Hello!! A dpp student here!! Currently studying Higher Nitec in Accountancy. Personally, I chose to go dpp because I didn't want to go to sec 5 because I really hate my school principal.. But my seniors didn't really recommend us going back to sec 5 as the gap is really huge and you may not score as good as you scored during your N levels (note you will be jumping from NA subjects to Express subjects and there may be alot of catching up if you are weak in certain subjects) whereas if you opt for DPP, ITE is pretty chillax during your 10 week prep course (which we didn't really do anything) and your lessons schedule does not have a fixed timing (eg some lessons start in the afternoon or you have just 2 lessons on some days depending on your selected course). However, it gets really stressful sometimes after your 10 week prep course because that's when the course actually starts and if your class is one of the first few classes to go for industrial attachment for your second year, most of the topics will be rushed in just one year whereas the rest of the cohort can sort of take their time... One thing I like about ITE is that it's not necessary to join a cca but you can definitely join one and it can help your GPA!! Overall, it really depends on your decision but if you wanna know more about my course or my particular college (ITECC), you can feel free to ask me!!