[AuroraDizon]

lolhey Cosmo did your schooling require a lot of math?

[KellieCM]

[quote name='yeokm1'] I am really afraid I cant get a place in that course.Have you thought about studying abroad?

[Cosmo]

[quote name='AuroraManson']lol> > > > hey Cosmo did your schooling require a lot of math?The course relies heavily on Physics and Calculus.

[yeokm1]

[quote:93c35b1eab]About 40.[/quote:93c35b1eab] Hahaha, if I am that old , what does that make Cosmo? 60?[quote:93c35b1eab]Have you thought about studying abroad?[/quote:93c35b1eab]No, even if I wanted to. My parents are not that rich to send me abroad. In Singapore, the best chance to enter a local university is through the junior college. That is why I am in there now. The competition is stiff. Only 11000 places available a year. Of the birth rate at 1990 of 52000.

[KellieCM]

That's interesting, and good to know. In the US, there are a lot of "semester abroad" programs that don't require a lot of money. I am sure you will be successful in whatever you choose!(man, I was in high school in 1990! I think I'll just get my walker and go home now...)

[yeokm1]

[quote:4e7a702647]That's interesting, and good to know. In the US, there are a lot of "semester abroad" programs that don't require a lot of money. I am sure you will be successful in whatever you choose! (man, I was in high school in 1990! I think I'll just get my walker and go home now...)[/quote:4e7a702647]What do you mean in the first paragraph? And the bracketed works? I cant really understand that? ( I assume that to be an American slang)This seems to be going out of topic already. The main topic is on the 1000 posts by Cosmo. Why have I changed the attention to myself?I think lets create another section or topic dedicated to the top posters. Lols

[Cosmo]

This wasn't really meant to be all about me spamming a thousand posts. Side discussions are encouraged ;).

[KellieCM]

I meant that I am interested to know how education systems differ from those in the US. Here, we have programs that allow students to study in other countries that don't require a lot of money (since you mentioned that doing so in Singapore is expensive.)The bracketed words meant that you are young and you make me feel old. I'm nearly twice your age. :)

[jbking]

I was a sophomore in high school in 1990... it wasn't that long ago, was it? :unsureSchooling systems in Canada vary a bit province by province though we did have Grade 13 in Ontario when I was there that was very similar to freshmen university courses for the most part, e.g. freshmen Chemistry and Grade 13 Chemistry overlapped quite a bit as well as Biology too that made for some easy As back in the day.I also remember my computer science classes being 75% Asian usually at the University of Waterloo as it is well-known for that program.Regards,JB

[AuroraDizon]

I suck at math so I don't know how well I would do going through computer classes in college =( I'm good at science and everything.. but math lol..... in 1990... i graduated kindergarten lol :oops:

[TheNameless]

[quote name='yeokm1']1000!!! > > By the way, I would like to know, how many people in the 7 posters are working in the IT industry?Working on it. =)

[jbking]

[quote name='yeokm1']1000!!! > > Cosmo, are you making this forum your full time job? > > Haha, no offence meant. > > > > By the way, I would like to know, how many people in the 7 posters are working in the IT industry?I work in IT. I work as a Senior Application Developer for an Application Service Provider that does location-based services to be specific. Yes it is geeky, but it isn't like I get new hardware to play with since I tend to work on web applications in the job and making it look pretty... oh so pretty... 8)My work machine is a P4 3.0 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 80 GB hard drive with integrated graphics on a 17" square flat panel. :(

[yeokm1]

[quote:7b35bfce31]I meant that I am interested to know how education systems differ from those in the US. Here, we have programs that allow students to study in other countries that don't require a lot of money (since you mentioned that doing so in Singapore is expensive.)[/quote:7b35bfce31]What do you mean by programs? Are you referring to attachments by the universities?As far as I know, Singapore's universities does not have such programs. There is something very similar to this however. There is a private education organisation SIM http://www.sim.edu.sg/sim/pub/gen/simpubgen_home.cfmIt enables students in Singapore to study locally yet get a degree awarded by a foreign university. However the costs are still high enough to be prohibitive.Here in Singapore, everybody attends primary and then secondary schools. It is when after secondary schools when paths start to split. There are three main options for post-secondary education. Junior Colleges(JC), Polytechnics(poly) and the Institutes Of Technical Education (ITE). The most common choices are the JCs and polys.For JC students, it is a two year science or arts course. It is also commonly known as pre-university education. To enter a jc, students must get a reasonably good O Level score. To put things in perspective, only 15000 students a year can enter a jc of an annual birth rate of around 40000 to 50000. For me, I am currently in a science stream. I am taking 4 main subjects namely physics, chemistry, maths and basic economics. After 2 years, jc students have to sit for the A Level examinations. Where only about 10000 students will qualify for the local universities. And in order to get a course I want which is Com Sci, I have to work doubly hard.For poly students, it more hands-on. It focuses on practical skills rather than pure academic results. If I chose the poly route, I would be able take up a diploma in IT and get the skills much earlier and faster. However, the Singapore education system makes it very difficult for poly students to enter the local universities. In fact, only the top 10% of each cohort can enter the university. Poly courses usually last for 3 years. However, if one successfully enters a local university, a one-year exemption would be granted. The student would then jump straight to the second year of study.I think this summs up why I chose the JC route. And gave you people valuable insight to the Singapore's education system.

[StormX2]

yayy ughhh your the biggest loser we knowwwww lol j/kugh yah PCworld shoudl send Cosmo somethign niftyLike a Mouse pad saying something alogn the lines of20,00 moreand youl getthe Mouse ^.^

[Cosmo]

Heh, if they only know who I am ;)

[KellieCM]

rut roh... who ARE you?!?

[StormX2]

Just a stray cat :mrgreen:

[Cosmo]

Meow :lol:

[spike]

CAT?????!!!!!!!!!, ........where's a CAT,..........G-R-R-R-R-R-R, BARK!!! :lol::!:

[techie4fun]

I have 2 dogs, I don't like cats. I'm such a dog lover. I've been around them nearly my entire life.