I feel like changing course

Agenda SG

But I'll be wasting a good $2,300 for 1 entire year.

Plus there is a chance that I will be asked to go into NS immediately.

I am in TP ITO.

I thought it was a good course. Actually, I never had the intention to get in that course. It was my 11th choice. It was a back-up choice. I actually wanted to go into architectual but I missed by 1 point.

Now I find that, Although the course is easy, It's not exactly what I want to learn. I wanna learn business studies if given the chance. I regretted not putting BIT as one of my choice though I may not be even given entry.

I've just finished my first semester.

I do intend to talk to my careperson about it. It's not that I can't cope with it. It's just that my interest does not lie in IT.

I wanna go to University. Because only then, I will be able to pursue what I really want. Which is business. But I don't want to study private. I wanna go into either NUS, SMU or NTU. At least the cert is recognised.

But my first semester's GPA already destroyed the chances. I got 3.19

Now getting into Uni isa big competition. I would probably need a 3.8 to be able to even compete with other applicants. Sigh..

I wish to transfer to a course which is more business-oriented. But time is running out for me.

browniebaobao SG

i always tell ple.. i can throw away my business diploma already..

dun mention abt getting a business degree..

speakupforyourrights SG

why??

Li4nGsteR SG

Actually you can continue to study n transfer course when u enter uni, as u change now u're wasted ur parent money and ur time.

And when u transfered to biz course u may not score as high as u wish to enter uni. gd luck TS Wink

Guardx SG

wat happens if you are allowed to change course than you regrets about it again?

NUS, SMU or NTU are not easy to enter unless you are the top 4% of poly.

my advice study your course well first then decide.

stellazio SG

BIT and Business Studies not good one, if you want business courses better to concentrate on specialized areas like accounts or banking.

browniebaobao SG

too many in the market.

business is very general..

too many ple holding the same diploma/degree

the only difference is local or overseas.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

I don't like my school's learning method PBL. You can guess it, only RP uses 100% PBL...

Arghx.. me will be wasting $2,300 x2 of my parents money leh.. Gonna return them once I start working..

Damn RP! Evil or Very Mad

and yea.. my NS date will be in the near future..

speakupforyourrights SG

howdy mate! Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

Just concentrate and get the diploma... life is what you make of it... it is not defined by your diploma... I interviewed someone with an IT dip for an accounts job and she got the position.

Don't waste your time changing course, since you say it is easy, get the best p[possible score/slack but pass/or attend some business courses outside of you curriculum.

Vague SG

hey agenda, i also feel like changing/giving up on my course.

same as you, TP, ITO Laughing

but next week when school starts it's my 2nd yr 2nd sem liao, so might as well

finish everything first then decide.

hiphop2009 SG

me also wan to change.

but if lets say if u finish this diploma first and do another one, u got a double diploma Evil or Very Mad

NewAgeSensitiveBoy SG

change or not will be your choice ultimately. but i think dun change into a business course cos i think business is not something u can learn academically on papers…... its something u either know or you dun and more than often, the lecturers are non the wiser….. Look at it this way, if they know how to do business why did they end up teaching? Its like the fortune teller who can predict tomorrows winning 4d number but not betting himself…...

thongs SG

yr gpa ok la, mine freaking 1.75, need like 3.8 for the rest of my sems to make it 3.5. gg =)

798 SG

dun be so bu4 zi1 liang4 li4 can or not? can u even get into business course in the 1st place?

like wat bbb said, business cert is as good as throwing away since not many pple can make use of their knowledge they learn n apply in their job.

somemore NBS is the hardest course to get in unless u r the top student in poly. just ask motoway how much students in her jc studying same course as her.

u shouldnt be hoping to touch the sky when u r just an amateur. instead of whining here n wasting time spending in the forum, why dun u start concentrating on ur tutorial n putting interest in it?

selfobliged SG

U must really make up your mind first before changing. And dont be fickle minded.

Unidentified SG

ur case is quite okay lor , i got 4 friend already quit their course , waiting for new course next year

and few of them quitted 4-5 mth after start course

well , i personally feel that if i ever in poly , i may change course too , becoz inside course so many , easily distracted and lure you to the other course

Isis SG

You should consult your school dean and administration. Whether can you change course and how do you go around the system. Business degree is general, but what are u planning to major on? Have u done the research on it and its prospect? Don't kick urself when u discover it isn't as rosy as u think it was.

Actually anyone can do business de. You can just hire the business students or accountant to work for u.

fymk SG

Ok

First of all , IT is a skill - alot of businesses are using technology to operate. No point in studying business without a skill like IT, accountancy , economics, banking and finance. There is always bound to be something you don't like in every course but at the end of the day , it might be very useful.

Second of all, a diploma you don't like is never the end of the route. It will be useful later . Think in terms of the wider picture , in fact ...think out of the box. I took up nursing because my parents won't pay for anything else. I used nursing to get to where I want. I did my master in another subject while surviving on nursing. Nursing is still a useful skill for me even though it was never my intention to stay in Nursing. I am dealing with some aspects of health informatics and biostatistics now - and nursing came in useful.

Third of all, local universities are not the only universities you can go to. You can try out for overseas ones or distance learning later. It is what you make out of yourself.

Good Luck and All the best.

metalcar SG

Shocked unidentified.. hu quit course .. 5n2 1 ah lol