uni diary: full time studies, full time work

My journey to entering SUSS was rather a … thought-provoking one but I’m glad I took the leap of faith 🙂

🏫 Singapore University of Social Sciences

🗓️ July 2019 intake

📖 Early Childhood Education w Special Needs

I was accepted in SUSS in 2019 as a full time student when i was still a working as a teacher in MOE

Having that ‘stable income’ (& a BTO incoming ),

I questioned if I was financially ready to quit my job and focus on studies

& my answer was 👉🏼 NO 👈🏼

but I still went ahead with it, of course with some support and planning 💗🧠

☁️ but here’s how I did it ☁️

𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

knowing the school system is so damn impt

for SUSS …

❁ score at least 60% in PCOQ

my friends and I would gather, do readings and attempt each PCOQ tgt - this help us to score well (getting 100) & save time

❕PCOQ takes 5% of the mod grade!

❁ class part/ discussion board (db)

do our due diligence & participate

❕takes 5% of the mod grade too!

❁ non-academic graduation criteria

community engagement

overseas experience

e-portfolio via portfolium

work attachment

…

I cleared the first 2 criteria in my first year

while e-portfolio, I would update my portfolium as I attend diff workshops org by school

❕to lessen my load in my final year, I update my portfolium at least once every semester!

I was exempted from work attachment ✌🏼

❕ research and find out your exemption - work attachment/ mods

everything place a part! 🎉

❁ graduation criteria

major mods

minor mods

core elective mods

unrestricted elective mods

— some clear their unrestricted by going for OE

— some clear by taking mods that interest them such as law, art, psychology, investment etc

𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬

full time studies = consistent friends throughout your uni & ngl, friends play damn impt part of my uni

we …

❁ motivate each other to do well

❁ study buddies/ assignment buddies

❁ remind each other on the upcoming datelines

❁ check on each other

❁ helped one another

❁ be each other’s support system

❁ cover each other’s asses

❕my friends and I would also exchange assignment papers. we would proof read each other’s paper and help to improve on the paper too

𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝

good planning = better time management

I know my datelines & pace my studies, assignment and manage my work

yes tiring 4 years

but did I regret it?

click here to find out

☁️☁️☁️

𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 📪

1. send in application

2. wait for results

——> i got rejected initially

2b. appeal & wait for results

——> I did not appeal … not sure why my application got reviewed agn, not complaining ✌🏼

3. receive results & select the date for interview

4. receive more info on selection interview

——> 4 stages: essay, cognitive test, debate, interview

——> research on the topic & prep for selection

5. attend selection interview

my selection was f2f & a tip for f2f, arrive early

early arrival = get your docs check earlier, take the document for online assessment & qp for essay

6. wait for results

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