What can a 24(m) poly drop out do when he is lost in his life now?
Hi, I’m a 24 year old Singaporean who recently ORD and working part time and is also a poly drop out.
So my highest qualification is O levels and I got 17 points and that was 2017 After that I went to poly in 2018 and got removed from my course in 2020.
Reason besides lack of self discipline is also I never really had a goal of what I want to do in life. I have been interested in so many things but ofc law was one of my major interest which is too late for me to go back to. Also financial problems , as I was working on the side to pay my school fees and my daily expenses( i stay alone and I have no family)
i could never concentrate and skipped on a mod i was alr remodding. Also lost my father a year prior which I didn’t handle well as a teenager and spiralled. All these are 100% my own to blame and caused me to stray away from the once goal driven and ambitious kid I once was.
NS however was the reason i changed as a person. Right after i was removed from my course, covid happened and i had to wait for another year to be enlisted.
NS brought back my discipline and health and in a way made me a better man. However in that 2 years i could not figure out what i wanted to do in my life.
I was a mechanic in NS with a 8-5. Was it fun, yes but the army is just not the place for me.
I ord not too long ago and my plan is to work this year and do my diploma next year. However this is where my dilemmas starts.
- Work-study diploma. still figuring out the course however when i emailed one of the course management on weather i needed work experience before applying as they only take in nitec/Higher nitec or company sponsored students which is hard for me as i only have O levels. They emailed back saying I needed to ask the company to help me apply and work with them which makes it harder.
- Part time dip, only thing is what course would I want to do and while doing I need to find a work that’s the same as the course I will do if not a job that just pays me good till I find one.
- Try and go back to my course i had and complete. downfall is i might not be accepted in, my interest for the course is gone, GPA was alr low which means harder for me to do my degree.
and these are my options so far.
I am currently thinking of going to the IT industry due to demand and pay.TBH i knw i want a job that is 8-5 and also something that is sometimes hands on as i liked my vocation which was a mechanic but i did not sign on due to toxic NS culture.
TBH im just very lost and im still trying to figure out what i really want and i want to make sure i do know and make a-decision by end of the month.
I knw my Hunger to study and do my best is there and I want to not just do the bare min but do my best. Honestly would love some life advice.