What Now?

Life~

I am offered a place in UKM, for Law. UKM being Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. When I applied for local, I never thought I would be getting it. In fact, I had already forgotten all about it as I had already set my mind on Singapore. So what now?

Many would say that there isn't much of a choice there. I mean come on, Malaysia or Singapore. People would jump at the Singapore choice at the very sight of it but take a minute and think again. We definitely cannot compare the quality of education. People might say Singapore offers much more than local but however bad local might be, I am sure it is not totally hopeless. Sure the facilities might look a bit worn out and old, but it is technically closer to home and yes, I've checked the fees. It is dirt cheap.

But on the other hand, Singapore offers exposure and a better studying environment. I cannot see how anyone can turn Singapore down and to make things even more irresistible, we are talking about NUS. Studying in Singapore would expose me to so much more. I will be able to meet so many new people. Job opportunities would range from Singapore to anywhere I set my mind to. I might be a dreamer but I think I would stand a better chance if I studied away from Malaysia.

However tasty Singapore might sound, there is a price to pay to all this, and I mean literally. The fees are not cheap. Sure I will have to work hard but even if I continue my studies locally, I would have to work equally as hard. And once again, its NUS we are talking about. There is bound to be challenges and we all know how high the level of competition I will have to face. As for UKM, I am pretty sure the level of competition is not as high as NUS but still competitive nonetheless.

At the end of it all, it falls down to me and me alone. When I was doing my form 6, I only had one goal in mind, NUS. Now that I have it, I am glad but when u throw in UKM Law into the equation, everything changes. What should I do now? NUS looks like the clear and smarter choice but when you look at the details, UKM would be the cheaper and wiser alternative. The only problem in UKM would be, will I regret later on? because I know, I will not regret going to NUS, I've wanted to go even before I entered form 6.

So where do I go from here, what now?

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