TRS reader Ben feels that his experience in polytechnic feels like nothing but a popularity contest.
He elaborates:
"I would like to make a confession about my experience in poly ever since I started school.
"I just entered Ngee Ann Polytechnic this year and so far, it doesn't feel like I am attending school at all.
"Everyone is too busy trying to be popular to care about the main reason why they go to school.
"I feel like everyone here prefers to be popular rather than educated as everyone is always shopping online or playing games on their laptops because it is the 'cool' thing to do.
"My friend from secondary school joined an IG (Interest Group) because it is supposedly an IG where the popular people are.
"From what I observed, I can also safely say that everyone goes for social events for the sake of showing off on Twitter or Instagram.
"No one is actually having a good time when they go for such events, they only pretend like they are on social networks.
"I regret coming to this polytechnic. Everyone is too vain and no one is interested in doing well."