蔡繼有學校首誕兩IB狀元

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保 良 局 蔡 繼 有 學 校 今 年 有 兩 名 IB 狀 元 ， 分 別 是 方  晴 （ 右 ） 和 武 英 傑 （ 左 ） ， 總 校 長 劉 筱 玲 （ 中 ） 對 成 績 感 到 滿 意 。

　　(星島日報報道)國際文憑（IB）課程本月初放榜，私立學校保良局蔡繼有學校首次誕生兩位IB狀元方晴和武英傑。他們將分別升讀醫科及商科，方晴已獲中文大學環球醫學領袖培訓計畫取錄，武英傑則往英國升學，修讀華威大學（University of Warwick）的國際管理課程。

　　方晴和武英傑均是該校第二屆應考IB考生。來自中產家庭的晴，父親是大律師，母親是兒科醫生。

　　小一開始在保良局蔡繼有學校讀書的晴，校內成績一向名列前茅，校方亦預計他在IB能取優異成績。IB重學生思考和對議題融會貫通，晴對於應試有一套心得，「我會將今日學到的知識，與昨日學到的，找出有關連的地方，然後整理筆記，確保自己真正明白所有事情。」

　　但相對於溫習考試內容，他認為應付內部評估（IA）需要更多時間，「有時差不多要用三小時才能完成」。晴兩年前開始受任職兒科醫生的母親影響，對醫科產生濃厚興趣，他已獲中大環球醫學領袖培訓計畫取錄，將來若有機會，希望成為無國界醫生。

　　另一位狀元武英傑亦認同晴的意見，認為IB內部評估需要很多時間準備，亦有一定困難，「生物課的內部評估要求學生做實驗，雖然實驗在課堂上進行，但要求學生要自行設計實驗流程，因此要額外撥出時間搜集資料。」受到任職投資銀行管理層的父親影響，英傑將到英國華威大學修讀國際管理課程。「我的父母均在外地讀大學，他們都希望我的大學生活能擴闊眼界，新學年我將到英國升讀大學。」

　　保良局蔡繼有學校於二○○二年開校，一一年成為IB學校。第二屆應考IB的五十六名學生中，除了誕生兩位狀元，另外亦有七人取得四十分以上，四十四人取得三十分以上，平均分為三十四點五分。

　　總校長劉筱玲對學生成績感到滿意。她補充，學校從法國聘請專家作為學校IB課程顧問，他會定期來港觀察老師授課和學生上堂情況，協助學校的IB課程辦得更完善。「學校只有十二年歷史，今屆學生是從小一開始就在我們學校就讀的，他們在IB表現優異，對其他學生有鼓舞作用。

hui916

蔡繼有的成績應該兩極分化，所以平均分數超低。IB狀元竟然入唔到牛劍或美國長春藤？入間英國二線大學不如留在香港讀醫科或法律！

poonseelai

我都有興趣想知去Warwick 個狀元的subject choice 和點解選Warwick (或 Warwick 選他）

武航

I can guess for several reasons.

He got 45 eventually but may have a lower PG (say, 42-43) which is less competence to apply oxbridge.

In general, those students with PG > 43 and aim studying in UK may have the following sequence of preference in their UCAS:
1. Oxbridge
2. LSE
3. UCL
4. Imperial
5. Warwick, Durham, St. Andrew, Bristol ..... something like that.

When you apply oxbridge, your application date (before 15/Oct, 2 months before the normal deadline) tells every admission officers in your list you did apply oxbridge.  How do you think about the feelings of those admission officers of LSE/ UCL/ IC?  OK. You never put me (from the angle of LSE/UCL/IC) in your first priority and treat me a second tier?  I am not willing to offer you then especially in those hit subjects. These "2nd tiers" will reject the candidates directly with no interviews and reasons.  I saw these stories in TSR before and honestly It happens.

So in this 狀元's case, I believe Warwick is not likely his first or even second/third choice, but maybe the only choice in his UCAS.

If my son were him, I will suggest him a gap year to reapply oxbridge again.

He is definitely a genius to have a full mark in IB but he lack of luck.

Shootastar

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Good and plausible explanation.

poonseelai

原帖由 武航 於 14-07-23 發表
本帖最後由 武航 於 14-7-23 18:29 編輯

I can guess for several reasons.

如果先在Warwick 讀一年再申請Oxbridge 又如何。

武航

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都係我个名，武航！牛劍白紙黑字不接受已在英国正就讀undergrad的申请。

poonseelai

原帖由 武航 於 14-07-23 發表
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都係我个名，武航！牛劍白紙黑字不接受已在英国正就讀undergrad的申请。 ...

你好攪笑，我知有人從HKU轉入Oxford, 原來已在英國讀大學就"武航"

nintendo

武航 發表於 14-7-23 18:23
I can guess for several reasons.

He got 45 eventually but may have a lower PG (say, 42-43) which is ...

Yes. I agree that the order of choices of universities would make a huge difference.

On top of that, I would say that the choices of classes of IBDP would affect the admission as well. So it is not the total score only, but WHAT classes the student has taken as well.

More, there are other factors that affect admission. For example interview (if any), student profile (non academic achievements) etc.

foolish.mom

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Last summer we attended the open day of Imperial College. The admission professor told my son that he may come (from HK) to interview when he attended interview of Oxbridge. He said a lot of the overseas applicants do that. Thus, it seems to me that Imperial expects most of their applicants are also applicants of Oxbridge, and Imperial expects to admit those students rejected by Oxbridge.  Don't know if the same applies to LSE and UCL.

bakusensei

武航 發表於 14-7-23 18:23
I can guess for several reasons.

He got 45 eventually but may have a lower PG (say, 42-43) which is ...

Totally agree with the sequence of preference in UCAS. Yet, Warwick's international business has an option of extra year in another Europe country, say France. I knew a girl who could communicate fluently in quite a number of European languages and got all A* in GCE AL turned out choose that. Her comment on the program was very good and she was later on recruited by a Global Finance company though by that time the economy of UK was quite worse.

ANChan59

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都係我个名，武航！牛劍白紙黑字不接受已在英国正就讀undergrad的申请。 ...

You applied year one or year two.

MC1128

ANChan59 發表於 14-7-24 10:28
You applied year one or year two.

請教45分揀中大GBS如何？剛看完班畢業生及學生寫的書，無得頂

武航

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似乎乜 year 都係"武航"

http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/otherroutes.html

Students at other UK universities      Please note that the Cambridge Colleges will only, as a  matter of principle, consider applications from students enrolled in a degree  course at other UK universities in very exceptional circumstances.
      Any application to move to Cambridge would need strong  support from your Course Director or other academic tutor at your current  university. A reference or letter of recommendation from that person to the  Cambridge College would be required, and only then can a Cambridge College  consider an application. All such applications are still subject to the same  academic assessment as any other application to the University.


http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/info/faq.html



Can I transfer to Cambridge from another university?                      It’s not possible to transfer to Cambridge to pursue only  part of a degree course – all students must start in the first year of our  three or four-year undergraduate programmes – and the Colleges will only  consider applications to move to Cambridge from students enrolled on a degree  course at other universities in very exceptional circumstances. Please see the  relevant information if you’re currently  studying at a UK university, or studying  at a university outside the UK.

ANChan59

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Try LSE.

ANChan59

MC1128 發表於 14-7-24 13:23
請教45分揀中大GBS如何？剛看完班畢業生及學生寫的書，就無得頂

GPS or GBS ? One is medicine and the other is business program ?

武航

ANChan59 發表於 14-7-24 13:43
GPS or GBS ? One is medicine and the other is business program ?

http://www.newpagepublishing.com/%E5%B0%96%E5%AD%90%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%8EGBS%E7%9A%84%E6%97%85%E7%A8%8B

GBS - 我相信係講呢本書

ANChan59

MC1128 發表於 14-7-24 13:23
請教45分揀中大GBS如何？剛看完班畢業生及學生寫的書，就無得頂

Yes, an excellent program, even better than GBus of HKUST.
Just look at the class size, orientation, internship etc.......

ANChan59

武航 發表於 14-7-24 13:59
http://www.newpagepublishing.com/%E5%B0%96%E5%AD%90%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%8EGBS%E7%9A%84% ...

Noted.
She answered by question.....

MC1128

原帖由 ANChan59 於 14-07-24 發表
Yes, an excellent program, even better than GBus of HKUST.
Just look at the class size, orientation ...

其中一名狀元去華威讀國際管理，如果揀中大GBS，不是更好？所以我問45分是否可以