<p>Say yes. They have a shared application acceptance site and all so I guess they know each others’ applicant data. Don’t lie.</p>
<p>It’s never a good idea to lie on uni apps. Tell the truth. I don’t think it will detract from your chances.</p>
<p>Oh…ok…I just thought NUS and NTU were rivals and maybe,they didn’t like applicants who applied to both Unis:)</p>
<p>you’re not local are you? 
everybody in singapore applies to more than one local uni. its not gonna give you bonus marks at all</p>
<p>Yes… screwitlah is right. Almost nobody I know applied to one of the two alone. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt.
P.S. 100 posts :D</p>
<p>^ there’s 3 public unis here actually. And yes, of course everyone’s gonna apply to more than one, unless he/she is only gunning for medicine/dentistry.</p>
<p>Oops, i missed SMU… But unless you’re doing management, it doesn’t really come into the picture.</p>
<p>I’m an international by the way…;)</p>
<p>@smartchap: they aren’t really “rivals” as such. and yeah- it doesn’t really matter- most people apply for both. It’d be stupid not to. You’re from India, right? NTU usually takes a crazy number of Indians in every year. Last year- 30+ people from DPSRKP made it to NTU while just around 6-7 made it to NUS- and everyone applied to both.</p>
<p>bottomline is: apply to both! (:</p>
<p>I would definitely apply for both…
The only thing I had on my mind was whether I had to say so in the application…thats now cleared too…;)</p>
<p>^ yup, just be honest on your forms.
fyi, NTU and NUS aren’t exactly rivals in the Oxbridge sense and both are ultimately under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education (MOE).</p>
<p>Is it necessary to be honest and not say NUS is my only choice for a university where they ask on the form?</p>
<p>LOL. I don’t know about all these questions… but anecdotal evidence!</p>
<p>I, a Singaporean citizen, straightforwardly confessed in my NTU interview that I would prefer to go overseas and mentioned the universities I had applied too. Result: NTU admission with Nanyang Scholarship.</p>
<p>My friend, a VNese citizen, withdrew in writing her application to NTU after enrolling in a US LAC. Result: She was still sent notification of winning the ASEAN undergrad scholarship.</p>
<p>Ooops!! Does that my saying NUS is my only choice will ruin my chances? God.</p>
<p>I feel all those inquisitive questions are just for statistical purposes…just like a survey;)</p>
<p>O Gosh! Almost whimpered. Thankss</p>
<p>fiona: your examples show NTU’s decision-making to be very baffling, to be honest ><</p>
<p>Haha, maybe the example of my VNese friend>> I attribute it to bureaucratic lagness. About my example, I would think that NTU unfortunately has the mission of recruiting good Singapore students, whether or not they actually wanna go NTU or not</p>
<p>^ why do you think it’s an unfortunate mission?</p>
<p>Unfortunately–like it or not…</p>