It’s gone viral: Minister Khaw Boon Wan seems to discourage having "too many" Singaporeans getting a degree. He doesn’t want 100% of degree holders in Singapore, otherwise who are going to do the jobs which do not require a degree ? He was quoted by various forums and The New Paper as saying what is the point of having it when "you can’t eat it ?.."

Satirical, ironic or simply realistic ?

Is the Poly engineering diploma very adaptable in a sense that there are always jobs available for it in various fields ? If so, which engineering diploma is the most adaptable?

Who says after A levels the options can only be the uni?

The polys can also be an option.
What do you think ?

Can plans after JC include the Poly as well ?

In Singapore, having Poly diploma is good enough to survive, right? Don’t really need a degree for many jobs.

I didn’t say go to work straightaway. I said go to Poly. There are a few Poly courses that are "3+1" yr degree courses too. So if those interest the child, it would be useful, and the child would not lose too many years going this route. Just 1 year more than those doing the 3yr university course.[/quote]



But the "3+1" yr degree courses seem to cater mainly for the allied health industries such as physiotherapists, radiographers, etc. And not everyone may be keen to be in this field.

Any alternatives?

phankao:

lobo:

[quote=\"greenpeas\"]Hi. I've just received my A level results and they do not look good. I have 3H2 and 2H1 subjects. I got a B for my H1 econs, however, the rest are all Ds. I would like to know if it is possible for me to get into any unis.


After checking all the university admission requirements, I realized that only NTU's requirements are \"passes\" instead of \"good grades\". Though my results are considered as passes, they are not that good. Do you think I will be able to make it into NTU? What other options do I have if I were to be rejected by NTU. Should I apply to SIM instead?

How about your PW, also D ?

Then perhaps you may consider to enrol in the Polytechnic. Your grades of straight Ds stand ZERO chance for admission into any of the local universities.

BTW, if you are female you have the luxury of re-attempting the A levels. But if you are male, you have to waste 2 years in NS. After NS then think about it.

Why would anyone want to redo their A-levels? My girl was throwing away all her A-level stuff last month and when I mentioned it, I already knew what answer she would give. SHe said A-levels (2 yrs in JC) was such a horrible experience academically. No way she'd want to go thru the stress of doing A-levels ever ever again! She'd rather go to Poly and work from there. You know how the JCs overtest the students so that the students usually fail most of their core subjects, hoping they would do extremely well at the actual A-levels? That's the problem with our system. *sigh*. It's too discouraging for most students. The A-level Prelim results statement can throw away.[/quote]
It can be quite a scary experience for rookies in the working world, if not armed with any basic qualifications.

So the minimum is to get at least a specialised skill (whether technical or business, etc) from Polyechnic or even ITE, would be better.

greenpeas:

Hi. I've just received my A level results and they do not look good. I have 3H2 and 2H1 subjects. I got a B for my H1 econs, however, the rest are all Ds. I would like to know if it is possible for me to get into any unis.


After checking all the university admission requirements, I realized that only NTU's requirements are \"passes\" instead of \"good grades\". Though my results are considered as passes, they are not that good. Do you think I will be able to make it into NTU? What other options do I have if I were to be rejected by NTU. Should I apply to SIM instead?

How about your PW, also D ?

Then perhaps you may consider to enrol in the Polytechnic. Your grades of straight Ds stand ZERO chance for admission into any of the local universities.

BTW, if you are female you have the luxury of re-attempting the A levels. But if you are male, you have to waste 2 years in NS. After NS then think about it.

kitty2:

Anyone knows where to have tuition for business statistics 1?My friend's son is in SIM and having problem with Stat.


Thanks

Which degree and which Uni in SIM is he taking ?

charlietantan:

tanrdus:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]
I can't answer all your questions but maybe one or two. Bioengineering is indeed not too good in job prospect. It is indeed better to have a double degrees or at least take some courses related to finance or businesses. It is true that many engineers went to finance. engineers do not have a bright prospect in Singapore generally speaking.

Hi, so in your opinion which sector would be the one with the best prospects? And should i go for a course that im interested in, or go for one that has more prospects (BBA?) but im not that interested in?

A BBA does not necessarily mean more prospects, it also depends on the job market when you graduate. My friend graduated from nus with a 2nd upper business degree and she is currently still looking for a job after 7 months. The banking industry is currently quite saturated. In terms of engineering, the government is cutting down on foreign pmets, so I would say prospects are improving for the Singaporean engineer. But if you intend to be a multimillionaire, I'm afraid engineering is not for you unless you set up another hyflux. But do note that if you do not do well in business, you would end up in human resource.[/quote]
Agree the part on BBA