It's the Dragon's fault?

If you’ve read yesterday’s newspaper, a 19 years old girl, Shi Ying who got ABE for her A levels couldnt even get into any of the 3 local universities in Singapore. This year is the Dragon Year Intake. There will be more people fighting for the positions in the universities. Local universities NTU, NUS, SMU reported that there’s an increase in applications and cited that the Dragon Year Effect as being a contributory factor. Dragon Year- is considered auspicious in the Chinese Calender. And during 1987 (if i didnt get the year wrong.let’s flip back my history notes), our Singapore government encouraged families to have more children by giving incentives. That’s why in 1988, there was a baby boom.

An MOE Spokesman said that they have already increase the number of university places and the Dragon Year Effect had nothing to do with the students not getting a place in the Universities.

Adapted from Straits Times

The ministry also did not buy the argument that standards have gone up and students with average grades are finding it tougher to get into university.

Wonder how the desperate teens will do when they cant get into local universities. It is impossible to ask the Dragon Years babies who did not score well for their A levels to retake A levels again, as the old syllabus had been phased out after this dragon year batch. So, those who didnt get their positions in the universities got to- 1) study overseas, 2) start working, 3) Private Universities in Singapore.

I was chatting with one of my pjc friends. His girlfriend(i know her just as a normal friend) scored AAB, but couldnt get herself into the local universities. Providing the fact that she failed her GP. And this girl has to study overseas at Melbourne. Imagine a 19 years old girl, who has to adapt with the new environment and start everything all over again?

(According to my Gp notes..)Singapore is trying to attract foreign talent, but yet, leaking our own local talent out. When these Singapore students graduate from the foreign universities, by then, they have already adapted to the environment and culture. And they may stay and contribute back to the society. Isnt this “leakage of local talents to others”?

Singapore Education system is highing up. Syllabus have been changing to accomodate with the fast pacing society. Like now, everyone needs to know some IT skills. So, classroom lessons are making teaching more interesting through E-learning. Students need to learn to use the Internet, submit assignments online to their teachers. In the past, a normal degree allows you to use it as a passport to the working society. Now, a normal degree is not enough.

How will our future generation survive?

I guessed most of us should have heard about the pull out of University of New South Wales, UNSW? Because of that, Singapore’s three local universities extended their application deadlines from 1 June to 4 June. Does the closure of UNSW shows that the students may be left stranded, without a university to go to? Student’s dreams are shattered.

I’ve surfed and search some information about the news and how people react with the pull out of UNSW.

Adapted from My What Nots

It’s such a pity the UNSW has decided to close down in Singapore just 3 months after opening. This has shocked the academic field and the students who have gave up their places at NUS and NTU to study at UNSW here are the worst hit. At the moment, many of them are at a loss, not knowing what to do.

Adapted from CNA

As with UNSW and other multinational corporations, when they pull out, Singaporeans have to pick up the pieces, whether they be lost jobs, missed opportunities or dashed dreams.

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