Retain/promote or switch?
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I just found that that i need to retain one more year for JC.Now i am troubled on whether if i should retain or go poly.
The reason for me retaining is most probably due to me playing too much.For the first half of the year, i focused on being a good archery quarter master.However,during the june holidays, i decided to devote my all on studying.At that time, i always study with my ex archery captain,who was two years my senior.
Results for mid year:
Chem U 30/100
phy C 55/100
math S 44/100
geo S 44/100
Gp D 50/100
However after the june hoildays , my captaina nd i became a couple.Most probably due to the affection that took place during the hoildays.During this period, i didnt reallt focus on studying for around 1 month.
During the second month , something happened to our relationship and we broke up 1 week before the Promos.
In the end i got this for my promo
Gp E
Math U
Phy U
chem U
geo D
I know that it is obvious that i retain largely due to this problem.But because i had never tried my best in JC before, now i dont know if i am the JC type.I fear that even after i give my best,i will till end up with sucky grades.
Currently, i found out that i cant give in my all in my studies.When i give in my all, i will be reminded of my ex gf (captain),which result in this void feeling within.Though we broke up like 2 months ago, but this feeling still linger.
Also, i am not sure if i am more of an arts or sci student, considering that i manage to pass my geo by studying one week before the exam,but i fail my sciences when i did the same.
My parents advices me to go poly(we even had a heated arguement on that).They feel that going poly now will provide more sense of security.This makes sense but i feel, with my mindset,even if i go poly, i wont do well...Many feel that poly is easy..Yes to pass is easy,but to score is not..My final goal no matter what is university.
The problem now is i dont know which course of direction is the best one.I have already wasted one yearand i dont wish to make any choices that would cause me to regret again.
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Retain.
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Derrick i've sent you a pm.
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Originally posted by Derrick oh:
I just found that that i need to retain one more year for JC.Now i am troubled on whether if i should retain or go poly.
The reason for me retaining is most probably due to me playing too much.For the first half of the year, i focused on being a good archery quarter master.However,during the june holidays, i decided to devote my all on studying.At that time, i always study with my ex archery captain,who was two years my senior.
Results for mid year:
Chem U 30/100
phy C 55/100
math S 44/100
geo S 44/100
Gp D 50/100
However after the june hoildays , my captaina nd i became a couple.Most probably due to the affection that took place during the hoildays.During this period, i didnt reallt focus on studying for around 1 month.
During the second month , something happened to our relationship and we broke up 1 week before the Promos.
In the end i got this for my promo
Gp E
Math U
Phy U
chem U
geo D
I know that it is obvious that i retain largely due to this problem.But because i had never tried my best in JC before, now i dont know if i am the JC type.I fear that even after i give my best,i will till end up with sucky grades.
Currently, i found out that i cant give in my all in my studies.When i give in my all, i will be reminded of my ex gf (captain),which result in this void feeling within.Though we broke up like 2 months ago, but this feeling still linger.
Also, i am not sure if i am more of an arts or sci student, considering that i manage to pass my geo by studying one week before the exam,but i fail my sciences when i did the same.
My parents advices me to go poly(we even had a heated arguement on that).They feel that going poly now will provide more sense of security.This makes sense but i feel, with my mindset,even if i go poly, i wont do well...Many feel that poly is easy..Yes to pass is easy,but to score is not..My final goal no matter what is university.
The problem now is i dont know which course of direction is the best one.I have already wasted one yearand i dont wish to make any choices that would cause me to regret again.
So if you retain, you think you got higher chance of hooking up with another girl, be it new or existing one?We can help you, but you need to be honest with us first....if not we will all feel cheated you know.
Did you end up sleeping with your senior by the way? I'm just curious and equally concerned.
Remember, honesty will let you live very long in here. Dishonesty will put a quick end to your story.
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If your ultimate goal is Uni then you should continue studying in JC.
And you're right, most slackers slack even more when they get into polys. You'll need alot of self discipline to resist the temptation of having fun all the time.
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switch to poly before you regret another year in JC.
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From my experience science cannot study last minute de. geog can since its more of your elaboration skills. its not because you are more arts or less science, its the type of assessment that allows last minute study for geog.
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U,U,U,D.
With these grades, frankly speaking, you're extremely lucky that they even give you the option of retaining. They can just kick you out with no questions asked.
There's no perfectly correct or wrong answer here. It all boils down to this: if you retain, can you promise to work harder and buck up on your studies?
If the answer is 100% yes, then by all means ask to be retained. Work harder next year. In fact, use the December holidays to revise your Yr 1 lessons.
If the answer is less than 100%, then please leave your JC. Even so, should you go to poly, then please promise yourself that you will work hard there.
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Originally posted by parn:
So if you retain, you think you got higher chance of hooking up with another girl, be it new or existing one?We can help you, but you need to be honest with us first....if not we will all feel cheated you know.
Did you end up sleeping with your senior by the way? I'm just curious and equally concerned.
Remember, honesty will let you live very long in here. Dishonesty will put a quick end to your story.
I dont think i want to get hooked again.And i didnt sleep with her -
Originally posted by trolol:
switch to poly before you regret another year in JC.
Agree with you.
With so many Us, i dun think its at all appropriate to waste more years in JC. JC guys need a couple of Bs to get in to local unis with A level cert these days. Probably will get all Cs in the end and make a big u-turn back to poly if he continues to be in JC. -
wah..... the results looks jialart.....
but mid-year not so bad lah
shows tt if u bother to put ur heart into ur studies (if u choose to repeat), u still can make it one -
Originally posted by Derrick oh:
I just found that that i need to retain one more year for JC.Now i am troubled on whether if i should retain or go poly.
The reason for me retaining is most probably due to me playing too much.For the first half of the year, i focused on being a good archery quarter master.However,during the june holidays, i decided to devote my all on studying.At that time, i always study with my ex archery captain,who was two years my senior.
Results for mid year:
Chem U 30/100
phy C 55/100
math S 44/100
geo S 44/100
Gp D 50/100
However after the june hoildays , my captaina nd i became a couple.Most probably due to the affection that took place during the hoildays.During this period, i didnt reallt focus on studying for around 1 month.
During the second month , something happened to our relationship and we broke up 1 week before the Promos.
In the end i got this for my promo
Gp E
Math U
Phy U
chem U
geo D
I know that it is obvious that i retain largely due to this problem.But because i had never tried my best in JC before, now i dont know if i am the JC type.I fear that even after i give my best,i will till end up with sucky grades.
Currently, i found out that i cant give in my all in my studies.When i give in my all, i will be reminded of my ex gf (captain),which result in this void feeling within.Though we broke up like 2 months ago, but this feeling still linger.
Also, i am not sure if i am more of an arts or sci student, considering that i manage to pass my geo by studying one week before the exam,but i fail my sciences when i did the same.
My parents advices me to go poly(we even had a heated arguement on that).They feel that going poly now will provide more sense of security.This makes sense but i feel, with my mindset,even if i go poly, i wont do well...Many feel that poly is easy..Yes to pass is easy,but to score is not..My final goal no matter what is university.
The problem now is i dont know which course of direction is the best one.I have already wasted one yearand i dont wish to make any choices that would cause me to regret again.
Do another year. I'm also a year 1 student like you and I must admit that sometimes I do play a lot. But I always make it a point to do my assignments and revise, though I feel guilty for being too ill-disciplined sometimes. There are days when I spent the entire day playing in the early part of my JC life but I have to struggle to do my work till midnight and it sucks. My mid-year was sucky so I decided to put in more effort for my promos and managed to get some Bs and Cs. I did consider taking the poly route around June and like you, I was confused over whether I was the JC type or not. (I knew I played too much occasionally and I somehow feel if I stopped, I should be able to make it)
It seems you are in the same dilemma as me. I am a Science student (PCMH is my combi) but I always score excellent for my History (around 96% percentile) and my PCM isn't bad but not top of the notch. But trust me, science subs are manageable if you look at the questions and understand them. Arts subjects are more subjective and even though I do think if I had taken the Arts stream, I will do better, I do have my reservations about scoring well ALL the time.
At least, if you study and understand the science subs, you wouldn't score too bad (maybe just scrape thru' if it's a tough paper, but hey, you will still pass if u study).
All the best!
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Originally posted by Derrick oh:
I just found that that i need to retain one more year for JC.Now i am troubled on whether if i should retain or go poly.
The reason for me retaining is most probably due to me playing too much.For the first half of the year, i focused on being a good archery quarter master.However,during the june holidays, i decided to devote my all on studying.At that time, i always study with my ex archery captain,who was two years my senior.
Results for mid year:
Chem U 30/100
phy C 55/100
math S 44/100
geo S 44/100
Gp D 50/100
However after the june hoildays , my captaina nd i became a couple.Most probably due to the affection that took place during the hoildays.During this period, i didnt reallt focus on studying for around 1 month.
During the second month , something happened to our relationship and we broke up 1 week before the Promos.
In the end i got this for my promo
Gp E
Math U
Phy U
chem U
geo D
I know that it is obvious that i retain largely due to this problem.But because i had never tried my best in JC before, now i dont know if i am the JC type.I fear that even after i give my best,i will till end up with sucky grades.
Currently, i found out that i cant give in my all in my studies.When i give in my all, i will be reminded of my ex gf (captain),which result in this void feeling within.Though we broke up like 2 months ago, but this feeling still linger.
Also, i am not sure if i am more of an arts or sci student, considering that i manage to pass my geo by studying one week before the exam,but i fail my sciences when i did the same.
My parents advices me to go poly(we even had a heated arguement on that).They feel that going poly now will provide more sense of security.This makes sense but i feel, with my mindset,even if i go poly, i wont do well...Many feel that poly is easy..Yes to pass is easy,but to score is not..My final goal no matter what is university.
The problem now is i dont know which course of direction is the best one.I have already wasted one yearand i dont wish to make any choices that would cause me to regret again.
Poly life is slower, but not truly easier than JC life.
Indeed, a poly dip holds more weight than an A-lvl cert in general, but it is not truly that much better, if you cannot get into a uni.
To be honest, remaining in JC or switching to poly will not make you regret. It is not doing enough to make a turnabout from your current situation that will be sure to make you regret.
If you want to remain in JC, you will have to accept by now that you will have to put in a lot of effort and have adequate discipline. From your one year experience, you should know what is expected of you.
If you want to switch to poly, you will need to know what degree courses you will want to take up when you enter uni. It will be pointless for you to take up a diploma course which you have no interest in, or does not lead to the degree course which you want to take up.
If you think poly is slackier, than you are greatly mistaken. A lot of people do not have adequate discipline in poly, and stray off, due to the many temptations and less pressure in poly life. As a result, they do not do well for their diploma. In poly, you will have to self-discipline, as there is less peer pressure in most (but not all) faculties as compared to in JC.
Summing it up, here are the questions you should ask yourself:
1) Can I instill discipline in myself if I were to continue my studies in JC?
2) What degree course do I wish to take up?
3) If I were to continue in JC, what should I do and what should I NOT do?
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according to your story, you can never study anymore as you will be reminded of your ex if you try to study so stop studying