The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

If achieving raw 6 for O levels is your ultimate goal despite scoring atrociously for prelims, it might be time to lower down your expectations. I was a student in sec 4 who really didnt took my studies seriously until it was wa's, promotion/ national exams aka o lvls. for prelims, i scored an l1r5 of low 20+ with only 1 distinction in one subject. eventhough those results were bad enough, i was still complacent and showed a foolish confidence when o level arrived thinking to myself that i would score a raw 6-10. in the end i still did my tys and practice papers but it was not very often. i would always look forward to finishing the stack of papers and doomscroll for hours after finishing. basically, there was little to no quality in the work i put in since i did it as if i was forced. when o level results came, i was in disbelief because i didnt realise how badly i scored. i could only enter v. low tier jcs and my dream of going to branded ones like acjc were crushed. i griefed for a week reflecting on myself and i realised smt. for psle i was somewhat similar to what i was 3 months ago and to no surprise, i scored al 17. meaning that my psle score had really reflected on my current o level score. of course there are miracle students who can score single digit, improving alot from their past, but from what i experienced, those students are really rare. just because it didnt work out for me, doesnt mean it wont work out for you. if you have a dream of achieving exam excellence, i suggest you do it with your heart rather than forcefully doing it out of will.