Which is the 'higher' qualification : 'A' Levels or Diploma?

• joeacid

  11 Oct 05, 15:20

  Yes of coz, both must exist. Actually, i've always been thinking that 'A' level are for ppl who cannot or haven't decide which way they wanna go. So they're given another 2 yrs of chance for them to prepare + GO! hehe
• borgkilla

  12 Oct 05, 00:31

  never thought A levels was worth it
• KarismaPurdue

  12 Oct 05, 00:37

  
  i got my masters from purdue
  n u?
  
  oh dear!
  
  lets go.....
• SnowFlag

  12 Oct 05, 00:47

  Originally posted by joeacid:

  Yes of coz, both must exist. Actually, i've always been thinking that 'A' level are for ppl who cannot or haven't decide which way they wanna go. So they're given another 2 yrs of chance for them to prepare + GO! hehe

  i thought diploma can also be for those undecided on uni education
• borgkilla

  12 Oct 05, 00:52

  i would say diploma
  more relevant
• zodi

  12 Oct 05, 01:49

  a-level, dip, degree... i got them all (full time @ local tertiaries)!
  
  so which is best?
  
  frankly, it doesn't bloody matter after few years of working coz in the long run...
  
  the best man/woman (in terms of aptitude & attitude) wins!
• sinnersotong

  12 Oct 05, 02:27

  whatever lah...really dont know lah
  
  i poly but kanna pay more bus fees damn
  
  sian!
• joeacid

  12 Oct 05, 03:30

  Originally posted by SnowFlag:

  i thought diploma can also be for those undecided on uni education

  yah, diploma can also be but it's really a wasteful to go into poly for an unrelevant/uninterested at all course and in the end, go into a Uni that carry on the same thing but ends up no longer using it in the society~ it's really a wasteful. (I'm referring to ppl who really can't decide what to do after 'O' level)
  
  Well, i'm not saying that diploma is no good at all! but juz saying that ppl who haven't decided where to go can really think of going into 'A' for giving urself another chance to decide after 2 years. Well, on the mean time of coz u'll learn useless and unrelevant subject in jc also, but the languages u learnt in there can nver be wasted~
• sbst275

  12 Oct 05, 08:26

  Originally posted by sinnersotong:

  whatever lah...really dont know lah
  
  i poly but kanna pay more bus fees damn
  
  sian!

  That poly bus fare dif issue has been talking since 1980's.. But back then, bigger issue was JC fare is abt 20c, poly was max 80c
• Rhonda

  12 Oct 05, 10:38

  Although there are mature students in the poly, the majority of the student population still comprises of local teens of the same age group as those who are heading for JC.
  
  So, I do not understand why different bus fares apply to the poly students.
• Rhonda

  12 Oct 05, 10:42

  Originally posted by zodi:

  a-level, dip, degree... i got them all (full time @ local tertiaries)!
  
  so which is best?
  
  frankly, it doesn't bloody matter after few years of working coz in the long run...
  
  the best man/woman (in terms of aptitude & attitude) wins!

  That's true. Your paper qualifications only matter at the entry-level. After that, like what zodi says, it's really your aptitude + attitude.
  
  I've both 'A' levels and Diplomas (one from our local poly) and I feel both have their advantages. Whilst the 'A' levels prepare you more for the academic rigmaroles, the Dips tend to have more practical value.
  
  In terms of school life though, I think the poly-goers are exposed to an environment which prepares them better for work. I enjoyed poly life much better too - no need to wear a school uniform, and the poly is not run like a school, but an institution.
• joeacid

  12 Oct 05, 15:27

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  That's true. Your paper qualifications only matter at the entry-level. After that, like what zodi says, it's really your aptitude + attitude.
  
  I've both 'A' levels and Diplomas (one from our local poly) and I feel both have their advantages. Whilst the 'A' levels prepare you more for the academic rigmaroles, the Dips tend to have more practical value.
  
  In terms of school life though, I think the poly-goers are exposed to an environment which prepares them better for work. I enjoyed poly life much better too - no need to wear a school uniform, and the poly is not run like a school, but an institution.

  yes i agree to what u say too~
  
  Now that private institution are ard, the poly students are also having more stress as there are alot of them, which are also providing good quality diploma with the same standard to the polys. While of coz, in the end, either of them will get into a private Uni or local which is less possible.
• sbst275

  12 Oct 05, 20:23

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Although there are mature students in the poly, the majority of the student population still comprises of local teens of the same age group as those who are heading for JC.
  
  So, I do not understand why different bus fares apply to the poly students.

  Well, poly is getting a popular rt, just that the percentage is still not high enough partly as it takes time to develop and offer more dif courses
  
  As for bus fare, I believe the root of the trouble came from the classification of students
• RSP

  14 Oct 05, 12:01

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  I often get different answers when it comes to this issue.
  
  So, imagine that you have both, and you had to fill out a form asking for your 'highest qualification' - which one would you include?

  definitely Diploma...