This, is where I am headed to next Feb. 12th February '09 to be exact. Having gotten a place in the veterinary faculty, I'm indeed very lucky to be one of the two or three fellow singaporeans who too gotten in. Competition's tight, especially only slightly above 50 places are open for international students. I won't be expecting to see more than one more singaporean when I get there though.
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Out of the only four universities offering veterinary science in Australia (namely, Uni. of Sydney, Uni. of Queensland, Uni. of Melbourne & Murdoch Uni.), I received the letter of offer recently from UQ, USYD and Murdoch and of course I rejected two of em. It's been tough. Knowing that the only direct entry is through the A lvls; and only an almost perfect straight As result slip would guarantee anyone into the faculty, it's like hell during the 2 years in college. A "make or break" situation sets me right on my path instantly. That's a shitty life out there then.
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When I was in sec three, I could only see myself till the end of O lvls; and planning ahead.
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When I was in sec four, I only saw my life till the start of O lvls. (it's true!)
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When I was in the first year of college, I could still see my life up till end of NS, perhaps just a
little further, but kind of ambiguous and uncertain.
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When I was in the second year of college, what I could see was as fast as the sun rises and as fast as dusk approaches. Nothing further, not an inch or even a millimetre extra.
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When I was enlisted, I didn't even think about anything else. Perhaps looking forward to the end of my service.
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Today, with less than 7 months to completing national service and with an entry ticket to the next destination, I could still, only see up till the end of my service.
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It's a marathon. A marathon ahead.
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Another 6 years of education awaits me. By then, I'd have already studied for 18 years of my life. What a study marathon. Often this will be a lonely journey...but life still goes on.
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That's all folks.
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Good post.
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