* Millennia Institute (MI)

[MrsKiasu]

floppy:

MrsKiasu:

You are right..like casting a wider net..maybe good for graduates who know what they want to do and go along the (same) line..me just worry the child keep hopping around (different industries) then kinda always fresh grad pay.

I sort of think the world is a slightly different place today.

People are not so concern if you don't stay within the same industry. What some bosses are looking for are transferable skillsets or competencies. Staying in the same industry or doing the same job for a long period of time may not be regarded highly in some companies.

Think ultimately, it is that person's character and experience that matter more than the first degree cert..recently heard someone said that the certs are to be given to HR department for record purposes after job confirmed

[jetsetter]

floppy:

Imp75:

my time - AAA to medicine and Law

Accountancy (NTU) - min AAB.....
My sister's time (2000s) - Accountancy (NTU) is min AAA

No leh.
Accountancy in the mid 90s were very much similar to Bizad at ABB.
Medicine was always straight As but you many be able to secure an interview with Law Fac if you have AAB but with A in GP.

Dun get me wrong...during my generation, there were many AAA scorers going to med, law and accountancy too. I was citing lower-end e.g. that i got to know from my friends who graduated from those faculties.

So this RJ friend of mine said he was an odd one who got thru with AAC, but his AO subject (H1) and GP grade were As. Cleared interview.

Similarly, the ABC law girl scored A1 for her GP (H1). Cleared interview. This girl did a lot of community work in JC.

The ABC accountancy one, former RI gepper, scored A2 for GP. AO Chinese was C6.

I'm not familiar with Bizad as I'd very few friends opting for this commerce faculty. As u know in the 90s, Bizad and Biz Studies were 非主流 courses...No one knew exactly what they could end up as...It's too general and lame. More general than Arts and Science.

I mentioned ytd that I noticed most pre-U students (or lower-tier JC students) will choose Bizad. Most joined sales & marketing or general admin after graduation. You don't need to be textbook-smart to be the top marketeer for your regional market. Biz acumen cannot be taught.

[jetsetter]

floppy:

zbear:

Jack of all trades but master of none????

Like one of my friend always say, he is shit at everything he do, apart from employing the best people to work for him

must be a towkay

[Augmum]

Interesting....to read so many dicsussions on Uni in this thread....

Imp75:

My time Biz Ad in NUS was like ABB min. No offence but Arts was pretty easy to get in in those days eg BCC. Now I think not anymore.

Yes, can ... BCC still can get u into NUS FASS...one of my gal's schmate was offered last year...( of coz, it can vary fr yr to yr)...

As per last year, i read in another forum where posters were mainly A level/ Poly kids applicants...they updated that FASS sent out mass counter offers to them whereby they had already received the NUS rejection letters 1-2 weeks ago...

As closer to the closing date of application (1 st June)... the Local Unis would roughly know how many applicants already accepted their offers...n how many vacancies they have left...thus from the above observation, it seemed that the quota for FASS wasnt filled ??
I suppose this could be the reason why they sent out counter offer letters juz before the closing date...

[Augmum]

jetsetter:

Now, DDD can get into NTU Engg, so said havok_ex (his sibling).

Havok_ex was specifically referring to EEE course...which takes in a big cohort....( Not all Engg courses)...
Other Engg courses which arent appealing to locals, like Mech n Civil also hv very low IGP/Rank points...

But Top pupils who like Engg would like to gun for Renaissance Engineering & Aerospace Engg...which require AAA ....Oh, btw, i know of a girl who is taking Aerospace Engg...Cool decision !!!

[Augmum]

Imp75:

quite versatile .......can go into banking, accounting, teaching, marketing, biz devt, sales, writers....

MrsKiasu:

Any worries of being too versatile arh?

BIZ students would need to choose their areas of specialization in their 2nd yr...Only the 1 st yr, modules are General...

[floppy]

Augmum:

Other Engg courses which arent appealing to locals, like Mech n Civil also hv very low IGP/Rank points...

A long, long time ago. The best Engineering students go to CE

[Augmum]

Imp75:

my time - AAA to medicine and Law

Accountancy (NTU) - min AAB.....
My sister's time (2000s) - Accountancy (NTU) is min AAA

NTU ACC, iirc, most of the yrs in 2000s has alwys been AAA...
In Recent years, there is a slight dip in their rank point...( Rank point cut- off is more accurate than IGP) ...
The main reason behind it is becos NTU introduced DDP ( Double Degree) in ACC + BIZ...which then opens up more vacancies for ACC ...

[Augmum]

floppy:

Augmum:

Other Engg courses which arent appealing to locals, like Mech n Civil also hv very low IGP/Rank points...

A long, long time ago. The best Engineering students go to CE

U mean Chemcial Engg or Civil Engg ?? Chemical Engg COP is still high though...

But long long time ago...EEE was a popular course then.. But Now...

[floppy]

Augmum:

floppy:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]
Other Engg courses which arent appealing to locals, like Mech n Civil also hv very low IGP/Rank points...

A long, long time ago. The best Engineering students go to CE

U mean Chemcial Engg or Civil Engg ?? Chemical Engg COP is still high though...

But long long time ago...EEE was a popular course then.. But Now... [/quote]I mean civil. Chem is a small cohort (relative to the other Engg courses), guess that's the reason why it has maintained a high COP.