Sunday, June 03, 2007
okay, here's the latest catch.
As you know, UNSW offered us a full-fees refund if we withdraw now and i might just do that. Of couse i'd love to transfer to melb uni, but its the living cost damnnit. So basically, i'm left stranded. Really, you don't want to know how it feels, to have no where to go or no one to turn to.
Dad says "don't worry, just study hard and go to which ever Uni you like, be it melb or UNSW, you don't have to bother yourself with the cost"
Bro says "think it through carefully, its a lot of money here, open up your options"
Mum says "its not worth it, its better to do your degree in singapore and your masters overseas"
so what now? You people would say, do the course i want to, do the course i enjoy because thats what i'm doing for the rest of my life. My dear friends.. its not that easy.
The options thus far are:
1. Chemical engineering either in UNSW or MU
2. Marketing in RMIT at SIM
3. Finance and Marketing in University of Newcastle at PSB Academy
4. Chemical engineering in UC Davis, USA.
option number 4 sounds good, with UC Davis being a reasonably prestigious university, tuitions fees are relatively cheaper and living cost are minimised since i'm living with my married sister. The thing is.. will i be able to survive there all by myself? Its not like Australia where chinese are everywhere.. i'll be by myself in school, worst case scenerio, racism. Yes you say racism are everywhere, but at least in Aussie, i'll have my friends, to go to school with me, to go shopping with me, to go movies with me; USA? no.
So you see, i'm in a situation much more delicate than what you'll call a dilemna. Pardon my temperamental moods these few weeks, it wasn't intentional.