Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses
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@Imp75 said in Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses:
@slmkhoo
Thanks for the advice. Yes she’s travelling with two other girls afaik and was told to take public transport to the dorm in the land of the rising sun where lifts and escalators are a rarity. Will just get her to Pack a suitcase suitable for her size and a backpack. The rest mommy will take care upon arrival. We probs go lots of shopping cos SG appliances cannot fit in there due to the plug or socket difference.Have her think through the first 2 days, and bring anything she definitely needs on those days as she won’t have had time to shop yet. She should probably get a couple of travel adaptors to start with - she may need them on day 1 for items she brings from Sg. She should also bring a couple of extra photocopies and digital files of important documents which she might need at once. And a bunch of extra passport photos too! Some of these items should be on lists provided by the university, but sometimes they don’t list everything that might be needed! Other things that are not so urgent can be purchased there.
Actually, you may want to only help her with the essentials just to get over the initial hurdles. It’s part of the growing up experience to have to make lists, decide what to buy, compare prices, work within a budget etc., so let her figure out other things on her own. I don’t know if there are 2nd-hand shops in Japan, but my daughter learned to explore charity shops in the UK to save money and be more sustainable. And WA is the great fallback - my daughter occasionally would consult me with photos or sending me a link when she needed to, and get a response quite quickly even from Sg.
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@Imp75 said in Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses:
@slmkhoo
Thanks for the advice. Yes she’s travelling with two other girls afaik and was told to take public transport to the dorm in the land of the rising sun where lifts and escalators are a rarity. Will just get her to Pack a suitcase suitable for her size and a backpack. The rest mommy will take care upon arrival. We probs go lots of shopping cos SG appliances cannot fit in there due to the plug or socket difference.Before buying any appliances, check if there are rooms in the dorms on appliances. In the UK, a ton of things are not allowed to prevent smoke and fires. There are checks and enforcement especially during the check in period.
Land of the rising sun - food should not be an issue and I think costs of living are not too prohibitive. In Scandinavia, US or UK, one can feel miserable quite easily when eating out as there aren’t many options within a student’s budget range.
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NUS Open House on Sat! Anyone going?
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I will be going to NUS open house this Saturday. I was at NTU open house last weekend too. I quite like NTU campus for its lots of open spaces actually. Their halls types range from modern apartment like, I saw one block that has that modern Scandinavia vibe. I also like those old low rise blocks. Reminds me of Tiong Bahru. Very cute. Campus cut off from rest of spore may be a good thing. Can focus on studies and enjoy hall life
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@bbbay
Hahahaha u forgot about the potential noise pollution from the construction of the JRL or the army exercises and the invasion of the monkeys at the halls nearest to the forested areas.
(No offense intended, I am an NTU alumni).
What I do not really like is that NTU do not have dedicated halls like the RCs in NUS where students stay and participate in enriching activities rather than the general hall activities. Some said the scholars are grouped together in certain halls but I am not sure if it’s true cos I was told hall allocations are random. -
At NTU Open house a scholar was promoting his scholarship to me. He said all scholars of that programme are guaranteed 4 yrs hall stay . But no mentioning of whether all scholars are staying in same hall or not. General students are guaranteed only first 2 yrs.
Another student told me, students can decide on room type but university will decide which hall to allocate to the student
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I’m slightly confused with the local university scholarships.
Looks like there are different tiers? So the top tier scholarships will cover tuition fees, allowance, hall stays, exchange programmes etc - I guess the most comprehensive? And then the subsequent tiers cover fewer items?
Do you automatically get considered for the top tier ones, then next tier if you don’t get the top tier scholarship?
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@doodbug said in Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses:
I’m slightly confused with the local university scholarships.
Looks like there are different tiers? So the top tier scholarships will cover tuition fees, allowance, hall stays, exchange programmes etc - I guess the most comprehensive? And then the subsequent tiers cover fewer items?
Do you automatically get considered for the top tier ones, then next tier if you don’t get the top tier scholarship?
An NTU scholar told me during the open house, can just select all the scholarships and then see which one get thru. I think what he meant was to select a few that interest the students and then see how things turn out; cast the net wider.
From what I see, each scholarship has different requirements and each offer slightly different benefits. But most of them i believe offer full tuition fee coverage. Some scholarships are AI centric. Applicants must demonstrate strength/passion for AI during interviews. Others scholarships looks for strong leadership. So i think students must explicitly apply for each scholarship. On SMU booklet it offers tips on how to secure scholarship. One of the tips is research on that scholarship, what type of candidate they looking for, and then demonstrate that you for the bill. So there are some form of matching between scholarship and students.
Other parent pls feel free to correct my understanding
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@bbbay
I would also like to know. Saw from this forum last time 90RP straight away give scholarship (NUS/NTU) with no portfolio/leadership. Don’t even need interview. I wonder is this still the case now? SMU all along needs interview for the awardment of scholarship so nothing change.
For my gal at NTU, went interview (by primary major school she chose) in mid jan and awarded late Jan before A results. After results, was awarded another once-off monetary award. -
the landscape and options now are so many I think its hard to keep up. Will leave it to the kids to explore and discover, and I wait to be informed of the outcomes and decisions. lol
All I know is that my kids want to live at home and are not / did not explore halls or residential colleges or whatever.
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