Wednesday, May 12, 2004

arts vs. science...again

one of my favourite topics in GP to tackle is the whole arts vs science thing. i wrote an essay about it some time ago and won 2nd prize in the competition. still a bit sore about the fact that the 1st prize winner got a $100 borders voucher while i got a file bag. urgh.

that's not the point anyway.

i myself am caught up in the middle of the arts vs science battle. yes, i know i do have a scholarship to do medicine waiting for me the moment i finish my a-levels here. and yes, i know that it's been what i've said i've wanted. okay, okay, it does seem that science is "my thing", since i've been doing pure science for the past 4 years and have been faring quite well.

and yet...

last week i went for a careers exploration workshop. to my surprise i am actually more arts-inclined than i thought i am. it doesn't stop there, no. i find that i'm becoming very interested in stuff like film appreciation, photograph interpretation, philosophy...all that arty-farty stuff. suddenly i find myself craving the more liberal way of education that can be found in australia and america, and despising the traditional, english ways.

i'm so confused. it's like an identity crisis. no, it IS an identity crisis! so what am i? an arts person? or a science girl? is there even a divide as to whether i am more arts or more science?

it's like a bad GP question: "li-shun is more inclined toward the sciences than the arts" to what extent is this statement true?

and i have to come up with a stand, weigh the circumstances, discuss some concrete examples, and finish off with a conclusion.

only trouble is...i don't know what the stand and conclusion is. and it drives me nuts.

sigh

lishun at 6:14 PM

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