Comments on: Why I did not accept my PSC Scholarship offer

By: younggirl

younggirl — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:51:16 +0000

Hey there, I thought this was a really great post. You worked through everything very thoroughly and I applaud your decision. In particular, the Enstein idea was particular thought-provoking. From what I see I believe you will succeed wherever you go, so I do hope you achieve great things for yourself and Sg :)

By: solitairebride

solitairebride — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:45:41 +0000

wow….didn’t realise that you’re so young until i read this post. ya…and old auntie reading something totally way past her age. all the best to your studies (overseas i presume). don’t forget to update your blog though. :D

By: Runner

Runner — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:34:23 +0000

It’s was a very interesting read. I’d never thought you have something like that over there, and I do think the system could be explored in other countries as well, to get the government going again.

But beside that, I’m in similar situation right know, I nearly finished my studies and know I don’ know wich way I should take. The part of taking a step back and finding your own way, got me. Even when the pressure from the socitey and the peers is not that strong here, you do have it still and most people look down on you, when you don’t have a straight curriculum vitae.

But on the other side: Why? A long time ago, we where famous for our universal studies, Goethe the most prominent. He was interestet in so many things, you can’t believe it, he wasn’t only into literature, but into science, humans, philosophy, history, art and so much more also.

But I also love so many things, I really have many interests, but I need to cut them down, because there is no real field anymore where I can be. And that makes me sad and furious at the same time. And at the moment I don’t really know what to do about that, but then, I’m still young, and I have like 50 years to explore the world.

I hope you find your way, taking on what you like, and hopefully continue that blog here. ;-) I love your style of writing.

And especially this entry was very well thought through. Thank you for the insight.

By: tsk

tsk — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:51:43 +0000

hello, chanced upon this post while in the midst of trying to decide on my future. am a fresh JC grad. i hope you can answer my queries! guessing from the fact that you applied for the OMS, i assume that you wanted to go to an overseas university? and since you mentioned that you’re not from a very well-to-do background, may i just ask if you decided to forget about going abroad? i’m currently struggling with the idea of giving up my conditional place at an overseas university because i’m not very keen on a govt scholarship, and can’t really find any probable alternatives. thank you so much :)

By: Pear

Pear — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:12:42 +0000

Actually, for those interested in studying in Japan, it gets a lot less nerve wracking if one just bothers to study the language beforehand and read up a little on the Internet. But of course having been here for over half a year, I have seen plenty of strange things (the latest thing I found out about paperwork is that to sign a real estate purchase or rental contract one needs a legally registered seal, but a simple, mass produced unregistered seal will suffice for a marriage certificate).

Not to mention that there are bond free scholarships in Japan that if managed properly might just pay for tuition. Living expenses are of course another matter altogether.

Glad to see you doing fine, old friend. Be seeing you soon I hope.

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:12:01 +0000

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By: DelusionOfReality

DelusionOfReality — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:23:08 +0000

i definitely think that that’s the way to go. there are so many things that will be problematic in the future (global warming, multiple drug resistant infections, a new epidemic of diseases, war, poverty), that it would be bad to lock oneself into a set out career. plus seeing as how you were smart enough to get the scholarship, i’m sure that you could find another way to go to an amazing school without having to lock yourself in. It’s the similar way with me, if i join the military in Canada, they will pay for my medical school completely and I get about half a million dollars after graduating from my 4 year program. however, i’m locked into service with them and into only the specialties that they need.

By: tj_han

tj_han — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:32 +0000

Oh I learnt something DM, cos a bunch of profs from a certain Agriculture (it’s totally like Moyashimon the anime) uni in what appears to be Shizuoka or Shikoku came to my department to recruit students for their accelerated Masters programme in eww Frozen Food technology. So I was listening to them sell their “product” and it was pretty horrible. They’ll only sponsor 2 years of your life and fees there, and it’s under the Monbublahblah scholarship as well, except they want people with awesome grades, AND already know Japanese, which effectively weeded out everyone in the room except me and I don’t have awesome grades.

And it turns out their programme is pretty shitty too, packing huge amounts of work, in purely Japanese, into 1.5 years on top of having to do a research thesis. The only people who take up the offer are Thai people, for some reason. It’s no wonder Japan finds it hard to get postgrad people compared to the US.

By: twasher

twasher — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:30:32 +0000

Sair:

A bonded scholarship is not the only option. There are plenty of undersold opportunities for you to get financial aid to attend a US university. For starters, check out the list of need-blind US universities at
http://igfas.wiki.zoho.com/USA.html

Or feel free to email me for more tips ([myname] at gmail dot com).

If you like doing physics, it is difficult to find a bonded govt scholarship that will let you do what you love. Besides trying for financial aid, another option is studying physics at NUS for your undergrad, then applying to physics PhD programs overseas. Most US PhD programs in physics offer full tuition remission and a decent living allowance to the students they admit. If you do well at NUS, you will be able to get a spot at one of these programs.

By: DarkMirage

DarkMirage — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:34 +0000

Well my point in that sense is that it is both simple and simplistic. Simple in the sense that it is supposed to be the logical conclusion. Simplistic in the sense that it really isn’t, because it overlooks some important details.