RP good or not? replied by Darkness_hacker99 @ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:53:45 +0800

Darkness_hacker99 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:53:45 +0800

Originally posted by felirox:

So looks like majority says it's bad. Sad.

Cheer up~..

Next time lesson bored, you can find me or other forumers for lunch. :)

We have lots free time.. really and literally.

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:41:30 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:41:30 +0800

It's only bad if the one guiding is blind and the one learning is a bo chup type.

RP good or not? replied by felirox @ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:09:19 +0800

felirox — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:09:19 +0800

So looks like majority says it's bad. Sad.

RP good or not? replied by caleb_chiang @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:48:34 +0800

caleb_chiang — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:48:34 +0800

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

No need try. If the whole cohort does very well, you will fail. Like the last UT for one of the modules. Goodness. Whole cohort did so well, it pushed down my overall UT grade.

That's very true...

The past semester was like very slack for me and I checked my overall GPA... it had been pushed up... So that means that my past semester grade was quite good...

In fact, I got a B+ overall grade for a module that I missed around 6 lessons...

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:24:47 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:24:47 +0800

Originally posted by caleb_chiang:

Rp, a place where you will need to try very hard in failing...

No need try. If the whole cohort does very well, you will fail. Like the last UT for one of the modules. Goodness. Whole cohort did so well, it pushed down my overall UT grade.

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:22:25 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:22:25 +0800

A - 4.0

B+ - 3.5

B - 3.0

C+ - 2.5

C - 2.0

D+ - 1.5

D - 1.0

E - 0.5

F - 0.0

RP good or not? replied by caleb_chiang @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:21:27 +0800

caleb_chiang — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:21:27 +0800

Rp, a place where you will need to try very hard in failing...

RP good or not? replied by 798 @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:09 +0800

798 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:09 +0800

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

You in RP or where? GPA in RP is calculated like mean.

me last time from NP. i'm using ntu GPA to calculate my NP one since my time do not have GPA system.

ur sch the grade got A and A- kinda thing or not?

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:17:56 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:17:56 +0800

Originally posted by 798:

so weird one. i got around 4.8.

You in RP or where? GPA in RP is calculated like mean.

RP good or not? replied by herbs @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:16:37 +0800

herbs — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:16:37 +0800

cos u ish uni?

RP good or not? replied by 798 @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:12:15 +0800

798 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:12:15 +0800

so weird one. i got around 4.8.

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:07:15 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:07:15 +0800

Originally posted by 798:

thought max gpa is 5?

4.0.

RP good or not? replied by White_SoulReaper @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:06:12 +0800

White_SoulReaper — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:06:12 +0800

maximum GPA is 4.0

RP good or not? replied by White_SoulReaper @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:05:39 +0800

White_SoulReaper — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:05:39 +0800

How can RP students not play? It's the routine everyday, and its stress free... Everything so easy... I come to sch 4 times is 4 months and I still pass... The rest of the time i relax at home...

RP should be more stressful so that the students dont fool around...

RP good or not? replied by 798 @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:05:24 +0800

798 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:05:24 +0800

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

.........

Maximum GPA in RP is 4.0. How can one get higher than 4.0?

And I agree that RP may well be the next ITE if students are going there just to play.

thought max gpa is 5?

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:02:30 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:02:30 +0800

.........

Maximum GPA in RP is 4.0. How can one get higher than 4.0?

And I agree that RP may well be the next ITE if students are going there just to play.

RP good or not? replied by 798 @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:00:49 +0800

798 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:00:49 +0800

some say it's Woodlands ITE.

n local universities dun trust the GPA of RP becos majority of students have more than 4.0

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:58:27 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:58:27 +0800

Mentors in RP are also facilitators, just that they don't teach you (or if lucky, they are teaching you). They are not extras in RP.

RP good or not? replied by gigabyte14 @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:52:06 +0800

gigabyte14 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:52:06 +0800

i thought all mentors are eat money shake leg 1

mine also

RP good or not? replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:47:37 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:47:37 +0800

If you go there to just talk cock sing song, then it's bad.

Anyway, RP sucks in a way because their PBL is heavily modified. In a full PBL situation, one will spend months and months on a topic. RP? One day one topic. The result? You fail to learn.

RP's PBL is also very dependent on the eyes of the facilitators and your team mates. If your team mates sabo you, that's it. Your grades gone case. The grades will take a further dipping if your facilitator is blind.

The good points - learn team work. Ultimately, reality hurts. Go out to work, it's not individual work (if you want a decent job, and not some dish/plate washer job).

Learn politics - that's how reality works isn't it? He arrow you, she back stab you.

Gain knowledge - besides the above 2 crap points, if you really do want to learn something, you will really learn something, especially if your team mates are great and you've got a dedicated facilitator. 3 years in RP, I've got to say I'm lucky. I've got great team mates and facilitators who are willing to teach and guide. Even for those foreign facilitators whose ang moh sucks, as long as you've got the patience, you will learn a lot from them.

There's are also activities in RP which will aid you in gaining more knowledge, either in the field you are in or any other fields you are in interested in. They are known as Creative Engagement activities in RP. Those going for points, bear in mind, you learn nothing. Because CE points are just like CCA points in secondary schools. Some students do something just for the sake of it. Except that CE points in RP won't help in your entrance to universities.

Also, in RP, you also have a mentor. I only say I'm unlucky in that. All my mentors are bo chup one. If your mentor cares, he/she will call up on you, help you, guide you, besides the regular facilitators. Some of my friends got them and their grades and moods improved significantly.

Fourth, it teaches independence. Despite team work playing a huge role in RP, it's basically independent research on your side. Not just Google, Yahoo or any other search engine results, but you have to borrow books and read up. RP library may have a small collection now, but the books are definitely one of the newest. Or you can go Bishan or National Library to grab the latest books.

Fifth, it opens your eyes to the world. Besides the back stabbing and politics, you will find the different kinds of people in your class and team. Through their eyes and experience, you learn to understand their views. Through research, you learn the different researchers' opinions and views of an issue.

With the exception of Science and Engineering, getting an answer is not really needed in RP. What's needed is your learning process. If you demostrate an understanding of the topic really well, even without knowing the answer is fine.

That's my 3 years of experience there. Overall, fair enough if you are open minded and lucky. The things that need improving is the whole PBL system and some facilitators need to be sacked.

RP good or not? replied by rlsh07 @ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:23:28 +0800

rlsh07 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:23:28 +0800

Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

In my opinion, it's SUCKS!

i guess everyone have different ideas though but think abt it it will make you independent somehow

RP good or not? replied by Darkness_hacker99 @ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:47:48 +0800

Darkness_hacker99 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:47:48 +0800

In my opinion, it's SUCKS!

RP good or not? replied by rlsh07 @ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:32:37 +0800

rlsh07 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:32:37 +0800

Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

Republic Polytechnic good or not? My fren told me no tests and exams, everyday just talk cock and learn interesting stuff at the same time.

depends on how u look at it though. they are more based in projects though, problem solving though. presentations all the time. can be gd or bad.

RP good or not? replied by hEaveN tEars @ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:31:29 +0800

hEaveN tEars — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:31:29 +0800

not good at all .

RP good or not? replied by HyuugaNeji @ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:21:14 +0800

HyuugaNeji — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:21:14 +0800

Republic Polytechnic good or not? My fren told me no tests and exams, everyday just talk cock and learn interesting stuff at the same time.

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