Regarding MI for those who couldn't make it to JC.
As long as you're sure that A levels to University is the route
you wanna take (eg. if you decide you're unsuitable for any of the
Poly courses), then regardless of JC, MI or Private
Candidacy, it's negotiable (ie. no option is all
that bad) and you can still succeed based on your personal
will.
Of course, if we're talking about elite courses (eg. Medicine),
then you have no choice but to go JC (and specifically, the top few
elite JCs). But if you're interested in a reasonably decent
Uni course (in NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, etc), even MI students or
private candidates can succeed.
So if you can't make it to JC, go ahead and try MI. If you're
dissatisfied with MI after a year or two, you can always register
as a private candidate. Project Work is not a deal
breaker for private candidates, as far as non-elite Uni
courses are concerned (depending on the Uni, they may either simply
not consider your PW component in calculating your overall score,
or they may replace it with another H1 subject, or in the worst
case scenario, you might be at a slight disadvantage, but it's no
deal breaker as far as non-elite Uni courses are
concerned, and as long as you've done well in all your other
subjects).
Can we not mis-lead our innocent juniors into
making decisions which they may regret after making
them? Sorry for being rude,
but in my opinion, I feel that you probably just want them to go to
a school which they have difficulty surviving, then repeat a year
or so before giving up and opt for another route, so that you can
have your business and make your money. You know, there are many
other ways to make money for yourself, besides tricking people into
taking the wrong route and have them come to you with
money. If you care
for them, you
should let them know the reality, so that they
would not make the mistakes that can be avoided now, and do well in
their tertiary education.
I do not wish to see students go to Millennia Institute and
realise that Junior College is better for them, or realise that the
A level path is not their cup of tea.
Not saying that nobody should go to Millennia Institute.
Personally, I feel that Millennia Institute is only for those who
really qualify to
be at Millennia Institute and cannot go to Junior
College, not for those whose L1R4 is above 20 or
those who come here just because they cannot get into the Poly.
course that they want (even if they cannot qualify into the Poly.
course, they can always request for conditional admission, where
they would re-take certain subjects at Year one).
I understand the Ministry Of Education wants to give
late-boomers another chance to do A levels, that is why Millennia
Institute still exists. However, they should bear in mind
that there are students who are still not matured in their
thinking and would decide to come here purely based on their
interest, without
considering the reality. Instead, MOE should treat
students as children and only allow them to study what they are
qualified to study, besides what they are interested to
study.
I do not understand why
Millennia Institute does not even follow its Cut-Off-Point when
accepting students into the school, and even those with 30+ points
for L1R4 can be in this school, when the Institute of Technical
Education is clearly better for them. I mean, Yes, Millennia
Institute should continue to exist to give O level students who are
late-boomers another chance to study A levels. However,
the Cut-Off-Point
should be followed (strictly), so that only those
who have the ability for A level but are just not boomed yet to be
in a Junior College would be in Millennia Institute, while those
who are neither boomed to be in a JC nor have the ability for A
level should instead pursue other kinds of
education which may be (more) suitable for them to
excel
in.
