National University of Singapore - Exchange Students
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so now the most important question I will ask you. Do you have air conditioning in your room?Originally posted by sinicker:hallo.
i am a exchange student also. i is from china. i stays in the hostel in the NUS. usually, i cook big big pork chunks in the kitchen. but i dono why the malay peepur run away.
here is we have the orchard rd. orchard rd got a lot of shops. very good. usually, i go to the clement to buy grocery. otherwise, i stay in the hostel and study.
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Can you do that? In Canada, when you commit to stay in a hostel/dorm you have to for the whole term. Only after the term ends you can switch to live somewhere else. If I'm allowed to switch any time I want, I will stay in the hostel first.Originally posted by 798:so u r comin here before ur friend? i suggest u stay in hostel 1st n look out for hdb flat rental before ur friend's arrival. -
erm dude..Originally posted by sinicker:NUS is good prace. i like NUS. NUS is 100th century old. i am in the faculty of science learning physics. here, ard 40% are china peepur.
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Hi mito,
Me thinks.....it's not so recommendable to stay off campus....in fact many people here want to stay on-campus but couldn't.
There are many benefits if you stay on-campus.......
if you want to eat......many canteens are around....getting meals is convinient. Laundry, is available. Air conditioning.....is available at some newer places (u can try to request), if ur room has no air-con, there is a big ceiling fan. Other facilites include lounges (TV), kitchens, bathrooms, etc the usual stuff.......
There is also a big advantage.....if you have morning classes, u can wake up later.........imagine if you stay off-campus, u waste so much time just for commuting every day......to and fro.....but if u stay on-campus, the commuting time is almost non-existant.
Another point already mentioned previously.....NUS and NTU are far apart....if u want to stay together with ur friend....the middle point will make both of u suffer......
Off-campus pricing is also more expensive.
Lastly....Im sure you will consider, that by staying on-campus.....u can make more friends this way.....I think in fact you will end up enjoying it much more than staying off-campus.....u can make friends with the locals and the numerous other exchange students.....
Me highly recommend to stay on-campus.
PS : Dont worry about constantly seeing other people studying....if you need a change of environment, simply go out of the campus..... -
Well, the answer is YES.Originally posted by mito:so now the most important question I will ask you. Do you have air conditioning in your room? 
But only for certain hostels or halls...you have to indicate your choice when applying for the dorm.
PGP (Prince George's Park), Kent ...something (the new hall), Sheares Extension, etc are some halls having air-conditioned rooms.
Well, they even have air-con lounge, etc.
aircon rooms are more expensive than the non aircon types.
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but is it 100% u can get? i heard must have good cca points to support in nus.Originally posted by nightzip:Well, the answer is YES.
But only for certain hostels or halls...you have to indicate your choice when applying for the dorm.
PGP (Prince George's Park), Kent ...something (the new hall), Sheares Extension, etc are some halls having air-conditioned rooms.
Well, they even have air-con lounge, etc.
aircon rooms are more expensive than the non aircon types.
There are also rooms with a built-in washroom.
but dunno bout exchange students since they have high priority attached to sg. -
PGP is set aside with priority to exchange or foreign students.
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he possitively drips with sarcasmOriginally posted by LazerLordz:erm dude.. 
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in uni hostels....its almost the same..a bed...simple furniture...either common toilet or shared toilet...common tv room,computer room,pantry...that's all.Originally posted by mito:Oh I don't want to stay in hostels. In Canada hostels mean just a bed in a big room travellers sleep in at night, so I'm not sure if that's the same thing in singapore.
Room is either single or twin-sharing.
show U pictures...NTU ones...
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/SAO/Accommodation/The+Halls/ -
http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10296p.nsf/WPDis/About%20UsHDB's%20Role?OpenDocumentOriginally posted by mito:what is HDB flat?? -
What are CCA points? This is what I read on the NUS housing website "Due to the high demand of place in our student accommodation, priority will be given to undergraduate students, followed by the exchange students, then the non-exchange students."Originally posted by 798:but is it 100% u can get? i heard must have good cca points to support in nus.
but dunno bout exchange students since they have high priority attached to sg.
So priority wise, I'm second in line.
Thanks for all the replies. I looked at the hostels available.. and the ones with air conditioning and cable internet is very limited, so I may have to live on-campus afterall. What can I say, I'm scared of heat and I'm addicted to the internet.
Another concern is that I have many friends on exchange in asia at that time and we were planning to visit each other. I don't think on-campus halls allow you to have visitors stay in your room..is this true?
One stupid question ... when I was looking at classifieds for rooms for rent in regular flats, they say $300, which is cheaper than hostels/halls. But everyone said hostels and halls are suppose to be the cheapest but it's $440/month. So is there something wrong with these rooms because it's cheaper?? -
The uni hostels here are run by triads and hooligans. Make one mistake and your eyes will be gourge out their sockets. Bring plenty of cash so you can bribe them to leave you alone. Our daily staple diet consists of pig snouts and ox hooves. If you're female, bad news for you, peeping toms everywhere, its not safe to even take a shower. Man, I really wonder who put you on the exchange programme, I sure pity you.
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Originally posted by ditzy:The uni hostels here are run by triads and hooligans. Make one mistake and your eyes will be gourge out their sockets. Bring plenty of cash so you can bribe them to leave you alone. Our daily staple diet consists of pig snouts and ox hooves. If you're female, bad news for you, peeping toms everywhere, its not safe to even take a shower. Man, I really wonder who put you on the exchange programme, I sure pity you.
they probably sold me in the process too 
I don't mind peeping toms.. I'll just set up a live webcam to watch them and sell the streams on a website. -
Now ain't that the surprise of the century.Originally posted by mito: they probably sold me in the process too
I don't mind peeping toms.. I'll just set up a live webcam to watch them and sell the streams on a website. -
CCA points are extra-curricular points, for instance if you join society clubs or sport teams. If you join more, you get more points. If you have lotsa points, you have higher priority over the ones with fewer points, when it comes to accomodation.Originally posted by mito:What are CCA points? ...
So priority wise, I'm second in line.
... I don't think on-campus halls allow you to have visitors stay in your room..is this true?
One stupid question ... when I was looking at classifieds for rooms for rent in regular flats, they say $300, which is cheaper than hostels/halls. But everyone said hostels and halls are suppose to be the cheapest but it's $440/month. So is there something wrong with these rooms because it's cheaper??
All on-campus residences have rules forbidding visitors to stay overnight. However occasionally this rule can be bent officially. For instance if you have a visiting sibling, and it's very late in the night. You can simply notify and ask your Resident Fellow for permission.
There are also people who have friends staying overnight without any permission. As long as nobody knows, or report you, and usually nobody will, this is fine also, but dont do it too often.
The cheap $300 room for rent off-campus, is likely very basic, with basic furniture only, and located at a not-so-strategic place. Utility bills, air-con, may or may not be inclusive. Meals usually are not available (cook or go out yourself). Also if it's only a room, you need to check whether you will be sharing the flat with the owners, and/ or with other tenants at other rooms. Internet, may or may not be available (my guess is most likely not available).
I again would want to close with an endorsement and recommendation to stay on-campus. Most exchange students do, and Im sure you will find it more comfortable and enjoyable.
For further information, please dont hesitate to contact me at toll free 1-800-Help-888. -
The last line is a joke.....(but the rest are not)
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lolxOriginally posted by ditzy:The uni hostels here are run by triads and hooligans. Make one mistake and your eyes will be gourge out their sockets. Bring plenty of cash so you can bribe them to leave you alone. Our daily staple diet consists of pig snouts and ox hooves. If you're female, bad news for you, peeping toms everywhere, its not safe to even take a shower. Man, I really wonder who put you on the exchange programme, I sure pity you. -
officially U are not allowed to have other unregistered people staying with U in ur hostel room...but as mentioned above...permission can be sought(may or may not be approved)....another concern is whether ur roommate will mind...if she does...then U have a problem....even if she doesnt....permission might not be granted if U have more than 1 friend staying over at any one time...so that's something U need to think about.Originally posted by mito:Another concern is that I have many friends on exchange in asia at that time and we were planning to visit each other. I don't think on-campus halls allow you to have visitors stay in your room..is this true? -
Friends for visits are ok, but no overnighters allowed. They can come visit in the day till late evening but cannot stay overnight.Originally posted by mito:Another concern is that I have many friends on exchange in asia at that time and we were planning to visit each other. I don't think on-campus halls allow you to have visitors stay in your room..is this true?
One stupid question ... when I was looking at classifieds for rooms for rent in regular flats, they say $300, which is cheaper than hostels/halls. But everyone said hostels and halls are suppose to be the cheapest but it's $440/month. So is there something wrong with these rooms because it's cheaper??
They may like to request for temp. guest rooms if available. -
there are temp guest rooms in hostels?Originally posted by nightzip:Friends for visits are ok, but no overnighters allowed. They can come visit in the day till late evening but cannot stay overnight.
They may like to request for temp. guest rooms if available. -
You don't sound like a canadian.
Which uni are you from again? -
canadian bull university? (all NSFs or NSmen should know.... )
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Yes...her English seem a bit weird....at some instances, I thought it was just like Singapore English....either she adopted a different English for this forum only....or.....?
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Yes I'm in Canada and I haven't used an ah lian or de la (which I'm not sure what it means). I just read on the forums and adopt the lingos used. For example, Canadians would use the term residence for on-campus accomodations, but I just used halls since I've seen enough people use that term so might as well make the nomenclature constant.
I've been told I might have a hard time understanding singapore english, I guess they are wrong
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Ah lian.Originally posted by mito:Yes I'm in Canada and I haven't used an ah lian or de la (which I'm not sure what it means). I just read on the forums and adopt the lingos used. For example, Canadians would use the term residence for on-campus accomodations, but I just used halls since I've seen enough people use that term so might as well make the nomenclature constant.
I've been told I might have a hard time understanding singapore english, I guess they are wrong
Win already lor.