shootsmart

Hello everyone there,
I am a student of class 12 in Chandigarh, India.
I am really keen on getting accepted to NUS.
However, IIT coaching has left me with no time to prepare for the SAT.
Please tell me what all I can do to make it to NUS sure shot but wihtout SAT.

arvedui

Do you have A levels? Most local students do the A levels. SAT is comparatively rarer

sachin1

I am a student of class 12th(ISC). I want to apply for NUS.
I have got 96% and 91% in my 10th boards and 11th respectively. Do I have a chance og getting into NUS(Civil Engineering).

DYHAHA

Hi

I'm currently attending UNSW and doing commerce/law in Sydney, Australia.
I just finished my first year but I want to attend NUS.
Is it hard to get into?
I want to do law/economics or some other business degree (marketing or management)

Cheers

placido240

Anyone on this board aware of the new Yale-NUS program/university? Applications come out Feb 1 for the inaugural class beginning in June 2013. Evidently, it has its own campus in Singapore.

introverted

i think most singaporean students are aware of yale-nus. not sure how many locals will take to a LAC though...

placido240

Can you please explain that comment re LAC? I had thought as long as it had "Yale" in its name, all the prestige-hungry would storm the gates. Where am I wrong?

introverted

perhaps, but the impression i mostly get talking to friends about yale-nus is either "a liberal arts degree isn't useful unless planning for graduate school" or an aversion to being the guinea pigs of sorts.

then again i'm sure there are more than enough people chasing after the yale name to fill the 150 or so slots for the first cycle.

CKaranP

Hey I am Karan CP. I am studying the IB diploma at TISB - the International School Bangalore in Bangalore, India. I would greatly appreciate if you could tell me more about NUS cause I am dying to get it and also if you could include a few tips and tricks for a better chance of admission. I will be applying next year, I am in the 11th grade now. It would be great if you could include a few tips and tricks cause I really want to prove it to them that I can get in. Also, can you tell me the recommended SAT score and possibly the minimum IB diploma score, if possible. I have excellent co-curricular involvement and great school records. I have heard that TISB students have an advantage at NUS, so do I have a good chance to get in ?
Thank you so much

melody10511

Based on what I've gathered on this thread, it seems like NUS is strict meritocracy. Does that mean, given two applicants with exactly same academic levels but different ECs and contexts, that one with 50 higher SAT score would be admitted even though the other may have more diverse EC and background? Does NUS take EC, diversity, and personal statement into account at all?

sjsung

Hello all,

I am an international applicant to NUS FASS. I just received acceptance today, but I have also already paid US$1000+ deposit to NYS Stern, which is a very appealing school.

I lived in Singapore during my elementary and middle school years, but always at an international school, not local. Money is not a huge problem, as my parents can just about manage to send me to NYU, although the price difference tempts me towards NUS of course.

If you were in my shoes, would you abandon NYU Stern for NUS? How is the workload if I want a B.A. w/ honors? Will I have time for a social life? Any advice is appreciated.

melody10511

Go for Stern, unless you want to work in Singapore.

sjsung

@melody Thanks for replying, but could you elaborate? Oh, and if it helps, I'm actually Korean, not American. But I've been living as an Asian expat because of the international nature of my dad's job.

melody10511

While you shouldn't believe me 100%, I have gathered some information around here and other websites (no professional studies though, so just take this lightly).

The general consensus is that NUS prestige is relatively weaker outside Singapore, and its business school isn't on par with the overall ranking of the school.

NYU Stern however, is easily the best school in NYU and is competitive enough to be compared to Wharton (though Wharton triumphs any day, just worth a comparison) and MIT Sloan (Sloan's better too, but Stern doesn't get far behind).

Next, social life in ANY Asian university is basically WAY below the life in US university. Asian schools also tend to be MUCH more rigorous in academics, to the point many people think unnecessary and feel overloaded. One of the people on this thread quoted his friends from NUS and MIT. MIT guy said he didn't study much but he learned a lot, while NUS guy said he studied a lot but didn't learn much.

If you want to work in Asia and don't mind the Asian-style grinding learning, then go ahead to NUS. If you want to work in the US or US-affiliated regions/companies, Stern is the way to go.


I have to warn you though, that some of the points made here are not fully backed up with concrete evidences, so go do some research yourself as well.

sjsung

Thank you so much. I have been looking into options. There's only 2 reasons that NUS is even an acceptable option for me.

One, is that the tuition fee is so low, which will really take the burden off my family, and possibly set me up better for paying grad school. My family can afford NYU, but it would still be a bit of a burden. Two, is that as Korean I have to do 2 years of NS, and that might make it hard for me to find a job in America, especially under this economic condition. Whereas NUS basically guarantees you a job for three years after you graduate.

I'm basically set on NYU though. I can't give up the social opportunities there for NUS. As long as my parents really really are okay with the cost, probably will choose NYU. Thanks again for your help!