Hey, I suppose the estimation you provided is in SGD?

Btw guys, I'm aware that actually I can do a double major in Economics and Mathematics.

Can I know is it hard to get selected to do double major?

lol.. what do u think?

Acca vs academic degree, the academic degree will be more highly sought after? I thought acca is more preferable?
I am really not confident with the future of Science as it is not in high demand

Just the thoughts of an idealist, but don't do what you have no passion for. Plus, remember that studying in Singapore is extremely demanding. You might burn out if you lack genuine interest.

yeaps... if ur degree is from smu/nus/smu then yes... even banks hire accts grad.. lol

acca is highly look upon only in msia... coz the academic bac of acct back in msia is very inconsistent in terms of grad quality...

not say not high in demand, oil n gas and sometimes pharma still ok, or if u r into r&d.. fmcg is ok... or medical devices

any back office low value positions/processes will all be outsourced away.. too exp in sg

agree.. nus is super stressful

Hi . Applying for a double major won't be difficult as long as you meet the academic requirements.

Agree! Personally speaking, I agree with the fact to go for the course you will not regret doing.

Good morning everyone!

Now that the application period is over. I wish all the applicants ALL THE VERY BEST in getting your offer! The admission results will be announced any time from now till all the way to end of June. I believe some of y'all have already gotten your offer while some of you are still waiting anxiously! Don't panic! We believe that you've done your best in your application so, keep your fingers crossed!

So to spice up the environment, let me share a video with y'all that reflects our life in NUS!

Here's a sneak peek on our Year 1 Malaysian students' performance preparation on an event called In-fusion (International Student Night)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C702WNtAsE

And this is the actual In-fusion performance which was held on 14/2/2014 by team Malaysia!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1UJV3da5A&feature=youtu.be

Be anticipated!

Awesome hahaha. It seems like NUS people can have fun too, instead of just study all day long

I was wondering which one inside the video is you Eric

Btw Eric and Kahsing, do you mind give an rough estimate of how much you all spend on living expenses every month?
Breaking it down to - accommodation, foods, transport and miscellaneous.

Thank you so much!

This post has been edited by iZhaoFenG: Apr 7 2014, 05:20 PM

The monthly expenses(calculated based on the rates of AY2014/15) are roughly like this:
Accommodation:
Single room(SGD110 per week/approx. 440 per month), double room(SGD75 per week/approx. 300 per month). The room rates are charged on a semester basis..(SGD1980 for semester 1 and SGD1870 for semester 2)

Food:
If you're staying in hall, breakfast and dinner will be provided every weekday plus breakfast on saturday morning and dinner on sunday evening totaling to 12 meals per week. Each meal costs roughly SGD2 (which is really cheap). Assuming the meals taken for lunch as well as dinner on saturday night and breakfast on sunday morning costs around SGD3-4, your monthly expenses on food would be more or less SGD180.

If you're staying in student residences in which no meal plans are available(but you can have your meals in the food court there), and assuming each meal costs about SGD3(depending on what you're eating), your monthly expenses on food would be around 250-300 SGD.

Transport: Traveling within the campus via the internal shuttle bus is free. For traveling outside campus(bus, taxi, MRT..), around 10-20 SGD would do(I hardly used more than 5SGD per month..LOL..)

Miscellaneous:
Telephone bills(depends on you...but I think 10-20 SGD per month would do as many uses whatsapp and line for instant messaging instead of SMS)
Photocopy of lecture notes:Price is 4 cents per page for black and white...if you're the kind of person who hates digital reading materials and prefer hardcopies like me , then the expenses should be around 10SGD(depending on how much lecture notes your lecturer uploaded...)

Hope that clears your doubts

*By the way, Eric and I are in the same ethnic dance...make a guess .... lol!!

Thank you so much! Your breakdown is so clear and useful So I suppose 800SGD per month would be sufficient?

Btw for tuition fee loan and study loan application, is it 100% guaranteed we can get? And I actually apply for financial aid from NUS too, but still yet to hear from them. I'm wondering whether is it easy to secure the financial aid from NUS.

Oh and for the accommodation, does it already include utilities (e.g. water, electricity)? Also, we pay one lump sum amount of accommodation fees on the start of the semester?

Well, I personally prefer hard copy lecture notes too So that I can scribble and make extra notes on the side hahaha.

Too difficult to make a guess man, so many different dances! Hahahaha.

Really appreciate your estimation, so clear and very helpful!

Add something from my previous post..for double room(only available in halls of residence), the rates would be 1350 for sem 1 and 1275 for sem 2. Based on my experience, 800 SGD should be fine if you planned your monthly expenditure well.

NUS is quite generous when it comes to giving out financial aids and loans so it should be no problem if everything goes smoothly with the application.

Yes, you'll pay the accommodation fees for the entire semester in one lump sum usually at the first month of the semester and the fees would cover the utilities like electricity, internet..etc..however, if you're planning to have a portable air conditioner or refrigerator in your room then you would have to pay extra for the increased electricity consumption.

There are actually more miscellaneous fees like welfare, registration fees...etc to be paid at the beginning of the semester but the amount varies so I can't be sure of it..

Haha it's ok if you can't guess but glad you like the dance, the entire process was really fun!!

Hmm, what do you mean by halls of residence?

i think that's on the extreme low side...

hardly use more than $5/month? you nvr go out and explore sg during your weekends? mrt 1 trip at least $1, stepping in a cab around $4 already... how can you spend <$5?

telephone bills, that means you're on prepaid? i thought at least $30/month is needed to keep your line active?

$18 is enough to keep your line active for 180 days!!!

For the travelling fees, it really depends on your habit, some people prefer to just stay on campus instead of going out here and there

Hi

Like what lamandy93 said, I don't go outside campus frequently during weekends and would only go for outings only once or twice per month so it's no surprise that my traveling fees are low(and the amount is a rough estimate of the average depending on how frequent i go out and how far I went, sometimes it's more than 5 and sometimes less)

Yes, I'm on SingTel Prepaid and it extends the expiry date for a few months for every 20 SGD top up...

This post has been edited by Kahsing: Apr 7 2014, 11:21 PM

wow! didnt know it could last that long... probably a new plan

wasted man, young man... you should go explore n have fun... learn not only through books but by experiencing places through your own eyes... you will regret it later on..

I agree that going outside and explore is important but that doesn't mean I have to do it that frequently(to me..once or twice per month is enough ) and no, I don't study 24/7...lol. Different people have different ways of making their university life worthwhile, joining CCAs, making new friends, taking part in university events are also great platforms to learn new things as much as traveling in my opinion

*sorry if i sound offensive...*

not saying that u hv to do it frequently.. just wanting to share my exp, so u wont regret later on in ur life... sg schools are producing grads of the same kind and the gov knows this thats why they are strongly encouraging oversea exchanges and i do hope you guys pick this up if you are able to.. sg dont have much to offer and most of the attractions are for tourist...

lots of activities that you would miss out being in school all the time, when i was ur age i went to climb mountains, hunt game meat, smoke weed (legal at that state), street demo for a cause i believe in, catch wild salmon, work as a barista, kitchen helper, trainer, uni police, drink n get wasted with friends, fabricate sword armour, pneumatic cannon at the school lab, speak up your political views, race cars... so much crazy things to do and enjoy... once you leave school all these will sound too wild or stupid to be done

problem with singkie education is it is controlled and so restrictive... not that it is bad, nus is in fact one of the best uni i hv been to, but u need to have a balance n see what's out there... dats why leaving campus n exploring at least in sg will do lots of good for u, not as a formal / academic education.. but on other things as well

no la... not offensive at all.. we are here to share n discuss... hopefully being constructive