<p>Do you guys think it would help me get in if I make a donation to NUS/NTU? I am not Singaporean so I don’t know the system there.</p>
<p>There are rumours it helps im am not to sure of the processs
but if u got the money , personally i feel uk or us would be better</p>
<p>Hey, is anyone staying around Cambridge/Boston next year? I am trying to get off-campus housing in the area but as you all may know, it’s reaaaally expensive to live in this area, so I’d love to share housing and utilities with some people.</p>
<p>Hey, just reposting what I asked earlier, does anyone have any experience or knows someone who does regarding these matters? Any help would be appreciated:</p>
<p>Another question popped up in my mind. Once I finish ug, I am planning to do grad school in the US, but just in case it doesn’t work out, what is NUS’s view on enrolling students from LACs in their Masters programs?</p>
<p>Also, I’d planned to accept the offer from NUS School of Computing as a backup in case things don’t go as planned with the visa. But, of course, if everything goes well, I’ll be schooling at MHC. So if I’ve accepted the offer from NUS can I backtrack from it and not turn up (after informing them, of course)? Or would that put a blackmark next to my name for any future applications (Masters etc)?</p>
<p>i pulled out from NUS after accepting the admission, with no problems.</p>
<p>Hey guys, quick question: do the SAT testing centers here offer ALL the subject tests? Are there like any restrictions/etc or any kind of special request you have to make? Completely clueless. Going to take SATs for several foreign languages next year. Thanks!</p>
<p>i think they do. im not completely sure about foreign languages with listening, but when you go to take the subject test they just give you the whole book with every single subject test inside and then tell you that you can take however many you want. so i guess they would offer all subject tests?</p>
<p>Hi fellow Singaporeans! Anyone now in college in Wisconsin? I imagine there must be quite a few Sgreans in U-Wisconsin Madison, as it is pretty reputable.</p>
<p>Basically, I’m in Milwaukee this summer doing summer research and I super miss the Singaporean accent and banter sia… Haha, anyone knows a network or something I can use to contact Singaporeans in U-Wisconsin Madison? Like, maybe the international/Singaporean club at UWM?</p>
<p>Darn, really want to chat with some Singapore students la!</p>
<p>Hi, i’ve been looking through the forum pages and i was wondering if anyone could put in their two cents’ worth on my dilemma:</p>
<p>I’m currently in sec 3, which means I have to take O levels next year. I am studying in an all girls’ school which is well known for our academic and CCA achievements. Many students do well to move on to prestigious institutions like RJ/HCI/ACSIB. </p>
<p>However, I do not want to go through the ‘general education’ route again, and would like to study psychology after Os. As mentioned above, i’ve been looking through the forum and found that I do not need to go to poly to receive education in the field of psychology- I can also go to colleges like Prudue and UMich using my Olevel cert. </p>
<p>In addition, I would like to complete my education in Stanford University, as Stanford has this programme where you stay for an additional year so you can get your Masters. So which route will better my chances of getting into Stanford? Going to Prudue/UMich for freshman year then transfer over to Stanford, or completing a Psychology Diploma in Singapore then applying for Stanford? </p>
<p>Furthermore, I have decent ECs, but it is very focused on choir (participated in two SYFs: Gold and Gold Hons+1 international competition w/good results) and I took Stanford’s Writing Programme few years back.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for your comments!</p>
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<p>Transferring to Stanford is incredibly hard - a 1.5% transfer admit rate. They took 20 transfers out of ~1,500 transfer applications. The best way to get into Stanford is still the usual way of doing very very well in JC then applying as a freshman - even then Stanford takes about 13 or 14 students per year, a pretty low admit rate. You should look into other universities with excellent psychology programs too.</p>
<p>Yeah but thing is I do not want to go to jc, even if I do well enough to get into a good school.</p>
<p>But my real question is: to what extent will the lack of an extra qualification on top of an o level cert disadvantage me should i go to purdue/umich directly after o levels? Or should I stay in Singapore and do well in poly and take part in more ECs? Which will better my chances in getting into schools like Stanford and Berkeley?</p>
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<p>I can’t speak for Berkeley, but for Stanford, no Singaporeans has successfully transferred into Stanford over the past 5 or 6 years. Over the same period, there has been one person who got into Stanford as a freshman from polytechnic. So relatively speaking, going to polytechnic here will give you a better chance at going to Stanford. </p>
<p>That said, to have a reasonable shot at any of HYPSM from a polytechnic, you will basically have to be the best student your poly has that year (regardless of department) - straight As (or really close to that) and fantastic ECs (international awards, etc…) Take a look at the portfolio of the guy who managed to get in: [LO</a> MIN MING | MINMING.NET](<a href=“http://www.minming.net/portfolio/]LO”>http://www.minming.net/portfolio/)</p>
<p>Yes of course; I read up on that guy and he is truly outstanding. I definitely aim to do exceptionally well in poly, and I’ve been reading psychology materials to be absolutely sure that this is the course that I am interested in. Thank you so much for the advice.</p>
<p>You’re in Stanford, right? How is life there? I visited the campus two years back and it is just beautiful. Only had less than an hour to walk about though.</p>
<p>Many top-notch unis are well aware of the Singaporean education system since there have been enough matriculation of Singaporean students in the past few years there. Hence they often regard a lack of JC A-LVL cert/Poly diploma as having incomplete highschool report (read: did not graduation from highschool). Therefore acceptance is rare of next to impossible no matter how stellar the result is (since they often regard the result as middle school result which may not be a reliable indicator of a student’s academic proficiency).</p>
<p>So basically poly will give me a better chance? Oh and to add on, I plan to enter the psychology and community service course in ngee ann. Does anyone know if it’s good?</p>
<p>No, i highly doubt poly would give u a better chance. If you intent to go university in the states your better off having As.
Poly wouldn’t hurt your chance but its not a major contributor to your admission as compared to A(My opinion). Also you will find yourself if lackluster transfer credit. But do note end of the day its up to the admission officer. Because poly grad seeking to study in the states are rare which led to the “lack of info” on poly system itself.</p>
<p>Who knows in 10 yr time it would recognise dip more then A level , like in AUS</p>
<p>p.s i had a poly diploma</p>
<p>Yeah of course As would be better but I’m pretty adamant on not going to JC, unless I manage to do well enough for ACSIB, then I’ll consider. </p>
<p>Oh really! How is poly life like in contrast to secondary school life?</p>
<p>haha well poly life require discipline;) i had an average of 20% attendance. Something i wouldnt be doing in university.</p>
<p>but the culture depend on the course you enter. I was in business and from what i could gather from friend in other course. Business are alot more competitive , which is perhaps due to the fact that almost all of us could go JCs. Also for my class alone , it was like 35 female to 5 male. So there tend of be certain drama:)</p>
<p>Oh really? Then how was your gpa in the end? And you are now in? Haha I’m not the type who skips so yeah. 
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<p>how about psychology? I had a senior who had 7As and went into business so yeah, I can imagine!</p>