An Open Letter to �O� Level Students
Confused about your choices after your O levels? NYP Principal and CEO Jeanne Liew previously wrote an open letter which was published in The Straits Times in 2016. In it, she has practical advice on questions to ask and how to take the next step. We reproduce it here and hope you will find it useful. ----- JC or poly? Make an informed choice Dear students, Some of you will be collecting your O-level results today and an important decision awaits you about which progression pathway you should choose. There are many options, including the junior colleges (JCs), polytechnics (polys), the Institute of Technical Education and the arts institutions. You may wonder about the key differences between the JC and poly routes and I hope to provide you with some information to help you make an informed choice. A key consideration would be your preferred learning style: Do you prefer a more academic mode of learning or a more applied, hands-on type of learning? When you were in secondary schoo...