Do u agree wat tis kid said regarding poly life?
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actually is to inform u be mental prepare to face the tough challenge of new environment.Originally posted by spectralizer:i was actually looking forward to entering poly, and now wat we got here...
remember to build up ur course foundation at the beginning stage.
n learn to adapt the life at fast pace becos by the time u get use, the common tests r coming next week.
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humans are one of the only creature able to adapt quickly to harsh conditions,
i think its a modern sickness that makes them think they can't -
Anything wrong with Poly?
I attended Singapore Poly
Just attend the lectures, skip all the tutorials so got lots of time to play around.
Doing aeronautical engineering, grades mostly As and Bs with some Cs (i suck at engineering maths).
After graduation from poly, direct entry into 2nd yr of NTU
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After 2 yrs in poly, this is what I have to say.Originally posted by Perception:Totally agree to that post.
Low gpa = slack around
High gpa = chiong all the way unless you are super smart. even if you are super smart its sometimes useless. Poly is all about being hardworking.
Poly, u gotta have discipline. Lecturers will not punish you for not doing your work or having wrong answers for tests unlike sec school. If they do, they are doing so on a personal basis.
Slack like shiok, rush like hell. Discipline is needed, gotta pace yourself. There's time for play, time to work. Make provisions for the work to shoot over the time you set aside for work.
Read not only during exam time, but all the time. And yes, there's all sorts of activities in clubs/CCAs, etc.. either you choose study or CCA. If you know your results are not very impressive, cut down on cca activities.
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poly having loads of free time does nt apply to all poly students. a typical day for me starts from waking at 530am to ending at 5pm. coupled with some studying in the libry maybe 2 hrs 730. hit the gym or the basketball courts on days that end around 3pm. so you do get free time but nt a whole lot esp if you are concerned with grades.
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I've not been under the Singapore education system but my points below are still valid.Originally posted by silverng:Tell the kid not to be stupid and so naive.
When he goes to JC, he will find out this is what is happening
- He don't understand what is being taught in school
-He faces pressure from parents who nag at him for fearing that his results will not be good enough to go university
-his parents spend a few hundred dollars or maybe a few thousand dollars a month employing tution teachers to help him
-his A level results are not good enough to go university. He end up going to poly or go to a pte sch to take a degree.
-he is very lucky. His results are good enough to go NUS, NTU or SMU. But he have to serve ns after his JC finishs. After his ns, he feels that he is old already and he wants to start working and stop studying
- Assuming that he decided to go NUS, NTU or SMU to study after his ns. After studying for a few months, he realised that his parents got no $ to pay for his school fees. Plus there are backstabbers, lecturers who don't care about him and tons of deadlines to meet etc etc, he quits school halfway.
So tell the kid to wake up his bloody idea, stop being a dreamer and whiner
- why does one have to stop education due to one's inability to pay for UNI tuition fees. This shouldn't be happening especially in places like Singapore.
No one should be marginalized in seeking knowledge due to his inability to fork out money for that knowledge. Conversely, if you want to study in uni overseas, be prepared to have money then.
-why do you have to hire tuition teachers? One has to learn and be independent. If you can't understand stuffs that lecturers teach, ask. If one requires the guidance of tuition teachers for subjects i school, i have doubts about him being able to cope well in the working world.
-There are only a few universities in SG so it's fair that only capable people are able to graduate with degrees. There are so many degree holders in SG guess it's important that they are capable. -
There are still people who are able to make it to uni from a poly.
The bottom line is : do not regret what you have done so far, you have created the present life that you are in.
Admit it that you have..not your parent's or your environment. You could choose to ignore both your parent's and the environment though you know that it's impossible so that's just your ill-fate. Face it and stand up , lastly move on to greater heights.
To add on, if you are still listening to your parent's over dumb issues, face it..you are just a ... a...I'll not wanna say it out.
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wat course u taking? all i know is ME n building service r the shiongest as studying time is longer.Originally posted by cApitaland:poly having loads of free time does nt apply to all poly students. a typical day for me starts from waking at 530am to ending at 5pm. coupled with some studying in the libry maybe 2 hrs 730. hit the gym or the basketball courts on days that end around 3pm. so you do get free time but nt a whole lot esp if you are concerned with grades. -
sorry. double post.
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poly life was great for me.
i didn't experience backstabbers. perhaps i was lucky or maybe just ignorant to things like that. i found a great gang of friends that i really love.
backstabbing is the least of the problem one should worry about.
backstabbing happens everywhere. even during kindergarden, it exists. don't tell me you can't live with it!! it gets worse when you step into the working society. u kana backstab le, u may still not know lor! haha. my friends and i had quite a time getting used to it when we first encountered the working world. there was some crying and meetups where we will go, "ohmygosh...i miss everyone!! i miss our poly lives together!! bahHHHH!!!" then we pulled ourselves together and moved on.
JC or Poly..ultimately...our end point is to work? i think your own personality and outlook of life is more important than a certificate. -
thanks for sharing ur comments wif most of us.Originally posted by applesweetgirl:poly life was great for me.
i didn't experience backstabbers. perhaps i was lucky. i found a great gang of friends that i really love.
in year 1, my group of friends and i decided to group together for a project. that was when i first got enlightened about some things. projects in poly are not like projects in secondary school which is of not much importance, so last time in secondary school, i was ok with everything. but in poly, i learnt to voice out my opinions and compromise with others. at first, there were quarrels and ppl being upset, but after that, we learn to work with one another. work is work. friendship is friendship. don't bring in friendship during work and vice versa.
and i remember year 1 that time, our lecturers promised us that by the time we graduate from poly, we will be ready to face the working society, in terms of maybe presenting oneself and working. i think it's true to a certain extent. i used to be very awkward and nervous during presentations and introductions. but after graduating from poly, i faced interviews like a breeze and i got what i want easily. no fear at all. but maybe that's only me. i worked hard during poly to learn to market and present myself because i find that quite important.
i was in the business course by the way. and i'm very happy that i studied marketing. maybe i 'marketed' myself very well. i only have a diploma but that didn't stop employers from hiring me and believing in me. i produce quality work. i pick things up very fast. i think this may be what employers want?
our starting pay of course will not be as high as university graduates. however, by the time your friends graduate from university, perhaps your rank is already quite high le?
learn to be satisfied with what you have ba. to directly have a high position just because u are a uni grad... to me, it sounds scary and stressful. how would one know what to do? but that's only my thinking. i'm not an uni grad so i don't know.
JC or poly. ultimately it's your own choice.
it's not true that ppl will know what they want after they finish JC studies. my friend from JC graduated with good results and of course went to university. but she too, didn't know what she course to take...what she wanted. her mindset was very much like when we just graduated from secondary school. her vision of the working society was still quite dreamlike, to me.
backstabbing is the least of the problem one should worry about. backstabbing happens everywhere. even during kindergarden, it exists. don't tell me you can't live with it!! it gets worse when you step into the working society. u kana backstab le, u may still not know lor! haha. my friends and i had quite a time getting used to it when we first encountered the working world. there was a lot of crying and meetups where we will go, "ohmygosh...i miss everyone!! bahHHHH!!!" then we pulled ourselves together and moved on.
JC or Poly..ultimately...our end point is to work? i think your own personality and outlook of life is more important than a certificate.
my post is a bit bias towards Poly though...just want to let those sec sch readers know. i spent my first 3 months in JC but i think that was not enough to let me give a good comparison ba.
and sorry for my long post.
sometime one has to learn dat backstabbing is inevitable in life. even friends may bad mouth one another too. sometime when u know tis friend or colleague is unkind to u, u still have to learn to put a false smile to avoid confrontation to prolong ur friendship too. if one feel negative regarding these issues, he or she will lead a miserable life. -
i'm offendedOriginally posted by 798:this thread is not meant to offend any poly peeps. but i hope it will serve as a warning to those who pin high hope in entering poly.
first year may be honeymoon as some of the modules r 'chicken-feets'. but come second year, u will face more tough competitions from FTs n those from JC who direct-entry. it will be a pressure environment n suddenly u may feel the heat among wif ur classmates.
n most students tend to be very realistic n look down on repeaters as they feel these pple might be bad influence to them.
here is if u r good in studies, everyone will worshipping u like their saviour but at the same time trying to backstab u. while u r weak in studies, no one will bother u. i'm certainly going poly. i believe that interest + self displine + peers + environment are factors that will have impact on you -
Poly is definitely a good experience. It train you to be prepared for uni. If you can't handle the peanuts workload that you have in poly i don't think you can handle anything in uni. Roflz. I still remember some JC students was saying that poly life was easy.... Anywhere is tough. Is just that the stress level is different. Still backstabbers come from every part of the world not just in poly. So you just need to learn how to survive. If you can't? just too bad.
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I believe there are more backstabbers in poly than in uni.
The reason is because poly pple have to vie for the limited places in uni. Uni pple also bs but not that much cos already inside liao...just a matter of grades. Some pple dont care about grades. Some have grades way above 4.0 so they dont really care about grades dropping a bit.
BMT first 3 months also have a lot of backstabbers cos a lot wants to become officers. -
which course and poly?Originally posted by Lin Yu:i'm offended i'm certainly going poly. i believe that interest + self displine + peers + environment are factors that will have impact on you -
oh com'on, would've that happen anywhere he is? if he is an outcast, he is gonna get same treatment anywhere! And check out his outlook in life, such negative and extreme person definitely not goin to be welcome in most places!Originally posted by 798:i dunno bout him. maybe he is a repeater or outcast who was condemned by his peeps?
but if u r in his shoe, maybe u will feel it's suck to be in dat kinda of environment?
one thing i dun understand is... why every sem, the class will change every now n then? resulting short-term friendship bond among students?
comparing to jc students, i am wondering how many of ex-poly students still in contact wif one another?
I miss my poly days too. That was one of my best days in life! And i still do keep in touch with some good friends i made that. -
if one has a fark up attitude...
he wouldnt survive anywhere... -
I think poly is fine. Just a bit of fashion show nia. other than that. quite all right..=D
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understand this. and u will survive.Originally posted by GHoST_18:if one has a fark up attitude...
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backstabbers are everywhere
friends you meet is heng or suey, and also depends on your personality, if you choose to be a loner, then thats you
project and datelines train your time management skills, and the ability to not sleepin for days
slack or not is your choice, but i can say poly is not a slackin place at all
buildin good relationship with friends and lecturers/tutors is very impt, group projects and all.... during presentation, you may get to see people in your own group to attack you if they dont like you
you have to be initiative, to speak up, to ask for help
dont compare poly and jc, both are diff stuffs
about the 'cool' stuff, is there such a thing?? i didnt know -
I guess, every system has its own drawbacks and perks and everyone has different experiences altogether. So for those who are reading this thread, take every advice/stories with a pinch of salt. They don't happen all the time and definitely not to everyone.
I guess what is more important (which is iterated in some of the previous posts) is to find which system suits you and adapt to it.
Most importantly, always look at the bright side of life. -
Poly life cannot even be compared to working life...
edmw must be an immature kid...
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I was a poly student and I went on to University , got my masters plus now sponsored for higher research studies from an australian agency with a paid salary.Originally posted by viper146:why I think poly sucks: Its for ignorant lazy fools who fail to see the big picture.
What is the big picture one may ask. It is this: The government needs for workers to work in stuff like casino etc. So it encourages more ppl to join polys by showing how 'hip and cool' poly life is. Idiots fall for the trap without figuring out that they are screwing up their life in the long term. When they finally realize their mistake its too late cos only very few of them are able to make it to university.
Morale:Choosing Poly is like having sex with a prostitute. You get short term satisfaction but probably screwed up by some STD in the long run.
Just think out of the box on what you can do rather than to just see only what the government says. Think for yourself rather than get someone else to think for you, which is unfortunately a trap some Singaporeans fall into as in Government says therefore must be good. -
I did encounter backstabbers when i was in poly...
but that was a small problem...
cos i've deal with all kinds of ppl when i started workin young..