difference between a poly and a JC?

Name? SG

It really depends on what you want

If you are already very sure on what you want to do, (eg chemical engineering, or a certain course), you can go to poly. BUT you must be VERY sure. Because once you choose that certain course in poly, you will have to take similar courses in uni. (for eg, if you take engineering in poly, it would be diff to change to business in uni). You must also take note that there are those with good O level results who go to poly route. So those popular courses are taken up by them. So if your results are not good enough to get the course you want but you can go to JC, I would advise JC.

However, if you are not sure, then you can go to the JC route. The advantages are that, (if you take a science course), you can go to almost any course you want in uni, including arts courses. I must say JC is tough academically, but it is a sure way to uni if you are not too bad. Over 90% of JC students can enter uni in avg JCs.

One thing to note, the 2 years in Jc and 3 years in poly doesnt really matter when you go to uni. If you take the same course in poly and uni, you can skip the first year and go to the 2nd year. In the end its the same. But this does not apply to all courses. You have to check carefully.

Erm I think its quite confusing up there so I would summarise in the following points.

Choose poly if:

1) You are very sure of your course, (you wouldn't want to regret later)

2) Your O levels results are good enough to get the most popular courses (of course must be the one you want)

Choose JC if

1) You are not very sure of your course yet

2) You want to go into Uni

Common misconceptions:

1) Poly is slacker than JC. (Wrong, if you want to go uni. You still need a near perfect GPA in poly to get into popular courses.)

I see that you are interested in the medical field. If you want to be a doctor, I would recommend JC. If you want to make medicine (pharmacy i think), you can choose the poly route with related subjects, but I think JC would still be better. Same reason, higher chance.

Note: I am not against poly people or what, but from what I heard, statstics show that currently, there are more JC grads entering uni than poly grads.

sbst275 SG

it's of course more A Levels would enter uni.

It's macham route created for them.. so e 'quota' is titled in favour of them.

dangerboi SG

human beings need stress in order to achieve. Heed this advice

dangerboi SG

It really depends on what you want

Erm I think its quite confusing up there so I would summarise in the following points.

Choose poly if:

1) You are very sure of your course, (you wouldn't want to regret later)

2) Your O levels results are good enough to get the most popular courses (of course must be the one you want)

Choose JC if

1) You are not very sure of your course yet

2) You want to go into Uni

Common misconceptions:

1) Poly is slacker than JC. (Wrong, if you want to go uni. You still need a near perfect GPA in poly to get into popular courses.)

Note: I am not against poly people or what, but from what I heard, statstics show that currently, there are more JC grads entering uni than poly grads.

To be qualified as a doctor, one requires either a MBBS or a MD from a recognized medical school. MBBS is Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; it's like a double degree though only 1 degree is conferred.

Anyway, it's better to go to a JC. I've got qualms with regards to teenagers having a few peircings, dying their hair etc.

The standard pay difference for a diploma graduate and a university graduate is visible

Rednano SG

www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1057473/1/.html

www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100412-209776.html

A first: Poly grads accepted into NUS' medical school
Two chosen out of 32 from polytechnics who applied for admission
By Jane Ng

THEY OPTED FOR POLY ROUTE: Mr Ng and Mr Soong both qualified for JC but chose to enter Ngee Ann poly.

FOR the first time, two polytechnic students here have been accepted into what is possibly the toughest university course here to get into - the medicine faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, which will take in 250 aspiring doctors this year, received 32 applications from poly students and selected Mr Soong Jun Wei and Mr Ron Ng, both 20, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Mr Soong graduated with a diploma in biotechnology, while Mr Ng, has a diploma in biomedical laboratory technology.

Unlike junior college (JC) students, who apply with A-level results, poly students are assessed on their poly results and O-level grades.

But like all other applicants, they had to take an essay test and go through two rounds of interviews.

On Mr Soong and Mr Ng, an NUS spokesman said: 'Their outstanding academic track records, coupled with their strong interest in research and their achievements in co-curricular activities, set them apart in the selection process.'

The medical school spokesman said they had been been exploring the idea of admitting poly diploma holders for some time, and it recently approved 16 diplomas, including physiotherapy, biomedical science and nursing, from the various polys.

It was Ngee Ann's biotechnology course that convinced Mr Soong, who qualified for JC with nine points for his O levels, to opt for the poly route. 'I didn't get to take biology in secondary school so I wanted to do it in poly,' said the youngest child of a production supervisor and housewife.

It was not easy initially, recalled the former Fuhua Secondary student, who hopes to specialise in orthopaedics in future.

'The lecturer talked about the fundamentals of cells, and everyone seemed to understand because they were nodding their heads. That was when I realised I had to work very hard to catch up,' he said.

For Mr Ng, being in a polytechnic pushed him to work harder. 'I knew the chances of poly students entering university were slim, so I pushed myself to do even better,' said the younger son of a taxi driver and secretary.

The former Outram Secondary student had qualified for JC with an O level score of 10, but decided to focus on his passion for biology as 'being in a JC would mean having to take other subjects as well'.

He had his heart set on medicine and made it his only choice in his university application, confident that his industrial attachments at polyclinics and hospitals would give him an edge.

Welcoming the duo's admission into medicine, Dr Sushila Chang, Ngee Ann Polytechnic's director for the school of life sciences and chemical technology, said: 'Our education is broad-based and there's depth. They do a lot of team work and research projects - all skills needed in medicine.'

Rednano SG

hi there everyone. new here. just want to ask, for all those 18++ who is studying either in poly or JC, may i know the difference between these two? im soon going to sit for my O levels but dunno wads the benefits of each. i heard from people saying that JC is very stress while poly isn't, is there any others? tyvm =)

A Guide to 3-Year Polytechnic Diploma: www.polytechnic.edu.sg

If you do well to maintain your GPA (Grade Point Average) over staggered exams over a 3-Year period as compared to 1 single major A-Level exam, you can even get direct 2nd Year entry into a local university... For foreign university, it's either 3rd Year direct entry or Final Year.

The GPA (Grade Point Average) are also used in universities. It's the norm.

-StarDust- SG

Poly can be stressful too. Poly third year or working attachment can be stressful too.

My frenz poly need to see psychiatrist.

My hwa chong relative gt a frenz in hwa chong institution also gt to see psychiatrist in his JC time.

So poly JC equally stressful.

TYING SG

Actually its wrong to say poly is not as stressful as jc. Both institutions are equally stressful. It depends on each individual as to how far they want to go or can go. If they are slackers, no matter where they go, life is as free as the wind!

If you want to go poly, then to uni. It is not impossible. Just ensure that your GPA is 3.6 and above. Otherwise, its pretty difficult. In fact, according to my circle of friends, i feel that universities have opened up much more places to poly grads as compared to my seniors with comparable results.

For people who talked about hands on being more in poly. It only applies for certain courses. I'm from a Poly Business school. As compared to my engineering counterparts, I don't feel like we engaged in a lot of hands on. In fact majority is more of the theoretical parts.

So do look more specifically into your learning style and interest before deciding whether poly or jc would be better for you.

multipleviews SG

in my company.. i have seen several poly graduates (failed to make it to local uni, have to settle for private or part time degree) with few years working experience working under graduates (jc peeps who went local/oversea uni) with only less than 2 years of working experience and much younger than the poly grads. Those poly grads guys are so pathetic. earning peanut pay even though they are close to 30.

think carefully if poly is the right route for u..

if u are a lady.. it is fine to go to a poly. just look for a capable husband in the future with earning power.

TYING SG

think carefully if poly is the right route for u..

if u are a lady.. it is fine to go to a poly. just look for a capable husband in the future with earning power.

Haa. It does work the other way round too. There are poly grads who has people with degree working under them. It depends on the company culture. I know of companies who trust a lot of ppl with a dip-uni (even if its from SIM) rather than A lvl - Local uni. These are the companies that values experience more than certification.

My advice to TS is go where you think is more suitable for you. Find out what is your learning style. If TS is lazy, she got bad A's results/ bad Poly results also won't make a difference. =P

sbst275 SG

think carefully if poly is the right route for u..

if u are a lady.. it is fine to go to a poly. just look for a capable husband in the future with earning power.

In tis society like it or now, is a sandwich one.

there's always diff level of ppl in wages.

Shootme SG

Jc is like secondary school, but at a higher level of course, poly is 3 years, less stress maybe, perhaps. If you work hard, it doesnt matter poly or JC.

It does matter if you go poly or jc. In jc, everything is based on individuals which is to say if you work hard, you would probably receive good results. However, this is not the case for poly students. In poly, you have to complete lots of project works. If your group has some lazy people whom always never do their part and you do not wish to compromise your GPA grade, you will end up doing all the works. This is common in poly as this has happened to many of my poly friends, maybe any current poly student could share your views on this.

Y_Shun SG

Poly is lepak if you do not study and just target for less than 3.0 GPA to get into workforce or just take up SIM in future.

Considering your ambition is biomedical, I think going JC is a much better path for you. You just got to have no life and stick with it for 2 years =)

Poly again might be lepak, stressful during projects, there are other factors to consider such as environment and the type of friends/people you will meet. Some friends in poly might just bring you astray in my opinion, not the right company that you want if your ambitions is high.

la luce nella piazza SG

what about law? there’s no course in poly leading on to law right… seems like the legal course in poly leads on to being a paralegal only. Can advise pls?

~PEPPER~ SG

Poly and JC not much difference nowadays.

eagle SG

I'm repeating this again, applies for engineering degree.

The main disadvantage of going from poly to uni (if u going uni) is that you will not get to score on the easier first year modules to build your uni GPA. Your GPA starts from the 2nd year modules, which are tougher in nature as compared to the first year modules which have been skipped. For poly guys, after NS, the content in the first year modules, some of which is required for 2nd year and 3rd year, will likely be forgotten.

Yet if you decide not to skip the first year modules, you will be spending an extra year in studies. Especially for guys, this is a super disadvantage. Imagine pple in other countries graduate from uni at 21 yrs old.

Either way, for the degree of engineering, poly would be a tougher route. It's not about the quality of any student, but the fact that the route is harder for poly grads.

-StarDust- SG

I'm repeating this again, applies for engineering degree.

Either way, for the degree of engineering, poly would be a tougher route. It's not about the quality of any student, but the fact that the route is harder for poly grads.

Thanks for sharing.

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