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it's been weeks and i'm still thinking--would i be better off without a degree than being stuck with a lousy one? if you didn't know, i have a place waiting for me in the degree in electrical and electronics engineering (eee) in ntu. being in that is prolly the furthest i can get from my forensics dream.
the low-down:
1. most forensic scientists require a upper class (2nd upper to 1st class) honor bachelor in science (chem/bio/biomedical sciences/etc.).
2. my diploma (biomedical informatics and engineering in tp) isn't considered a relevant diploma to the abovementioned degree, leaving me with lousy degrees that doesn't lead up to a bright future as a forensic scientist.
3. my family doesn't have extra money to send me overseas for a decent degree in chem/bio/biomedical sciences/etc.
so, back to topic at hand. if i didn't get a place in eee, i could start work and save money to put myself through an overseas college, get a decent degree and hopefully marry out of singapore. at the very least, i could be closer to my goal than i am now. but i now have a place in eee, a pretty lousy degree on its own. for crying out loud, it's engineering! engineering's been dead for decades!! even if i do get direct entry into 2nd yr, i would most prolly b wasting the 3 yrs in that course. the only redeeming factor is that in the final yr, i can opt back into bioengineering, a small step back into the life science field but there isn't any guarantees i'll definitely get it. for all i know, everyone else in the course might are vying for it coz life science is the new engineering (like 20 yrs ago) or IT (like 10 yrs ago).
oh yes, i think everyone is jumping onto the life science bandwagon coz the gov said it's gonna b big but i think it's dying already. the trend is now moving towards visual arts. design, media, mass comm... even the uni (both ntu & nus) gave those a free-for-all treatment: meaning, you don't need a "relevant diploma" to get into the arts. bias muchie?
anyways, i'm still gonna try for an appeal into chemistry in ntu but i'm not holding much hope. i'm prolly gonna hafta finish and get dat god forsaken degree. but the least i could do is try for a 1st class honors to get back some "face". another alternative is to take a part time degree. hartfort has this great part time degree called bachelor of biomedical science. it's conducted concurrently with central queensland uni in australia but pardon me for being cynical but who is gonna recgonize dat degree anyways? i've never heard of central queensland uni. of course, i'm not a big fan of the down under to start with. the last alternative is to just stay as a lab tech in hsa center of forensic science til the end of my days. i'll still b working in the forensics field but only based on my diploma, and no hope of ever moving upwards.
*sigh* U2 says it best: You've got stuck in a moment and now you can't get out of it.
(gee... thx bono.)
/end rant
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