Sunday, February 11, 2007

JC route or Poly route?

'A' Levels or Diploma?


people have been asking me - giving me a hard time actually - & yet i still can't come up with a definite answer.

JC sounds enticing because i get a straight path to college, & it'd be like high school, only harder obviously. & i WANT to go to college. in JC, there's school spirit & all that jazz you can find. besides, it's uniformed, so i don't have to rack my brains going shopping (shallow i know). & i dunno, JC just sounds fun, & makes you sound smart. don't you think so? i mean you can't deny, that most people are stereotyped to think that JC students are smarter (which is not always the case), but living in such a stereotyped society, it's hard to convince them otherwise.

but going for JC means taking the As. i mean, haven't you had enough from the Os?! i worked my ass off for three years, just so i can do well for the Os. i'm happy with the result, but i'm not planning to put myself through all that shizz so soon. & i'm not the mugger type. even if i'm put under the right pressure & work well with it, it may be too late for me to get a good grade for the As. & if i fail 'em, i've got nothing to fall back on.


cue the pros & cons for Poly.

yes, my interest lies in Poly. specifically, the Hospitality & Tourism or Tourism & Resort Management courses. this would narrow my Poly choices down to TP, NYP or Ngee Ann. i wanna work overseas & be in the tourism industry when i grow up, & this course would prepare me for thus. besides, it will be first-hand experience on what life in the tourism industry will be like, & in the end, i'll still get my diploma. & Poly isn't easy, but the way i see it, it's a little more laid back than JC life. i'd pick anything over mugging for one&a half years.

but then Poly would also mean that i've officially grown up. dontcha think that Poly students seem to be more "adult" than JC ones? even when they're the same age? i dunno, it just strikes me that way. & being more grown up means more responsibility, etc. am i prepared to be that way, i'm not so sure. and also, Poly means i have to get a new wardrobe to add to my old one (it's shallow, but vital). & Poly people have spirit, but not school spirit. i'm not sure if i'll find the same security in friends that i've always had cos from personal feedback, close friendships aren't usually formed easily.

even if i decide to go for Poly, it's WHERE, that's bugging me. TP sounds good cos its near to home & a straight bus away, so when there's long breaks between lectures i can go home for lunch or sleep. but TP has so many familiar faces, being in the east & all, and i'm kinda sick of that. i don't mind having the security of knowing the same people, but after awhile, you need a change of environment. sorry if you don't agree, but that's just the way i feel.
then again, if i choose NYP or NP, it's so faaaarrrrrr. but both campuses are good & both offer really attractive courses.

which JC? I HAVEN'T EVEN CONTEMPLATED.


others have made definite choices. some favourites would be TJ, VJ, AC, SA or TP. i wanted to go SR, but i've not decided about a JC in the first place. even Adel has applied for La Salle; he's got talent. but it just leaves me clueless once more.


i hope i can decide by tomorrow. i need to get this over & done with, asap.
& if you're an adult who's trying to screw around with my brain by pulling me in all sorts of directions, telling me to go JC or Poly cos it's "better", fuck off.