<p>Attach an explanation of the SG education (won’t hurt), but it doesn’t matter - that 3 years is targeted at US-system people where four years of everything is almost a de facto requirement assuming a good AP/IB-filled school. They get plenty of Singaporeans (and Brits etc.) to know that three years of science is not always possible worldwide. Alternatively to save yourself the legwork email someone at the Admissions Office and attach the email to your application.</p>
<p>why is there an indian subforum but not a singaporean subform?!</p>
<p>^ We Singaporeans tend to keep everything on the Singaporeans thread - so there is no need for it.</p>
<p>lol they just have too many people and are just too active. their 17th thread, started end of last year, has more posts than our thread here which dates back to 2005</p>
<p>^^
which is precisely why we should start posting nonsense to win them…how can we lose to them? hehe…this is the official first nonsensical post…</p>
<p>^ hehe let’s be kiasu and lobby for our own subforum, just for the sake of it 
that would be so typically singaporean!</p>
<p>hey, have your heard of a website called freeexampapers.com? they have alot of papers there, and i mean alot…for those who have heard of it, is it reliable?</p>
<p>hey guys some advice pls? sorry for rambling…
i’m trying to weigh the cost and benefits of going to us vs spore uni and i’ll only be able to go abroad if i get fin aid, cos i don’t feel inclined towards govt scholarships, and probably not one of their targets anyway. i would prefer a liberal arts education since i don’t have any specific plans abt the future and am quite fickle…but right now my dream jobs are to work in intl organisations and consulting, which probably req grad sch degrees. i’m leaning towards small mid-tier lacs which seem rather generous to intl students and less competitive than the top-tiers( bates, colby and esp mt holyoke which seems to have a large % of intls) however, these lacs tend not to have name recognition and networks that nus wld have. so …is it worth it going to us?</p>
<p>Hi all, I’m new in this forum and I’ve a couple of questions that’s bothering me, and I do appreciate if anyone could answer my questions.</p>
<p>I’m currently a Junior in college here in the US, and I do yearn to gain working experiences here after graduating in may 2011. However I know it’s not easy to get an employer to sponsor for H1B applicant as it requires a long and tedious process, let alone a large sum of money. I was told by my aunt that due to an established relationship between Singapore and the US, singaporeans are allowed to apply for H1B without having the employer to do so. is it true?</p>
<p>The Free Trade Agreement means Singaporeans can apply for the H1B1 (DIFFERENT from the H1B). It still has to be sponsored by the employer, but it’s less competitive than the H1B. So you cannot just apply for a H1B1 without a job offer, but if you do have an offer then it’s easier to get a H1B1 than a H1B since less than 5.4K Singaporeans apply for the H1B1 each year compared to the mad scramble for H1Bs in non-recession years. It is however a nonimmigrant visa, meaning you cannot get a green card through this. It’s 18 months and you can file one-year extensions but have to demonstrate non-immigration intent each time. The H1B rules still apply if you want a H1B (with a view towards green cards etc.).</p>
<p>There’s also a 12-month OPT period (with 17 additional months if you majored in STEM) where you can work for anybody you want in your field of study.</p>
<p>If you were born in Singapore (or another non-‘high volume of immigration’ country) though, you can also try for the green card lottery each year. Slim chances, but still.</p>
<p>What happens when you go to grad school? Does the OPT time stack, or disappear? Oh, what happens when you were born in one of the countries that doesn’t qualify for the Green Card lottery but is a citizen now? If you apply for a H1B1, the lottery’s the only way to obtain a green card, right? I suppose you can’t apply for both H1B1 and H1B, as a reach and a safety. :)</p>
<p>^ Nope. Your eligibility for the Green Card lottery is determined by your country of birth.</p>
<p>If you were born in a non-lottery country then no lottery for you, whatever citizenship you may hold.</p>
<p>You get one full year of OPT in grad school and I think it stacks with the undergrad OPT.</p>
<p>Post-H1B1 GC = lottery, marrying an American or gaining political asylum. On a H1B1 you can’t AOS (adjustment of status) to a ‘immigrant’ status, though I’m not sure if H1B which is ‘dual intent’ (can be both immigrant or nonimmigrant) counts so you could like…try for H1B1 first, start working and then try for H1B the next year, and then if failed file for renewal of the H1B1. Not sure about that though.</p>
<p>Also, if you work for a US company in Singapore and are then transferred to the US office as an expat, you get a L1 visa which like the H1B allows a path to the green card.</p>
<p>(yes, immigration law is confusing.)</p>
<p>hey! i’m kind of new here.
i’m in upper sec, attending one of the top few (arguably, as for all things) schools in singapore. my grades are above average but not particularly outstanding. my stats so far can be found here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-chances/756781-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-chances/756781-chance-me-please.html</a> .
my question is, do you think it would be ‘easier’ for me to apply from an american high school, or from here. as much as i love the challenging environment available here, there’s a limit to my mental capacity and i’m just wondering if my chance of getting into an ivy league sch would be raised if i applied from a US HS.
thanks in advance:)</p>
<p>Since you are considering elite private schools, it will not be easier - many many people in those schools are legacies, ‘development’ students and recruited athletes who are already at an advantage. If you’re a non-citizen/green card holder, then it’s a further disadvantage. The academic and EC competition there is harsh too (stories of cakewalk American schools don’t apply to that level) so no, I wouldn’t think it’s ‘easier’. You may get more advisers/teachers familiar with the application system, but that’s about it.</p>
<p>On the other hand, some states grant in-state status to kids who go to + graduate from (public) HS there, which would be an advantage. However those laws are being challenged so I wouldn’t plan based on those.</p>
<p>i’m told by a grassroots leader that i’m old enough to fight and die for my country but not “MATURE” enough to speak to a member of parliament?!?! w t f</p>
<p>We are just cogs in the wheel, sheep in the flock. Obey! Obey!</p>
<p>… Migrate! Migrate!</p>
<p>LOL i don’t want to leave without a whimper because it love it. But seems like loyalty to country isn’t reciprocal huh?</p>
<p>Nadash: btw where are you residing now?</p>
<p>our thread is dying!</p>
<p>I have a question. Is it advisable to send in a resume detailing what you did for each EC you list on the CommonApp? Say, for instance, I list ‘Choir’ as one of my 7 activities, but want to elaborate on the competitions we took part in, the benefit concerts we did, etc. Or perhaps I list ‘XX Community Service Project in Cambodia’ as one of the 7 activities, but wish to talk about how we raised X dollars to finance the project, what we did there, etc. Should I use the additional information box for this? Or should I send the resume to my CT, who’ll then print it on school paper and include it in his counselor report package?</p>