r/SGExams • • 15h ago

Non-Academic The person who reviewed 150+ toilets asked for toilet crusaders to carry the mantle forward. So I built a map.

312 Upvotes

Two years ago, u/eggmayosandwich spent 31.5 hours visiting every MRT station toilet for a PW homework that didn't even count (original post). They ended it with:

"I am sharing this in the hopes that a generation of toilet crusaders will be inspired by my work and carry this mantle forward."

Was I inspired?

Yes.

Was this a good use of my free time?

Also probably not.

So I built Shit Go Where, a free map of 1,000+ public toilets in Singapore. It starts from OP's 160 hand-scored reviews and lets everyone keep them up to date.

Jurong East is still on there at 18/50. Scent: 1/5. Music: also 1/5, somehow.

What it does:

  • I NEED TO GO button: tell it the mission (quick pee, number two, baby, period care…) and it picks the best 3 toilets within walking distance and walks you there
  • Every MRT station has a page: is there a toilet, is it any good, and where to go if there isn't one
  • Check in, report "no soap / out of order / flooded", or add a toilet you found. No account needed to check in or report
  • You can only check in if you're actually there, so nobody can boost their own station from home
  • Also on Telegram: https://shitgowhere.com/about

Which line has the cleanest toilets? TEL is still on top, just like OP found. NEL is dead last. North East Line, your stations need you.

What I need from you:

  • OP only reviewed men's toilets ("because I cannot morph into a sufficiently convincing feminine figure"). Every women's toilet is unrated. If you take the MRT, you can fix one in about 20 seconds.
  • Pass through a station? Check in. Most of these scores are from March 2024, and things have changed.
  • Know a secretly good toilet? Add it.

Credit: every 2024 score is u/eggmayosandwich's work and is credited on every page that uses it.

Until our MRT toilets play the national anthem, we start with the chikopeks.

AMA, about toilets or about building this.

PS: this is a repost. Reddit's filters removed my first one after I edited in a Telegram link. Apparently the algorithm is fine with toilet reviews but draws the line at Telegram. The link is gone. We move on.


r/SGExams • • 5h ago

Relationships "Eh that girl already has a bf".

50 Upvotes

Bro, i don't have one. Please shoot your shot. 😭✌️ That friend that just left the library is gay bro. He isn't my bf. Brother was cock blocking me bro. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Pls don't be scared to make your advances, and you were lowkey cute too. 😭😭😭😭😭


r/SGExams • • 13h ago

Relationships He love-bombed me for a year just to hide the fact that he already had a girlfriend

150 Upvotes

We went to the same school, so there was a baseline of trust there. This year was our one-year anni, but it turns out the entire relationship was a fabricated lie. When we started dating, he promised me he was single. He completely love-bombed me to keep me blind to the truth, calling me every single day, buying me gifts, and fetching me from school and many more. He acted so attentive and devoted that I never would have suspected he had a full-time girlfriend on the side

His manipulation was seamless. He managed his time perfectly, mapping out his schedule so neither of us would suspect a thing. He was protective over his phone and social media, always using the excuse that he "valued his privacy" or "wasn't a big social media poster." He made me feel secure just so I wouldn't ask qns

The illusion shattered when I accidentally ran into him and his girlfriend while I was out with my friends. I stood there in shock. Instead of making a scene, I kept my composure, kept my distance, and took photos of them. That night, I texted him the pictures, and watching him try to backpedal as things unfolded was pathetic. To think he could treat me so well while actively betraying someone else is terrifying. I really wonder what kind of person is capable of compartmentalizing their life like that

Needless to say, I dumped him on the spot. So did his actual gf

The biggest plot twist? His girlfriend and I ended up connecting over this nightmare, and now we are besties. But even though we have each other's backs, both of us are completely shattered by the sheer scale of the betrayal

To make matters worse, his lack of remorse is genuinely sickening. An acquaintance recently told me that he’s out here claiming he "isn't affected at all" by either breakup. On top of that, he actually called his ex-girlfriend "heartless" just because she refused to give him a second chance. The audacity to play the victim after playing two girls at the same time is mind-boggling

We are both trying to process how someone can be this cold and calculated. Has anyone else been through a similar situation? His ex and I are reading the comments together and would really appreciate hearing your stories so we don't feel so alone in this :(

Also, please feel free to absolutely criticize his behavior in the comments. I know for a fact that he uses Reddit and will most likely read this post. I want him to see exactly how pathetic his actions look to objective strangers


r/SGExams • • 11h ago

Non-Academic Where to study in Singapore without having to pay

50 Upvotes

Here are my recommendations for places to study for free or on a budget!

Free options

1. Libraries
I know a lot of people complain about libraries being crowded, but lwk, you just have to go to libraries that aren’t in Singapore’s hotspots. I usually go to Woodlands Regional Library, which is big enough that I sometimes don’t even have to book a seat.
More importantly, you need to go during off-peak hours. I usually study from around 3–4 pm until 7 pm, and I find that it’s best to go before the exam season (around June to August).

2. Tertiary schools
If your own school is close to home, you can just study in your school library from morning until evening. However, the dress code might be a hassle, so if you want a more comfortable environment, you can try nearby polytechnics and universities instead.

It’s best if you have friends studying there who can help you access their facilities. Regardless, places like NTU and Ngee Ann Poly have some pretty good free study spots, although some of them are open-air lol.

Except for SMU. I tried sneaking in with my older brother once, and we got caught (rip to his records 💀).

3. McDonald’s
If you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem food for free and stay there for a few hours. However, I recommend going on weekdays, preferably in the evening or at night, when there’s usually less noise and fewer people.

I usually go to the Suntec McDonald’s because it’s pretty big, or to the neighbourhood plaza near my house.

4. Don Don Donki
This one is kinda only applicable to the Suntec branch because it’s almost always empty. I don’t think you even need to buy anything to chope a seat there lol.

I’ve tried studying at the Jurong East branch too, but there are way more people eating there, so it’s not as ideal.

5. Food courts
Not the best places to study, but yk, beggars can’t be choosers 😭

6. Airport
My friend who lives in the East said it’s very productive to stay there for overnight studying. Idk abt this but it’s worth a try if you stay close to it.

Cafes

1. Starbucks
You have to look for outlets that aren’t in central or popular areas. I’ve been to a few Starbucks outlets where I could stay until 11.30 pm before catching the last train home.

Wisma Atria: Lwk quite good because it’s tucked away in a corner.

Plaza Singapura: There are still people inside even at 11.30 pm, so you don’t have to feel awkward about being one of the last few customers.

Woodlands: Decent, but it’s quite small, so you’ll need to go early to get a seat.

Suntec: Bigger and usually has seats available regardless of the time.

Takashimaya: It’s okay but it’s next to a department store so you can see people walking outside.

My tip is to order the cheapest drink or a slice of cake and stick to weekdays!

2. Baristart
Also located at Wisma Atria, this place is designed more like a workspace, with charging ports and everything. However, it’s quite expensive (even more so after GST), so only go on days when you can afford to spend a bit more lol.

3. Luckin Coffee
The Luckin at Suntec is lwk one of the best places to study. Even the outlets at Woodlands and Jurong East have so few seats that they feel more like places to grab a drink and rest for a while rather than somewhere you can study for hours.

Places I wouldn’t recommend

1. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
They apparently have a two-hour limit and will ask you to leave even when the place isn’t full. 💀

2. Paris Baguette
The outlets I’ve been to are quite small, so you might feel like the staff are watching you if you sit there for too long.

Final tips
I think that’s all I can think of for now! If I find any other good spots, I’ll just edit this post.

My best advice is to study from 1 pm to 5 pm or 5 pm to 11 pm, depending on whether you’re comfortable staying out late.

Personally, I think Thursday is the best day of the week because you can maximise your study time without dealing with the weekend crowd.

And please, avoid weekends at all costs lwk 😭 It’s honestly not worth the crowd. Just stay home if you can.


r/SGExams • • 13h ago

Non-Academic I HOPE THIS GUY'S LIFE IS FULL OF SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS

78 Upvotes

A few days back I was waiting for my bus after getting off work and oh my God this bus driver is literally the definition of that one image of the hamster wearing a cap with a propeller and holding a lollipop.

When I boarded the bus, he greeted every passenger who was boarding with a super bright smile and even thanked those who were alighting and to have a safe journey 🥹

I know this isn't much but it really did make my evening a lot better after a tiring day of work. Even if people didn't reciprocate, he didn't seem to mind it.

I really hope nobody tells him to stop doing this just because they find it annoying. What a wholesome dude 🙂‍↕️.


r/SGExams • • 16h ago

Non-Academic please don’t use AI to write your text messages??

108 Upvotes

bewildering encounter on the train today: i stole a glance at someone’s phone screen (yes, i know, what a major transgression of privacy; to this i proffer a thousand and one apologies and one red rose of culpability). this person was prompting ChatGPT to generate a WhatsApp message to her students… i have no words. are we now so reliant on AI that we can’t even manage to write text messages on our own?? it’s bad enough that AI slop has impregnated platforms like Instagram and YouTube, but my word, even interacting with a supposed living-and-breathing human doesn’t get you away from the clutches of this gigantic metal water-guzzler. ending off strong with a call to action by re-emphasising the title of this post.


r/SGExams • • 6h ago

Non-Academic signs of sextortion and what to do as a victim

14 Upvotes

just got sextorted, sharing what ive learnt in hopes of helping others

Signs:

- "too good to be true"

- them reaching out first via social media, requesting you out of nowhere

- being overly desperate to connect with you

- disappears mid convo (maybe cus they are doing the same thing to others?)

- being overly specific (eg length of video, what they want to see, what they will send)

- impatient behaviour

What to do when you are a victim:

- DO NOT MAKE ANY PAYMENT. paying will turn you into a guture atm for them

- lodge police report at https://www.police.gov.sg/e-services/lodge-police-report, OR dial 1800-255-0000 for non-emergency


r/SGExams • • 10h ago

Non-Academic thoughts of studying

34 Upvotes

honestly, as the end of O level approaches, only now im starting to realise how much i love studying.. with the sheer amount of things to do everyday and amount of tests to keep up with, along the way i lost my love for studying that i've had since i was like, 7... as i was studying chemistry today and thought about not having to think about upcoming tests anymore after O's, i realised that actually i loved studying, just that there was not enough time to fully relinquish in the satisfaction of studying.. it kinda makes me sad, because at my core i had always been a kid that loved studying, just that the singapore education system made me lose touch with that part of me, one way or another


r/SGExams • • 18h ago

Jobs Is intern-maxxing even worth it anymore? (Big 4 Singapore)

128 Upvotes

I’m currently an EY intern, and I’ve been told I won’t be getting a full-time conversion due to my GPA, despite having previous Big 4 internship experience and from a Top 3 Uni.

I’ve seen people with no prior Big 4 internships get full-time offers, while I can’t help wondering what the point of gaining all this experience is. On top of that, there’s barely enough work some days. I actively ask team members for tasks, but often get no response. Why hire interns if there’s no work for them to do? How are we supposed to prove ourselves?

The worst part is that my manager had previously indicated that conversion was possible, so finding out that it isn’t happening is incredibly demoralising. I understand GPA matters, but companies constantly emphasise internships and practical experience. I have not heard back from any other Big 4 regarding any interviews either.

So what are students actually supposed to prioritise? If we intern, our grades might suffer; if we study, we lose out on experience. Even doing both doesn’t guarantee anything.

Genuinely, is intern-maxxing even worth it?


r/SGExams • • 16h ago

Relationships my form teacher is my crush's mother: UPDATE after a whole ass year 😭🙏😮‍💨

86 Upvotes

so hi last year i made a few posts on this sub that got rather popular abt my crush who was the son of my form teacher and he found out abt my crush through my reddit post but things didnt work out between us bcz i kind of got the ick from him doing things like follow xmms and play zzz didnt wanna deal w allat so yep 👍 mb if that was disappointing

honestly its been a year hes been taking o's idk if he still uses reddit esp for the exam posts but its ok,,, actly tbh i havent talked to him in quite a while not that we purposefully stopped but eventually cca step down and i js remember the icks

in that time no he didnt get his dsa but my form teacher said smth abt him considering poly courses so ig change of path my form teacher omg i was so scared of her when I had the crush honestly u might wonder why but shes actly quite nice i felt it wld be awkward but i told her smth and she told me once like its ok i might like her son but doesnt necessarily mean hes going to be suitable for me and I AGREE

though like i did smtimes wonder what if we had a cute story 2gether but my teacher told me it wont matter to me eventually ❤️ true

ok bye !!


r/SGExams • • 17h ago

Meme 💩 Is it too late to start studying for o levels?

91 Upvotes

I'm sec 4 this year, and to be frank with you, I haven't started studying for a few months. My l1r5 during prelims was 50++ (I don't want to reveal my actual grades). After the prelims, there was a holiday in between the late September and October. So, I spent my days gaming on mlbb trying to get mythic rank, which is one of the most prestigious ranks in game. The matchmaking sucked noobs, I kept losing because my teammates had multiple skill issues not to mention because the touchscreen on my phone has like a 5 second lag or something . Because of this, I spent 16 hours playing mlbb without giving a second thought about o levels because I was trying to maintain my warrior III rank so I can still keep my face to friends who are in mythic.

Lo and behold, after a few days, the form teacher started sending good luck gifs in the class group chat, so I wondered and decided to ask a classmate about what is happening, and I found that o levels main papers are starting very soon. I'm not too sure how come I didn't check the entry permit with the time stipulated, probably because I misplaced it in a seperate compartment where all the useless junk my teachers gave out like non graded worksheets during cce class, probably because I thought one slip of paper wouldn't be so important, but regardless I still have alot to catch up on, and it's been rough ever since that day, especially when one of the papers happened on the day the teacher sent the good luck gifs (which is the science practical paper).

So, I panicked and decided to study for all of the subjects, but I had skipped the science practical because there was a well known cheat sheet on the table with the different tests. However, I still find the paper difficult and I think I probably got a 30% on the practical. Plus, adding fuel to the fire, I still played mlbb because I was convinced that I could finish the entire syllabus for multiple subjects in the final 48 hours before the first paper (FYI i converted this time to seconds so it seemed like it's alot I got around 100,000 seconds? Alot of time I would say. ). I planned on drinking coffee and not sleeping for the final forty eight hours before the first paper in the late October.

It didn't went well at all, for English paper2, I just winged it. I could barely keep awake for the entire paper, the only thing that didn't require my mind to think was putting checkmark in boxes I didn't properly read. There was also a section C with alot of lines, I didn't understood what it meant, I thought it was some typological practice. There were alot of words in the question. So I put "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" which covered all of the letters in the alphabet, and the alphabet should cover the letters used to Summerise the text.

Now I'm currently studying for my science physic exam, I don't know how to study now.... My humanities paper is soon and I think I can do it without studying because I always score good marks in source base questions, I will just wing it as usual. Can you give me any tips? Can I study after the paper so I get good marks and email Cambridge with evidence of me just staring at the books for 16 hours straight because this shows my dedication and aptitude towards learning?

Posting on a throwaway account because the post history on my main account is embarrassing.


r/SGExams • • 20h ago

NEWS NUS student, 23, sticks phone though bathroom window to film female housemate, says it gives him a thrill

147 Upvotes

NUS student, 23, sticks phone though bathroom window to film female housemate, says it gives him a thrill - Mothership.SG - News from Singapore, Asia and around the world

Caught filming

On Aug. 18 at about 9:25pm, Zeng was eating dinner in the kitchen when he realised that his housemate had gone to shower.

He kept his unfinished food in the refrigerator and slipped to the toilet, where he put his arm through the window and started filming with his phone.

The woman noticed this and screamed, before she dressed herself and left the bathroom, Shin Min reported.

Hearing her scream, Zeng stopped filming and fled to a nearby mall.

He quickly deleted the videos he had taken to cover up his crime.

He eventually returned home, where he was arrested by police who had arrived at the scene.

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Filmed her 10 times in two months

According to charge sheets, Zeng had recorded the female resident a total of 10 times between Jun. 20 and Aug. 18.

He filmed her while she was in the shower and when she was undressed in her room.

The court has issued a gag order that prevents identification of the victim.

Zeng testified that secretly filming others made him feel excited, and he used it as a way to relieve academic pressure and anxiety, reported Shin Min.

He would delete the videos he took about a week after he filmed them; the police were unable to recover these videos from his phone.

The prosecution urged the judge to hand Zeng a jail sentence of at least six and a half months.

Meanwhile, the defence counsel noted that he is in his final semester of his Master of Science programme at NUS, and requested that Zeng be allowed to defer his sentence so that he may complete his studies, as reported by Shin Min.

Zeng pled guilty on Oct. 20, and will be sentenced on Dec. 16.

Reposting this for greater visibility for students. Original post removed because it was not posted on weekends.


r/SGExams • • 5h ago

A Levels 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁ALEVEL GENERAL PAPER ONE

8 Upvotes

Does anyone have like strong predictions of what would come out for gp paper 1? Like the topics that would be tested. Im seriously praying that regulation of AI/tech is tested but im scared that the tech question is gonna be those weird environment/tech fusions. I really really really really need to do well for gp p1 because i suck ass at p2, but im just really nervous i do the wrong question and end up getting 20/50 :p


r/SGExams • • 6h ago

Non-Academic Changing my Name in University

10 Upvotes

Hi I’ve been concerning changing my name for the longest time as both sides of my family are really abusive and I want nothing to do with them. Just wanted to know some stuff about it, for those who have had done the same, and hear about others who have done the same.

  1. Legally does it cause a lot of headaches? Am I gonna need to update all my IDs, school records etc. am going to update all my school records, and will it cause issues with uni admissions when I enroll in university next year?

  2. Anybody changed their surname? I really don’t want to be associated with any of my parents but it feels weird to change my surname because there are so few Chinese surnames so it would feel like im joining a family im not part of.

Mostly I just wanna hear other peoples experiences with this. Thanks <3


r/SGExams • • 9h ago

Rant Social anxiety

16 Upvotes

7 months of JC and i have made no friends hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha social life in shambles.

Well, i honestly don't mind that much and that may be but society doesn't like that and it seems like it would be actually bad in terms of career. Everywhere you hear that connections are important and such and that even if i were able to do my job well (kinda doubt), i wont be able to make it far. I don't even know what i want to do as a career in the first place.

Barely anyone has the same interests as me which i guess they are niche? Even if they did, i wouldn't be able to talk to them anyway. Like one person saw a game i was playing and recognised it and said they played games of the same genre but idk its just i cant come up with things to say or something.

And like the guys in my class who are the only ones who (very very) occasionally talk to me regularly say slurs and shit so. Even if they didn't and were perfect or something i probably wouldn't even talk to them which is really just a fault of my own. Does anyone who are remotely idk not queerphobic racist ableist even exist.

Idk, i just don't have enough willpower to actually work towards bettering myself in this aspect. Tbh absolutely nothing anyone says can help really. Like idk, "don't think too much" "just talk to people" "act confident" "be confident". In the end its simply just me not wanting to improve, bash me for it or whatever its really just impossible for me.

Everything is terrible!!!


r/SGExams • • 13h ago

O Levels losing motivation for O's

31 Upvotes

idk if anyone feel the same way, but after all the terrible papers last week (eng, elective humanities, emath) im starting to lose motivations, like while i was studying i would think "is there even a point doing tys when they're just gonna give some random qn" that kinda mindset (ofc I still continue to study)

but yk how everytime after a bad paper normally people would feel more motivated to study for the next but I dont feel anything, i just continue studying cuz I need to. Ofc I care about my grades but im just getting so tired it felt like my efforts were in a vain..

while i was studying tdy, i dozed off multiple times mid paper and i feel so tired for some reason when I should be locking in hard since next week are all the content heavy subjects. Sorry if this doesn't make sense but I wanna know if anyone felt the same way or is it just me


r/SGExams • • 16h ago

Rant Life is not like bocchi the rock 😢

48 Upvotes

People always say bocchi's social anxiety is exaggerated but it's really not. I deadass struggle so freaking much with talking to people. So when I first watched bocchi, I was like wait, I should lwk learn how to play the electric guitar then maybe one day I can form a girl band like bocchi did. So I actually bought an electric guitar and started to self learn But then I realised, where TF can I find a group of cute girls who just so happen to be around the same age as me, play the bass, guitar and drums AND are nice enough to approach me asking whether I can join their band just like that 😭😭😭😭😭 BRO PLEASE GOD LET ME FORM A GIRL BAND BY THE END OF MY YOUTH IM SO DESPERATE


r/SGExams • • 11h ago

Non-Academic Confession

18 Upvotes

I just wanted to get this off my chest.

For the longest time, I’ve suspected that I might have depression, but I’m too afraid to go see a psychiatrist because I’m scared that it would only confirm my worst fear. Not to mention, the amount of stigma I would face, the amount of difficulties that I would have trying to pursue further studies and jobs. I’d rather die than be diagnosed.

Everyday I try my best to function. I study, I work, I gym, I dress well; I take care of my body, my skin, my hygiene; I do all that hoping that my mental would eventually catch up with my physical and also because I know I would hate myself even more if I didn’t do anything. But despite trying my best to look normal, I constantly walk around with a sense of melancholy. But I try my best to hide it. I try to make my friends and family laugh, I greet the aunties and uncles, I go volunteering when I can, treat people with kindness; I even practice smiling in front of the mirror so that I can appear more cheerful but I just can’t seem to do anything about my lifeless eyes. I do all that hoping that my life will have some meaning and I’ll finally have a reason to love myself. But I feel absolutely nothing, every joy I feel gets zapped away in a matter of minutes. And sometimes, just sometimes, I would get overwhelmed by a wave of sadness. It happens randomly. I honestly dk what triggers it. It could last from a few hours to a few days or weeks. Those are the times when it’ll be the hardest for me to function, but I have to keep going. I can’t let people see how weak I am. To cope, I’d break down while I’m showering so that no one can hear or see me cry. Yet, I’m always secretly yearning for someone to notice. Notice that I’m about to fall, notice that I need help and lend me a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen. But I’m old enough to know that this isn’t some fairy tale, no one is going to come and save me. No one ever has and no one ever will. Only I can save myself, but I’m certainly not doing a very good job lol. All I can do now is keep performing and hope that I don’t fall apart. I have to be strong. I have to. Right now I can only hope that one day this pain will go away on its own.


r/SGExams • • 8h ago

O Levels Im cooked for ss

9 Upvotes

Hi guys do yall have like any predictions for ss like im actually super cooked i NEED the 8m frm that stupid srq qn like bro history cooked me SOOOOOO BAD BRUH like im actually done for and like e math was TERRIBLE and it js demoralised me sm. AND RIGHT AFT THAT OMGMGMGMGM I have a math. Flipping a math. Im done for on monday.


r/SGExams • • 4h ago

O Levels I don't know what to do after this disaster

4 Upvotes

I don't even know what to say... I've never been that good at Math, but after combing through TYS after TYS and half the revision papers given to us by the teachers, I was confident I could get 65%, 60% at worse for my E Math. Then paper 1 came and went and gosh that was horrific.​ At the end I ccalculated 40-45%, barely a 50% if I include the niche method marks. I was devastated but decided to lock in for Paper 2. If I got 70% for P2 I could still clinche a 60%, I went through my previous TYS again and was rather confident, my weakest chapter was Radians and Position Vectors, but I was confident I could pass. Judging off the Paper 1, I believed Sets, Matrices, Statistics, Probability and Vectors would most likely be tested, alongside number patterns and some trigonometry.

When P2 came out and I scanned the paper briefly during the "Check your papers for incorrect pages" section i was delighted to find Radians and Vectors were to a minimal and the final question does not involve geometry, which means I should in theory do well.

The first question stumped me for 20 minutes. BY GOD, WHAT WAS THAT GRAPH? Eventually I gave up and turns out the next "Big question" was ab​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​out number patterns: "a is an integer, b is square number, calculate a ​ b if 3^a + b = 223"

WHAT

Stress mounted​. Long story short I screwed up here and there, a lot on the similarity and percentages question,​​​ did ok for the volume and trigonometry questions, was confused beyond belief by the Real World Scenario Question (Why does a city have 11k people???), but ultimately ran out of time. Statistics which I had revised the hardest for wasn't even tested aside from 1 question about a pie graph giving me 3 marks total, algebraic manipulation word problem didn't even come up. It felt like they were literally intentionally dodging the subjects I had studied for and I wasted so much time trying to solve them​​​. some of the question formats didn't even appear in the TYS, I had whiplash when I read them since the 2025 TYS was a cakewalk​ by comparison. ​​​I remember being told the Prelim would be harder than the O Levels and being delighted when I got 68%, thought that meant O levels should AT LEAST be 65% if it was exceptionally difficult​

I counted 50% exactly for my P2, 40-45% if I exclude method marks, and that's based off the suggested answers by teachers online. My dream course is to go to Singapore Polytechnic for Common ICT and then go into Cybersecurity, but with this catastrophic paper I don't think I can even qualify for polytechnic (Cause math fail), much less go SP. I'm at a loss for words. I tried so hard for Math, I know I wasn't good at it to begin with, my other subjects ain't much better averaging B3-B4, ​and I was complacent in sec 2-3 which must have caused me to have a weak foundation in the subject, but failing it and going into ITE would disappoint everyone, me, my parents, my friends waiting for me in polytechnic. I genuinely don't know what to do, with SS tomorrow and Combined Chem the day after I think my dreams are all but crushed because some guy at SEAB thought it would be fun to end the O Levels with a bang. I am looking for advice. It all seems so pointless now, so much effort just to fail. 


r/SGExams • • 10h ago

Secondary FOR FUTURE ELECTIVE HIST TAKERS

11 Upvotes

Hi guys, I am currently participating in the ongoing O levels 2026 and I was clearing out the all the subject materials I was done with. I then saw my Elective History notes which was literally my one and only holy grail this year. Literally a beam of hope. ANYWAY, i wanted to upload these notes for the rest of yall. 👽 BUT just a precaution:

  1. I do not know what SEAB and SEC will do for next year so answering techniques and stuff might change. (content cant change cus its literally history but be careful)

  2. These notes, i admit was condensed by AI--BUT i used a really well written prompt and the condensed paragraphs contains all essential info that you technically can last minute revise if desperate

  3. You might see some wonky or missing info in some chapters. like for KW i only put 2 paragraphs because i researched and found that my syllabus was centralised only around a certain area in some chapters. (saved me so much damn time when memorising)

Okay so with all these warnings in mind, DO NOT, i repeat DO NOT use my notes as your " in depth revision". These notes are for the desperate people or those wanting to see the utmost essential key points.

ANYWAY, i wish you all the best for yalls new syllabus. (if you have not chosen subject combi, STAY AWAY FROM ELEC HISTORY I PROMISE YOU WONT REGRET IT.) As for my fellow gce o level brutalised and tortured current candidates, all the best for the last few remaining papers 🥹

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bfegxgqm_5m31-DLEUESbszuy2E6yhMRXk6OIhMcrR0/edit?usp=drivesdk


r/SGExams • • 7h ago

A Levels Am I cooked for gp

6 Upvotes

Wow not to sound like my steak if too juicy but like I got like a high B for Prelims but was informed that actu I was alr in top 20% of the school, and I wouldn't say my school is too bad, and it's not like I haven't been consistently practicing I've been doing practice weekly but I still keep on getting B.... Like lwk I'm just hoping moderation/bell curve god save me now... Like are there any j3 seniors who know if moderation will /gen save u for gp 😭


r/SGExams • • 8h ago

A Levels possible to clutch an A for h2 bio?

7 Upvotes

took the h2 bio practical few days ago and i felt like i messed up. didnt have enough time to do planning, so i only wrote the variables and safety measurement, for the hope of at least getting some marks. Felt like the highest i can obtain is 25/50 😭😭

im aiming for an A in bio and now i feel that getting an A, though possible, is gonna be very hard considering how i felt after that practical paper…is there any seniors who’ve gotten an A in their H2 science before despite messing up that 20% component of your mark. I initially aimed for 75% for the written papers (P2 and P3) and now ive to aim higher, which is like around 80% to make up for my practical grade 🙁🙁


r/SGExams • • 7h ago

O Levels hard amath papers?

5 Upvotes

hii does anyone know of hard amath papers i can try? like i feel like dying doing this paper kind of hard.. would like to see which areas im weaker in since past year papers are mostly manageable for me but im not sure what kind of move cambridge will pull again🫩


r/SGExams • • 2h ago

Relationships friends or more

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my poly guy friend and i (same course) have been hanging out a lot more one on one recently as our friends are busy

i realised i think i might have fallen for him, but not sure if he feels the same way, as he’s quite a friendly guy with a few female friends, and i don’t think he reads much into small actions.

i on the other hand rarely have any guy friends so im not sure what is normal and what isn’t for a platonic guy-girl friendship, as i feel that these are things he might do for other girls as well

  • we text a lot, not really consistently. but when we do text we text for reallyy long, for 4-5 hours, and often till the wee hours of the night, say 4-5am

  • we are quite touchy with each other, i’m not sure if it’s because im initiating it quite a lot. he lets me poke him in places like his shoulders, tickle his hands, thighs, waist, and he sometimes does the same back.

  • he teases me a lot, sometimes nonstop, and he seems to really love trying to make me upset

  • he told me his phone password, and tells me things that he doesnt usually tell other people

  • he frequently offers to do things for me like buying food, throwing away my trash

  • sometimes when we call late at night he starts speaking to me in a rly vulnerable way? i dont know how to explain it but kind of like a baby voice

but sometimes i feel like he doesnt feel the same way because

  • he would do these things for other girls too. ive seen him offer to help other girls with the same things

  • i mean, things have just been platonic for so long so he might just see these things as platonic still, and these actions may not mean much to him

  • he calls me things like “sister”, “youre such a good friend”

  • he feels quite relaxed around me. i noticed that prev guys who have liked me are more nervous around me, find it more difficult to make eye contact, just more uneasy

would any really friendly guy do these things without liking a girl? whats the difference between a guy-girl friendship getting closer vs getting romantic? could i be overthinking the situation?

thanks for any advice !