Sharing of IB vs NSS

ANChan59

另上文所說的學生在 IBDP year 1學期末已有 offer, 那麼是否 year 1 十一月或一月已報名考大學? Yes, they are.  

不是應該在 year 2 十一月(early decision) or 一月時才報名? Their predicted grades around 36+ with SAT 2100+ and no need to take yr2. My son said he is not sure 1 or 2 went to Ivy League.

kym

原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-10-26 18:19 發表


Your plan is better.

Some IBDP yr2 students from your son's school got the offers from Ivy league by the end of yr1. Don't do it in yr2.

My thinking is to let him take the 1st test as practice and hope for improvement in 2nd try. I still want him to do law in UK, may take US as back up. Is your son going to take SAT this year?

ANChan59

Yes, Jan 2012.

kym

原帖由 ANChan59 於 11-10-26 23:50 發表
另上文所說的學生在 IBDP year 1學期末已有 offer, 那麼是否 year 1 十一月或一月已報名考大學? Yes, they are.  

不是應該在 year 2 十一月(early decision) or 一月時才報名? Their predicted grades around 36+  ...

36+ without bonus points?

ANChan59

原帖由 kym 於 11-10-27 00:18 發表
36+ without bonus points?

I didn't verify with my son yet. I think so.

ksenia

Yes we can. But some universities only recognise the first one and some the avaerage of 3 times. People in my daughter's school take at most 3 times as unis won't recognise it even you get a 2200 at last.

kym

原帖由 ksenia 於 11-10-27 16:47 發表
Yes we can. But some universities only recognise the first one and some the avaerage of 3 times. People in my daughter's school take at most 3 times as unis won't recognise it even you get a 2200 at l ...

Take the average score instead of highest?
I think I need to do some more research on this.

ANChan59

原帖由 kym 於 11-10-27 23:53 發表
Take the average score instead of highest?
I think I need to do some more research on this.

Just check your target universities. Better send email to them to clarify.

Average is the first time I heard, may be I have very limited knowledge about US system.

BTW, the futher studies advisers can confirm that easily.

[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 11-10-28 00:11 編輯 ]

ANChan59

kym

Just check at College board, your two questions are answered in FAQ:

When should I take the SAT?

Most students take the SAT during the spring of their junior year of high school. Many students choose to take the SAT a second time in the fall of their senior year after becoming familiar with the test day experience.

How many times should I take the SAT?

Most students take the SAT once or twice. We don’t recommend taking it more than twice because there’s no evidence that taking the SAT multiple times significantly changes your score.

http://sat.collegeboard.org/about-tests/sat/faq

ANChan59

kym

A detail list of SAT requirements of colleges and universities.

http://professionals.collegeboar ... -practices-list.pdf

kym

Thanks a lot ANChan the information are very helpful.

slamai

I recently got the understanding from Admissions Officers that the local Us also take into account the SAT results (if available) in assessing the applications. For early consideration, the SAT results should better be available before Nov (1 Nov for HKU and 15 Nov for CUHK this year).  If target is Oxbridge, the UCAS deadline is even earlier - end Sep!

slamai

I have marked up some comments in your post below:

原帖由 c1234 於 11-10-24 09:45 發表
不好意思，努力地看了這topic，但始終不能明白，想請教下前輩：
1 究竟讀IB 是否好過讀 334？
If finance and the ability of the child is not an issue, IB is better.
2 若讀IB，是否在小學階段開始讀會好些，還是在初中FORM 1階段開始讀會好些，又或者是FORM 4開始讀會好些？
The earlier the better ... it can help develop the brain of the child as contrast with spoon-feeding education.
謝謝！ ...

slamai

For non-JUPAS applicants, there is no requirement on Chinese language for the 3 local law schools except that the subject will still contribute to the total IB score. If the bilingual diploma is not a must and it is considered that there are already enough challenges in the IB DP programme, Chinese B is OK.

原帖由 WYmom 於 11-10-23 21:20 發表


I don't understand your options.  My daughter in ESF will take English A and Chinese A in Group 1, and no Group 2.

I think if your kid wants to study law, English A HL is a must, Chinese A can be H ...

WYmom

原帖由 slamai 於 11-10-28 18:17 發表
For non-JUPAS applicants, there is no requirement on Chinese language for the 3 local law schools except that the subject will still contribute to the total IB score. If the bilingual diploma is not a ...

Even Chinese A is not a must, some lawyers I know advised that Chinese is important for studying law as well.  So Chinese A is preferred for working in HK.

Sarah1

ANCHAN59

I would like to have the tutorial centre information of your recommendation.  Pls PM me.

Tks
Sarah Chiu

[ 本帖最後由 Sarah1 於 11-10-31 09:08 編輯 ]

slamai

There is no doubt that good Chinese is preferable, if not essential, to work in Hong Kong's law firms (both local and international alike). However, it is something which will be decisive 5 years (4 years LLB + 1 year PCLL) later.  For now, the first target of the student is to get into the law school. HKU requires at least 38 out of 42 from the applicant's IB score. If the student is not strong in Chinese, Chinese B may be a more sensible choice and s/he can polish his/er Chinese in the coming 5 years before going into the legal job market.

原帖由 WYmom 於 11-10-28 18:37 發表


Even Chinese A is not a must, some lawyers I know advised that Chinese is important for studying law as well.  So Chinese A is preferred for working in HK.

c1234

Hi Slamai,
誠心的想請教你！為什麼IB 會好過334呢？是否只因為國際認受性高? Or 因為無需要讀通識？若將來只想讀本地大學，是否IB仍然好過334呢？
thank you!

leeleelumlum

原帖由 ANChan59 於 10-6-30 21:01 發表
Not matter he can get in IBDP or not, his English standard improves a lot in this year. (If you really want to know the details of the tuition centres, pls PM me. I don't want to violate the BK rule. Thanks.)

ANChan59, please kindly pm me, tks

ANChan59

I was out of town this weekend, so my wife joined my son to HKU for admission talks. They attended non-JUPAS, BBA (Law) and BSc QFin talks.

In QFin, the professor specified that applicants needed to have Maths core + M1 or M2. Maths core * 1.0, M1 or M2 * 1.6. IB should be HL, 6,7....