I dun see why u shouldn't be a financial burden to your family when u are studying. Dun forget, they will be your financial burden in return after u graduate.Originally posted by fr0z3nfire:Hi all, really need to ask some questions. Hope anyone of you can reply. (:
I'm currently sitting for my Os (yes I am going to continue mugging after this post). I'm a private candidate (used to be from a rather good govt school but joined a private school due to personal and medical reasons although I'm fine now).
I'm aiming to go into mass comm (hopefully in ngee ann) because I have an interest in it. I will most probably be going to aust to pursue my degree (into a university that recognises the diploma and gives advance standing). First question is : Will the poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?
I'm hoping that I can get in. Just worried because this is a highly sought after course.
I will have to wait till May until I know if I am accepted.
Another option is to study in Australia by taking a foundation course and then going on to get a degree. However, I'm 17 this year so there's this problem with parents being overprotective and also financial issues. 4 years of studying in aust is going to be very costly. I don't want to be a burden on my family. Will have to get a good study loan if I really want to go. Only advantage is that this will take a shorter time to get a degree and more exposure. But I really don't want to spend unnecessary money.
So...second question is : Which one is the better option?
Also, is it very hard for poly graduates to get into NTU's mass comm degree course?
I know I should'nt be thinking now. My plan is to try if I can get into the poly course and if I can't, then think of another alternative. I'll be checking this post after my Os. So please, reply anyone! Tell me anything else I need to know...
Thank you so muchhhh..`
Q1: Will poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?Originally posted by fr0z3nfire:Hi all, really need to ask some questions. Hope anyone of you can reply. (:
I'm currently sitting for my Os (yes I am going to continue mugging after this post). I'm a private candidate (used to be from a rather good govt school but joined a private school due to personal and medical reasons although I'm fine now).
I'm aiming to go into mass comm (hopefully in ngee ann) because I have an interest in it. I will most probably be going to aust to pursue my degree (into a university that recognises the diploma and gives advance standing). First question is : Will the poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?
I'm hoping that I can get in. Just worried because this is a highly sought after course.
I will have to wait till May until I know if I am accepted.
Another option is to study in Australia by taking a foundation course and then going on to get a degree. However, I'm 17 this year so there's this problem with parents being overprotective and also financial issues. 4 years of studying in aust is going to be very costly. I don't want to be a burden on my family. Will have to get a good study loan if I really want to go. Only advantage is that this will take a shorter time to get a degree and more exposure. But I really don't want to spend unnecessary money.
So...second question is : Which one is the better option?
Also, is it very hard for poly graduates to get into NTU's mass comm degree course?
I know I should'nt be thinking now. My plan is to try if I can get into the poly course and if I can't, then think of another alternative. I'll be checking this post after my Os. So please, reply anyone! Tell me anything else I need to know...
Thank you so muchhhh..`
Almost accurate in these answers. However, if your aim is to do well to get to NTU right from the start, I don't see why it's hard for poly grads to get into NTU's Mass comm. At least there were people I knew who had made it and it was 99% PERSPIRATION.Originally posted by ricklee:Q1: Will poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?
Ans: No, they go by O level results, just register with them.
Q2: worried because this is a highly sought after course?
Ans: Not really, see ur cohort, every year varies, don't wan to take the risk then get a good O's results.
Q3: Which one is the better option?
Ans: I came from a poor family too, i am like u too at ur age, but after giving some thoughts, i better not waste the money coz my younger siblings need the money. And i hate the borrowing part for overseas study, coz the one offered by OCBC and DBS have high interest rate.
Q4: Also, is it very hard for poly graduates to get into NTU's mass comm degree course?
Ans: yes very hard
Just study hard for now, if u wan to enter ntu com study, then go through the A level way and get straight A's
your chances of going into poly is as good as those from govt schools because U will be fighting for your chances with them in the same JAE.Originally posted by fr0z3nfire:Hi all, really need to ask some questions. Hope anyone of you can reply. (:
I'm currently sitting for my Os (yes I am going to continue mugging after this post). I'm a private candidate (used to be from a rather good govt school but joined a private school due to personal and medical reasons although I'm fine now).
I'm aiming to go into mass comm (hopefully in ngee ann) because I have an interest in it. I will most probably be going to aust to pursue my degree (into a university that recognises the diploma and gives advance standing). First question is : Will the poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?
I'm hoping that I can get in. Just worried because this is a highly sought after course.
I will have to wait till May until I know if I am accepted.
Another option is to study in Australia by taking a foundation course and then going on to get a degree. However, I'm 17 this year so there's this problem with parents being overprotective and also financial issues. 4 years of studying in aust is going to be very costly. I don't want to be a burden on my family. Will have to get a good study loan if I really want to go. Only advantage is that this will take a shorter time to get a degree and more exposure. But I really don't want to spend unnecessary money.
So...second question is : Which one is the better option?
Also, is it very hard for poly graduates to get into NTU's mass comm degree course?
Hmmmmzzz.Originally posted by fr0z3nfire:Hi all, really need to ask some questions. Hope anyone of you can reply. (:
I'm currently sitting for my Os (yes I am going to continue mugging after this post). I'm a private candidate (used to be from a rather good govt school but joined a private school due to personal and medical reasons although I'm fine now).
I'm aiming to go into mass comm (hopefully in ngee ann) because I have an interest in it. I will most probably be going to aust to pursue my degree (into a university that recognises the diploma and gives advance standing). First question is : Will the poly accept students from govt schools over private candidates?
I'm hoping that I can get in. Just worried because this is a highly sought after course.
I will have to wait till May until I know if I am accepted.
Another option is to study in Australia by taking a foundation course and then going on to get a degree. However, I'm 17 this year so there's this problem with parents being overprotective and also financial issues. 4 years of studying in aust is going to be very costly. I don't want to be a burden on my family. Will have to get a good study loan if I really want to go. Only advantage is that this will take a shorter time to get a degree and more exposure. But I really don't want to spend unnecessary money.
So...second question is : Which one is the better option?
Also, is it very hard for poly graduates to get into NTU's mass comm degree course?
I know I should'nt be thinking now. My plan is to try if I can get into the poly course and if I can't, then think of another alternative. I'll be checking this post after my Os. So please, reply anyone! Tell me anything else I need to know...
Thank you so muchhhh..`
Stop MOANING, if u wan to study, paid for it yrself.Originally posted by kindaichi83:I am too torn by this decision...
Not really ..Originally posted by ditzy:Studying in Oz is tough I tell you. You need to be mentally prepared. Its not easy life. You have to study and make time to care for yourself. If got chance to go local, go for it. The students here pay only a few hundred less than international students, they're not happy with their own education system. We pay so much to study in their country, they pay just a little less. The thing is that the Oz government is still raising the cost of education here, no one is happy.![]()
Hmm..actually i had this idea that i paid much more than the local students. But the difference for upfront paying local students are not much cheaper. I think they are arguing that HECS places are getting fewer and more competitive.Originally posted by fymk:Not really ..
MBBS for foreigners - 46K +per year
MBBS for locals - 8K+ per year (under CSP scheme)
LLB for foreigners - 22K per year
LLB for locals - 8k+ per year
my masters - 8K+ per year
Foreigners taking my masters - 14k per year
Big difference. The locals are making noise because they didn't do well and they want to do the specific course. The uni say ok we charge u full fee like international student to compensate for the lack of inadequacies ....so local make noise say We want to pay CSP prices. Hence the fight goes on between the intellectually compromised and the university.
Anyways I think australian education is good in a way . They are meant to be practical and encourage you to explore issues. In poly, I remember I deviated from the textbook and used refereed journal articles to argue a point.....nearly flunk...why? Lecturer say I never follow or used textbook. In australia, they accept your argument if you can substantiate it. In Singapore, lecturers only think one way so u have to follow that one way.
1 way will be to do the 1st yr in Sg before flying over to Aus for the remainding 2 yrs . That way u can save some cost as well as get the "oversea" experiences..Originally posted by kindaichi83:I am too torn by this decision...
It is my greatest wish to leave Singapore and go to a place like Australia to study.... I even have 2 years exemption and doing a course I really want.. but my parents just couldn't afford it... I am not sure whether I can take a loan.. how are the interest rate like if I take a huge study loan?
I've got a place in NUS doing a general degree course.. something I do not really want and it's a 3-4 years course... I don't like the education system in Singapore, I don't think I can take another year in Singapore studying.. it is so stressful....
My parents do not like the idea of me going overseas. They thinks that Singapore degrees are better but it is not true... They always told me they couldn't afford it... and it is not their fault but I just need to experience the once in a lifetime chance for me to leave here and start afresh in another country.. another country that I think I wouldn't be so stress... anyway, for me.. I am and will always think that if you got the chance, go overseas... local unis are crap... most people don't even know where Singapore is....