When I asked the university to confirm that my daughter’s grades were below the cut-off point, the reply was that the ranking of results was confidential and that it was not obliged to answer my question. The university added that my daughter did not even qualify for discretionary admission.
Michael Koo, letter to the Straits Tmes forum page
i won’t be surprised some machine crunches these applications and a D automatically sorts it to the reject pile, regardless of the other standing As.
point is, one must not score below a B these days, esp in your H2s which count for twice the aggregate points over H1s.
#44) Rafflesian
‘I don’t hear of a single UK local complaining that locals got squeezed out by foreigners for a place in their Universities. ‘
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I believe the policy in UK is similar to Aus where every student who obtains the required results for university admission is offered a place. The policy here is different. There are far too many students competing for the too few places. The foreign talents encouraged by the govt make the situation worse. Their fees are heavily subsided by our govt while unsuccessful Singaporeans have to pay the full fees in Aus.
Our govt is inducing our citizens to migrate and replacing them with foreign talents. My son is one of them and half of my CPF has already been invested in his education in Aus. LKY has said that if 3 out of 10 foreign talents remain here it is good enough. So, the money and resources spent on the 7 that use Singapore as a stepping stone is worth it? And, our less talented citizens are dispensible.
Some polytechnics should be upgraded into universities. Polytechnic diplomas were relevant in the 70s to 90s when we needed local supervisors and low level managers. Poly grads filled this gap. However the jobs that poly grads used to do are now given to FTs. Poly grads are forced to upgrade by completing part-time degree or paying through their nose at overseas universities. Many end up graduating in their late 20s to 30s, and with a huge hole in their pockets. Compare this to an FT who can graduate at 21. Who can accumulate more relevant work experience? Isn’t this one of the reasons why employers prefer FTs?
Statistics do not lie. More than 50% of poly grads do not hold jobs that are related to their diploma. More than 70 to 80% eventually get a degree.
I know that people might fear that universities converted from polytechnics may be treated as 2nd tier. But isn’t this what’s happening to poly grads who obtained part-time and overseas degrees? It is a struggle to get local employers especially the government to recognise their degrees.
“A” level students who didn’t get into NUS, NTU, and SMU can also get a degree at these poly converted universities. This is a better and cheaper option than going for overseas universities.
If Australia with population of 21 million can have 39 universities, why are we stuck with 3 or 4?
aiyoyo
local cant go local uni, then go oversea uni ($ flow out)
foreigner come local uni ($ flow in)
not sure what’s the sum/equation between $ flow in vs $ flow in?
funny logic these people..
aiyoyo
Jackson Tan (#43),
“As for Manchester, I think the EU students are not included.”
The 7400 number that you quoted for U of Manchester does include EU students. Also, it is not mentioned that it includes only undergraduates.