I'm a seventeen-year-old girl waiting to enter Ngee Ann Poly,
and due to inadequate O Level results - 11 for L1R4, 14 for L1R5
(including CCA points) - I did not make it into Mass Communication
(10), my dream course. Indeed, I had missed the cut-off by one
point, a fact that almost had me smashing my head against a
wall.
I was, instead, assigned to Advertising & Public Relations
(12). It was my second choice, since I was adamant to stay in Ngee
Ann Poly's environment instead of applying for Mass Comm in other
polytechnics.
All my siblings have gone on to study in good universities in
Singapore, and I plan to do the same. However, none of our local
universities actually have degrees exclusive to Advertising/Public
Relations, and I'm not sure that I can afford to go to a university
overseas.
I do understand that Advertising & Public Relations go
hand-in-hand with marketing or business studies, but those aren't
exactly relevant to my interests. I want to be doing something I
love in the future, and that love is media - writing and
journalism, preferably.
Since APR is somewhat similar to Mass Communication, I was
wondering if I could still take Mass Comm, or a media-based course
related to it, in a local university. This is, of course, based on
the assumption that I will do well in Poly.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
