NTU
I graduated from there in 2003. There were wonderful experiences and memories from my 4 years there, mostly from the freshman year when I stayed in campus. Then I met my wife Thao during my 2nd year, and its courtship and relationship throughout. I was on scholarship during my undergraduate studies, hence I worked hard to maintain reasonably good grades. The workload was heavy, and mugging through exams was torturing. I could not agree with some of the methods of teaching now that I look back. Its been years since I graduated, and I have forgotten most of the technical knowledge from my Engineering course. The one thing which a University education has given me, and something which I still value greatly is to have an open mind and to believe that there is a solution to anything, if you try hard enough.
NTU has a place in our hearts as it was where we spent a great part of our youth. Thao is still doing her post-grad studies there and I still love going back and use the library as I waited for her to finish her classes, like what I am doing right now.
Recent experience with the school has put me off just when I am considering doing my master's study. My request in having a cross-faculty arrangement in my Sociology thesis was rejected, and my engineering degree proved to be an obstacle, rather than an asset in further studies, albeit in a unrestrictive field like Sociology. The teaching staff which I met from School of Art, Design and Media was willing to work with me on my thesis which includes social documentary in my sociology thesis, but the Sociology department thinks otherwise. I had such previous experiences when as an undergraduate engineering student, I had great difficulties in attending a photojournalism module in another school. It was with the help of a staff in the School of Communication Studies that I managed to "break the convention" and take the photojournalism module. Its seems like the same is happening now and the university is still not receptive of students who wishes to have multi-discipline modules and "custom-make" their university education to suit individual needs and interest.
I am trying for anther University now, which has told me that my work experience as a photojournalist is considered relevant in my application for Social Science studies.
NTU has a place in our hearts as it was where we spent a great part of our youth. Thao is still doing her post-grad studies there and I still love going back and use the library as I waited for her to finish her classes, like what I am doing right now.
Recent experience with the school has put me off just when I am considering doing my master's study. My request in having a cross-faculty arrangement in my Sociology thesis was rejected, and my engineering degree proved to be an obstacle, rather than an asset in further studies, albeit in a unrestrictive field like Sociology. The teaching staff which I met from School of Art, Design and Media was willing to work with me on my thesis which includes social documentary in my sociology thesis, but the Sociology department thinks otherwise. I had such previous experiences when as an undergraduate engineering student, I had great difficulties in attending a photojournalism module in another school. It was with the help of a staff in the School of Communication Studies that I managed to "break the convention" and take the photojournalism module. Its seems like the same is happening now and the university is still not receptive of students who wishes to have multi-discipline modules and "custom-make" their university education to suit individual needs and interest.
I am trying for anther University now, which has told me that my work experience as a photojournalist is considered relevant in my application for Social Science studies.
posted by Kwang Peng at 12:56 AM
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