Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses
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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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@Imp75
For NUS, I thk what it means is that the candidate is most probably being interviewed at other juncture during her uni application, not necessarily for the NUS scholarship she applied for. The panel will refer to those other historical details (earlier interviews) already in their system before he or she is deemed suitable n therefore award him or her for a scholarship, such as NUS Globsl Merit or Merit scholarship.My elder dd scored 90rp last year, has some decent but not too spectacular portfolio. She was interviewed for her NUS college application n Law application. She applied both Global merit n Merit scholarship and was awarded NUS merit scholarship without further interview…
On the other hand, her friend at NTU has 88.75rp,
minimal potfolio. She did not apply for any scholarship in NTU but they approached her directly for USP - Uni Scholar Programme interview and awarded her with USP scholarship.I understand also that these uni scholarships may not be awarded just for thoss 90rp, etc…it all deps on what course they hv applied for as 1st choice. Eg if he or she is applying for med, law or den, where there are just too many 90rp-ers, then it’s not easy to land one, notwithstanding their portfolio.
Similarly, my dd’s hostel mate at NUSC has 88.75rp but she has been awarded Global Merit scholarship. It all has all to do with your 1st choice in your application.
Hope this helps.
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Does it mean putting as 1st course with a UAS that is way above the rest of the applicants’ UAS in that same 1st choice course, will increase the chance of landing a scholarship?
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After attending NUS open house and a little research, my understanding is there are four types of accommodations:
Hall, House, Residence and Residential college.
Halls are the cheapest . Students must take up the meal plans too which is relatively cheap. Students have to take part in hall activities to earn points in order to continue staying in the hall next year. Some halls are good in sports. Others good in cultural activities.
Residence is the opposite from hall . Rent a room and no obligation to take part in any activities. Room rate is more expensive. No meal plans.
House is in between hall and residence. Instead of activities, houses have interest groups. Students are not obliged to take part.
Residential college : Students taking certain group of modules (example sustainability or inter-disciplinary) get to stay in the same Residential college. I think it is compulsory for those students to take up the residential and its meal plan. The meal plans are more expensive; course meal. I read somewhere the professors may be staying in the same residence too. I think the intention of residential college program is the build very strong professional network, starting from undergraduate days.
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@bbbay
Yes went to all 3 uni OH that’s why I felt why NTU doesn’t hv RC like NUS. Personally prefer RC/NUSC than other accom types. -
NUSC is the combination of the scholars programme and Yale-NUS?
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I read NUSC is the replacement of Yale-NUS
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@bbbay said in Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses:
After attending NUS open house and a little research, my understanding is there are four types of accommodations:
Hall, House, Residence and Residential college.
Halls are the cheapest . Students must take up the meal plans too which is relatively cheap. Students have to take part in hall activities to earn points in order to continue staying in the hall next year. Some halls are good in sports. Others good in cultural activities.
Residence is the opposite from hall . Rent a room and no obligation to take part in any activities. Room rate is more expensive. No meal plans.
House is in between hall and residence. Instead of activities, houses have interest groups. Students are not obliged to take part.
Residential college : Students taking certain group of modules (example sustainability or inter-disciplinary) get to stay in the same Residential college. I think it is compulsory for those students to take up the residential and its meal plan. The meal plans are more expensive; course meal. I read somewhere the professors may be staying in the same residence too. I think the intention of residential college program is the build very strong professional network, starting from undergraduate days.
Did you all enjoy the Open House?
I think your understanding is correct. For first year Singaporean undergraduates, I don’t think you can apply for Residences though.
Halls have a very long and rich tradition - they have been in existence for many decades. RCs are newer, and really try to integrate living and learning together. UTown has a nice vibe. Houses seem to be quite specifically themed - catered to a particular interest or type of student.
My kids unfortunately are not drawn to living on campus. Too attached to home? lol
They didn’t take part in any boarding programme in Sec School either. -
@bbbay said in Singapore universities historical IGP/RP by courses:
I read NUSC is the replacement of Yale-NUS
Not in its entirety. NUS discontinued YNC and University Scholars Programme. There is no more ‘scholars’ RC per se.
NUSC has taken the learning points from the two programmes, and opened it up to a much larger pool of interested students.
Everyone ends up liking their RC or hall, me thinks. There is palpable pride.
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I’m really impressed that parents went for Open House!
My kids and I didn’t go for any! Perhaps they already knew what they were applying to, and were not exploring hall options. Also, NS boys seemed too sick or tired haha. Plus the NUS application deadline for Poly and IB applicants was way earlier than the Open House.
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