takes bow*).
Econs just read the essay outlines, practice case study skills. (Exactly what I've been trying to tell History/Social Studies students all this while) Notes almost 80% are junk and not needed in exams.(Good to know, but not useful) You can survive on just 20% content and get a very decent A.
For year 1, dont bother listening to your GP teacher. Yr 1 teachers are crap and they teach crap. Listen attentively in yr 2 though. To survive yr 1, either you read VERY widely (Good, I'm safe already then), or take GP tuition. Please dont waste your first yr or else your english standard CMI in yr 2.
If you think you are extra smart, join the olympiad training programs (Unfortunately, I'm also a lazy piece of crap) and make sure you get selected to represent your sch. Listen very attentively, and MAKE SURE you go back and read the reference books within a 48 hrs timeframe. OR ELSE I guarantee you will be lost in the next lesson. (unless you are a freaking genius of IQ more than 160)
For H3 dont be stupid and take the MOE modules. Take the local Uni ones instead. I highly recommend NTU H3 maths or SMU game theory. SMU game theory is the slackest (around 3 months only). Do the MOE and cry. Do for 1yr-1.5 yrs, get tougher paper, same credit as those local uni ones.
Dont take up research attachments (Thank goodness that a certain combination of unique circumstances prevented my from doing this one). Literally saps your time away. Including your holidays. If you think you really have the time, do put in commitment and at least get a merit award at the SSEF. Another point to note, only do quality projects from the A STAR research labs, NTU ones are just looking for cheap labour. Go there do testing for the prof, and will not qualify for SSEF first round. However the carrot is you get some money at the end of it. (not sure how much, but around 150)
Join council only if you are sure you are popular and have the calibre to make it to the exco. Anything else gives you little credit, fills/saps your time, and give you insomnia and lack of sleep. Normal council member = free labour. Its a crap CCA and wadever respect/prestige bullshit the sch sells you is nothing but a fallacy. If you want to join it, please dont join for the prestige or for your CCA cert. Join it for the skills you will learn and use for a lifetime, and it will be more worthwhile.
Maintain good relationships with the guard in your school and it will reap dividends for you.
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