Oh, don't bash the poor man's dreams. 
Croatia and BiH have a similar education system, so I might be able to help. Any "elektrotehnička škola" (electrical engineering highschool) in
BiH that lasts for 4 years is a good backup for MFS (Mašinski fakultet; mechanical engineering).
If you want to study chemistry, the knowledge obtained in your school is not enough. I seriously doubt you've got enough of chemistry, biology and
physics presented in the curriculum.
I think there's a single-study college in Sarajevo that deals with chemistry and it's called PMF (Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet univerziteta
u Sarajevu).
There might be programs such as "biology and chemistry", too. In that case, your knowledge is probably even smaller because biology is even less
studied in such highschools.
When I was applying, we had entrance exams, but people in Croatia today finish highschools with a final exam on which they collect points and then
apply to the college (Bologna system). I think BiH still uses the entrance exam system, but not for long, as the country is a candidate (or is
currently applying) for EU. Be aware of that.
Not only you have to pass the exam, but you need to have enough points derived from your marks during the school like I had to. If your highschool's
curriculum lacks certain subjects, the college probably won't even consider your application.
Quickly transfering to a "gymnasium" (preferably "prirodoslovno-matematička gimnazija") at your current, third year, while it's still autumn,
might be the last train to catch, if that's possible at all. I don't know, you should check whether they allow that.
Education systems in both countries stems from an older, Yugoslavian system that didn't really allow people to jump between different schools. That
meant that students that went to electrical engineering highschools were either:
a) good students that knew exactly what they wanted to to with their lives at the time they were finishing elementary school (that's hardly ever
worked even in Yugoslavia, let alone today, in the age of Internet)
b) simply bad elementary students that considered electrical engineering to be the top of what they could achieve, which would later enable them to
have lower-wage jobs.
It's simply an absolete system, and you're one of the unfortunate guys that's in the middle of the transitional period.
If you're really into chemistry (not bullshit pyro and "youtube chemistry") and are ready to work hard in a gymnasium (prirodoslovno-matematička
or prirodoslovna, whichever is in Sarajevo), try to transfer.
But if it's just a short-termed fixed idea, I advise you to give up because you might considerably fuck up your early life.
[Edited on 18-10-2011 by Endimion17] |
but soon in 10 posts ill be a National Hazard 