Question on studying Psychology

livebyfaith SG

yeah.i agree with you. having an a level certificate would be better than having a diploma in psychology.
reason being,at least the chances for you to pursue a degree in nus is so much higher than you get a diploma in polytechnic.
but for me,i will be choosing to get a diploma in polytechnic.

if you study in polytechnic,you won't get that stressed up as compared to jc life.and what's more,you will have to score well for your As before moving on and get in to psychology to pursue a degree.

it all depends on one. if you are afraid of not being able to cope with jc's life and do not want to get stressed up,polytechnic would be a better choice.
however,if you are willing to mug hard and has the confidence of doing well for your As,then go ahead with jc because it will then lead you to pursue degree in psychology.

davidche SG

hmm i see, err, hve you went into the poly course already? WHat uni are you targeting?

snop_coolz SG

personally i dont think it will fluctuate much...it will still remain as a low pointer of 9-11 yea..cos the intake wont increase and has no rumour of increasing and pyschology is not an easy subject... Laughing

most importantly..work hard! cos the lesser point u get...u more course u get..dont bother can go where or not...

mamamamama SG

Originally posted by davidche:

Does every person who go hwa chong end up with no As? Listing exceptions is pointless as there will ALWAYS be exceptions to anything. I know a person invested large money to study in uni but then loses the interest in the subject. Does that mean that i shouldnt persue anything BECAUSE of this?

It is only 3 years to the A levels. My father is deciding whether we should [b]buy a house in singapore. So i have to be sure if i can be ROUGHLY garunteed a psy degree here.

I figured the way i can roughly know this is to ask those students studying psy or have finished studying, how much points they had during O lvls. Then i can roughly(again) know if i stand a chance in psy.

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udon's point of listing exceptions is just to show you that even students who enroll in "elite" JCs can do badly.

so it doesn't matter which JC you go to, even if it's a lousy one, just get your A's and you'll make it to UNI.

mystiv SG

basically, she's pointing out that O level grades does not reflect what you may/will get for A levels Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

huh? U know U "havent gone to A level stage yet"? you worry too much lah... just try to do as well as you can for your "O"s ....

untitledwav SG

it's not about how hard it is. psychiatry and psychology are different. your job will be different after the course.

gerrykoh SG

There's no guarantee in life, all depends on you. Have to work very hard.
Whether u make it to uni also depend on the results of each cohort- eg this yr. Dragon yr. many did exceptionally well & '88 is baby boom year.
This yr. onwards, u get competition from pple in the 'thr train programme' like RJC, Hwa Chong. Anyway the standard for FASS in NUS very high. Pple with straight As & Bs are applying.

Your dad can go ahead & buy a prop. Tell him to go for f'hold. He should be able to sell it easily if u decide to go elsewhere cos prop. is booming now.

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