Now the trend is not to go JC, go poly??
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Actually, if you want to study accounting, finance, business administration/management e.t.c. Assuming you did well for your 'O' levels and you want to get a degree in one of the above fields..
Its better not do go Polytechnic AND JC.
Path1:
Private Institute
(+1 year to get diploma)
(+1 year to get advance diploma)
(+2 years to get degree)
Total = 4 years
Path2:
JC (+2 years to get 'A' level)
Uni (+3 years to get degree)
Total = 5 years
Path3:
Polytechnic (+3 years to get a diploma)
Uni (+3 years to get degree)
Total = 6 years
You can get a degree in a private education institute in just 4 years after your 'O' levels. By the time people taking path 2 and 3 graduated, you already have 1 year or more working experience ahead of them.
However, if you choose path 1, you really must study hard because you can't really afford to fail any modules. For each module you fail, you will have to pay extra $$$ to retake the module. Whereas, if you fail in path 2 or 3, you wouldn't feel the pain as most of your school fees are subsidized by the government. -
Life is a gamble . No pain no gain. Unfortunately not many Singaporeans can or will take the gamble. I know of some who just gave up and packed their bags up and return to Singapore and then badmouth the country which adopted them.Originally posted by Sagara:Not easy to throw everything here and go overseas.
I have poly mates borrowing 50k-70k from banks just to go Australia to study.
In fact, most poly grads would go overseas to continue studying if they are well off and well the others would start to look for jobs.
I can tell you that the best piece of paper I got from Australia was not my degree or my scholarship but my permanent residency visa.
I also can tell that I gambled with my chances in Australia to survive . It was not easy - I can tell you that I was depressed and wanted to go back to Singapore several times in my first 2 years in Australia. No family support , friends not too many - I probably made 4 good friends within 2 years and the rest are fair weathered. I had to pick myself up several times. Then something snap in my head - if I don't take risk to really go for what I want , my time in Australia is wasted.
I was a nurse - so one part of my life in Australia was nursing (ever tried full time study and full time work? I did it for half a semester and crashed badly). I took the gamble and moved to another career pathway. Out of my 20 non-nursing job applications in health , I failed to get 17. And with the remainder of the 3, it means lower pay than nursing . I took the one which gave me better odds - again another gamble. I worked my hands off for that job even though the pay was not worth it for my handy work . I can tell you that I have been backstabbed at work, stomped to bits by higher ups. And I got past it, pick myself up and do better - prove to the people who want to see me down that I can do better than them. The gamble paid off now that 2 states offered to "hijack" me from my employer in Australia.
I am going to the third state which offered me more carrots and after the interview , they want to "hijack" me immediately with a better offer. 2 hours after my interview, they made an interim offer after they found out that one state is hanging out for my answer.
Gamble .....I took a risk . It is slowly paying off after 6 years. Well worth it. It is not a fairy tale. I am taking another risk with this appointment as well and I have to work doubly hard to make it really pay off.
My friend borrowed 40k to study in Australia - he got his degree. He didn't get a job but he worked it smart - he opened his business under the business migration scheme to get pr and now he is a millionaire. He came from a poor family. His parents scrapped up what they can to help him out. Now he has paid off his loan , bought a house, sold a part of his business and now relaxing abit , just waiting for his parents to get their visa so that they can enjoy life . I can tell you that he worked EVERY DAY from morning to night to run his business. Last time , I remembered going past his tiny shop at midnight , he was still there doing his accounts or cleaning the floor.
Out of 3 Singaporeans who came here - probably one goes back because they had the wrong concept of opportunity. They think that it should be offered on a silver platter .
Everything is a risk - how much pain are you willing to undergo for your gain? -
becoz its poly.
its like when u going to sh1t you will go to the toilet instead of longkang...
i'm not saying JC is long kang hor!
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why 9 points go engineering is a bad matter..? maybe i wan go poly de engineering(just not the aerospace engineering, maybe like...mechanical, electrical engineering etc)...someone enlighten me on this?Originally posted by icyboiz:yea, alot of ppl choose jc den poly. my cousin get 9 pts 3 years ago, and he choose to go poly, to make it worst , he choose an engineering course. if i can get into a jc i probably will -
i prefer ITE...
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u r like someone i know!!!Originally posted by gunner77:i prefer ITE...
she go GEP RGS one.
then she tell her mommy and daddy that she wanna go ITE
cos she wan learn hands on those kinda stuff first.
then her mommy got so angry at her
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Make your own decisions, there are different career paths to choose from and not all require the standard route.
You can have certain advantages by choosing a particular path while also disadvantages for choosing another particular path.
Make your choice by deciding which is the best combination for you. simple as that.
Don't go to a particular place because that institution is popular among peers or worse, go to a particular institution due to peer pressure.
make the right choice. Don't waste your youth.
especially for guys. -
I certainly feel that JC has a better mix of students. You grow bond and mature tgt as a class.
Poly however has your usual fare of ple from all walks of life which can open your eyes quite a bit like it has done mine. You learn to be more tolerant. Of course you can also go by the 3 years there solo kia and only do your part during project work. -
Wherever you go, don't regret.
Chose wisely. -
my mother oso don really approve me to go ite..Originally posted by udontknowme:u r like someone i know!!!
she go GEP RGS one.
then she tell her mommy and daddy that she wanna go ITE
cos she wan learn hands on those kinda stuff first.
then her mommy got so angry at her
but i just don care.
i told i will not regret my choice.
actually i don even wanna study -
agree x 2!Originally posted by Pitot:Make your own decisions, there are different career paths to choose from and not all require the standard route.
You can have certain advantages by choosing a particular path while also disadvantages for choosing another particular path.
Make your choice by deciding which is the best combination for you. simple as that.
Don't go to a particular place because that institution is popular among peers or worse, go to a particular institution due to peer pressure.
make the right choice. Don't waste your youth.
especially for guys.
understand oneself's ability n choose a suitable path dat suit better for future sake.
n those guys who opt for poly business course, ask urself this:
- is this course suitable for u?
- r u going to set up ur own business?
- r u the type who like to memorise alot of theories?
dun choose this course for the sake there r alot of chiobu so u want to go there too.
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Everyone chose where they wanna go. Albeit some have no choice. I know ppl who went to Poly cos they cant get into JC, and ppl who got into JC who didnt do well and regretted it. It all boils down to whether you have already planned what you wanna do.
When i was in sec 4, i wanted to go to poly cos i though chemical engineering was fun (i thought it was more chemistry than physics), and i thought that was gonna be my future job. But by the end of O levels and after speaking to many teachers, i realised chemical engineering is not so much on chemistry, but really a lot on physics. I hate physics. Since then i didnt know what i wanted to do in future, it was not viable for me to choose the poly route because i will be taking a gamble if i landed up in something i didnt like.
I took the JC route and well there are all kinds of people of course. My gang of friends from sec sch, half of us went to jc and the other half to poly. There are differences in our appearance, but deep down we are still great buddies. We still hang out together. Image can be really be deceiving.
Now im glad i gone to JC cos after A levels, i managed to get into university and do what i like. If i had gone to poly, chances are i wont get to do Dentistry in university. -
Are you sure you like Dentistry? Or just another dude who fails to get into Medicine? No offense.Originally posted by Ashearo:Everyone chose where they wanna go. Albeit some have no choice. I know ppl who went to Poly cos they cant get into JC, and ppl who got into JC who didnt do well and regretted it. It all boils down to whether you have already planned what you wanna do.
When i was in sec 4, i wanted to go to poly cos i though chemical engineering was fun (i thought it was more chemistry than physics), and i thought that was gonna be my future job. But by the end of O levels and after speaking to many teachers, i realised chemical engineering is not so much on chemistry, but really a lot on physics. I hate physics. Since then i didnt know what i wanted to do in future, it was not viable for me to choose the poly route because i will be taking a gamble if i landed up in something i didnt like.
I took the JC route and well there are all kinds of people of course. My gang of friends from sec sch, half of us went to jc and the other half to poly. There are differences in our appearance, but deep down we are still great buddies. We still hang out together. Image can be really be deceiving.
Now im glad i gone to JC cos after A levels, i managed to get into university and do what i like. If i had gone to poly, chances are i wont get to do Dentistry in university. -
u never knowOriginally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Are you sure you like Dentistry? Or just another dude who fails to get into Medicine? No offense.
Dentistry may be interesting to some pp
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No, the trend is stop studying...
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I'd say Dentistry and Medicine are just about equal. Dental students study 70% of what medicine students will study. In terms of chances to get into the course, id say its fair too. Medicine requires 2 interviews to get in, and it offers 250 places every year. Dentistry requires 1 interview and a manual dexterity test, and it offers 42 places every year. Both faculties get roughly the same no. of applicants. In terms of interest, both are interesting to me, because i like chemistry and biology. So really, I'd be happy with either one of them.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Are you sure you like Dentistry? Or just another dude who fails to get into Medicine? No offense. -
who told U go poly already cannot go uni?Originally posted by cyberr1981:dun realli understand, why they dun want to go uni. tried to persuade but to no avail. -
I was a poly graduate . I also happen to have my masters. Everything is possible. The only thing stopping anyone from pursuing a higher degree is listening to those who cannot think out of the box.Originally posted by Xcert:who told U go poly already cannot go uni? -
I also like Chemistry and Biology too.Originally posted by Ashearo:I'd say Dentistry and Medicine are just about equal. Dental students study 70% of what medicine students will study. In terms of chances to get into the course, id say its fair too. Medicine requires 2 interviews to get in, and it offers 250 places every year. Dentistry requires 1 interview and a manual dexterity test, and it offers 42 places every year. Both faculties get roughly the same no. of applicants. In terms of interest, both are interesting to me, because i like chemistry and biology. So really, I'd be happy with either one of them.
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i can frankly tell you that most of what you learn in jc is utterly useless in the future UNLESS you intend to specialise in the subjects you are learning in jc (e.g economics, physics, maths in university).
HOWEVER, no one will deny that the jc route is the fastest, most direct and easiest way to get into uni.
everyone is talking about the 'trend' but actually it isnt really that big a trend. it seems as if a lot of people are going to poly but that is in fact untrue and is only the result of exaggeration by the media.
in addition the friends you make in jc will be more useful in the future because there is a higher chance that they will be people with social and financial power in the future, especially if you study in one of the top jcs. i'm not saying that poly people wont make it a lot of them do in fact but in terms of proportion its not as much. -
i quit JC after one month of studying because my there's no way my family can send me to a U in terms of financial abilities