Posted by: fortunefaded July 1, 2008
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Pire,
I am a Xavarian. I completed my SLC from a well known school in Kathmandu and decided to study Isc in St. Xaviar's at Maitighar. And no St. Xaviar's doesn't have A levels.
Regarding where you should send your bhatij, it all depends on what do you want your bhatij to do after ISc/A levels. If your bhatij is going to study MBBS or engineering at Pulchowk, then nothing can be a better option than SXC (St. Xavier's College), and tell him to join the Biology group. The tuition and fees are relatively cheap......It is around 1500 per month I believe. The competition is fierce to get in and it never really subsides as you study there. The kids in Xavier's are very motivated and hard working. Thus, no wonder a lot of students get into Maharajgunj, Pulchowk, and many places from the Ministry. From my class, out of the 40 students they take in Maharajgunj, 5 bagged the MBBS seats and one of the guys from my physics group topped the pulchowk entrance exam. Lot of my friends are studying engineering in Pulchowk.
But if you want your bhatij to go abroad, specifically USA for higher education, then I strongly reccommend Rato Bungalow or Budhanilkantha A levels. Nothing really beats the A levels. The reason is that most kids from Xaviar's don't apply abroad initially and when they don't get into pretigeous MBBS/ engineering schools, then they do. They end up not knowing/getting into the prestigeous schools in the United States. But kids from Rato Bungalow and BKNS have to apply abroad as the A level curriculum is very different from Isc (and better in my opinion) and they have tough time getting into medical/engineering schools in Nepal anyways. Those kids already prepare for US college Admissions while they are in high school. So, it totally depends on what your bhatij wants to do after high school.
If you ask me as an Xavarian, I strongly suggest that he get into Rato Bungalow or Budhanilkanta A levels, do extremely well in his A levels and the SATs, and apply to top universities/colleges in the United States. If he works hard, he will get in and he will definitely get full financial aid. There are very few (probably a couple) students from St. Xaviar's that I know who are studying in very prestigeous schools (MIT, Harvard, Upenn, or any Ivy League, Amherst, Swarthmore, Williams, or any top liberal arts school). But there are a handful of students from Rato Bungalow and BKNS. The quality of education here is way better and relevant to the industry than in Nepal.
Another reason to take A leves is that having A levels gives you more credibility while applying in the US because it is internationally recognized. A lot of international kids in my current college took A levels in their high school and almost all international students get full financial aid here. With A levels you even get credit for the introductory college level classes.
All the Best.
I am a Xavarian. I completed my SLC from a well known school in Kathmandu and decided to study Isc in St. Xaviar's at Maitighar. And no St. Xaviar's doesn't have A levels.
Regarding where you should send your bhatij, it all depends on what do you want your bhatij to do after ISc/A levels. If your bhatij is going to study MBBS or engineering at Pulchowk, then nothing can be a better option than SXC (St. Xavier's College), and tell him to join the Biology group. The tuition and fees are relatively cheap......It is around 1500 per month I believe. The competition is fierce to get in and it never really subsides as you study there. The kids in Xavier's are very motivated and hard working. Thus, no wonder a lot of students get into Maharajgunj, Pulchowk, and many places from the Ministry. From my class, out of the 40 students they take in Maharajgunj, 5 bagged the MBBS seats and one of the guys from my physics group topped the pulchowk entrance exam. Lot of my friends are studying engineering in Pulchowk.
But if you want your bhatij to go abroad, specifically USA for higher education, then I strongly reccommend Rato Bungalow or Budhanilkantha A levels. Nothing really beats the A levels. The reason is that most kids from Xaviar's don't apply abroad initially and when they don't get into pretigeous MBBS/ engineering schools, then they do. They end up not knowing/getting into the prestigeous schools in the United States. But kids from Rato Bungalow and BKNS have to apply abroad as the A level curriculum is very different from Isc (and better in my opinion) and they have tough time getting into medical/engineering schools in Nepal anyways. Those kids already prepare for US college Admissions while they are in high school. So, it totally depends on what your bhatij wants to do after high school.
If you ask me as an Xavarian, I strongly suggest that he get into Rato Bungalow or Budhanilkanta A levels, do extremely well in his A levels and the SATs, and apply to top universities/colleges in the United States. If he works hard, he will get in and he will definitely get full financial aid. There are very few (probably a couple) students from St. Xaviar's that I know who are studying in very prestigeous schools (MIT, Harvard, Upenn, or any Ivy League, Amherst, Swarthmore, Williams, or any top liberal arts school). But there are a handful of students from Rato Bungalow and BKNS. The quality of education here is way better and relevant to the industry than in Nepal.
Another reason to take A leves is that having A levels gives you more credibility while applying in the US because it is internationally recognized. A lot of international kids in my current college took A levels in their high school and almost all international students get full financial aid here. With A levels you even get credit for the introductory college level classes.
All the Best.