Just to share this old post on the dilemma of choosing Express vs Normal Academic (for borderline PSLE scores). Both choices have pros and cons and hence must be pondered carefully.
For students scoring in the borderline of around 190- 200 PSLE score, there is a dilemma of going to Express stream in a neighborhood school, or Normal Academic N(A) in a more established school. Note that even good schools like Anderson, ACS (Barker) do have N(A) streams.
Here are some advices from people who have experience:
Source: Hardwarezone
First opinion says that N(A) in a good school is better:
“NA in good school
i myself is living example
in the end my parent chose express at neighborhood school
in the end that school is a s**** school. i cannot keep up with studies.
by secondary 2 i drop to NA
then stuck with the lousy neighborhood school and my whole life got ruin until now
if i can go back time i sure chose NA at good school”
This post (from Hardwarezone) made a good argument of why express stream…
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