14 Oct 2007
1.30pm @ Orchard Hotel.
Accompanied Xinwei & Jocelyn to check out the education fair.
Though I don't have plans to study abroad (not unless Lady Luck throws herself at me & grants me a golden scholarship), it's still a very tempting idea. Might even say it's a dream. Read fang's entry, the one she wrote before leaving for UBC, and yeps, how I agree!
To some sense I've always longed for that freedom & independence. Yes, there's a price to pay for it - the struggles of being alone, being different, being far from your comforts; STILL that concept of "the grass is always greener on the other side" kinda bugs me and puts in me the desire to want to study overseas.
Anyways, kinda sick of the local education system - it's really stifling at times - so I guess if I really wanna pursue a degree I'd like to try out something different? (Thing is, is it really different???)
Couldn't help but to grab several of the Aussie U brochures... They really offer interesting courses in the area of Arts & Social Sciences [which, incidentally, is what I'm really interested in].
After a day's worth of research and consideration though... I've finally concluded:
1) Overseas education costs $ more than local unis.
2) Local unis - NUS, NTU, SMU. Of these, if I pursue my own interests and take Bachelor of Arts, then my choice is narrowed down to either NUS or NTU. I
love eng lit, but it's not really practical for me to study lit since I don't aspire to do editorial work etc - so if I take BA then I'd major in Econs and minor lit or take double major.
3) If I wanna study Econs however, I should go SMU.
Hence, SMU = most ideal?
And then comes an even BIGGER question mark. Should I work first or further my studies first??? O wells.
The reasoning goes on.
Maybe I'll be able to get some answers at the Career fair next week.
Just maybe.到底是先有鸡还是先有蛋？
