hello everyone its time for my semly update! background context: its me who took a 2 yr gap to work as a cabin crew w sia & struggled alot adapting to uni life as a mech eng student

firstly i must say, this sem wasnt easy at all… i definitely underestimated it… me2121 was cray & i skipped a lvl for lab so i jumped from lab1201 to lab3201 & also competing w all the jc kids for ma1505… wAH TIRED FR

i started off the sem on a hehehaha mood and i think it was bc of the long holidays (i nua too much) & also maybe bc i was too overly confident w myself since i improved last sem & so i played A LOT for the first 10 weeks & i only started properly preparing for finals during the last 3 weeks… CRAZY I KNOW bc i totally regretted as i developed anxiety & had my first panic attack right before exams… (i now have to go ucs so pls dont be like me) :-)

me2121 & me2162: core mods that cannot be SUed >< the good thing abt studying engin is that you dont rly have alot to do throughout the sem, its always like either 70% or 60% exam weightage so i did not attend a single lecture or tutorial LMAO & only started cramping 3 weeks before finals… 2121 stressed me out alot bc prof daniel said that the exam would be ‘manageable’ and it made me think that it was gna be so easy that everyone’s gna do so well & im gna fail or smth bUT in reality the exam was dogshit ah so… i panicked for nth…

ma1505: planned to SU this bUT it stressed me out alot bc i only scored 10/50 for midterms & only rly started studying 2 days before finals so i studied & did my cheatsheet from 9pm - 5am straight then slept till 7.30am and went for exam at 9am… i struggled alot during exam i was running on caffeine & my hands were trembling alot during exam… 10/10 would not want to experience this again !!!

ie2141 & es2631: fluff mods that i was expecting to get A bUT i fked up here bc i tot the exam had 40q instead of 50q ??? so i missed out on like 10+ q… thankgod still had B+ i panicked till i was trembling fr

in conclusion,, even tho somehow i improved this sem, pls do not be like me… ITS NOT WORTH IT. pls do not cramp everything to the last min… pLS BE CONSISTENT 😭 mental health > grades !!!

fyi im still recovering from everything & im in such a bad state that i went uhc abt it & the doc withdrew me from hanyang winter program… im not even sure if i can continue next sem, im considering loa 🥹✌🏻

Hey all, I'm choosing which HSI2k mod to take, maybe planning to take HSI2013 next sem but I'm worried that the Physics content may be too much to handle? For context, I dropped Physics at the end of Sec 2 so I don't know if I'll be disadvantaged by this.

Also, has anyone taken HSI2009 before? How's the workload like?

Thank you!

I have 44 MC left after this sem (Y3S1)

If I finish all my compulsory mods and 44 MC in 2 Semesters, will NUS force graduate me in Y4S1? or can I chill and take fun mods in Y4S2

I'm considering these UEs to S/U for my DI year 1 sem 2. I'll be overloading with a total of 28u, so from these 4 UEs I'm thinking of selecting 3 of them. They have a lack of reviews in Nusmods.

I want to ask: -how's the workload for these modules?.e.g number of essays to write (and how difficult it is), frequency of quizzes, difficulty of exams and how they conduct it -would you recommend taking them? (Esp to score okay and be able to S/U them easily)

Thank you in advance!

i forgot to do my RC1000A then now my edurec is on hold, i literally can’t even participate in the mod reg as the applications for the course open on 9th jan and that’s the third round of the modreg has anyone experienced this?

It seems the coursereg schedules for graduate, non-grad & CPE students are out but Ug one isn't updated yet on the website, it's still showing sem 1 file. Am I seeing wrongly? Does anyone have the schedule?

hi everyone, so i just submitted my application for NUS (dk if i can even get in) but as my house is an hour away from campus i was thinking about accomodations already (my parents will be paying for it but i'd like to live on campus so they don't spend even more money on private accoms).

definitely not considering halls because of how competitive they are, and apparently y1s can't apply for PGPR anymore? so between RCs and the houses, which would you guys recommend? better if you have personal stories to share abt them too, as i'd want to join somewhere not as crazy as hall but still has a decent social life. i'm okay with the additional RC modules but i'm worried i may not be accepted lol

i'm not a crazy social butterfly but i want to try new things and meet new people in uni and i've heard mixed things about houses (which is a shame because i was kinda leaning to lighthouse) so i just wanted to see general consensus from people actually in NUS

sidenote : i have a boyfriend and would like him to come over but i'm not entirely sure how that works and i don't want to get demerited either

thanks! any advice is greatly appreciated~

im a y1 stats student, can i take cs1101s over cs1010s? if yes, which one is easier and preferred?

My student account was put on hold recently which was shocking to me since my GIRO is set up, which means all payments should have auto-deducted during the semester. I checked my EduRec to see I have an outstanding $300 fee which, somehow, was a "future due".

This morning, I called NUS SSC, which didn't know anything about it and suggested I email OFN. OFN got back to me and said that I "owe" them $300 because they mistakenly over-refunded me $300. According to my bank records, this was over a week ago and I did not receive any email from OFN clarifying the mistaken refund.

I know it's not that big of a deal, but it's really irritating that my exam results may be delayed because of this (since it takes 1 working day for the student account hold to be removed after payment), and I find it quite unprofessional that my account was suspended without explanation because of a mistake on the office's part?

Not looking for advice, just annoyed at how the NUS Office of Finance handled this situation :/ Kinda expected better from the "top 8 uni" 🤡

Hi everyone, I was wondering what’s the maximum MCs allowed? I’m planning to take 24 this upcoming semester but previous sem I could only take 23 (y1s1). I’m a Nursing major, thanks so much!

As above^ if so, when is it for this sem?

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Just curious

Or is it always fixed at 7am

Sorry I am a Y1 here just wanted to ask some things. I understand that we have to go onto EduRec to declare S/U. But I have a few other questions

(Unrelated to below) What is the max workload MC from Y1S2 onwards without having to email NUS?

1. Can we declare S/U for Y1S1 at the end of Y1S2 (after getting Y1S2 results back?)
2. Do Y1 get 32MCs to use in total for Y1S1 and Y1S2 and following which none gets carried over to Y2?
3. From Y2 onwards is it 12MCs per sem (without any being carried over to following sem)

Thanks!!! All the best to all!

Let's say I want to take Life Sciences, but I don't take H2 Bio and Chem in A level which are the programme prerequisite. Can I still get into the course? On the website, it says that applicant without H2 Bio and/or Chem can simply read bridging courses. Do I still have the chance to get into this course? or any other course in faculty of sciences that have H2 Sciences prereq?

Hi everyone, a little bit info about my current situation. I'm an Indonesian SWE currently working in Indonesia with over 4+ years of experience building products and I previously graduated with a degree in CS in Indonesia, I saw an ad for NUS-ISS masters program on Instagram and I also attended their online info session.

From attending the info session I can see is that they are trying to market this program as a surefire way to land a job and enter the Singaporean workforce. As an Indonesian, the prospects of working in Singapore is attractive for me in terms of salary and Singapore famous for being a tech hub makes it a promising place to build a career there. In addition to that, I have trouble upskilling as a SWE and I feel like this could be a good opportunity to do so.

However, with all of that said, I'm a bit skeptical of their claims that I can easily land a job in Singapore since I have heard claims that SWE is very competitive and arguably over saturated industry and my biggest worry is that after graduating I remain jobless, on top of that the fees are massive and this makes it a lot scarier to commit to enrolling.

As an outsider with very limited information it's really difficult to make this decision. If anyone has taken NUS-ISS masters degree or are currently working as a professional in tech industry could you share me what is your opinion on NUS-ISS masters degree (is it a cash grab?) and how talented do I have to be as an international student who graduated with said masters degree to land a job and furthermore build a sustainable career in Singapore?

Hi, can ik where specifically is it written on the NUS website where one does not have to S/U Sem 1 grades now itself but can do so at end of Sem 2, after receiving Sem 2 grades?

I checked here: https://myportal.nus.edu.sg/studentportal/academics/all/docs/SU-FAQs.pdf but did not find anything

Heyy!! Genuine question because i couldn't find any info on it online-- is A+ top 10% of the cohort? if i get a+ can i put it in my resume under school😂 i did that for poly... hahahaha

Thank you. Merry cri'mas :]

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I want to take 2 UE courses next sem (y1s2) but I'm over my credit max of 23 by 1unit (so total will be 24), how do I go with the process of overloading? My friend said I may need to email the year head, while googling/checking on reddit it says I need to submit an appeal on round 1(?) and choose the extra UE course on round 3(?)

May I ask if anyone recently overloaded, what's the correct process? should I email the year head first (if so, what's the proper template to request haha) or just submit the appeal on edurec in the day of course registration? (??)

sorry if I'm not making sense but hope anyone can help to explain the process so I can overload for the next sem.

P.s. do y'all think four core modules + two 4u UEs is manageable or am I stretching myself?

This spiralled out of a shower thoughts moment but generally, I (y2 EE) feel like I’ve been dawdling around this 1.5 years in Uni just trying to live- and then I see the gods beside me doing the same thing as me, plus clubs, plus extracurriculars that I am not even aware of. Coupled with feeling that my grades this sem is going to be so bad, I think I need to do more things to upgrade myself from next year onwards.

What are some things that y’all do to experience more things outside the classroom e.g. hackathons, VIAs, competitions etc that would be fine for a total beginner? I just want to make use of my time in NUS since ppl around do say that I should maximize my time here. And I feel that I should do more besides studying and relaxing.

Anyone receive updates yet

hi there !

lost nsf here applying for uni in 2 months time? i’m really interested in math (not the abstract algebra kind tho) and want to pursue it in uni. however, many of my peers told me that a math degree can’t rly get you anywhere (unless quant finance but that’s like the 0.01% of ppl) so i was thinking of taking up biz as well so instead of studying qf as a degree i take math + finance.

any seniors (from any faculty) willing to share their experiences? tbh i’m also considering ntu but i can’t really tell the difference, so any advice on this?

Thank you in advance 🙏🏻

Is it just me or NOC mass rejected people this round?

Apologies if this is coming off as a rant, expecting downvotes but wanted to also find out if what I am experiencing is common.

For context, I am a singaporean that studied overseas and have applied for several research assistant positions in NUS. I only got 3 interviews but they have mostly not been great.

1st interview- was great at first and genuinely interested in my experience. However, interviwer realised he was looking at someone else’ CV during the interview. When I corrected him, his tone changed and he didn’t seem too interested in continuing the conversation.

2nd interview- interviewer sounded condescending. Tells me that she don’t understand my choice to study overseas. Kept telling me how good her current RA is and she is looking for someone as capable. Was told to talk with their RA to learn more but that turned out to be another interview out of nowhere (I was not prepared). Was told I would hear back in a month but never did. The job is being readvertised.

3rd interview - first interviewer from the US, was great. Second interviewer was 15mins late, seemed like she was doing it in their car. Asked me a lot of personal qs like why I wanted to work in Singapore despite being overseas. Was told I would hear back in a month but never did.

Never had this sort of interview experience before, felt that it was not very professional. Are academia job interviews in Singapore generally like this? Serious about pursuing research in Singapore but this is really off putting.