Red Data: Second choices

		Second choices 23.6.08 . 19:16
		With graduation out of the way (since like 24 days ago) and all the proper documents finally in my own hands, the question now is, what next? Over the past weeks, I've been in some deep contemplation about where I should head towards. I'm not a very decisive person, as many who have worked with me would have realised, and I could take more than minutes just to choose the most ~~suitable~~ ~~apt~~ ~~befitting~~ ~~approriate~~ ~~proper~~ ~~relevant~~ adequate words for a simple expression that people wouldn't notice anyway. Hence a perfectionist, you exclaim. Anyway, I looked back at the many pivotal choices I have made so far in life and well, I don't usually don't get them right the first time. Thank goodness for second chances. November 1998 - Got into EM2, Appealed for EM1, Got into EM1. Loathed Higher Mother Tongue (HMT). Wondered why I wanted EM1. December 2000 - Got into Express Stream - no more HMT, 1st and 2nd choices out of my league, got into 3rd choice, transferred 2 times among 3 schools and eventually landed up in Temasek by 2nd January 2001. December 2004 - Again got into 3rd school choice (TJC) for PAE. Hated the JC environment, withdrew on 14 February 2005 despite doing well for tests. 23 March 2005 - Got into first choice or, rather, 'second' first choice for JAE - NP MCM. 23 June 2008 - Wondered if I would have continued in JC if I had done well enough for Prelims to make it into my first choice VJC during PAE. Also wondered if I would have graduated with seven distinctions or ended up with miserable grades. Quite obviously I hope for a discontinuation of such a trend. I have become immensely persuaded about my passion for law. Even though at the same time I would also love to do psychology, perhaps I should leave that for postgrad. Hence it is of utmost importance, for reasons of cost and convenience, that I get into a local law school. While NUS has not gotten back on my appeal, I was informed just a few hours ago that I have been shortlisted for an interview and test for SMU Law. It came as a surprise to me and I am shocked that an inconclusive SAT test and score can grant me an interview my polytechnic honours could not. What is even more shocking is that this news came a few weeks after they gave this reply when I updated them with my SAT score: Thank you for your email. We regret to inform you that due to overwhelming demand for the LL.B programme and the limited places available, the School of Law will not be considering any new candidates. As such, I would advice that you re-apply next year before 1 April 2009 for the LL.B programme with your SAT 1 scores. Well whatever, I'll just see how things go. I'm still keeping my options open. Maybe I'll stay local, maybe I'll do UK, US or Down Under if I can get funding. Regardless of what happens, I'll still have two more years to consider, thanks to NS, but I'll leave that till another day. Labels: academia, reflections
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