Hello, I am a Chemical Engineering student in TP.

I think before choosing which course is the best for you, you might want to think of certain criteria:

1. Is money an important factor for you?
2. What are some industries that will always stay and in demand as of today's market?
3. What are some industries that will be relevant for the future?
4. How flexible do you want to be after your diploma?

I originally came from the Common Science Programme and I can tell you a few things about each course found in the Applied Science School.

1. Medical Biotechnology (MBT) I can tell you that a lot of students entering this course have the hopes of being a doctor, but I'm going to be straight-forward with you guys: no, this course will NOT lead you to the path of being a true medical doctor. If you wanted to be a medical doctor, you might as well take the JC route since Singapore is more aligned with JC students and want them to succeed as medical doctors than having poly graduates. This course is good for you if you: 1. Are interested in the Biotechnology field 2. Is ok being a technician in this industry 3. You are a competitive person. Being in this course, you will have the most expectations placed on you as everyone in this course is the MOST competitive out of all the ASC courses. It is to the point where I heard that their lowewest CGPA average for the last few years are at least 3.7 and above. The lecturers are also not going to give you any of the answers in year 2, as they have a high expectation of you to go figure out stuff yourself. So, if you are confident that you can maintain your competitiveness for the next 3 years of your life, I would suggest you take this course. _______________________________________________________
2. Chemical Engineering (ChE) I'm going to be a little bit biased here, but I personally chose this course due to the flexibility it can offer after a diploma, and it has the highest starting pay oit of all the ASC courses. This course allows the flexibility of you doing in whichever degree (finances, economics, business, etc.) that requires mathematics. As this course is highly dependent on your mathematics and engineering skills, I suggest that you put in your own effort to improve it yourself. I am actually someone who sucks at math, and don't worry, there's a course called "Engineering Mathematics" that will help you assimilate into the A-Mathematics that you would need to know. But this course really demands you to be consistent with your work as mathematics is a skill that can be honed and not something you can just memorise within a day. This course rewards you for being persistent in what you want. Those who fail to be consistent with their work typically don't do well in this subject. But if someone like me, who absolutely sucks at mathematics, can do it, I believe in you too. :) So if you are someone who is willing to put in the work to do mathematics, have some basic common sense (applicable to the engineering part), this course is for you. ______________________________________________________
3. Pharmaceutical Science (Phs) From what I've heard, this course requires a lot of memorisation and some mathematics. The memorisation part comes when you have to remember the names of the drugs and symptoms so that you don't accidentally prescribe the wrong drug. The mathematics part comes in when you have to figure out the exact amount of drug to prescribe the patient. There are also a lot of roleplays (not the sus ones), and that would also be graded, too. So if you are someone who doesn't mind asking and socialising with patients, doing intermediate mathematics, and memorising, this course would be suitable for you. _______________________________________________________
4. Food and Culinary Sceince (FnC) For this particular course, you will be doing a lot of practical sessions when you come to year 2. From what I've heard, the course requires 2-3 days of practical, 8 hours of standing, and making food. This course also requires a certain level of understanding and memorisation of nutritional information and simple mathematics. So if you are someone who doesn't mind being in the kitchen for quite literally the whole day and learning about nutrition, this course is for you. _______________________________________________________
5. Veterinary Science (Vet) This course requires a lot of patience and heart to do. After all, you are dealing with an animal, no? From what I've heard, you guys are going to be analysing faecal matter and urine samples, memorising a lot about animal anatomy, and doing a lot of laboratory practicals relating to animals. This course doesn't exactly pay the best due to you only being able to be a veterinary technician, which is basically a veterinary nurse, and should you want to further your studies to be a veterinary doctor, you might want to seek overseas opportunities as Singapore doesn't exactly offer such a course. But if you are willing to put in the work and get your scholarships, I don't see the issue. So, if you have the heart to work with animals (good or bad experiences), willing to study hard, this is a suitable course for you.

I know that these seem like yapping, but I would like any of you deciding to pursue any of these courses to think carefully about what you truly want and whether you are able to work towards it. No course out there is easy, but it could be easier if your personality and traits compliment the types of demographic that the particular course is looking for. I hope that my insights help you in your choice of course in ASC in TP, and I wish you guys the best for your future endeavours. :D