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Must be Monday Blues. I'm feeling so damn tired after the weekends. Man, I miss the weekends.

I've kinda decided already. It's 70% Poly choice for me. I really don't see the point in JC anymore. I mean, mugging the same old subjects for two years just to prepare for A levels. Then what next if you can't get a decent grade for the As?

I know my parents won't be happy about this, but really. There's no shame in going to Poly even if I come from some top school. Is it really a top school? Life was so damn boring and pointless. Are the teachers really better in elite schools than neighbourhood schools? I don't know.

My mom thinks that it's easier for you to get a job if you've gone through University because it means you're intelligent and can pick up skills quickly.

Well, I'd rather pick up working skills NOW than to struggle with finding jobs later.

Any second, opposing voice, anyone?

Ja
Tari

PS: Wheeeee...GenX is big love ahaha. There's much drama going around right now. I'm contemplating whether I should let Ming Ming strangle King and get hantam-ed by Brooklyn. I'm contemplating whether I should pick up a second character at Crack Beyblade as well. Yay for RPs. And I haven't done my Maths homework yet.

You know, I'm actually kinda looking forward to getting my Os results as soon as possible. So that I can get out of JCs quickly.

Whatever it is, I'm prepared for a cold war in case my parents oppose to my going to Poly. I'm sorry, but really I'm sure there's much more to education than just memory work, writing essays, or running 5 rounds around the track.

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It really is up to you and what you want to do with yourself. A lot of university students can't find a job until a year after they graduate because workplaces are employing people not only with credentials but also work experience. Many graduates are finding themselves needing to work below their graduate skills because they don't have the workplace skills.

Also there are quite a few people I know who are earning more than graduates and they didn't go to university at all. Personally I took two years off of school to work full time. I worked in a bakery and had a blast while doing it and now am back in school trying to get back into university. The two years off were great and now I'm back on track.

Look if you're really bored you're probably going to get bad grades because you're not interested. The people who get the best grades are either born geniuses or they're really interested and thus try really hard at school. Sometimes all you need is a break, work a few jobs to find what you really like to do and then when you have a goal in life you'll do much better in school. But yes, it's always up to the parents in the end but sometimes all you need to do is sit them down, make them actually listen to what you say and explain everything very carefully.

From experience, parents usually back down and understand if you can provide a detailed plan to prove you actually thought everything out and you're not just being lazy. If they can see that you have an idea of what you want to do but you just need to do it differently than school=> school => work people they start thinking "Wah, she's grown up." But that's usually the parents around my area here in Australia. Though we all started from the same region yea? =D Good luck.

A lot of university students can't find a job until a year after they graduate because workplaces are employing people not only with credentials but also work experience.
Yeah, and that's not what I want. I'd rather pick up work skills during school and then find a job within a shorter period of time instead. xD

Look if you're really bored you're probably going to get bad grades because you're not interested.
Damn straight. I've been meaning to tell my parents that I probably won't be able to cope at all since it's really stressful [and I SUCK at writing essay answers]. But they keep saying that they have confidence that I can managed. What if I foul somewhere and end up with a really bad score?? =_=;

That being said, thank you so much for your opinions!! ^^ Appreciate it muchly~ <3