Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Internship in Hong Kong

14 days quarantine at Dorsett Wanchai, from 12 May - 26 May

6 days quarantine at Shama Service Apartment, from 26 May - 31 May

Internship accommodation at Two MacDonnell Road, from 31 May - 7 August 

Waiting area before departure
About 4 passengers in the entire SQ flight
Dorsett Wanchai hotel room
View from hotel room
Menu for 14 days quarantine

Sharma Service Apartment
Two MacDonnell Road Apartment



First time making french toast

Welcome gifts

Thursday, 6 May 2021

May/June Maths Olympiad Online Class

This is posted on behalf of Ms Tang.

Ms Tang graduated with a Masters in Mathematics and was a former university Mathematics lecturer. 

In May and June 2021, she will conduct the following online Maths Olympiad (MO) classes via Zoom. The class capacity is 8 students.


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S1/S2 SMO Junior Mock Tests

Dates

May 16 and May 23

- 9 am: Mock test paper will be sent out.

- 9.30 am ~ 12 pm: Mock test (Students are to complete within 2 hours 30 minutes)

- 3 pm ~ 5 pm: Online class to go through the mock test.

Fees: $160 per student for both sessions


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S1 MO Online Class Preparing for SMO Round 2

Schedule

S1, June 6,  3pm ~ 4.30 pm, Algebra 

S2, June 9,  8pm ~ 9.30 pm, Number Theory

S3, June 13, 3pm ~ 4.30 pm, Geometry 

S4, June 16, 8pm ~ 9.30 pm, Combinatorics 

S5, June 20, 3pm ~ 4.30 pm, go through Mock test 1 

S6, June 23, 8pm ~ 9.30 pm, go through Mock test 2

Fees: $360 per student for 6 sessions. 

You can request for a paid trial lesson. 


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P4/P5 MO Online Class Preparing for NMOS Round 2

June 1, 4

June 8, 11

June 15, 18

June 22, 25

The rate is $60 per session per student (starting at 8 pm, ending at 9.30 pm). You can request for a paid trial lesson.

If you are interested, please contact Ms Tang via WhatsApp 85758636.




Saturday, 1 May 2021

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1C Results

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1C Results

Top 10

The top 1500 contestants in this round will advance to Round 2.


Rank nickname (real name), score
#41 sampletext (Jeffrey Lee), 100
#47 Blerargh, 100
#49 xantho, 100
#176 suncup224, 74
#229 kawaiigabrielneko, 74
#340 xuanji@gmail.com, 74
#402 ryansee (Ryan See), 60
#576 kronos, 58
#685 Sanath77, 54
#736 huangqr (Huang Qirui), 54
#895 comicalromance, 54
#928 cly753, 54
#966 ssp547, 54
#1020 RandomMe, 54
#1084 pavement, 54
#1104 vtr, 54
#1119 lemiao12, 54
#1207 i.am.csc, 54
#1225 cyberhuman, 54
#1395 huikang, 54

Monday, 26 April 2021

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1B Results

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1B Results

Top 10

The top 1500 contestants in this round will advance to Round 2.


Rank nickname (real name), score
#54 jacobtpl (Jacob Teo), 100
#59 Feeder, 100
#157 SmileyFace (Zhang Guang Xuan), 100
#172 Orang3 (Daniel Choo), 100
#210 TrueBamboo, 82
#256 yunruiw@gmail.com (Wang Yunrui), 77
#271 rocketninja7 (Andrew Yapp), 77
#341 meeeep (Li Yao’an), 77
#385 nzqrc (Howe Choong Yin), 69
#392 4yn (Chang Si Yuan), 69
#441 estelle0500 (Estelle Lee), 61
#495 Avain, 61
#664 limli (Lim Li), 59
#682 pooty, 59
#690 bayweiheng (Bay Wei Heng), 59
#730 damianhxy (Damian Ho), 59
#865 cstuart (Stuart Lim), 43
#895 Momoofhappiness (Luke Tan), 43
#978 gylfruit, 43
#1004 andyk, 43
#1365 gerhean, 36

Saturday, 24 April 2021

IMO 2021 Singapore Team


The 62nd  International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) will be held from 14 to 24 July 2021, and hosted by St Petersburg Russia.

The Singapore Team comprises the following students: (not in order of ranking) 

Lucas Boo, RI Year 6 (IMO 2019 Gold, 2018 Silver) 
Low Choo Ray, RI Year 6 (IMO 2020 Bronze)
Hu Xinghui, RI Year 5 (IMO 2020 Silver)
Etienne Ong, RI Year 6
Lai Pengchong, RI Year 5
Shevonne Chia, NUSH Year 5

Congratulations!

Saturday, 10 April 2021

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1A Results

Google Code Jam 2021 Round 1A Results

Top 10


The top 1500 contestants in this round will advance to Round 2.


Rank nickname (real name), score
#62 clarence.chew (Clarence Chew), 85
#91 jianzhi (Wang Jianzhi), 75
#101 lovemathboy (Huang Xingchen), 75
#137 eutroph, 75
#180 czxcjx, 75
#276 anonymoussquid, 75
#292 errorgorn (Ashley Aragorn Khoo), 75
#401 dantoh000 (Daniel Toh), 69
#471 btzy (Bernard Teo), 61
#613 jonathanirvings (Jonathan Irvin Gunawan), 60
#678 shenxy (Shen Xing Yang), 60
#702 Jamezzz, 60
#730 oneplusone (Lim Jeck), 60
#734 SmileyFace (Zhang Guang Xuan), 60
#781 9mat, 60
#808 kai824 (Tan Yi Kai), 60
#967 zengminghao (Zeng Minghao), 60
#975 Thallid, 60
#1054 level.51, 60
#1084 fenwicktree, 60
#1107 xTheBHox, 60
#1121 HuaJun07 (Teow Hua Jun), 60
#1122 mesaliason, 60
#1144 funy, 60
#1186 ncduy0303, 60
#1213 Zheyuan (Yu Zheyuan), 54
#1246 pwypeanut (Pang Wen Yuen), 54
#1325 socho (Soumyaditya Choudhuri), 54
#1407 lichenkoh (Koh Li Chen), 54
#1464 jiahng (Koh Jia Hng), 54

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

IPhO 2021 and APhO 2021 Singapore Teams


The 51st International Physics Olympiad 2021 (IPhO 2021) will be organised in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, from 17 to 25 July.

The following Year 6/JC2 students are representing Singapore at the IPhO 2021:
Lewin Basil Slader Marsh, HCI
Akshat Chaudhary, NUSH
Sim Hui Xiang, NUSH
Tan Chien Hao, RI
Wang Yunrui, RI

The 21st Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO 2021) will be held in Taiwan from 17 to 24 May.  It will be an online competition.

The following Year 6/JC2 students are representing Singapore at the APhO 2021:
David Teo Kai, ACSI
Derrick Chew Bowen, RI
Shen Zhen Yang, RI
Gyan Seah Jia'en, NUSH
Johnson Kathiravan, NUSH
Paul Seow, NUSH
Whang Shih Ee, NUSH
Vishal Mohanty, NUSH

Monday, 22 March 2021

NOI 2021 Results

Full Results

NOI 2021 Top Contestants and Top Schools Results

Top 4 Contestants
1. Tan Yi Kai, HCI
2. Zeng Minghao, Manjusri Secondary
3. Shen Zihan, NJC
4. Stuart Lim Yi Xiong, HCI

Top Secondary School Students
1. James Sng Sun Jie, NUSH
2. Yaw Chur Zhe, HCI

Top Female Medalist
Jamie Lim Jia Sin, NUSH

Youngest Medalist
Dylan See Yuzhi, DHS

Top Junior Colleges
1. HCI
2. RI
Honorable Mention: United World College South East Asia Dover Campus

Top Secondary Schools
1. RI
2. NUSH

QS Business Masters Rankings 2021: Finance

QS Business Masters Rankings 2021: Finance


Friday, 12 March 2021

Masters Applications and Admission Results

Undergrad Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Major: Mathematical Sciences (Class of 2017)
GPA: 4.97 / 5

GMAT (taken in Oct 2020):
Overall Score: 720
Quantitative: 51/51
Verbal: 35/51
Reasoning: 8/8
Analytical Writing: cancelled due to covid19

Program Applying: Master of Finance

Applied to:
Cambridge: Accepted on 17 Mar (with interview & test)
MIT: Accepted on 12 Mar (with interview & test), Attending!
Oxford: Rejected on 10 Dec (without interview)
Princeton: Rejected on 6 Mar (with interview & test)
Stanford (Computational Finance): Rejected on 26 Feb (without interview, did not take GRE)

Thursday, 4 March 2021

Registration for Code Jam 2021 is open

Round, Start to End (Singapore Time), Duration 
Qualification Round - 26 Mar (Fri) 9 pm to 28 Mar (Sun) 3 am, 30 hrs 
Round 1A - 10 Apr (Sat) 9 am to 11.30 am, 2 hrs 30 mins 
Round 1B - 25 Apr (Sun/Mon) 12 am to 2.30 am, 2 hrs 30 mins 
Round 1C - 1 May (Sat) 5 pm to 7.30 pm, 2 hrs 30 mins 
Round 2 - 15 May (Sat) 10 pm to 16 May (Sun) 12.30 am, 2 hrs 30 mins 
Round 3 - 5 Jun (Sat) 10 pm to 6 Jun (Sun) 12.30 am, 2 hrs 30 mins 
World Finals - 7 Aug (Sat) 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm, 4 hrs