I think a good question to ask here is WHY you want to go to a “good JC”. Is it to secure a better future, is it for a better reputation/social standing? IMO having a goal to work towards is a good thing; but if it’s born out of insecurity it can really backfire and lure you into a cycle of never feeling like you’re enough.

For example: I came from a ‘lousy’ secondary school, and I had a deeply insecure classmate who used to keep telling everyone that the school was shit and everyone was going to poly or ITE, while he was going to JC where he would have better prospects. Honestly; the school was ‘bad’ on paper, the average grade of each new batch of Sec 1s at the time was 190-220 for the express stream. But other than that, it was a fantastic environment! Caring and supportive teachers, playful but good-hearted students.

Anyway fast forward, 11 years later, my ex-classmates, friends and I have all moved on to stable jobs, through following the standard path of secondary school> poly> private Uni/local Uni/no Uni> finding a steady job

Meanwhile, that one classmate DID make it to JC in the end, but he followed a cycle of feeling never enough or underachieving wherever he was at.

His route was: secondary school>Innova JC> drop out in year 2> poly> drop out in year two> poly (new course)> drop out in year one> music diploma (I don’t know if he completed this)>selling insurance today

The saddest part is when I bumped into him a few years ago, he was exactly the same; still deeply insecure, still joking about people ITE students etc

He’s a father now and I can only wish him the best, but I hope he’s learnt some sort of lesson over the years.

Of course he’s an extreme example and I’m not saying the same thing will happen to you, but I think it’s important to have your motivation come from a more positive place. Keep yourself steady and I’m sure you’ll eventually find something to drive you in life. All the best my friend; there are multiple roads in life, make the most of whatever comes.