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"a lot of people don't want to go into poly..."
a passing remark i heard while on the way home made me pretty offended. what's wrong with going to poly?
so, if someone feels that going to jc is good, just because the requirements are more strict that in poly, does that mean that the people in jc are better off than the people in poly. does that mean that the people in jc will grow up to become smarter, richer, more successful that the people in poly? a misconception made by many singaporeans.
is there a point in going to jc or poly when you don't know what you want to do? that you'll just go to jc just because everyone else around you is? people like that should grow a backbone.
same goes for people who want to go to jc, but everyone is telling you that you should go for poly.
another common misconception is that
every poly has people who cannot make it to jc. pure rubbish, guys. my diploma alone has a lot of single pointers, people who could have gone to the top five jcs in singapore... and they're there, doing a diploma.
the education system is very different in jc and in poly. they both have their good and bad points, both in learning academically and growing as a person.
one thing i'd tell you before you choose where you want to go: go for the best. be it jc, or poly, go for the best. only when you mix with the people of that certain standard, would you be like that standard, or even surpass it. see which jc specialises in what subject you want to take (i think VJ's really good for humanities), or which poly offers the best course for the type of career you want to persue.
there's no point in going to jc and graduating with just an a level cert, not being able to qualify for university, as there is no point in going for a diploma that isn't recognized, or teach things that have no relavance to what you want to do.
Love, lixximajig : 19:52