Present, NTU 170109

Went to visit NTU last Saturday. Was really far from my house, I had to take the MRT train from my house to Boon Lay. That sure burned a hole in my EZ-link card. Had to take a shuttle bus from Boon Lay MRT station to NTU. The journey was like travelling to a lost city. We had to tread over a stretch of forested area before reaching. And boy, it was really like a city. It had everything you would need to live comfortably, from the residences to the numerous eating places. And what's a city without people? Even on a Saturday morning, the whole place was brimming with people, not to mention more that were to come later.

The auditorium building (yes, it's a building by itself) had the grandeur of a posh hotel, with its glass wall displaying the carpet flooring within. I figured that it needed to be so huge so that it could house the whole population. What I was more shocked of was the number of visitors who came. They could have MATCHED the campus population (the auditorium was packed). Oh ya, I need to mention the auditorium, AJ's would have only been a third of NTU's. I mean it was like a Vivocity's GV Gold cinema, just that it had rows labelled till Z and accomodated 50 per row. So that's about, oh my goodness, at least 1300 seats in one level (26x50=1300).

Of course the huge turn-out rate signifies one thing-- everyone wants a piece of NTU, but there's just not enough for everyone. I didn't want to think about this but this is the reality. Competition is really stiff and is as stiff as it gets when it comes to university admission. Those RJ, HCI people want it, polytechnic graduates want it, overseas students want it, I want it. I admit I'm not that bad, but I'm really not that good either.

Well enough of the bad thoughts, let's just say if I could get into a local university course, what course would I go for? That's the reason why I went to NTU in the first place. I have come up with several criteria for the prefect course:

1. Job opportunities. I would prefer a course that would equip me with the skills that enable me to be employable for as many jobs as possible. This is the main priority-- to make myself employable. Who knows what would happen to the economy a few years later? Using economic analysis, I should target occupations that are high in demand but low in supply of workers right?

2. Interest. This is a bit like the love or bread kind of questions. If I cannot have both, that I prefer the bread. After the bread, I would look out for love. Yes, I would like my ideal course to have some element of mathematics in it, otherwise it would be a waste of my eh hem, talent. Sure, you may say I could take a couple of electives or even do a minor on mathmatical topics. But somehow, I wanna try out new things for electives, like maybe psychology, wow..

Well, that's all I really want for my ideal course. And so I start to cross out courses that I would never ever want to take:

1. Arts & Social Sciences. Bleh, Arts is a definite no, no. I suck at drawing. And at this level, karaoke sessions isn't enough to say anything dancing and singing. No to music as well. Social Sciences are interesting, but way to tough for me.

2. Medicine, Dentistry & Law. I know I'm stereotyping, but please, RJ and HCI peeps, go for these courses, leave the rest for me okay?

3. Computing. Sure, I had some experience with computing, but I don't wanna turn into a geek (yes, I'm stereotyping again). Also, I cannot imagine myself staring into 1's and 0's for years.

All right then, that leaves the Sciences, Engineering and Business courses. I'm currently placing Actuarial Science as my top choice, haha. It's business related, yet requires statistical expertise and not many people specialise in this. Neat, I've got the bread and the love. All that I need is that good 'A' level certificate, my greatest worry.