Feeling left alone After A/L Results? – Facts and Myths you should know about your future in Sri Lanka
Once your A/L results out, parents and students will be in chaos of confusion about the university admissions and future steps in Sri Lanka. There are many facts and myths everyone should know to calm them down to make wise decision on the future of every student no matter has he/she qualified or disqualified for Sri Lankan state university enrolment.
Advanced Level and Sri Lankan Education System
Very first thing you all should keep in mind that the Advanced Level examination in Sri Lanka is not to testify your knowledge or ability to carry a successful career in your field. It is on the other hand, an ironic way of shortlisting students to squeeze into the very limited free admissions they could afford.
Every year there are 300,000 students sit for Advanced Level in Sri Lanka and almost 180,000 are qualified to enter into their undergraduate degree in any university in the world. Unfortunately, 15 Sri Lankan state universities cater only up-to 30,000 students selected based on the district wise z-score basis.
Based on this here are the myths and facts you should know
Myth
I am not qualified to study further because I was not selected for University
Fact
It is not your mistake. You have done very well in you exams. It is the state that cannot afford to cater you a degree for 180,000 students every year like you, due to their lack of resources.
You are absolutely eligible to study in any universities in the world with your preferred course if you have passed your subjects.
Myth
I cannot do anything as I failed in My A/L subjects
Fact
If you have sat for A/L’s, it means you are qualified in OLs. There are half of world universities issue admissions to students who are only qualified O/L’s with certain other requirements.
Myth
I cannot find job in Sri Lanka if I don’t have Sri Lankan Degree
Fact
Sri Lanka’s graduate unemployment has increased up-to 50,000 by this year. Yes, Those who entered to state universities and completed their degrees struggling to find job for certain reasons.
- Sri Lanka has no enough job openings for all the graduates who pass out the universities every year.
- Sri Lankan degrees in the world arena are not recognised for quality education. (Leading State universities are not even listed within the first 1000s in international university rankings)
- Students have to spend more than five years to complete the degree.
- Sri Lankan graduates who get jobs, do not fit for the professions since the subject of their degree and the job they get from the state do not match and based on ONLY availability. This cause more problems in both ways.
Now the million-dollar question is
What Should I do for my Future?
The best and wise decision you can make is to find a university abroad for your degree in your interested field of study and become an international qualified professional within short period of time. Here you will find the countries that offer you world-class education with quality life, which will brighten-up your future in the global arena.
There are many countries, which offer best and affordable university degrees such as Australia, New Zealand, UK and US.
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