Dear PCM:

Avoid private schools at all cost. They add little benefit to your life. Their 5k has negligible impact on your finance. Yet they'll use you to the fullest.

Once you accept their offer, there's no going back. That 5k is a scam. And worse is that there's almost no useful experience that you'll gain from private schools.

If you need money, go to companies. Except you know someone, I doubt if you will ever make it past the gate of any company let alone getting a chance to submit your letter.

If you can't runs a company that's willing to pay handsomely then find a business that will offer you experience (even if they won't pay you a dime), it's worth it.

The last option is to find a government secondary school where you'll teach for only few periods per week. This will give you time to build/improve your business and skills.

You can use your free time to learn and practice programming, blogging, freelancing, or any relevant skill (including those you might have gained from SAED).

One year in a man's life no be beans. Use it wisely and don't let 5k make you waste one year of your life on building another man's empire.

To be forewarned, they say, is to be forearmed.