How to get an offer from a polytechnic before sitting the O levels

Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate Lim Cai Qian, 20, entered the polytechnic's design course via the Early Admissions Exercise with her portfolio. ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN
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SINGAPORE – Before the O-level results were released in January, about 5,600 students had already received an offer for a place in one of the five polytechnics.

This was through the polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (EAE), an aptitude-based process that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers before getting their final grades.

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