Is studying for diploma worth it?

• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 16:51

  Is studying for diploma worth it?
• Robotics999

  8 Feb 06, 17:04

  Not really... Cuz most of the people now are either pursueing a degree or is holding a degree.
  Diploma -> Degree
  'A' Level -> Degree
  Both will (most likely) eventually lead you towards the same path of getting a degree. You may get 1 year exemption from Uni if you go through the Diploma method but it still have to depend on your results, subjects and what degree you are pursueing.
• thoreldan

  8 Feb 06, 17:05

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  Is studying for diploma worth it?

  Are you already in the working world and feels that your O level is not enough or are you a student waiting to enrol in a JC/POLY?
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:10

  im in poly thinking of quitting
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:15

  if cannot get into university just the diploma is it worth it?
• SingaporeMacross

  8 Feb 06, 17:16

  well its better than nothing... you did how many years already?
• thoreldan

  8 Feb 06, 17:22

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  im in poly thinking of quitting

  dont make the rush decision!!
  
  i have a couple of friends who quit poly.
  now in the working world, they're all regreting liao
  
  Unless you have some brilliant business plan or waiting to take over some family business, pls continue your poly or even contiune with a bachalor degree
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:25

  why they regretting??
• browniebaobao

  8 Feb 06, 17:28

  finish ur course in poly, 3 yrs fly pass v fast wan.
  
  especially with 3 semesters in a yr now.. ya the stress is greater, everything crash together... but by then u would realize that time flies, one sem ended.
  
  next sem will be my last sem.. hopefully..
  
  /me keeps fingers crossed, and pray hard that she can clear all her modules this sem.
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:31

  i thinking of changing course
• thoreldan

  8 Feb 06, 17:35

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  why they regretting??

  because they cant find a job they like without a decent tertiary qualification
• thoreldan

  8 Feb 06, 17:36

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  i thinking of changing course

  well at least this is better than quitting altogether.
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:36

  is it worth it to change course now becos i cant study what im taking??
• browniebaobao

  8 Feb 06, 17:41

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  i thinking of changing course

  tell us more ar..
  
  what course are u taking? where?
  
  how long left for u to complete this course?
  
  why do u think u cant study it?
  
  it could be wrong study method used, even if u choose another course it wun solve ur prob also, then are u gg to transfer course again?
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:42

  taking IT but i hate it
• browniebaobao

  8 Feb 06, 17:49

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  taking IT but i hate it

  then y did u choose it?
  
  coz u were left with no choice?
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 17:51

  cos i didnt know better
• browniebaobao

  8 Feb 06, 18:04

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  cos i didnt know better

  i think, watever course u choose, u are bound to face with some difficulties.
  
  this is what i tell myself:
  
  do not try to solve a problem by avoiding it.
  
  be brave and face the problem, tackle it and u will find that things are not that bad afterall.
  
  hope this will get into ur head too.
• Cenarious

  8 Feb 06, 18:45

  so its fine if i come out with sucky grades or even come out late cos i repeat modules??
• ndmmxiaomayi

  8 Feb 06, 18:46

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  Is studying for diploma worth it?

  Well, everything is not worth it until you experience something that makes you change your mind. You may feel that a diploma is useless now, for all sorts of reasons.
  
  I know that, because I am now a poly student. During Sec 2 streaming, I choose to study Pure Biology and Combined Science. My parents told me that if I choose Triple Science, life will be easier for me in poly. Me, being a lazy person and stubborn person choose not to, so now, life in poly is a bit hard. I sort of regretted the decision, because I seem to know nothing as compared with my classmates. But I learn a lot from them, which is worth it.
  
  So, if you really feel it is useless, quit school now, get a job. Get a few years of experience and see if it is worth it. Don't study for the sake of studying and get poor results and waste your parents' money. Study because you are interested, you want to gain knowledge or any other reasons.
• cyrusv

  8 Feb 06, 18:48

  Of course it is worth it, you can get experience easilly, remember a masters only give you a head start, the rest is up to what your skills really are.
• browniebaobao

  8 Feb 06, 19:48

  Originally posted by Cenarious:

  so its fine if i come out with sucky grades or even come out late cos i repeat modules??

  repeat is nothing, u will pass if u put in more effort.
  
  i might fail and repeat one module this sem also.
  
  learn from mistakes. Dun be afraid of failing. If u dun keep trying, u wun succeed.
  
  sucky grades so?
  
  does it matter what grade u get? seriously i duno..
  
  it's still a diploma mah.
  
  my grades ain't good also.. only got one A so far, the rest are B-D.
  
• kopiosatu

  8 Feb 06, 19:50

  worth it or not, depends on you.
  
  you can get a degree, a MBA etc etc... come into the working world with the wrong work attitude, also not worth it.
• zhjjhz888

  9 Feb 06, 01:06

  intelligence+luck= success
• alexkusu

  9 Feb 06, 01:18

  some ppl get diploma, then a degree