A levels

A levels. That's a course where one attends to obtain an equivalent to a foundation. It all might sound that once you finish your form 5, there is not much to worry about. Once you enter a university or college, you can relax, you can start enjoying life.

I don't know why, but that's a lot of people point of view. They say that after form 5, college life is where the enjoying starts. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but that perception is extremely wrong. Recently, i'm starting to find that it is not easy. To give you a picture of how it is so different, more than half of my class got straight A or almost straight A. Most of them scored extremely well in form 5. When it comes to a levels, they find it extremely tough. So tough that, some of them decided to drop some subjects ( biology + physics ). Then, there are some who is willing to drop the whole a levels and go off to another program.

It is not as easy as it seems. The consistent study required to actually scored just an average is so much more than spm. In SPM, some can manage to study last minute and scored quite well, [ had a friend who last minute study for history and got an A+ ]. This only prove that you can do it quite last minutes. Some subjects like add math would seem impossible to do last minute. Maths is more of a practice subject so it is understandable.

In A level, for the science subjects like biology, the amount of information that needs to be learned and "vomit" out during an exams are horrible. The Cambridge text book provides little information ( Cambridge style of teaching ) where students are required to find further information and be tested in the exam. That's how sad it is. The original books are RM 100 ++, which are so expensive. To think that usually for a subject, student usually have more than 2 books related to just a subject.

That is where photostated books come in even if it is illegal. It just seems a little far fetched that so many students are able to get straight A's in taylors. I know it's not an easy feet. Just like in SPM where i didn't scored straight A and i know the reason. I didn't like the subjects I was studying that is why, i didn't bother going so hard on it. Now that all my subjects are related to my future university, I have to study and try to get straight A.

Cambridge have a new grading system now. They provide scores on your marks starting this year. I don't know if my batch is lucky or not. We were the one that started with sivik. We were also the batch that started with the A* system in SPM. Now in A level, we are the one starting with the marks right next to the results. How lucky is that.

There are not much people going into a levels and i know why. The number of people who went into a levels are most likely taking science subjects, but only to the extend where they are aiming for doctors, dentist, pharmacy and others. I wonder truly, that once they get the job they want, will they still continue the strive for knowledge on the world?

Like currently, i'm having a dilemma on which course should i take. I thought i have it sorted out by now, but it just don't seems to be that. Quite a number of people wants to be a doctor. There is also a number of people out there who asked if i wanted to be a doctor. Truly, i don't want to be a doctor. There is already so much doctors out there. I really want is to get more knowledge. I really would prefer to be a researcher. I want to learn more of the world. I don't want to get a job with just high pay. Seriously, i would want a job where i am required to constantly learn.

Then again, I do not think there is a job like that. Nobody would like to constantly study and learn about new knowledge for the fun of it. Not much people actually are like that. Once they are settle with life, it just goes on. Nothing happen. We as humans have gone through so much and yet, we do not encourage what makes us human. Curiosity.