How did I improve my GPA from 1.6 to 4.0

“How did I improve my GPA from 1.6 to 4.0” Article written by Deborah Chai from Raffles Girls’ Secondary School, graduate of 2020 The year 2019 was a particularly tough academic year for me, particularly for my Chemistry grades. In Year 1 and 2, combined...

Exam Preparation: 6 tips for fruitful revision to get your A!

  Exam preparation is both an art and science. It can be learned and modelled and it is dynamic and it involves discipline which would make your studying habits sharper than before. With 1 month left to the mid-year examinations, you might be feeling the jitters...

Chemophobia in Chemistry: should we go organic all the way?

Once upon a time, chemophobia was a term that yielded less than a handful of search results. Times have changed considerably now though, and hearing the term in casual conservation has become a strange sort of norm. So, what is chemophobia? And why has it gained so...

A Levels University Ranking Points: How to Calculate?

How to Calculate A Levels University Rank Points for Singapore? The International A Levels is conducted and assessed a little differently in Singapore compared to other parts of the world. For starters, subjects are divided into three levels of study: H1, H2, and H3,...

What are the differences between H2 and H3 Chemistry?

Compared to what the O Levels offers, A Level H2 and H3 Chemistry covers a broader range of topics, including a more in-depth exploration of contents. The syllabus’s goal is to put less emphasis on the factual content and more focus on the interpretation and...