NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[Snow Crystal]

phtthp:

my friend said Medi faculty very competitive ...


she said many applied.
but there're also cases where candidates with perfect academic results, plus also perfect CCAs results ... also got rejected. dun know what they're looking for.

A level results only forms 50% (university score). :evil:
Faculty Score - computed by the School of Medicine (Two interviews, essay, and portfolio review) constitutes another 50% of total admissions score.
So must have outstanding results, great public speaking skills, EQ+IQ, excellent CCA, good writing skills, exceptional CIP etc... Sounds familiar to DSA thread yay. :rotflmao:

[phtthp]

wow biang! so tough! such a Tall order

[jtoh]

Snow Crystal:

phtthp:

my friend said Medi faculty very competitive ...


she said many applied.
but there're also cases where candidates with perfect academic results, plus also perfect CCAs results ... also got rejected. dun know what they're looking for.

A level results only forms 50% (university score). :evil:
Faculty Score - computed by the School of Medicine (Two interviews, essay, and portfolio review) constitutes another 50% of total admissions score.
So must have outstanding results, great public speaking skills, EQ+IQ, excellent CCA, good writing skills, exceptional CIP etc... Sounds familiar to DSA thread yay. :rotflmao:

Yes it does. :rotflmao: Don't forget: Males preferred.

[Snow Crystal]

Sure not easy ... So few places and so many applicants each year. If can't get in got to go via PM (Papa Mama) scholarship to overseas medical schools :moneyflies:


Oh, btw RI(JC) has college admissions counseling including how to apply for overseas unis etc. They even have admissions counsellors. Not sure about NUSH .. If NUSH doesn't have that, I would think that as a parent, RI (JC) has an edge cos not so daunting for us parents iro uni applications. Please don't flame me ok :pokeeye:

[Snow Crystal]

Jtoh - I heard 50-50 leh ie RI (JC) ard 130 of which half boy boy and half girl girl... :xedfingers: for those with DDs. Last time favor boy then got objection :heresmyfish: so more balanced now :boogie: :rahrah:

[jtoh]

Snow Crystal:

Jtoh - I heard 50-50 leh ie RI (JC) ard 130 of which half boy boy and half girl girl... :xedfingers: for those with DDs. Last time favor boy then got objection :heresmyfish: so more balanced now :boogie: :rahrah:

Really? That's good news for parents of girls.

[phtthp]

if depend on PM (Papa, Mama) $ scholarship to go overseas medical schools - roughly costs how much now (due to escalating inflation) ?

More than half a million $ ?

which countrys’ medical degree SG recognize, and which countrys’ SG don’t recognize ?

[sall]

phtthp:

my friend said Medi faculty very competitive ...


she said many applied.
but there're also cases where candidates with perfect academic results, plus also perfect CCAs results ... also got rejected. dun know what they're looking for.

A friend's daughter was rejected even with perfect academic results. The reason is she was never involved in any healthcare work, never work/volunteer in any hospital/hospice etc.. Instead, during the hols, she was in sales/marketing. So this does not reflect any passion to practise medicine. Some applicants did not have such good results, but because of their experience/obvious passion/interest in healthcare, they're accepted.

[phtthp]

:thankyou: sall, for highlighting to us.


you're right. Sales & marketing got nothing to do with the heart coming from a person.

Perfect score without a heart means brain without feeings.....like an andriod or robot.

Medical doctors should have compassion. That's what interviewers are looking for......to show love, compassion, sincerity flowing spontaneously from your heart. must show that you don't mind being around sick old people - who are often dirty, smelly and grouchy. Everyday treating patients' wounds, bandaged bleeding sores, smelly feet with wound, oozing pus, etc.

to be a good doctor, Integrity and character comes first. Like Da Chang Jin (korean drama), she display great kindness, mercy, compassion for the sick, and for the poor. Even when there are many poor helpless children down with some sick deadly virus and there is no known medical cure then and she has to discover how to solve the problem, she still took the high risk to stay with them in a remote hill, sing songs to them to cheer them up, hug them to sleep, give them motherly love, took great care of the kids - even though she knows jolly well she is in high risk position, can catch the deadly virus from the children anytime herself, may die anytime. She is very noble.

[UncleLim]

sall:

phtthp:

my friend said Medi faculty very competitive ...


she said many applied.
but there're also cases where candidates with perfect academic results, plus also perfect CCAs results ... also got rejected. dun know what they're looking for.

A friend's daughter was rejected even with perfect academic results. The reason is she was never involved in any healthcare work, never work/volunteer in any hospital/hospice etc.. Instead, during the hols, she was in sales/marketing. So this does not reflect any passion to practise medicine. Some applicants did not have such good results, but because of their experience/obvious passion/interest in healthcare, they're accepted.

She obviously was very ill prepared. There are some other applicants who at least made a last minute attempt and found some part time work in clinics as interns. But frankly they are just smart and not altogether really interested in Medicine. Many of them have been coached by parents or relatives already practising Medicine.

I heard about one such girl from a top JC. She interned at a famous hospital but was spending more time sms-ing her friends on her phone. Took every opportunity to leave early while others were still working hard to cope with the patient load.

:roll: :roll: