Ever heard of a phrase, "When you hit rock bottom, you can only go up from there". That's what keeps me away from drowning in my own sorrows. As a 2017 JC dropout, I apparently did not attain good enough results to get promoted to J2... which in return led to my choice of switching to Singapore Polytechnic to get a diploma instead. My initial plan was to obtain a high GPA and try for a local university, despite my first failure. However, I am a person who makes really bad decisions in life, such as focusing too much on dating, friendships, having fun, etc. instead of academics.
Just a short summary of my current life, I am ending my first academic year in Diploma of Accountancy (DAC). My first semester was relatively smooth, as there were lesser distractions. I attained a mediocre GPA of 3.33, as I proceed on to the next semester, it is the period of time when my life became a havoc. I was too caught up with my personal life, that I neglected on my studies. I started skipping lessons, not turning up for class tests, not completing tutorials, didn't bother to read up the slides or lectures for flip classroom, and eventually flunking my Mid-Semester Tests (MST). For those that do not understand the term "MST", it is basically mid term tests that Poly students have to go through before taking our End of Semester Tests (EST). After MSTs, I was given several warning letters from specifically my Economics tutor for my lack of presence in class. In Singapore Polytechnic, if your attendance falls below 75%, you would be given either a "fail" or a "pass" grade, there will be no further negotiation. That's partially why I have decided to turn over a new leaf and started attending school again. Another reason was that I was actually being called out to meet the parents due to my poor results and attendance, and I was on the verge of dropout.
As of now, I have just completed my ESTs and I have little confidence that I would successfully proceed to y2 without failing any modules. Pretty much prepared that I would have to either remodule certain modules, delaying my graduation or that the school would choose to dismiss me. If it is the latter, I would most probably start working and gain some source of income and come back a year later to try to reapply for a poly course through Direct Admission Excercise (DAE). Although the chances might be slim, but it is still worth a shot.
Instead of thinking of "what ifs", we should always think of solutions to overcome our obstacles in life. So what if you take a longer route to complete your studies? Ultimately, you would still reach the same goal as your peers, just with a longer span of time. "If there's a will, there's a way".
As an economics student, I would just use the term "opportunity cost" in my scenario. I have to give up some things in life in order to get desirable grades. So I would end my blogpost here, would update soon when I get back my results. Till then, see ya!!
