I read a couple of posts on the top that mentioned that they're considering majoring in Mathematics based on their SPM education. I don't think that's wise. I'm a year two student majoring in Applied Mathematics in NUS and I can tell you that you should never ever base university level mathematics to that of SPM. I personally did not take A-level so I can't comment on that. I did ontario sec sch diploma as my pre-u. Did rather well for advanced functions and calculus which turned out to be relatively useless in preparing me to the horrors of calculus in NUS.

I'm dabbling in IT right now as per requirement of my major. Might go into algorithms and e-commerce security. All I can say is that the perception that your degree is going to dictate your future career (not job) is quite naive. However, it is very important that whatever you plan on doing, you need to excel. If you find your grades amongst the average, do something extra. This is what I personally feel that Malaysian students are lacking.

P.S. in actuality, holding a degree in actuarial science does not mean you're a qualified actuary just as holding an engineering degree does not mean you're an engineer. A degree is no longer the highest level of education that will guarantee you a decent life. You need to learn how to market yourself.

This post has been edited by clumsyvonne: Jun 12 2012, 03:35 PM