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Offering SAT/IELTS tuition!

Synxervious — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:36 +0800

I am doing this in order to pay for my university education in UChicago - I can drive to you if you are within the Klang Valley, but do keep in mind that I will only be available until September. If you have friends who are interested in studying in the US, or if you'd like to study in the US, do drop me an email!

Role: Individualized SAT tutoring and/or US University application counselling.

Remuneration: RM250 per hour SAT, RM150 per hour IELTS.

Qualifications: University of Chicago. 2360 for the SAT, 800 Critical Reading, 790 Mathematics, 770 Writing. 800 800 800 for Mathematics 2, Chemistry, Physics subject tests. Waitlisted Stanford and Yale. Actual certificates may be found at:

http://www.myprivatetutor.my/tutor/4406/Victor_Tan.html

Contact Person:
Victor Tan. victortanws (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Whatsapp me at 0183814684.

Offering tutoring services, SAT/SPM/ALevels

Synxervious — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:09:34 +0800

Hi, I'm a rising freshman at Berkeley, due to enter in 2013(you can ask why when we meet haha). I have some free time on the weekends, and I thought it would be a good idea to offer tuition classes to those of you interested in applying to America, SPM kids, or just pre-U students in general.

My qualifications are as such:
IB Diploma: 41 points.TOK/EE A.
SPM: 6A+ 2A 1A-
SAT: 2360 (800 CR, 790 Maths, 770 Writing)
SAT II: Math 2, Chemistry, Physics 800 800 800.

Wait listed at Stanford and Yale. I'm from a local school by the way, not international. We rock at this sort of thing

I also offer US applications counseling, essay proof reading, and translation services among other things.

If you're interested, please contact me at synxervious (at) gmail (dot) com.

Anyone done IB at Taylor's/Sri KDU before?

Synxervious — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:53:09 +0800

Yeah. Can you tell me how much it costs for the whole program please(Both at Sri KDU and Taylors')? And tell me how the learning environment at Taylor's is, please.

Is it good? Would you recommend it?

Where's a good place to study French in Malaysia?

Synxervious — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:18:22 +0800

Petaling Jaya, preferably.

I was thinking of attending ICLS(I learn japanese there), gaining the basics, and taking the international tests.
Still, does anyone know of a better place than ICLS to learn French?

Can tell me?

Help with my A Levels sub combination please.

Synxervious — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:41:50 +0800

I'm planning to do engineering, ideally chem engineering. So, I've decided to take a total of 5 subjects for A Levels, and I will study at Taylors'.

The following is my choice of subjects.

Chem, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Econs.

Please critique. Not about the extra workload please. I know you have to do the same amount if you attend JC in Singapore.

Will someone also please tell me to what extent Further Maths will help me get into a prestigious uni after A Levels, assuming I do really well.
I was planning to do bio as well, but I'm not sure if it's worth sacrificing Further Maths. Probably not.

Question about English paper, essays. (SPM)

Synxervious — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:23 +0800

Okay, so I normally get decent marks for English.

At least 80+. The thing is, I usually lose out on the guided essay.
I'm not sure how you're supposed to expand the points, really. Save for maybe adding a few words here and there, jazzing up ****.
The format is rather rigid. As we all know, you have to use all the points according to their given order, and you have to use every single point that is given to you, no exceptions.

Personally, I feel rather restricted by this, and this reflects itself in my essays, which often end up looking awkward and contrived. Anyone care to share their strategies? A bit late lah, but what to do.

I'd also appreciate it if some of you could post a link to an OBJECTIVE, EMPIRICAL guide to scoring for the essay paper, or tell me how to score damn high marks for the essay paper.

How do you start helping in a charity project?

Synxervious — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:53 +0800

Hello.

So, I'm turning 18 next year, and SPM's going to start(And end) pretty soon. So, right after that, I guess I'll have about a month during which I will be completely free? I was figuring that, since I have all this time, and that college isn't going to start that soon.. I might as well give something back to the community. I think that it should be a good experience for me, and hey, stuff like this looks great on a CV. Can anyone tell me how to get started? I'm thinking of volunteering for UNICEF or Amnesty International. I have no prior experience doing this kind of thing, but I think I'll be able to help in some small way of my own.

If anyone could give me some information, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

IB question.

Synxervious — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:05:21 +0800

From what I've read on the subject, the exam system works like this. You have to take a total of 6 subjects, 3 High level, 3 Standard level. In order to receive your diploma, you have to complete 150 hours of community service. 1-7 points are allocated for each subject. The maximum possible score is 45, assuming you receive 3 bonus points for doing god-knows-what.

So, my question is this. How many marks do you need to score these 7 points?

Also, if I have missed out/misunderstood anything, please correct me.

Problem, concerning SPM History.

Synxervious — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:13:12 +0800

I recently took my trial exams.

Results, 8A1's, 1C5

That C5 was for History. I memorised practically every single detail from the book, but when I tried to get everything down on paper, I completely bombed, for some reason... Along with 80% of my Form 5 cohort. Strangely enough, I managed to get a 67 last term, despite the fact that I forgot to do one essay question, so it could have been that that particular test was unreasonably difficult.

Nonetheless, I don't want to risk doing badly for history during SPM. Can anyone provide me with a guide to scoring for history please?

Need help regarding International Baccalaureate.

Synxervious — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:52:14 +0800

Hello everyone. This is my first post on this forum.

As per the topic title, I am seriously considering taking the IB Diploma programme for my pre-university education.

I am well aware that IB will be a difficult, rigorous course. However, I am also aware that IB Diploma holders are very highly regarded by premier educational institutions throughout the world, including Harvard University. Thought about taking A-Levels once, but reconsidered about half an hour ago.

Currently, I am 17 years old, and I will be taking SPM this coming November.

I have a few questions.

1. Which IB school is the most prestigious? Please include details regarding the application process, prerequisite criterion, and any other information I may need. Ideally, I would like to attend an IB school located in: a. The UK. b. The U.S. c. Singapore. However, the primary factor that will influence my decision is the measure of how prestigious the institution in question is.

2. I know that there is an entry exam. Is passing this exam the only thing required to apply to a good IB school?

3. Will IB students have the time to participate in CCAs, or will practically all the free time we will have have to be dedicated to studying/completing coursework?

4. Accomodation= Provided, yes?

If you have any relevant information, please help me out here. Thanks in advance.