All About Overseas Education

[sharonkhoo]

sep2004\" post_id=\"2097970\" time=\"1676628020\" user_id=\"23054:

Hi all, noob parent here who need advice.
May I know whether to apply for Overseas uni only after obtaining a scholarship or just apply 1st?

Different countries and universities have different closing dates for applications. These are almost always earlier than scholarship confirmation dates. So do apply to universities according to the dates they set. If not, you will have to wait another year to apply.

[sweetbaby]

When did your boys apply for US/UK Uni? In JC 2 or during NS?

[coast]

sep2004\" post_id=\"2097970\" time=\"1676628020\" user_id=\"23054:

Hi all, noob parent here who need advice.
May I know whether to apply for Overseas uni only after obtaining a scholarship or just apply 1st?

You can do it concurrently. Different scholarships have different deadlines (some have multiple application windows). All the best.

[sharonkhoo]

sweetbaby\" post_id=\"2098092\" time=\"1676702447\" user_id=\"16633:

When did your boys apply for US/UK Uni? In JC 2 or during NS?

Some universities will only hold a place for 1 year, so boys who want to apply to those universities should apply during NS. Which these universities are, I don't know. So it would be good to check before applying.

[coast]

sweetbaby\" post_id=\"2098092\" time=\"1676702447\" user_id=\"16633:

When did your boys apply for US/UK Uni? In JC 2 or during NS?

Quite a number of students applied during Year 6 (JC2) and have already gotten offers/rejections (2022 cohort who received their A-Level results yesterday).

[newbieks]

Do JCs have talks on guiding the students on overseas application ?

[floppy]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2098102\" time=\"1676704110\" user_id=\"178749:

Do JCs have talks on guiding the students on overseas application ?

AFAIK, no.
There is no standardized approach adopted by overseas universities towards Singapore students. It may not be possible for the JC to tailor a talk to cover all angles.

If a student wants to apply overseas, he / she will have to do their own homework and legwork. There are quite a few exhibitions, seminars and trade shows that he / she can attend to find out more.

[sim]

Hi ,


I also have the same question whether to apply scholarship first or university first. As most of the scholarship deadline is in Mar and UK university application is in Oct. How to apply at the same time? If my son misses the deadline for this yr scholarship, he can still apply next year. However, if he does not get any scholarship offer next yr and already being offer a place from oversea university for 2025 admission. Can he still apply for scholarship in 2025. Thanks!

[coast]

newbieks\" post_id=\"2098102\" time=\"1676704110\" user_id=\"178749:

Do JCs have talks on guiding the students on overseas application ?

JCs' guidance/support for application to overseas universities :-

https://dunmanhigh.moe.edu.sg/cshe-higher-education/
https://ecg.hci.edu.sg/
https://www.ri.edu.sg/school-life/higher-education-office
https://www.temasekjc.moe.edu.sg/others/old/what-we-do/student-life/education-and-career-guidance-ecg/overseas-university-application
https://yijc.moe.edu.sg/curriculum/character-n-citizenship-education/education-n-career-guidance/overseas-university-applications
... etc

[newbieks]

coast\" post_id=\"2098163\" time=\"1676715885\" user_id=\"38933:

JCs' guidance/support for application to overseas universities :-

https://dunmanhigh.moe.edu.sg/cshe-higher-education/
https://ecg.hci.edu.sg/
https://www.ri.edu.sg/school-life/higher-education-office
https://www.temasekjc.moe.edu.sg/others/old/what-we-do/student-life/education-and-career-guidance-ecg/overseas-university-application
https://yijc.moe.edu.sg/curriculum/character-n-citizenship-education/education-n-career-guidance/overseas-university-applications
... etc

Thanks! Do you also happen to have any recommendation of agencies which can help with the application process and portfolio etc?