IDON'TGIVEUP that kinda depends on how smart u r now, if you aren't like rlly smart already I would say its nearly impossible to get into selective from 30 days of preparation, because it is significantly harder and competitive than yr9. Jmss however, from what I have heard, is fairly easy and not much studying is needed, so you def hv a chance for jmss

    what do I need to learn for JMSS and help with Science Reasoning and writing please help me is the format and the topics that need to be covered If anyone has any practice paper for the science part if they are willing to give please help!

      6 days later

      Hi everyone,
      I just wanted to say I really appreciate all of the tips so far,

      I am also studying to try get into JMSS (2025) and I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with JAC tutoring as In school (current year 9 curriculum) I am able to achieve much better grades compared to the JAC practise tests (only around 40-60%) which Is around the average however the top marks are around 80-100 so it's definitely started to stress me out as a lot of the content has not been taught in school.

      Adding on to that I am finding the maths on the JAC practise tests insanely difficult to the point I'm unable to complete them, when I am able to achieve better grades at school, olympiads or math competitions.

      If anyone has some advice on what I should do that would be greatly appreciated! (sorry that sounds really broad and confusing but I'm starting to get stressed out as the examination date gets nearer.)

        IDON'TGIVEUP
        Hi, if you scroll up Ommahp posted a really thorough and detailed response to this question which I believe will really benefit you as it helped me a lot, just the second post.

          IDON'TGIVEUP
          To be completely honest I did some light studying for only around a month and I am only just starting my "hardcore" study now/recently. I'm certainly becoming stressed out as I want to attend but I'm just revising over practice tests from tutoring and compiling my notes around year 9 science curriculum topics, I'm also going to be doing numerous timed practice scientific essays/reports with the aid of chat gpt to give some feedback.

          That's just a quick snapshot of what I'm doing but at the end of the day just try your best and give it your all, one test won't determine your entire future. Hoping we all get in for 2025!

          • eee replied to this.

              eee I only study for around 1 hour per day, otherwise, I find myself getting distracted quickly and unable to focus, just find the study method that works best for you and stick to it. (I also used chat gpt to generate a study schedule for 30 days revolving around year 9 science/math topics. I'd recommend if you feel overwhelmed by the amount of content you need to learn in such a small period of time.

                  eee Thanks for your help. It gives me Little hope but by any chance do you have free resources that you are willing to share? And what is the structure for the essay and what are you meant to do for scientific multiple choice.

                  Thanks a lot, good luck !!

                  • eee replied to this.

                      IDON'TGIVEUP
                      Unfortunately sharing resources from my tutoring centre could potentially result in me getting In trouble as I believe it is against the rules (so sorryyy) your best friend (one of my favourite resources) will be a good word doc and chat gpt, ask it questions relating to the year 9 curriculum breaking down explanations, examples and even quiz questions to test your knowledge. GL ( I also use science books, workbooks and maths textbooks from school)

                      • eee replied to this.

                          eee The essay structure ( I think) will be 1) A scientific report consisting of an aim, hypothesis, method, discussion with validity, reliability... conclusion etc. (again you can ask chat gpt for feedback on this. 2) A "creative" essay where you receive a prompt and use some light scientific knowledge to create a creative-ish but mainly scientific piece basically following the report structure less and more focusing on your interpretation of the information given.

                          The scientific multiple choice will be based off the year 9 curriculum topics so your textbooks or resources from school would really be beneficial for this (or chat gpt bahah). Basically, everything is to test the extent of your general science knowledge. (idk if that made sense, if you scroll up the explanations are much better.

                            is it impossible to get into jmss if i start studying now?
                            also could you provide some sample questions for science report and informative essay?

                              At this point im just cramming stuff up
                              The maths bit im just practising JAC questions i had last yr for selective
                              i still dont understand the science repots and stuff
                              for science reasoning am i just supposed to study yr 9 science book??
                              plss helpp