O levels deby

O levels results are out, and there bound to be someone you know that knows someone that just took their O levels results. The top student got 10 A1s, while 9A1s come from a lot of other schools. The news also stated this, "This is the first year in which the Interrated Program is in place...' I'm touching on 2 things, IP and whats next after O levels.

IP, the supposely program taken by the elites of the whole nation. They are spared the need to prove their ability to handle O levels and given a straight shot at the A levels. The important thing is the elites are removed from the O levels system, giving others room to shine. Is getting the As that important? Its just a grading system. I did not get a lot of As, and I did not end up in Harvard or Oxford, but I reckon my life is well in NUS, FASS. Not the most glorious faculties, but I strive to be a good economics major and future businessman. Now, note this. O level students want to get goo grades, I believe the aim is to get into a good JC? Poly I will touch on later. IP however already has a number of students that study straight from their secondary school. The number of seats available in these JCs are reduced already in IP schools. Its harder to get into a JC that is inside an IP program. Next, Jcs that are more popular, but are not in the IP program will be taking in students that have scored higher in O levels, because of the less number of students that the IP JCs are taking. The Bell Curve is pushed up, and straight As are not as valuble as before. NB: I know that not everyone in a certain IP secondary school skips the O levels.

2ndly, is Polytechnic a lousier choice as JC? NO, it is not. It is the higher rate of JC students entering University that makes JC more sought after that Poly. A levels graduate are not qualified for a decent job as compared to Poly diploma holders. JC is just a doorway to University, and I can say that after 2 and a half years of 'foresting', I went into NUS on the 1st day with barely nothing left inside my brain from A levels. What could be forgotten in 2 and a half years were effectively forgotten. I re-learnt everything I could back in my University days. The same applies for some of my female friends, though they only have 7 months to forget everything, a task much more daunting than their male counterparts. Another important point, Poly students are not rejects from JCs, and I have a classic case study to prove it. I got a friend that got 13 points for O levels. Not that great compared to 6-pointers, but he managed to get into JC, that was if he wanted. He did not. He chose a poly. Fast-forward to present day, he received the Lee Kuan Yew award, got an attachment with Microsoft, and is now serving his army days. He can easily snatch a scholarship, and do his degree, master, and Ph.D somewhere else. I am a proud friend of Luo MinMing. A true genius. heehee... (did I spell your name correctly?) What I want to say is be true to yourself, and choose a path that you want. If poly is the thing for you, them being more practical and hands-on, go for it. JC is more theory-based. Think about it, O level-graduates.