If you take engineering, you will still have to study physics
and engineering maths :]
Depends on what kind of engineering you take, some of them
include programming. :]
Don't worry about the school fees, they can be deducted from
your parent's CPF, which you will then repay them when you start
working. There are plenty of grants , bursaries. If your results
are good enough, you can apply to be a scholar.
Life in poly is, I would say, Fun. You work hard (yes, you do
have to study hard) and you play hard. (everything can be found in
campus - that includes LAN gaming, Swimming pools, jogging tracks,
tennis courts ,K box ect ect.)
School hours for mine, start at 8.30am in the mornings and end
at about 5pm in the evenings with a 1 to 1 1/2 hour of lunch break
in between). There would be days where lectures/
practicals/tutorials start later, and end earlier. This has to
depend on the course that you will take.
For Engineering, there are 3 types of lessons - Lectures,
Practicals and Tutorials.
Lecturers are normal secondary school teaching.
Practicals go hand in hand with lectures, which enable you to
practice/proof what you have learnt during the lectures.
Tutorials are periods where you would have free time with your
lecturer to ask Questions, do assignments.
Now, you might wonder what is the main difference from being in
Secondary school.
This would be quite a big transition.
The main difference is, that you are given the freedom to do
whatever you like. (Msn/Facebook/Gaming). However, at the end of
the day, slacking all the long, will cause you to struggle, and get
bad grades.
CCAs are normally in the late afternoons/ evenings or
weekends.
I have never regretted going into poly. :]
Cheers
Kenneth
Year 1, Polytechnic Student.
