JC or Poly?
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janet88:
\"leapt\" isn't the word I would choose! Maybe \"clambered\"... Anyway, RP was just a little side excursion between MI and NTU. I just hope she doesn't find university life too challenging.It's indeed a pleasant surprise to be able to enter NTU. From RP, she leapt into NTU to do a degree.:rahrah: it's ok if she is is slow. Whether she does it in 4 or 5 years doesn't matter.
The important thing is to be happy. -
slmkhoo:
it might be tough in the beginning but she will manage.
\"leapt\" isn't the word I would choose! Maybe \"clambered\"... Anyway, RP was just a little side excursion between MI and NTU. I just hope she doesn't find university life too challenging.janet88:
It's indeed a pleasant surprise to be able to enter NTU. From RP, she leapt into NTU to do a degree.:rahrah: it's ok if she is is slow. Whether she does it in 4 or 5 years doesn't matter.
The important thing is to be happy. -
Childrenisablessing:
Ya too many choice to decide in poly..DD doesnt know her interest yet. So she doesnt rule out jc.janet88:
My kids cannot go to JC...languages will kill them. Besides, these 2 are the hands on type. My son is enjoying his EEE course. That's most important. As long as he is enjoying the course, he will want to do well.
i am also thinking of encouraging her to go poly but she doesnt know what she wants to do yet... she only aims to go JC at the moment. so now i am in a dilemma how to advise her. -
For some Secondary students aged around 16, from young they already know what they want to become when they grow up. So, they will head for the Polytechnic route, not the Junior college route.
Example
Some boys since very young, aspire to work with aeroplanes one day, because they have a natural flair and strong passion, in this field. So, after O level, they will head for the Polytechnic \"Aeronautical\" Engineering Diploma.
They won't choose Sec 1 IP (Integrated-programme) path, instead choose the traditional O-level path, & find out what's the Cut-off-point (COP) for \"Aeronautical\" Engineering Diploma way beforehand by attending various Polytechnic Open house(s) conducted in beginning first week of January each new Year, to gather information & feedback by speaking to faculty lectureres, way before they even sit for GCE \"O\" level exam, since they target to meet the COP (which they're aware of) of that specialized Diploma which they're interested in.
After completing the 3 years Diploma specialized field, then they'll continue to further their university studies, either locally or abroad.
If you are a student (aged around 16) belonging to this category, already sure of what u want to be to be, for your career path, then go Polytechnic is a wiser choice. In contrast, many of us at this age around 16 years old, who still don't know what we want to be when we grow up, chances are we tend to stick to the Junior College path, whose JC curriculum is much more general in nature, compared to the Poly specialized courses.
Unlike Polytechnic courses, where after graduation, one can straightaway join the work-force directly with the relevant skill-set equipped with from that Diploma, perhaps gather some working experience first, by working for one or two years to gather a feel of working experience in the industry and to confirm : is this really what u want to work in, for the rest of your career life-long journey ? After working for one or two years, some confirmed that they not interested in this field, then proceed to university to change course of study. While others after working one or two years, confirmed that Yes, this is still their interest, their passion, also proceed to university to continue pursue that similar field / course of study. -
my boy took the poly route as he is keen in engineering. he went to MI for a short period and couldn’t adjust to the syllabus. several of his classmates from secondary school went to the Aeronautical engineering at SP.
in fact majority of the boys are in the engineering courses while some of the girls went to NP for media course.
for those who do not know what field they want to enter, the JC path allows them to decide because they have 2 years and there are more avenues to enter. -
janet88:
I beg to differ. This argument about \"going poly if you know what you want to do\" is really outdated. Go to a school which allows you to score and do your best (i.e. which type of learning environment suits your child better).my boy took the poly route as he is keen in engineering. he went to MI for a short period and couldn't adjust to the syllabus. several of his classmates from secondary school went to the Aeronautical engineering at SP.
in fact majority of the boys are in the engineering courses while some of the girls went to NP for media course.
for those who do not know what field they want to enter, the JC path allows them to decide because they have 2 years and there are more avenues to enter.
There are many courses in university where the % placement for poly students is much lower. For example, chemical engineering. So, an O Level student who likes chemical engineering and thus decides to go to poly might just miss his/her chance if they do not have a near perfect poly GPA. -
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i believe it all boils to the child…he/she is the one studying. as parents we can only advise but support the decision made.
when son ultimately decided on the poly, we gave him our full support…the condition i set is if he chooses poly which is 3 years long, he must get into the dean’s list and enter local U. -
My daughter is aiming to become a psychiatrist. We are exploring the options to 1) JC or 2) Polytechnic. I understand that she needs to go to medical school and complete her basic degree then she will proceed with her Master Doc degree.
I would like to find out if she opts for Poly route, which course should she take to apply for NUS/NTU Medical program or she should goes into JC to take her ‘A’ level?
TIA! -
bernice04:
I would say do her A levels in JC then proceed to medical school. It's a more direct route and the medicine intake for local unis is still mostly JC students. They have upped the number of students coming in from Poly but it's still very limited. Last year's intake from Poly was 11, according to the local newspapers. This is for both NUS and NTU. Most of the students studied biomedical sciences so that might be the course to take up should your daughter want to take the poly route.My daughter is aiming to become a psychiatrist. We are exploring the options to 1) JC or 2) Polytechnic. I understand that she needs to go to medical school and complete her basic degree then she will proceed with her Master Doc degree.
I would like to find out if she opts for Poly route, which course should she take to apply for NUS/NTU Medical program or she should goes into JC to take her 'A' level?
TIA!
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