Application for NUS/NTU Medicine 2020/2021

[Kiwi3]

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984694\" time=\"1594204305\" user_id=\"185844:

My son just got an offer from NTU. Need reply by 12th July.

Congrats!!
Forgive me for my lack of understanding of how the NS disruption thingy works. May I know if your boy is able to secure his NS disruption at this late admission timing?

My main concern is if there is ever a cut-off deadline (say set internally by Mindef) whereby NS disruption application/request is no longer possible for the boys, does that mean that LKC/YLL has to fill all the remaining gaps of this year's intake only with female students? Does it work in this way?

Awaiting kind enlightenment from folks who are familiar with the system.

[BonVoyage]

Thank you! In fact, I am not sure of the disruption system at this point of time and he has no intention to disrupt his NS.


All the best to those who are still on wait list as
I think there is still hope.

[TurtleSoup]

heard there are some who are hoarding their seats before they decide if they should go overseas…

[Seya]

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984714\" time=\"1594209631\" user_id=\"185844:

Thank you! In fact, I am not sure of the disruption system at this point of time and he has no intention to disrupt his NS.

All the best to those who are still on wait list as
I think there is still hope.

Hi BonVoyage, I would be grateful If you could tell what are the considerations for your DS decide not to disrupt his NS.

Thanks.

[Desmond Tang]

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984714\" time=\"1594209631\" user_id=\"185844:

Thank you! In fact, I am not sure of the disruption system at this point of time and he has no intention to disrupt his NS.

All the best to those who are still on wait list as
I think there is still hope.

Congratulations!

Is your son going to ORD soon and that's why he is not disrupting for his study?

[Desmond Tang]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1984709\" time=\"1594208532\" user_id=\"104354:

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984694\" time=\"1594204305\" user_id=\"185844:

My son just got an offer from NTU. Need reply by 12th July.

Congrats!!
Forgive me for my lack of understanding of how the NS disruption thingy works. May I know if your boy is able to secure his NS disruption at this late admission timing?

My main concern is if there is ever a cut-off deadline (say set internally by Mindef) whereby NS disruption application/request is no longer possible for the boys, does that mean that LKC/YLL has to fill all the remaining gaps of this year's intake only with female students? Does it work in this way?

Awaiting kind enlightenment from folks who are familiar with the system.

Firstly the Medical School will write to SAF Mindef for disruption approval for these NSmen. Once SAF MINDEF has approved the disruption, these NSmen will de-kit all their army belongings and exit from their unit at a stipulated date given. Previous years NSmen will to disrupt by 1st July but what I know the latest was given to disrupt by 13 July. You can take this date as a gauge.

As how the medical school select potential students from their lists, is nobody's guess. I know this year a lot of very smart and committed students were rejected after the MMI. They were not even put on waitlist.

About the wait-lists now, It seems that we are all in the queue but do not know how near or far we are in the queue. We have to just wait for our luck. It would be a great blessing if anyone gets an offering.

[BonVoyage]

Reply to Seya and Desmond Tang, yes…my son is going ORD early next year.

[Kiwi3]

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984752\" time=\"1594234122\" user_id=\"185844:

Reply to Seya and Desmond Tang, yes..my son is going ORD early next year.

In that case, meaning your son ain’t really filling up any LKC spot for this year. Technically speaking it’s a positive news for the fellow folks with kids queuing in the waiting list.

[Seya]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1984793\" time=\"1594264790\" user_id=\"104354:

BonVoyage\" post_id=\"1984752\" time=\"1594234122\" user_id=\"185844:

Reply to Seya and Desmond Tang, yes..my son is going ORD early next year.

In that case, meaning your son ain’t really filling up any LKC spot for this year. Technically speaking it’s a positive news for the fellow folks with kids queuing in the waiting list.

In this case, not sure how NTU will decide.
If NTU pass this quota to the next waitlist queuer, imagine if the next N Queuers are all male and they all decide not to disrupt NS, does NTU has to reserve the place for all of them in the following year?

[Desmond Tang]

Seya\" post_id=\"1984801\" time=\"1594267273\" user_id=\"94307:

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1984793\" time=\"1594264790\" user_id=\"104354:

[quote=BonVoyage post_id=1984752 time=1594234122 user_id=185844]Reply to Seya and Desmond Tang, yes..my son is going ORD early next year.

In that case, meaning your son ain’t really filling up any LKC spot for this year. Technically speaking it’s a positive news for the fellow folks with kids queuing in the waiting list.

In this case, not sure how NTU will decide.
If NTU pass this quota to the next waitlist queuer, imagine if the next N Queuers are all male and they all decide not to disrupt NS, does NTU has to reserve the place for all of them in the following year?[/quote]Having students reserved for the following year eats into the quota of 150 for NTU Medicine. So those who want to try a 2nd time and for new applicants would be in a very tight spot. Next year would be a challenging and competitive year and I believe the intake would be drastically reduced as this year we see flood of students, locally and also those not pursuing medicine overseas vying for medicine. Do not know how the educational and career path would workout as the covi19 has totally disrupted the norm of life that we have been so used to.