Repeating J2 after poor A level results

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I'm a guy, and I meet the requirement to defer NS for 1 year and follow the school for J2 again. I have a U for gp. Is this a good idea? I want to do medicine, I've been predicted by the school to be able to do it. However, I don't know why everything went so wrong. I know I can do better if I had put effort to do it. I got roughly the same grades as in prelims, however, the gp is the catastrophe. Any success stories? What am I getting myself into?
 

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I'm a guy, and I meet the requirement to defer NS for 1 year and follow the school for J2 again. I have a U for gp. Is this a good idea? I want to do medicine, I've been predicted by the school to be able to do it. However, I don't know why everything went so wrong. I know I can do better if I had put effort to do it. I got roughly the same grades as in prelims, however, the gp is the catastrophe. Any success stories? What am I getting myself into?

Really can't imaging how's ur exact result like! U hv the potential to read medicine & yet u are not even qualified for any single course of local u?
 
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My grades is BBB/C GP U PW B.
My prelim grades is BBC/D GP D PW B.
So yea, by right it's logical to expect me to at least get a AAB/B GP C PW B. That would at least give me considerable options for medical schools in Australia, and many local courses would be open for me. But that did not happen, and I'm stuck in this predicament.
 

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My grades is BBB/C GP U PW B.
My prelim grades is BBC/D GP D PW B.
So yea, by right it's logical to expect me to at least get a AAB/B GP C PW B. That would at least give me considerable options for medical schools in Australia, and many local courses would be open for me. But that did not happen, and I'm stuck in this predicament.

I would repeat if I was you... In the bigger spectrum, what's 1 year compared to your life span? Just gotta put in more effort for dat gp though..
 

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I would repeat if I was you... In the bigger spectrum, what's 1 year compared to your life span? Just gotta put in more effort for dat gp though..

It's just a concern that by the time I graduate, I'll be god knows how old and I still have NS.
 

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It's just a concern that by the time I graduate, I'll be god knows how old and I still have NS.

There are others who are passionate about studying medicine however they are unable to enter undergraduate medical schools. They do not have the funds to enter overseas undergrad medical school so they work hard to enter post-grad medical school which is an additional 5 years of studies on top of 4 years of undergrad studies to obtain another bachelor degree because they are passionate about being a doctor.

If you think you can improve your results to get at least an 87.75 for your UAS to enter YLL/LKC or UAS of 80+ for overseas undergrad medical school then do repeat that 1 year as opposed to 5 extra years of studies. You can also use that year to study for tests such as BMAT that some universities require rather than studying them during NS. You are nitpicking over 1 additional year while others spend 5 additional years.

Are you really passionate for medicine?

EDIT: Just to add-on, post-grad medicine in Singapore is also very competitive and those who are accepted usually graduates with 1st-class honors from their cohort who are able to get better paying jobs yet they forego those opportunities to take on 5 additional years of studies just to get a MD.
 
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It's just a concern that by the time I graduate, I'll be god knows how old and I still have NS.

Don't understand what u are trying to say.. If u get to repeat jc2 (closing date soon if I'm not wrong) & graduate this dec, u will very likely be enlisted in between Feb & Apr for jc batch normally..
 

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Just to share on my take... If you are really passionate on med then go ahead and retake the one year. Think of the long term benefit as oppose to one year if hindrance... I personally have similar situation as u before. Prelims gp b.. A levels got a S, it's kind of unexpected. my grades are abd/a to be exact. End up didn't retake or retain another year. Just stick with a decent course. Learnt to look beyond the thought of having passion for social sciences but also to do well in it. All in all. Follow your heart, all the best!
 

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Just to share on my take... If you are really passionate on med then go ahead and retake the one year. Think of the long term benefit as oppose to one year if hindrance... I personally have similar situation as u before. Prelims gp b.. A levels got a S, it's kind of unexpected. my grades are abd/a to be exact. End up didn't retake or retain another year. Just stick with a decent course. Learnt to look beyond the thought of having passion for social sciences but also to do well in it. All in all. Follow your heart, all the best!

So I'm taking that I should just settle for something else, despite knowing that I could've done better and could've gotten what I had wished for for a long time?
 

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How to be a doctor if you are so indecisive and behave like a cry baby.
No offense intended.
 

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How to be a doctor if you are so indecisive and behave like a cry baby.
No offense intended.

Yea, I understand. I'm just worried about the choices I make. Because it's not my money I'm putting at stake here, it's my parent's. If I just do what I want without thinking then it would be really irresponsible. At least that's what I take from doctors, is that they put the need of the others before themselves.
 

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Never try, Never Know.
Done correctly, everythings will fall in place.
If not, **** happens.
 

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poor A level results

hi
my friend just got her a level results too, her results is BCS/C. she was thinking of retaking her A levels as a private candidate. anyone has any previous experience?
 

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Your grades are by no means atrocious but they are not quite up to scratch for entry into medical school -- the reputable ones at least.

The most viable course of action of action now is to re-evaluate your passion for medicine and determine the authenticity, depth and vigor of this passion; a solid passion in medicine will validate the extra year spent in JC, the risks incumbent, and most crucially, pull you through these very trying circumstances. When in doubt, lean back on a utilitarian analysis. It will serve you well.

Personally, I was rejected from medical school, straight As, stellar Science achievements, and headstrong passion in the field notwithstanding. The moment I knew of my rejection was a moment of crushing defeat -- one I didn't know if I could have ever recovered from. Thereafter, NS duties beckoned and my mind was forced away from the thought of my rejection, allowing me much-needed respite from the cold hard grip of despair. During my stint in NS, I ruminated long and hard on the options that lay before me: should I opt for Pharmacy instead? How about Engineering? No, scrap that, why not Law? Fast forward 2 years and here I am today with a place in university to read Law, armed with a new-found passion for the letter and justice.

To get back to my point of re-evaluating your options, if you find that the prospect of pursuing medicine in the future is bleak or it isn't worth the costs and risks involved, look beyond the field of medicine. Beyond medicine is a cornucopia of opportunities ripe for your picking. Becoming a doctor isn't the end all and be all. You can enact just as much change, but in a different capacity.

"Carpe diem", my friend.
 
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Your grades are by no means atrocious but they are not quite up to scratch for entry into medical school -- the reputable ones at least.

The most viable course of action of action now is to re-evaluate your passion for medicine and determine the authenticity, depth and vigor of this passion; a solid passion in medicine will validate the extra year spent in JC, the risks incumbent, and most crucially, pull you through these very trying circumstances. When in doubt, lean back on a utilitarian analysis. It will serve you well.

Personally, I was rejected from medical school, straight As, stellar Science achievements, and headstrong passion in the field notwithstanding. The moment I knew of my rejection was a moment of crushing defeat -- one I didn't know if I could have ever recovered from. Thereafter, NS duties beckoned and my mind was forced away from the thought of my rejection, allowing me much-needed respite from the cold hard grip of despair. During my stint in NS, I ruminated long and hard on the options that lay before me: should I opt for Pharmacy instead? How about Engineering? No, scrap that, why not Law? Fast forward 2 years and here I am today with a place in university to read Law, armed with a new-found passion for the letter and justice.

To get back to my point of re-evaluating your options, if you find that the prospect of pursuing medicine in the future is bleak or it isn't worth the costs and risks involved, look beyond the field of medicine. Beyond medicine is a cornucopia of opportunities ripe for your picking. Becoming a doctor isn't the end all and be all. You can enact just as much change, but in a different capacity.

"Carpe diem", my friend.

I've always respected doctors ever since I was young. I never knew what it was actually like to become one since there was no one in my family that had the opportunity to become one. I've put in a lot of time and effort to soul searching and find that this is something that I want to do. I don't think I'll find something remotely close to this degree of career. It is a blend of mystery of the education and the career and purpose of being able to help others that would most likely drive me to continually pursue this career for a long time.
 
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