Choosing A Pre-U
Now that Shell is sponsoring me for Pre-U as well as going overseas, i have to make sure i excel in my A Level. At first my top choices were Sunway, Intec Shah Alam or Taylor's Subang Jaya.
But then now i have laid out the pros and cons, surveyed the place, enquire information from people and do some research, it is clear that HELP offers the best Edexcel A Level course.
As for Sunway and Taylor, they only offer Cambridge A Level. The difference between Cambridge A Level and Edexcel A Level is the exam structure and the fact that Cambridge is more traditional based whilst Edexcel is modern-based. Nothing else is different. So i thought why stress myself? I might as well take Edexcel and it the end the results and the number of A's is what matters. Both are recognised worldwide and are on par. They are GCE Level examinations and people wont ask in detail "What board of A Level did you enrol in?" They'd be more concern on your grades and that question i just mentioned comes after the grades.
I am not saying I am uncapable of taking the Cambridge A Level but if given a choice, i'd never stress myself on purpose.hahaha:D
Here's a brief difference:
Cambridge- 2 examinations( AS and A2) in 1.5 years. If you want to repeat, you have to repeat the whole AS or A2 examination which will take up an extra 6 months. Only grades are given and you do not know your marks or which part you can improve. Exams questions are comprehensive.
Edexcel- 3 examination in 1.5 years. If you want to repeat, you can do so the next semester without extending any extra months. Marks are provided at the end of any exam and students are allowed to resit the particular paper which they think they can score higher in.
Well it all depends on an individual and both are great!! All the best;)
But then now i have laid out the pros and cons, surveyed the place, enquire information from people and do some research, it is clear that HELP offers the best Edexcel A Level course.
As for Sunway and Taylor, they only offer Cambridge A Level. The difference between Cambridge A Level and Edexcel A Level is the exam structure and the fact that Cambridge is more traditional based whilst Edexcel is modern-based. Nothing else is different. So i thought why stress myself? I might as well take Edexcel and it the end the results and the number of A's is what matters. Both are recognised worldwide and are on par. They are GCE Level examinations and people wont ask in detail "What board of A Level did you enrol in?" They'd be more concern on your grades and that question i just mentioned comes after the grades.
I am not saying I am uncapable of taking the Cambridge A Level but if given a choice, i'd never stress myself on purpose.hahaha:D
Here's a brief difference:
Cambridge- 2 examinations( AS and A2) in 1.5 years. If you want to repeat, you have to repeat the whole AS or A2 examination which will take up an extra 6 months. Only grades are given and you do not know your marks or which part you can improve. Exams questions are comprehensive.
Edexcel- 3 examination in 1.5 years. If you want to repeat, you can do so the next semester without extending any extra months. Marks are provided at the end of any exam and students are allowed to resit the particular paper which they think they can score higher in.
Well it all depends on an individual and both are great!! All the best;)
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