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anyone taking ma4268 😭😭 isit just me or I can’t understand what the prof is saying 😭😭 ggwp actually (im only taking for my dsa spec … I’m not a math kid 😭😭)

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just curious, is there anyone who attends the 8am fin2704 lt16 slot? I attended for the first time finally (8am is a somewhat odd timing for me to arrive punctually via public bus)

what are your tots on the 8am lecture? i feel like it's disadvantageous for EVERYONE -- it's my first wk attending n damn this lecture hall is barren and dead, the prof doesnt sound v interested

maybe i'm just jaded from tiredness as well

Hey everyone, so i wanted to pay the application fee but on the payment page I accidentally refreshed, and now I cannot try again because it is stuck in the processing state, been like this for about 8 hours now. What can I do?

I also wonder how can I email the adm. office, because when I click on the email link (first screenshot) I get sent to another page (second screenshot) and by clicking "here" I end up back on the page from the first image. Would be really glad if anyone helps!

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Hi everyone, I’m an applicant from Uzbekistan trying to get into NUS (National University of Singapore), and I need some urgent advice.

NUS requires Advanced Placement (AP) or A-Level qualifications for admission, but AP exams and A-Level qualifications are not available in Uzbekistan. Instead, I have completed the Academic Lyceum and have excellent grade Diploma. It's highly competitivehighschool with advanced curriculum

Additionally, I have:
✅ Completed a three-month advanced mathematics course.
✅ Achieved a high IELTS score to demonstrate my English proficiency.
✅ Developed my own website and blog, and currently developing my own digital marketing agency, offering multiple services.

I tried calling NUS admissions, but they aren't picking up the phone. So, I’d really appreciate insights from anyone familiar with their admissions process.

💡 My questions:

• Will NUS consider my application with these qualifications, given that AP exams are unavailable in my country?
• Are there alternative pathways for admission in such cases?
• Does NUS offer individual assessments for applicants from different education systems?

If anyone has experience with non-AP applicants getting into NUS or knows an alternative way to contact admissions, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks in advance! 🙏

The material isn't getting any easier, and just looking at them gives me a headache.

Hello everybody. I applied to NUS as a first time undergraduate and I have self-reported my IELTS and SAT. Plus, I have uploaded pdfs confirming the scores. Do I still need to send the official scores?

Hi all, I'm a final year polytechnic student struggling to decide between NUS ComSci and NUS InfoSec.

I've posted this in r/SGExams and got some insightful information, after some advice from others I've decided to post this here as well to see what y'all have to say!

I've looked at past posts and from what I've seen these are the general points.

- CS and InfoSec has a lot of overlap

- InfoSec has higher prio on bidding for Cyber mods

- Programming mods are slightly different (Languages)

Here are my main concerns,

1. Despite some cyber electives being listed under CS on the NUS site, I was told by a current CS student that they're only exclusive to InfoSec students. If so, are there any other things I need to be aware of that isn't clear?
2. Some mods taken in earlier years (Y1/Y2) in InfoSec are against Y3/Y4 CS students taking it as an elective, hence would the bellcurve be brutal? I understand it's still subject to one's abilities but it still seems daunting to be against people with more years of experience.
3. With a significantly higher intake (~10x),

3.1 Would it be "easier" to get FCH in CS as compared to InfoSec? (I understand from the previous post and this is purely GPA based and not top x% of a degree program so feel free to ignore, but leaving it in for anything y'all may wanna add)

3.2 Is there more preferential treatment for CS students over InfoSec students for programs/opportunities? Not for obvious things like bidding mods etc but more generalized things like scholarships, overseas programs etc.

I understand that some of the questions may be controversial, but I want to hear about the experience first-hand and not what I can already find online. Especially question 3.2, as coming from someone who's been in a similar situation.

For some context, here's a little about me,

- Current cGPA: 4.0

- Represented SG in competitions and conferences internationally

- Hold multiple leadership positions (P, VP, EXCO) with significant contributions (internally & nationally)

Of course if you have any personal anecdotes you'd like to add that isn't under any of the questions above, please feel free to do so as it'll aid in my decision making, and hopefully others who may stumble across this thread.

Does anyone know how CS2030 class part is graded? I might have to miss 1 rec due to external commitments and I'm not sure if this will affect the class part score (like is rec attendance counted and how is it counted e.g. what is the percentage/ is thr a min fixed no. of recs we must attend or is class part counted by asking qns etc.). If anyone knows how lab participation works too pls comment!

(Also, can someone tell me why does the prof take attendance for lectures when he said we do not have to attend live?)

TLDR: Taught since young that being a true friend means staying by one sides through thick and thin but realised that this mentality seems outdated in this age. People are alot less accepting and tolerant of insecurities/ negativity and will drop u instantly the moment u upset them. There is no second chance. Apology doesn't mean anything in this age and u have to be constantly on guard to present ur best self if u don't want to risk losing friends. Better be careful of who u opened up to as u never know what people complain about u behind ur backs.

As a kid, I've always been taught that a good friend should stay by one's side through thick and thin and that we should always treat others the way we want to be treated.

As such, I have always made a conscious effort to try my best to accept my friend's flaws/quirks/insecurities. For instance, I have friends with depression and suicidal tendencies, or bipolar with mania and been awarded into IMH. I always feel like the right thing to do is to not judge and accept them for who they are especially as I never truly know how painful it is for them and the least I could do is to be there for them. Thus, even when sometimes I get annoyed when I can't understand why they wish to suicide despite how hard I comfort them and them having everything I ever wished for in life, I always try my best not to invalidate their struggles and listen (sometimes even have to sacrifice my sleep during a suicidal episode) .

If I see someone in pain, especially if is someone I care about, it is only natural and instinctive for me to want to comfort them... If they are suicidal, I would feel very concerned and would willingly sacrifice my sleep because if I know I have the capacity to help them, I should at least try my best right? Because I know that if they really do suicide, I will blame myself for life, knowing that I could have done better... But even if is just a stranger, isn't it just natural to feel the need to help someone in pain? This is also kind of the reason why I am abit desensitised to the idea of trauma dumping because I'm used to my friends trauma dumping to me.

However, I realised that most, if not all friends I made in University would drop me the moment I showed an insecurity. For instance, recently, I "acted out" because I was unhappy that I was never invited for dinner for 2 frens who I used to invite to have dinner together b4 CCA. From the start, whenever I asked them for dinner, they would always be considerate enough remind me to invite the other. Of course, I already did as I'm always very mindful not to accidentally make anyone feel excluded because I know how painful it feels to be the recipient of any form of exclusion even if it's unintentional. However, I started noticing that I was never invited for dinner when I never initiate and they would just eat dinner tgt without me. I felt upset by it and decided to confront them about it via text. However, my friend didn't reply which really triggered my abandonment trauma from childhood as I felt that he was intentionally ignoring my messages, disregarding my feelings, and I was on the verge of being ghosted as he usually replies immediately. As such, it triggered my fight-or-flight response and I said "aiya wtv, I won't be joining u guys anymore. It seems like u don't even care about how I feel and I am being ghosted" after not being replied for 2 days. I understand that I was overly sensitive and should have calmed down instead of escalating the situation by saying that.

Upon reflecting and calming down, I told him 2 days later, perhaps I was too quick to assume he had ghosted but he blocked me after reading my message and had been explicitly avoiding me since. At the same time, 2 days prior, I had told the other friend that I seemed to be ghosted and that I won't be joining them for dinner anymore. I had hoped that she would reassure me that I was overthinking and being insecure. She, initially empathetic, scolded me the next day for telling her as she said that she "was content with ignorance" and I had violated her boundary. I didn't reply to it immediately after reading as I was out with friends that night when she sent me the message and was just so confused and shocked by the change in attitude. Next thing I know, I was blocked by her as well. I was confused also because I didn't felt it had crossed her boundary when I told her at that time as I saw them both as a collective whole and I wasn't complaining about some random mutual friend in a situation she wasn't involved in. The situation got kinda messy because they complained me to others in the CCA and now I'm not allowed back to the CCA. And I've been told that apparently other CCA mates had complained about my trauma dump behind my back (no feedback given directly to me). I never knew how bad openibg up about ur struggles was especially because no one ever tell me that it makes them uncomfortable. I also didn't realise it was such a big deal because I have always had Uni friends rant to me about their traumas or even suicidal thoughts after knowing that I have depression.

There seems to be 2 sides of argument on the nature of healthy friendships and what constitutes being a good friend. On one side, some people argue that friendship should be kept light-hearted and just fun and chill vibes, without being too serious. This means one shouldn't show any signs of insecurity or negativity as it is a huge turn off especially to new friends as no one wants to be around that energy. On the other hand, there's also the more traditional mindset that will argue that those aren't "true" friends and I shouldn't be too hard on myself when they drop me. Honestly, I've been quite helpless by the crazy turn-of-events and how I always have to be on my guard to not show any insecurities because I never know when my friends my drop me. All I can say is my outlook on friendships has changed drastically after this incident and I feel that people are alot less accepting than I once thought and I need to be alot more careful with how much I opened up to a friend. It's also quite scary to know that people would complain about u behind ur back instesd of giving u feedback directly. Even apology doesn't seem to mean anything in this age anymore. It's really hard living in this world now when you struggle with mental illnesses because u always need to be on guard and present the perfect self. As the moment u slipped up, u risk losing friends.

as in the title, is the USC Pool open on CNY?

I'm a student graduating from SP Media Arts and Design and I do Game Design and Development (I focus on mechanic design etc) however I don't really want to go digipen to waste 3-4 grinding my soul out again just to get into the games industry, especially since most of the studios in SG don't offer multiplayer games. And it might seem braggy but, I feel Digipen too limiting on what I can do as a game designer since I've worked on some community projects in tf2, and other MMO games that in my 3 years in poly, only 1 project came close to being as hard.

I would rather try to do something more hybrid physical and digital since thats where SG seems to be approaching, I get more things to think about, maybe even get the chance to work with more different hardware and controls. In SG the Gamification industry also seems to be on the rise so this is a nice way to branch out also.

My lecturer suggested I go into NUS Industral Design since I mentioned nowadays I'm more focused on bringing the "Experience brought by games" and making a meaningful impact rather than games itself. But then I can't really get more information on the course especially where to go after, especially since it seems mainly focused on "Product User Experience" like packaging which I am not interested at all and if I should just outright go to something like engineering/computing to learn more hardware/coding stuff but my proficiency with it isn't as good.

Hope I can get some advise, thank you! 😭😭😭😭

As above

Could someone please tell me what this "Minimum 65 UTs of NUS graded credits required in major" refers to?
I can't seem to figure it out even after reading the NUS website.

What are those "11 needed" ? I'm really confused here.

Thanks

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[Repost] Hello! I’ve been thinking of attending these events by BLOCK71 but I’ve never attended one before and was thinking of going for the CNY one to network with some peeps. Is anybody going or thinking of gng?

So I've been taking a break from school and work since last semester to cope with my personal struggles with mental health.

My primary goal is to focus on getting better by increasing the frequency of my psychotherapy, where I wish to work on increasing self-love and self-compassion because that is the main cause of my depression since young due to childhood abandonment trauma. It had made me very sensitive to rejection and abandonment especially in new friendships.

My secondary goal is making new friends (huge plus if can connect on a deeper level) and hopefully have a stronger support system. This is why I have been actively joining CCAs in NUS and other universities for my hobbies and interests through connections and my life have pretty much revolved around them. However, due to recent circumstances where I got in a messy situation with members of CCA who attend many of my CCAs too, this is a problem. Interacting with CCA mates has been the bulk of my social life the past year too, and so quitting all CCAs will mean social suicide for me.

It's also been hard to find time with my old friends as they are busy with work during weekdays and are often too tired to meet regularly during the weekends, and so it can get quite lonely cooped up at home for many days, where I will often just ruminate and grieve about past mistakes or traumatic events for hours (subconscious to the pt I get frightened awake by regret and pain).

Also, I don't think I'm in the mental state to work part-time. I just feel depressed and in grieve the bulk of my day with little mood to do anything (even hobbies that that I used to enjoy). I do volunteer regularly in the past but often find myself feeling very emotionally exhausted and empty (especially having to constantly force a smile even when u are depressed inside). This has been deterring me from volunteering again in recent months. I understand that people usually report feeling happier after volunteering but it hadn't been the case for me throughout my volunteering experience for various causes... And right now, I feel like "how can I take care of myself if I can't even take care of myself?"

As such, I'm wondering how to spend time during LOA to improve mental health?

Disclaimer: In addition to my primary and secondary goal during this break from school and work, I also exercise regularly (jog 1.5hrs x 3/ week), eat balanced diet, get adequate sleep, etc.

I'm looking to enrol in CHS with a primary major in Chem. I'm also looking to take MA1301, to take a 2nd major in data science or statistics. I did IBDP and took SL math AA but scored 7. So, I would like to ask once i complete MA1301 if I am eligible to apply for a 2nd major in Ds or stat later on?

The new RC will welcome its inaugural cohort of 100 first-year and 100 second-year students in Academic Year 2025/2026, scaling up to accommodate 600 students by Academic Year 2026/2027.

Acacia College will offer the University Town College Programme (UTCP) and will be the first RC at NUS to focus on the theme, “Fundamentals of Artificial and Human Intelligences”. The two-year interdisciplinary residency programme encourages students to explore how humanity can harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance society, while critically examining its ethical, technological, and societal implications. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to acquire basic technical skills in Generative AI, AI programming, and/or Machine Learning.

Acacia College will advance the Living and Learning philosophy embodied in the UTCP curriculum and is also well aligned with NUSOne, emphasising individual flourishing through an integrated curriculum and campus living. This new RC also reinforces our aspiration to provide every undergraduate the opportunity to experience on-campus living and learning, especially during the freshman year.

Acacia College will be located on the premises currently occupied by NUS College (Cinnamon Wing). NUS College students will be moving into the residential buildings within the Yale-NUS College campus later this year.

Would y’all like to share where you got in for SEP. Hoping to find people who got into same unis

Hi everyone!

I'd like to ask those of you who got into Masters of Marketing Analytics and Insights, or those who are within the Faculty of Business.

I've gotten my interview last week and am now just waiting for the Letter of Acceptance, which I needed to apply for a scholarship in my own country. However, NUS reached out to me today with the following email:

"Hi [Mr. A's Name],

Thank you for taking the time to interview with us.

We were very pleased with your application and the discussion we had. Your qualifications and background have been well-received by our interview committee.

The final decision on admission rests with our Board of Selection, and we are currently finalizing the necessary information for their review. This may involve a brief follow-up with you.

While we are confident in your application, a formal decision will be made by the Board in the coming weeks. We anticipate a decision by the end of February or early March.

Thank you for your patience and understanding."

I've personally never heard of an admission having to go through the Board of Selection. Has anyone ever gotten a similar email? If so, how long did it take you to receive news from them?

Any help is appreciated! Thank you in advance :D
If you need more information, please do let me know.

Please drop me a message if u know the owner or if u r the owner of the card!!

hi guys, im a recently ord-ed prospective law student who'll be matriculating this August. Just to ask, when will I receive my nus email for updates on orientation or any pre-uni classes i can attend? Just getting worried cause I see friends from mech eng starting to do some courses from their mods and they have their email set up already but I don't seem to have anything yet? Is it cause my faculty is law so it'll be different for me? Thanks in advance for the help!