all the best and don't take your results too seriously

hey A15,

yes, the results are super important and you have made so many good friends and it would super suck to be torn away just because of a lousy cut-off point but the system can't be beat yet.

last week's sunday times (yesterday) revealed that PropNex's top earner earned $800K a year. And he has only A-levels. He didn't go to Uni but he's outearning at least half the doctors and lawyers out there. And his passive income is probably way beyond theirs as well.

The thing is, he loves what he's doing, and he's great at it. and the service he offers is highly in demand and lucrative. so, don't think that less-than-perfect results will doom you forever and forever. they hurt, sure. but they don't kill. unless you let them.

I resent the cut-off point but that's not going to change the system. i hate the thought that some of you may have to go to other JCs but there's not much I can do to change that, despite glowing appeal support letters, because honestly, it's the points that talk under this system.

Seriously, the O-levels are just a very blurry picture of your true capabilities. It's just a stupid sprint. The A-levels are a marathon and a better test of your "fitness". Believe you are a much better student than your score says. Because you are.

I wish all of you well, wherever you are posted,
Ms Chia