Application for NUS/NTU Medicine 2020/2021

[proudmum]

Desmond,


Is there a bond and if there is, how long is the bond with MOHH?

[Project Med]

Hi Kiwi3


Do you have to pay any administrative penalty from pulling out of the SMU scholarship?

[Desmond Tang]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1987143\" time=\"1595401514\" user_id=\"104354:

Hi,

I have a query quite similar to Seya’s in my mind also.

For my DD's case. After being put on waitlist by LKCMedicine, she went on to accept SMU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business under LKCSP (ie. her 1st choice course in SMU) instead of NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business (ie. her 2nd choice course in NTU after LKCMedicine) and NUS's BBA (Acc) programme (ie. her 2nd choice course in NUS after YLLMedicine).
In fact, she preferred NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business to SMU’s version but decided to go for the latter due to the LKCSP scholarship offered by SMU.
Fortunately, after few weeks of wait she finally gotten her LKCMedicine waitlist conversion notice. We are all very happy with the outcome. But in retrospect, we cannot help to wonder if the outcome would the same if my DD were to accept NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business instead of SMU’s version.

We had discussed and reviewed this entire situation with some people and few shared this “hypothesis”:
Assuming all admission offices have full access to the joint admission portal and have clear picture of the prevailing selection status of students, an admission office of a University will have less “urge” to “poach” a student who has already accepted an offer from another faulty of her own University. That being said, there is a likelihood and does make logical sense that they would rather “steal” talents from other competing Universities. Assuming the above hypothesis is true, could this be one contributing factor that favoured my DD’s bid?

Hi! Kiwi3,
There are many contributimg factors in play. Medicine is a very popular course and the places for each intake is so tight for the two Schools respectively. I believed it was your DD's good academics inclination and abilities that got her the offer from NTU LKCSoM wait-lists. Don't think your DD's offer was based on \"pouching.\"

All the universities here have promoted their Schools so attractively and hope to woo students prior to acceptance for the School of their choice to join them. For those exceptionally good students, they will dangle some carrots to entice them over to their School. It is all up to all these students to decide as they were spoilt for choice. I believe that they were not \"pouched\" but had based on their performances.

[Kiwi3]

Project Med\" post_id=\"1987164\" time=\"1595406111\" user_id=\"186925:[quote=\"Project Med\" post_id=1987164 time=1595406111 user_id=186925]
Hi Kiwi3

Do you have to pay any administrative penalty from pulling out of the SMU scholarship?[/quote]

Yes there is. 2K.

[Desmond Tang]

proudmum\" post_id=\"1987153\" time=\"1595403181\" user_id=\"1755:

Desmond,

Is there a bond and if there is, how long is the bond with MOHH?

Yes, similar to MBBS. A 4 years bond under MOH guideline.

[Kiwi3]

Desmond Tang\" post_id=\"1987165\" time=\"1595407064\" user_id=\"185268:[quote=\"Desmond Tang\" post_id=1987165 time=1595407064 user_id=185268]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1987143\" time=\"1595401514\" user_id=\"104354:

Hi,

I have a query quite similar to Seya’s in my mind also.

For my DD's case. After being put on waitlist by LKCMedicine, she went on to accept SMU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business under LKCSP (ie. her 1st choice course in SMU) instead of NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business (ie. her 2nd choice course in NTU after LKCMedicine) and NUS's BBA (Acc) programme (ie. her 2nd choice course in NUS after YLLMedicine).
In fact, she preferred NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business to SMU’s version but decided to go for the latter due to the LKCSP scholarship offered by SMU.
Fortunately, after few weeks of wait she finally gotten her LKCMedicine waitlist conversion notice. We are all very happy with the outcome. But in retrospect, we cannot help to wonder if the outcome would the same if my DD were to accept NTU's Double Degree in Accountancy & Business instead of SMU’s version.

We had discussed and reviewed this entire situation with some people and few shared this “hypothesis”:
Assuming all admission offices have full access to the joint admission portal and have clear picture of the prevailing selection status of students, an admission office of a University will have less “urge” to “poach” a student who has already accepted an offer from another faulty of her own University. That being said, there is a likelihood and does make logical sense that they would rather “steal” talents from other competing Universities. Assuming the above hypothesis is true, could this be one contributing factor that favoured my DD’s bid?

Hi! Kiwi3,
There are many contributimg factors in play. Medicine is a very popular course and the places for each intake is so tight for the two Schools respectively. I believed it was your DD's good academics inclination and abilities that got her the offer from NTU LKCSoM wait-lists. Don't think your DD's offer was based on \"pouching.\"

All the universities here have promoted their Schools so attractively and hope to woo students prior to acceptance for the School of their choice to join them. For those exceptionally good students, they will dangle some carrots to entice them over to their School. It is all up to all these students to decide as they were spoilt for choice. I believe that they were not \"pouched\" but had based on their performances.[/quote]

Hi Desmond,

Thank you for your objective and comprehensive info and insights.
You have been very supportive to this group feeding us fellow “Kiasu” (or some said, “Gan Cheong”) parents with lots of encouragement, moral support and useful info to pull us through the long and difficult waiting process.
Good things happen to good people. Wishing u and family good health and your son all the best in his promising future to come.
:udaman:

[TurtleSoup]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1987168\" time=\"1595408557\" user_id=\"104354:

Project Med\" post_id=\"1987164\" time=\"1595406111\" user_id=\"186925:[quote=\"Project Med\" post_id=1987164 time=1595406111 user_id=186925]Hi Kiwi3

Do you have to pay any administrative penalty from pulling out of the SMU scholarship?

Yes there is. 2K. [/quote]

small price to pay...

[Project Med]

Hi Kiwi3

Thank you for your feedback.

[Project Med]

Kiwi3\" post_id=\"1987168\" time=\"1595408557\" user_id=\"104354:

Project Med\" post_id=\"1987164\" time=\"1595406111\" user_id=\"186925:[quote=\"Project Med\" post_id=1987164 time=1595406111 user_id=186925]Hi Kiwi3

Do you have to pay any administrative penalty from pulling out of the SMU scholarship?

Yes there is. 2K. [/quote]

Thank you for the information.

[proudmum]

My dd has her LKC orientation with seniors yesterday and today. According to the seniors, last year’s cohort has about 42% from RI while HCI has the second largest cohort. I wonder if the RI % intake the same for this 2020 intake. SMU Law also has more than 50% from RI.


Their white coat ceremony will be held on 11 August at the campus. 6th August is the rehearsal.