phd or army?

weijian SG

should i study Poly Halfway Dropout & go to nsf straight or should i continue my life in RP?

i like to study business..

but am being forced to study IT in rp due to my poor 'O's so i can only go to RP...right now in yr 2, 1st sem, i have totally no interest in what is happening in the class at all..

everyday i go into the class..fall asleep fast, the problems sucks...

even when it goes to yr 3, where i finally can take business modules, it's still associated with IT.

I like business, but not IT..

if i drop out from RP, i go nsf, 2 yrs later 21, then 3 yrs for degree, 24 is this better or

20 finish rp, 22 out of nsf, 25 finish degree..

of course i need to earn money to study for degree..so it will either + 1 or 2 years after ns, before i can take degree..

advice needed.. Crying or Very sad

Gwangetto SG

if u dun like to study yet, go and serve the army.

make sure u sign on as an officer, then go and study after that.

without a degree here, it's very difficult to go far in life. Wink

weijian SG

sign on as officer, bond at least 5 yrs...hard life in there, and sign on as a poly drop out, is like hard to get promotion leh..

unless i sign on for study bond la, but what if i fail?

is it better to sign on as officier or study bond?

or i sign on as officier and completed my bond then i use the money i save from nsf, then go degree?

advice??

Gwangetto SG

sign up as an officer.

then u can go for ur study in the uni or smth..

education is very important.

there's no short cut to promotions la. u have to study and pass with good grades b4 anyone can promote u. same in the army, same outside army also.

i'm being very practical here. so, yeah. never undermine the power of education.

study hard lor.

weijian SG

sign up as officier then request for study bond too ar?

u have experience is it?

any p.h.d here or any dropouts of bond takers, advice needed!!

help me..

currently i am supporting myself, in school fees, my upkeep of my own expenses, i also paying almost everything for myself to lessen the bunden...

Gwangetto SG

for drop outs, u may enter the mono intake batch. so u start off as "man" serving inside the army. then after which, u can sign on sispec and do ur best to the top 5 or 10% b4 u can get to go ocs.

it's a long road ahead. either u choose this path or u go study again. and this time study hard and smart. without good grades, i say again, u can't go anywhere.

Gwangetto SG

u may choose to serve the navy if u want.

weijian SG

actually my primary objective is to ask if its feasible to..

1- drop out of poly
2- finish my nsf asap
3- get a to study for a degree course with 'O' lvl cert (be it overseas or local)

anyppl who can help?

Praetorian111 SG

weijian

Nowadays, even business courses are related to Information Tehnology and Internet Technology in some way or others. This is due to the fact of IT playing a larger role in the business organisation and work environment. My advise is to stick to your course and finish it before you serve army. After all, for poly students you are likely to get exemptions of a few modules or even up to a year from a degree course if you get a dipolma. You will still graduate within the age of 24 as a degree holder, if everything turn out well.
Seriously business courses are not that fun, I made this statement based on my experience as one.
In the past those whom drop from poly used to only serve 2 yrs of national service liability while those who completed poly or JC will have to serve 2.5 yrs however, with a change in law I do not see any justification of completing national service first before returning to your studies. You might as well get a dipolma first before you enter. (At least the allowance will be higher) since poly and jc grad will mostly becomes cpl at least while ITE and lower will get the rank of lcp.

TehJarVu SG

you can't jump to university from 'O' level

locally, you have to go the 'A'-level or poly- route ---> to go uni
overseas, you need to do a foundational course if u don't hv an 'A' level or poly cert

Fatum SG

without at least a recognized poly diploma, you can stop dreaming of OCS, period …

hisoka SG

just to check for option 3 are you sure or that optimistic you can get a good degree course if you didn't even manage to get a "good" poly course? overseas maybe easier but finances?

you got how many year left for your poly and how well you did so far har? just wanna clarify so pple who bother to comment and give advice can do it better

weijian SG

rank is not a problem for me, i have no claims as to what rank, all i want to do is to finish nsf, and get ahead to study

weijian SG

overseas, they do have this offer, but in terms of money, it's just expensive only

weijian SG

i didnt dream for ocs, i only dream of completing it only..read carefully, thanks

weijian SG

option 3 is possible, but when my current financial status, its not without my reach, unless i finish nsf, work for 2 yrs..

i now in yr 2, 2 more yrs and i am done.

TehJarVu SG

i've just come back from Oz after 4.5 years...

nvr heard any case whereby you pay money and can go to the U with 'O' level...

you need to do a foundational course equivalent to our 'A' level...

Fatum SG

it's not about the money bro .... there are thousands of universities and colleges outside, basically, anyone who's not a drooling idiot can and will graduate from some university or another, as long as his pocket book is large enough ... but you get what you pay for in terms of your entrance qualifications .... what's the point of collecting a sungei road degree ? ... just so that you can append a BSc or BA on your future name card ? ....

my advice is to bite the bullet and suck it up ... put in some effort and finish it, you'll discover that a lot more doors will be open to you if you have a decent poly transcript .... I didn't like my poly engineering course either ... but now I'm studying something totally different and removed from engineering .....

weijian SG

ur rite, just that in the ads, they didnt mention the foundation course which takes up about 6mths or more to start degree courses overseas..

if overseas aren't possible, then what bout taking private courses?

i came upon an ad saying $3k-$4k for a dip in 6 mths, and $13k for a degree..

the course offered is international business management. is this a scram? my frenz said its too cheap

hisoka SG

do you think you can grad well with your present course.

do you think the course that you will go to will be easy or better for you. think it thru first lor, and find out about the course. dun just say can then go and do.

btw i think TJV is correct, you would have to go for a foundation course frist which is normally i think 1 or 2 years or 3 years then go on to the uni proper