<p>i think most singaporean students are aware of yale-nus. not sure how many locals will take to a LAC though…</p>
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<p>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?</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 :)</p>
<p>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?</p>
<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Go for Stern, unless you want to work in Singapore.</p>
<p>@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.</p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. :)</p>
<p>Thank you so much. I have been looking into options. There’s only 2 reasons that NUS is even an acceptable option for me. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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!</p>
<p>I just finished my a-levels CIE with AAAB.
SAT 2100
SAT II 2300</p>
<p>do i need to write any essays?
what about Extra Curricular Activities?</p>
<p>Hello. Singaporean and a first-year student from Computer Science in NUS.</p>
<p>My take on NUS:</p>
<p>Firstly, if you’re intending to go to the School of Computing (which includes Computer Engineering), it’s a good choice. The course rigour is really good, and there’s a lot of variety in modules (for Computer Science). My friend in Yale even expressed her envy that Yale doesn’t have as many courses in CS as NUS.There are some excellent professors here as well. Regarding the students - if you look properly, you can definitely find people who are passionate and motivated. There’s a student group called NUS Hackers, comprised of Computing enthusiasts, which organises weekly talks by people in the technology field. </p>
<p>However, if you’re intending to go into Arts (i.e. FASS), I would think twice. I’ve taken 3 FASS modules so far. To be sure, FASS has great variety and great professors as well, but the student body can be rather wanting. The majority of students are Singaporean, but because the education system for us thus far has been more focused on rote learning and less on in-class debate and discussion, the quality of the latter can be quite lacking in FASS modules. And because Arts modules are more dependent upon student class participation than, say, CS modules, this has a greater impact upon the experience and quality. My take is that if you’re choosing a more esoteric major like Japanese Studies or Philosophy, you’ll have a better experience because you’re more likely to encounter people who are interested in the subject material. But if you have the opportunity to study the Arts elsewhere (outside of Singapore), I would say to take it because the classroom experience is likely to be better.</p>
<p>As for the other faculties: not very sure. I hear Math is VERY competitive (not to get into, but to do well in). Law and Medicine are ridiculously hard to get into. Architecture is infamous for having one of the heaviest workloads in NUS. The Engineering majors are pretty difficult (in terms of workload). Engineering also has this Engineering Science Program which takes in about 30 students a year and is RIDICULOUSLY difficult. ESP probably has some of the best students in NUS. </p>
<p>I’ve met my share of “I’m in college/this course just because” people. If you want to avoid those sorts, try applying for the University Scholars Programme or the residential colleges at University Town. You can meet some pretty interesting people (who actually know what they want or are at least passionate about something) in those places.</p>
<p>My overall take: NUS is what you make of it. On the outside, it looks pretty muted compared to a typical US university, but if you look for something, you can probably find it. Want a vibrant student life? Join the residential colleges or halls. There are also a ton of student interest groups and everywhere I look, there always seems to be some concert or performance being held somewhere. (People have actually been complaining about the noise level of performances being held in University Town.) </p>
<p>For those who have worries about racial discrimination: I’m half-Indian, and since the local population is mostly Chinese, I often get mistaken for a foreigner. But I haven’t encountered a single instance of discrimination or unkind remarks. There’s a dude from New Zealand in my course, and he’s quite a riot because he never hesitates to talk to anyone. So don’t worry too much about it.</p>
<p>Gave my cbse board exams this year and expecting 95%.
SAT 1 - 1980
SAT 2 : Math level 2 - 800/800
Chem - 780/800
Physics - 760/800</p>
<p>Hi, everyone, I am going to exchange to NUS in next sem 1.
But now I have a serious problem on which accommodation should I choose.
Is there any different living culture between them?
I want to know more about them. Can anyone please give me more details on it</p>
<p>i am a class 12 student …cbse board… how much do i need to score to get to
NUS with a scholarship ??</p>
<p>plz tell me wt r the requirements for a class 12 cbse student to get into NUS cs dept with scholarship</p>
<p>guys what the minimum you need to get into nus with scholarship for engineering im an indian in cbse board</p>