Hi! I am currently a business student in NTU with many friends in accountancy as well.


Hearing from my seniors who graduated this year, the market is currently quite bad the even the big4s are cutting head count. But generally, many of my seniors in different fields are echoing the same thing as well (market bad, freeze headcount, stop hiring etc).

However, I observed some my seniors are still able to clinch rather good jobs despite the market conditions. As for myself, I got myself head hunted before graduation and dont need to worry for job hunting

Hi everyone, I am a current NTU undergrad with many friends in different universities as well!


There are many factor to consider when I was deciding which uni I wanted to go (i got offers from NTU Bus, SMU Bus, NUS Bus).

Quality: All three schools are established and there shouldn't be any doubt in their quality.

Opportunity: In NTU, we are given opportunities to shine in CCAs, internship, conference, competitions and collaborations with other institutions etc. My friends in SMU and NUS are given the same opportunity as well. Thus, I believe that no matter which local uni u go, as long as you are willing to put in the effort required, there shld be no lack of opportunity to shine

Internship: Internship is the chance where we get exposed to the reality of the working world. For myself, I was interning in Wilmar SIngapore and was sent to Africa to complete my 10 weeks internship. This opportunity came by from my school (NTU) career office. Fighting for prestigious internship is common among all the schools. We started off on the same ground and what differentiate you isn't which school you come from, but the exp and achievement you had in your portfolio.

Time: The main reason why I chose NTU BIZ is because its a 3 yrs course as compared to others (4yrs). As a result, I have 1 free yr as compared to my peers from other schools to pursue the things that I love (entrepreneurship) or do additional internship to boost my resume.

CONCLUSION: It doesn't really matter which university you are going to if you have the passion for the course you are studying for. The key point is that you must chalk up as many exp and achievements to differentiate yourself from others. Like myself, though I am a business student, I took up coding class from techcove.org and coded out a 'resume' website myself. I always direct my potential employers or any others to my website. As compared to my peers, I am able to differentiate myself with it and it landed me quite many opportunities. THUS, the market is flooded with graduates currently. School names and reputation are fairly the same for all the local universities. YOU NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF! :xedfingers:

My advice would be… JUST MUG HARD. It is common to fail and do badly etc in JC1. But the key thing is to simply get yourself promoted to J2. After that, your teachers will drill you real hard and as long as you put in the effort, I believe you will get the grades you deserve for As.


ANOTHER THING IS… other than academic results, focus on equipping yourself with some relevant skill set too! It will def help alot when you are interviewing for university admission and scholarship interviews. For example, I have two friends who got the chance to interview for NTU scholarship with the same results. But only one of them was granted the scholarship.

The key differentiating point is that the one who gotten scholarship took up coding class during his free time. He had his own website stating all his achievements, experience and projects he did. Key takeaway: Everyone has excellent results now and you need to differentiate yourself!

Hi,


wld like to provide some inputs here! I had the benefits of experiencing both JC and Poly thus can provide my 2 cents worth of advice.

The key question to ask yourself / your child is that what is the end goal of their education path. For many, its either
1) Get into a local university
2) Local or not, I would like to pursue what I passionate about.

1a) If the answer is 1, simply think what kind of education fits your personality! JC is kinda more stressful, focus on the results of your A levels and more academic focus. Key point is if you think you can mug real hug and still enjoy learning subjects like science, math and languages, Go JC THEN!
However, if you can’t tahan the long hours of mugging and prefer a more interactive way of learning, poly is the way to go. It ain’t hard like before for poly grads to enter into university. Just study hard when you need to and accumulate lots of credentials(cca records, exp, achievements) during your poly time. Fret not, the schools will provide you with the opportunities but you need to put some effort to it. I have seen many of my friends entering local universities (SMU business, NUS business etc) from polys too!

2) If the answer is 2, you can certainly consider going to poly! In poly, you get to study what you truly love and the modules are more specific towards a particular industry or interest. (eg Business, aviation engineering, marketing, etc…) MOST IMPTLY, you need to be extremely discipline. Unlike secondary schools where your teachers will spoon feed you with answers and guides, you need to take total control in polys. Just do your part and it will def work out for you!

Coming from an undergraduate point of view, the key is to equip yourself with as many skill sets and experience while you are studying in university! Like myself, as a business undergraduate, I took up additional classes on programming, coding and digital marketing in my free time. Now, these skill sets complement with my degree and I am being head-hunted even before I graduate! At the same time, I code out an ecommerce website myself and am a young entrepreneur.


Thus, it doesn't really matter what path are you pursuing (many of my peers don't pursue what they studied after graduation). It is the attitude to learn and following your passion!

haha, I agree that we should have a parent networking group! My mum formed a clique herself with her colleagues while I was entering to JC!