JC or Poly?

[floppy]

hercules:

deardear07:

i knw this is abit off topic but for students who aspire to be medical doctors, do they choose jc or poly route? if they choose poly, which course is best?

in my girl's class, one made it to medicine and one to maybe dentistry or pharmacy (out of maybe 60 kids in my memory). Can research more on these statistics since my info should be outdated.

if intention is to aim for medicine, then may have to look at biomedical courses in poly.

You can refer to http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/Poly-subject-prerequisites.html for pre-requisite diplomas. For Medicine, generally the biomedical sciences / biomedical tech diplomas.

[jtoh]

deardear07:

i knw this is abit off topic but for students who aspire to be medical doctors, do they choose jc or poly route? if they choose poly, which course is best?

I've answered this in another thread before. If you're sure you want to do medicine, JC is a better route because more than 95% of med students in our local unis come from JCs. There were all of 11 students from polytechnics in the med facs 1-2 years ago (that's for both NTU and NUS). So even though they're increasing the intake from poly, it is still very very low. And many of these poly students could have qualified for JC anyway.

[doodbug]

If you have plans to go apply for Medicine in SG or the UK, then A levels will prepare you better for for admission and for the course. Poly admissions to NUS/NTU Medicine are few.

[Clar06]

phtthp:

isetan:

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The challenge for going to JC isn’t about getting in... it’s about doing well enough to get something out of it, especially if the aim is for popular courses.

Floppy,
U are absolutely right. Studying in JC is totally different from secondary school times. Any subjects are going to be tough. If one scores below average, it left with little choice for uni courses’ selection.

The reality is

Those who go to Polytechnic, graduated with a Diploma, with skills relevant in an industry -
Can still find a job.

However, those who graduated with an A-level certificate, from a JC -
Cannot find a job, unless they proceed onward to a recognised university.

So, if one don't do well at A-level, cannot enter into a proper university, then they have wasted 2 years of their precious golden time of youth, in a JC.[/quote]Sigh.. repeated this non stop to girl.. Think I am still talking to a wall :gloomy:

[sharonkhoo]

Clar06:

phtthp:

Those who go to Polytechnic, graduated with a Diploma, with skills relevant in an industry -

Can still find a job.

However, those who graduated with an A-level certificate, from a JC -
Cannot find a job, unless they proceed onward to a recognised university.

So, if one don't do well at A-level, cannot enter into a proper university, then they have wasted 2 years of their precious golden time of youth, in a JC.

Sigh.. repeated this non stop to girl.. Think I am still talking to a wall :gloomy:

She can always go to poly with A level results. The cost is 3 more years. Unless you really need her income, just tell her that those years are a cost she has to pay.

[Clar06]

Yes, already analyse everything for her. Told her final decision is still hers and she has to work towards it in whichever path choose. It’s her life anyway. We can only support…

[deardear07]

floppy:

hercules:

[quote=\"deardear07\"]i knw this is abit off topic but for students who aspire to be medical doctors, do they choose jc or poly route? if they choose poly, which course is best?

in my girl's class, one made it to medicine and one to maybe dentistry or pharmacy (out of maybe 60 kids in my memory). Can research more on these statistics since my info should be outdated.

if intention is to aim for medicine, then may have to look at biomedical courses in poly.

You can refer to http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus/Poly-subject-prerequisites.html for pre-requisite diplomas. For Medicine, generally the biomedical sciences / biomedical tech diplomas.[/quote]thanks! will check that out.

[sharonkhoo]

Clar06:

Yes, already analyse everything for her. Told her final decision is still hers and she has to work towards it in whichever path choose. It’s her life anyway. We can only support..

Sometimes, they have to think it out and experience the ups and downs for themselves. For us, we advised our older girl the other way - to do A levels first, then poly. We knew she couldn't handle poly at 16, and hoped that the 3 years in MI would help her grow and mature a bit more. After that, she went to poly, and would probably have been ok. But she was also offered a university for a course she preferred. So you never know, if your daughter takes A levels, she might still do well enough to get a university place. At worst, take a longer route.

[deardear07]

jtoh:

deardear07:

i knw this is abit off topic but for students who aspire to be medical doctors, do they choose jc or poly route? if they choose poly, which course is best?

I've answered this in another thread before. If you're sure you want to do medicine, JC is a better route because more than 95% of med students in our local unis come from JCs. There were all of 11 students from polytechnics in the med facs 1-2 years ago (that's for both NTU and NUS). So even though they're increasing the intake from poly, it is still very very low. And many of these poly students could have qualified for JC anyway.

i understand that jc is better.. but gg to poly at least gives like a 'safety net' in case cannot get into medicine..n end up in a 2nd choice course/ career..

[jtoh]

deardear07:

jtoh:

[quote=\"deardear07\"]i knw this is abit off topic but for students who aspire to be medical doctors, do they choose jc or poly route? if they choose poly, which course is best?

I've answered this in another thread before. If you're sure you want to do medicine, JC is a better route because more than 95% of med students in our local unis come from JCs. There were all of 11 students from polytechnics in the med facs 1-2 years ago (that's for both NTU and NUS). So even though they're increasing the intake from poly, it is still very very low. And many of these poly students could have qualified for JC anyway.

i understand that jc is better.. but gg to poly at least gives like a 'safety net' in case cannot get into medicine..n end up in a 2nd choice course/ career..[/quote]I'm not so convinced about the 'safety nets' you speak of. If you don't do well enough to get into med after A levels, there are still other courses to consider in uni. It's not as though failing to get into medicine after A levels dooms you to no alternative career. Similarly, if someone enters poly with the intention of going to medicine but fails to, it doesn't mean the person would just settle for an alternative career which the diploma affords him. He would in all likelihood want to pursue further qualifications (possibly a degree) in this alternative career.

An MBBS is a long journey, 5 years in the local unis. If you can save one year by going through the A level route and stand a higher chance of getting in, compared to a poly diploma, I would say go for it.