<p>Someone help me please…can i apply to NUS if i don’t meet any of their freshman application requirement (dont have A levels or its equivelant) but am already at university?</p>
<p>I could not find anything on the website about international transfers; I would suggest emailing NUS with your question.</p>
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<p>I just read that Singapore has the highest % of people in the investment/finanical advising field holding CFA (like 1 out of 2) in the world. Maybe that’s why. 
Hong Kong is 2nd. </p>
<p>quaskx,
I’ve found the US is greener than Hong Kong which shares quite a bit similarities with Singapore (though Hong Kong is probably a little more fun, messy, random, and wild). Anyway, based on what you’ve written, chances are you will enjoy the US better.</p>
<p>I considered applying here (American national), but have decided against it given availability of more desirable institutions for my intended majors. (However, I still would not mind being able to apply to the University of Hong Kong.)</p>
<p>Btw, can anyone tell me what the University Scholars’ Program is like? How hard is it to get into, and is it worth applying there?</p>
<p>Check out <a href=“http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg%5B/url%5D”>www.usp.nus.edu.sg</a>. There’s an interview if you get shortlisted. No idea how hard it is to get in.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link, but actually that’s where I learnt about the program. What I would like is input from people who have first-hand knowledge of the program and can tell me what it really is like as opposed to the watered-down version they have on the site.</p>
<p>I could direct you to a thread on a different forum: <a href=“http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1470906[/url]”>http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1470906</a></p>
<p>Hi I’m a S’porean. Just finished my A Levels & am now waiting for the results.
I know my predicted grades (ABB <the a=“” is=“” in=“” math=“”>, A2, Merit (Phy S)) and was wondering - in the event my predicted grades come true and are my actual A level grades, would I stand a chance for NUS Law and/or the NUS Double Degree Program for Law and Econs?</the></p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Hey acidten, I’m a Singaporean too. Nice to meet you. I would readily admit I have no idea what your chances are, but I do know of a friend who got into Law and Econs and he had 4As and A1. Not sure about his ‘S’ papers.</p>
<p>Hey edwinksl, great to meet u too. =) Somehow I wasn’t surprised when you wrote that your straight-A friend got in. The standard mould of straight As would have a good fighting chance. But thank you for the info.</p>
<p>Well, I am really passionate about law and have done my research on law. I’ve gone for an internship (on my own, not through the school) at a law firm and I’ve been talking to quite a number of people in the profession to find out what law is about and whether I’m fit for it. I do believe that Law is for me but I don’t know if the NUS Law Admissions officers will take this into consideration. How much of their decision is based on grades alone?
How would they assess a candidate’s passion for law? I know many people who apply for law just for the prestige and pay, which to me seems very superficial.</p>
<p>I have applied to the US, UK & Aus too, but only as back-ups incase I don’t get into NUS Law. Rather ex to go overseas anyways & I wouldn’t want that financial burden on my parents.</p>
<p>seem like U are set on doing law
BTW which American Uni offer LLB to high school student?</p>
<p>acidten, </p>
<p>I’ll be very happy to help you if you want more information about reading Law; I’m doing Law in a UK university now, and if you want to know about how Law actually is as an academic subject - as opposed to a professional degree - you can drop me a private message (or simply hijack this thread).</p>
<p>Just for information on the sort of grades they want: I got 4As, A1, 2 S Paper Distinctions and got into the Law + Econs double degree. You definitely need an A in Maths to have a fighting chance at the Econs double degree (although I was an Arts student). I have a friend who got 3As, 1C (Maths =p), A1 and 1 S Paper Distinction and she got into Law + Business double degree. Two other friends got in with AAAB, A1 I think (but one was called off the waiting list). Another got AAAA A2 and was rejected straight out. Another got AABB A2 but was not even called for interview. As you can see, the standard is somewhat arbitrary. I’ll be hazarding a guess that if your results are really good, a bad interview is not going to deprive you of a place; but if your results are good (but not brilliant), the interview could really help you.</p>
<p>On a personal note, my interview was entirely on Econs. I’m not sure why. Others got current affairs questions.</p>
<p>I hope you realise that law is a postgraduate degree at US universities, and the Singapore bar only recognises a very limited number, which are mostly the creme of the crop: Harvard, Columbia (But they don’t recognise the best law school in America, Yale, so who knows?).</p>
<p>thanks for the link edwinksl</p>
<p>Yup, I do know that law is a postgrad degree. I will probably do Econs there for undergrad and then move on to Law for postgrad. That is, if I end up going there.</p>
<p>The US universities are so tempting to go to but the loans I’ll be chalking up… well…</p>
<p>From reading all the threads, I’ve become really afraid to even try out for NUS law. I’m currently in my 3rd year of university studies here in the Philippines. When I graduate, I’m planning to get a second degree in law in NUS. </p>
<p>So is it really that competetive in NUS when it comes to the Law programs? How many people on the average apply for the course?</p>
<p>I don’t understand the grading system in Singapore. My high school grades were actually very high (91-92% out of a possible 96), but university grades are only above average (3.1 out of a possible 4). What would weigh more? And how does the Singapore grading system work?</p>
<p>I’m really interested in law, not because of the prestige or the money. I simply like law, having already studied some law electives here in the Philippines. I don’t mind having to study the law for another country, because I believe in the systems and the law training in the schools. And NUS seems to be the leading law school in Singapore.</p>
<p>To get into the law degree, do I have to take the SAT’s for math? Hope somebody can help me understand. TOUGH DECISION HERE.</p>
<p>i would say admissions to NUS is highly competitive. Certain majors like Chem E, Law and Med are very difficult to get into, and if you don’t have straight As in your ‘A’ Levels with a glowing extracurricular portfolio to boot, the odds are against you. A lot of it also depends on how well you perform during the interview. </p>
<p>that said, you may want to check out nus’s website for more information.</p>
<p>how competitive do u think is Computer Science / Computer Engineering in NUS?</p>
<p>i really cant imagine why anyone from India would wont to go to NUS… i’m not gonna say why right now cos i live here in singapore and dont want to get kicked out just yet… but trust me if you are from india (or africa or anywhere such that your skin is darker than the whites) you dont want to end up here… go to the US… people are nice, friendly funny, a lot of racial acceptance etc. and by the way for anyone who is looking at the “top ten universities in the world list” or whatever… universities end up in that list because of their grad schools and PhD students… they mostly ignore their undergraduate students… i and then they have problems getting like profersors recomendation to go to a good grad school because there are a few hundred students at each lecture and the profersors dont even know their names… if you want to get a top noch education… go to a top liberal arts college in the US… if you want brand named university… go to a good university in the US… they all offer like a lot of financial aid</p>
<p>having said that my mom works at NUS and likes it here… thought she liked he job back in india better… but all the profesors at NUS are sending their kids abroad to study (like outside singapore)… ironic, isn’t it?.. and also singapore sends their best students to study abroad rather than at NUS… if you get my drift…</p>
<p>That’s why I am not going to NUS, I am better in India itself(No offense meant).</p>