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From The Sunday Times, it seems that people who are eligible for JC are going to poly. And from the article, even those who have 9 to 10 points are going poly. Most importantly, the article is saying that there are lots of benefits going to the 'wonderland', rather than in the 'hell'. It is due to several reasons. The stressful JC life is one reason. Others include: Going towards their goal, cant find subjects that they want which are equivalent etc. I think there is misunderstanding; since they have no experience of JC life. Personally, I think going anywhere has the same consequences.

Let's get started. First, about the stressful life inside JC. Yes. I agree that the life in JC is stressful, so as elsewhere. Stop day-dreaming. Being a 17 years old kid, do you think you still can be in the pram, sucking lollipop? Come on. Everywhere there's stress. Stress of academic, competition, friends, teachers or money. You can escape from the stress now, but can you escape forever? I call them losers. In addition, you will be stress of the clothing that you will be wearing each day. Do you want to wear the same, old OP t-shirt and a Levi's jeans everyday?

Next, some people say that the subjects in JC are not relevant to what they want to study. The difference between JC and poly is clear cut. JC provides wider variety, while poly focuses on a specific course. Since, a programming person would only study programming and other related subjects, he/she would probably be narrow-minded. So, they might 'filter off' politics or social issues. I don't think it is time to study something specific right now. I rather get the big picture; and go into the course that i have the most potential in. I mean, a secondary 4 guy will not know what is Chemical Engineering; which only gives him faint clue like 'chemicals' or 'good future'. This will partly answer the next point I want to cover.

Some people are going towards their goal or cant find subjects that they want which are equivalent. I congrats them for being forward-looking but... think again. Do you think, at sec 4 standard, choosing a subject that you are interested in is too early? Yes. You may die-die-die-die want it now; but will you regret after finding it too hard or boring when you encounter modules, say Statistics. Woo~.... Even you have successfully graduated, will you stick to the job you had planned earlier. It's something like plastic surgery. At 17 years old, you want your eyes look like Korean superstar. Then the year after, you feel that your nose must look like some Taiwan idol.

In conclusion, I feel there are good or bad points entering JC/poly. Ignore those people who are weighing these factors. Unlike the 42-year-old housewife Mrs Laveen, who thinks that going JC for 'parents to boast' is a factor. So there's no need to list down the factors of each college. You should decide on how prepared you are on either side. In JC, you must be prepared to memorise, do tutorial and assignment or in poly which makes up of presentation, and assignments as well.

Alright, i am not ready to hear comments from people. Should I publish? haha....

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