No Place of NSman in Uni Woh! FTrash?

[makapaaa]

Apr 13, 2010

Don't let poly graduates fall through the cracks

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MS SANDRA Davie's special report last Saturday ('From poly to...') highlighted the dilemma faced by a significant group of polytechnic students like me who have fallen through the cracks of local university intakes.
I chose the polytechnic over a junior college, graduated with a business diploma, scoring an above-average cumulative grade point average of 3.4.
Yet I was denied entry into local universities despite sending in my application for two consecutive years.
I am currently finishing my national service.
While the Government seeks to increase the skills and education of our workforce, a large group of equally deserving students is being caught in the middle.
We are the students who have above-average grades but are being denied the chance of upgrading ourselves.
We must study overseas or in lesser-known private institutions.
The consequence is an exodus of precious human capital. Also, we are forced to spend large amounts of our parents' money to study abroad.
Once abroad, most of us are likely to remain there given the underlying disappointment and frustration. This is especially so for NSmen who feel keenly the frustration of being rejected by the system they are fighting to defend.
I myself will have little choice but to use my parents' retirement savings to further my education abroad.
If increasing the number of places for polytechnic students in local universities, as mentioned in Ms Davie's article, is not possible, polytechnics should disclose admission figures in their marketing campaigns and at their open houses. This way, O-level students know that their chances of making it into a local university from polytechnic are not that high at 20 per cent.
Additionally, the Ministry of Defence should allow NSmen studying at private schools the same terms of deferment as government-approved ones for in-camp training call-ups.
The standard reply given will not help raise the image of the private education industry in Singapore either.
Tan Wei Liang

 

[scoobyhoo]

you are destined to be a low pay worker, don't day dream any more for the local uni. but think of the ns nowadays, you are paid well so you should not complain otherwise, disciplinary actions will be against non-compliances.

 

[cleareyes]

I chose the polytechnic over a junior college, graduated with a business diploma, scoring an above-average cumulative grade point average of 3.4.
Yet I was denied entry into local universities despite sending in my application for two consecutive years.

Tan Wei Liang

This is nothing but a rant, a rant that doesnt seem to understand what is happening and how far can one goes.

Mr Tan openly mention his grades. But he didnt mention what course he is applying and since he has a business diploma, I assume he was trying very hard to apply for one of the business degree program which is very very tough to get in. In fact his average of 3.4 is not good enough as competition for admission is high. The usual grade point average of 3.8

So, for the rest of you, read and understand what he is ranting about and stop trying to put FT into the picture. In this case, mr Tan just cant make the grade.

 

[Received_by_Kings]

I chose the polytechnic over a junior college

Bodoh lah, bodoh. You suffer for your wrong choice lah. Don't blame other people.

 

[Received_by_Kings]

you are destined to be a low pay worker

Hahaha why are you so crazy?

 

[cleareyes]

Bodoh lah, bodoh. You suffer for your wrong choice lah. Don't blame other people.

yeah....and that too.

 

[knightriderz]

wad is dis chap ranting? 20% is for all courses and its a fact dat most of e 20% come from engineering.
To mr tan, even A level grads require @ least an AAB to enter business courses in uni. Wad is a GPA of 3.4?

 

[golden]

why cant a grade of 3.4 enter uni?
why restrict the number of places?
if a student is deserving and wanted to study in a local uin why made it difficult for him/her to further the education?
why reserve so many places for foreigners instead of letting its citizens to puruse their dreams?

what is a country if it deprive its own citizens of continuing education?
why other countries can have so many uni to take in their citizens and why not SIN?

who are you to look down on a grade of 3.4?
what does it matter if is either 3.8 and above or 3.4 and below..

The country should look after her citizens and provide for them alternative avenue to further their education and not let foreigners snatch available places away at the excuse of better grade..

success in life don't depends on grade alone..

why? why? why?

 

[Areopagus]

Do you really believe that the "scholars" from PRC and Vietnam have grades like that when they enter NUS???

It is only after the intense tuition and generous government grants that they manage to make the grade - see today's ST how NUS is the cheapest uni in the world for foreigners

 

[cooleo]

I know of 1 Pinoy foreign trash who got asked to fuck off after 3 months in job. Guess what...she came from Pinoy high school and studied in AntUArse!

 

[KuanTi01]

One must learn to live with one's own choice. Simply put, 3.4 is good but not good enough! Just move on & don't give up.