Applying to Universities

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isetan:

Can check for advice - for application to NUS Law, what are the chances for those not gotten full 90rp? Assuming the child has attended the interview and perform better than those with 90rp?

NUS Law IGP for 90th and 10th percentile is the same: AAA/A.
Thus, the question should be, if the child is scoring less than AAA/A (or 90 RP), will he / she be given a chance for an interview?

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isetan:

Can check for advice - for application to NUS Law, what are the chances for those not gotten full 90rp? Assuming the child has attended the interview and perform better than those with 90rp?

NUS Law IGP for 90th and 10th percentile is the same: AAA/A.
Thus, the question should be, if the child is scoring less than AAA/A (or 90 RP), will he / she be given a chance for an interview?

Once you get the interview, chances are equal.
And yes, you will be given a chance for an interview even without straight As or no A for GP.
My son’s fren with AABC got offered in 2017. His rp is 85. Not DA. Hv not heard of anyone with lower than 85 getting an interview (no DA) in 2017.
Last year’s cop rp for 2018 interview is 85 for Law (not DA), not sure if anyone was offered at that rp.
This year not sure liao.

[Parent]

My DS is interestEd in NTU’s Renaissance Engineering Programme.


The admission for the 9th and 10th percentile is AAA/A.

He got As for all his subjects, except for a B for his GP.

During one talk by NTU recently that my DS attended, one professor there said students who were admitted into REP all scored the perfect 90 Rank Points.

Is this the case? If my DS don’t have 90 Rank Points, does this means he has no chance?

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Parent\" post_id=\"1900669\" time=\"1551501573\" user_id=\"2348:

My DS is interestEd in NTU's Renaissance Engineering Programme.

The admission for the 9th and 10th percentile is AAA/A.

He got As for all his subjects, except for a B for his GP.

During one talk by NTU recently that my DS attended, one professor there said students who were admitted into REP all scored the perfect 90 Rank Points.

Is this the case? If my DS don't have 90 Rank Points, does this means he has no chance?

The university's data is based on LAST YEAR data. No one can tell this year's until it's over.

It's a little bit like Secondary School's COP. If last year's COP is 260, does that mean the 259 have no chance this year?

[Parent]

I know. But for the REP, its entry standard has been AAA/A for the 90th and 10th percentile for as long as I know since they started offering the course.

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Parent\" post_id=\"1900674\" time=\"1551502193\" user_id=\"2348:

I know. But for the REP, its entry standard has been AAA/A for the 90th and 10th percentile for as long as I know since they started offering the course.

Well, you asked the question:
\"Is this the case? If my DS don't have 90 Rank Points, does this means he has no chance?\"

Yes, it may have been the case for as long as you / I / we know, but what goes up (or already at its max) may have to come down one day. The answer is simply no one knows until it happen. You can only try and hope that he has a chance this year. After all, it only takes up 1 spot out of many choices he may have to fill. What has he got to lose by trying?

[Parent]

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Parent\" post_id=\"1900674\" time=\"1551502193\" user_id=\"2348:

I know. But for the REP, its entry standard has been AAA/A for the 90th and 10th percentile for as long as I know since they started offering the course.

Well, you asked the question:
\"Is this the case? If my DS don't have 90 Rank Points, does this means he has no chance?\"

Yes, it may have been the case for as long as you / I / we know, but what goes up (or already at its max) may have to come down one day. The answer is simply no one knows until it happen. You can only try and hope that he has a chance this year. After all, it only takes up 1 spot out of many choices he may have to fill. What has he got to lose by trying?

I am merely asking, especially for anyone that may have experience or knowledge about admission into this course.

I'm also merely trying to find out if what my son has been told is accurate or not.

And of course, I will encourage him to try, as you have said things may change from year to year.

Anyway, he has already indicated REP as one of his choices when he was invited by NTU to apply for their early scholarship application.

But so far, still have not heard further from them yet.

That's why I'm merely asking and try to find out from other people's experience, especially those who have in the past applied for this course.

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Parent\" post_id=\"1900687\" time=\"1551504832\" user_id=\"2348:

I am merely asking, especially for anyone that may have experience or knowledge about admission into this course.

I'm also merely trying to find out if what my son has been told is accurate or not.

And of course, I will encourage him to try, as you have said things may change from year to year.

Anyway, he has already indicated REP as one of his choices when he was invited by NTU to apply for their early scholarship application.

But so far, still have not heard further from them yet.

That's why I'm merely asking and try to find out from other people's experience, especially those who have in the past applied for this course.

What your son had been told is entirely possible and believable.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/AboutNTU/CorporateInfo/FactsFigures/Pages/Undergraduate-Population-by-Gender-AY2018-19.aspx is fairly small ~ 290. That's about 70 students a year. Won't be surprised if all 70 students have a perfect RP of 90 points. That said, there's an selection interview for REP. It's also possible that a small handful of students (< 10%) with less than full RP had been called up and awarded places in the programme but their numbers won't necessarily show up in the IGP.

[isetan]

Probably you can check with your son if he did any other outstanding curriculum or CCAs during his JC days? Not sure if it’s some help and can showcase during the interview.

[Parent]

isetan\" post_id=\"1900696\" time=\"1551507228\" user_id=\"57562:

Probably you can check with your son if he did any other outstanding curriculum or CCAs during his JC days? Not sure if it’s some help and can showcase during the interview.

He did achieved the HCI Diploma (Distinction) that required him to perform some kind of social service.

It may help I supposed, but firstly he needs to be called up for an interview first.

Hopefully he will be called up.