Which Univeristy and Course did you get into this year?
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so rudeOriginally posted by FireIce:dentistry ur first choice?
or was it medicine, but cmi, so go dentistry?
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i m not sure if u can work while u are studying in USA.. cos i heard from my IA col last time, that USA dont permit student to work. but that is quite long ago, not sure abt now.Originally posted by soulwinner:Not sure.. my school fee close to US$30,00 per annual.. Accomdation is US$9,000 plus yet.. I won't work for the the first 3 months..
Still considering whether to go...
& ur expenses wont be higher than ur sch fee + accomodation (USD 39K as u stated) . unless u intend to spend like nobody biz.. -
I hope so ..Originally posted by mystee:i m not sure if u can work while u are studying in USA.. cos i heard from my IA col last time, that USA dont permit student to work. but that is quite long ago, not sure abt now.
& ur expenses wont be higher than ur sch fee + accomodation (USD 39K as u stated) . unless u intend to spend like nobody biz..
anyway i have only half of the amount... -
Germany... Free educationOriginally posted by soulwinner:I hope so ..
anyway i have only half of the amount...
Pay only miscellaneous sch fees, compulsory student insurance, hostel fees and food.
Perhaps add up to 400 euros a month... I didn't bother to fully check it out.
But you will have to spend the first year (or 2nd if u cannot pass) learning German before going on to uni. -
me tooOriginally posted by curryman:im in NUS now exchange in europe
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no. i guess the new law lets student work provided they live in usa for at least one year holding student visa.Originally posted by mystee:i m not sure if u can work while u are studying in USA.. cos i heard from my IA col last time, that USA dont permit student to work. but that is quite long ago, not sure abt now.
& ur expenses wont be higher than ur sch fee + accomodation (USD 39K as u stated) . unless u intend to spend like nobody biz.. -
well done!Originally posted by Ashearo:Haha yes you are right. First choice was Medicine but it was really really hard to get in. Had to write an essay on the spot and then go through 2 interviews, each in front of 3 interviewers. I had no background in Biology so I guess they didnt want to take the risk of accepting me.
I took only 3 A level subjects since JC1. Haha so i got 3 As and A2 for GP. But my 2 s papers.. both get ungraded! Hahaha cos i left halfway through both papers. Was too sian to continue the s papers after main papers finished.
Sorry for slow reply due to me being a noob member with <20 posts
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you are bad...Originally posted by peeehead:well done!
Anyway, S papers are mainly for application of scholarship or for interest sake.
I took for interest last time (which is why I got D for both), but still went to apply a scholarship in my 2nd year of uni. -
You mean when you apply for scholarship in uni they still look at s papers? What kind of scholarship?Originally posted by eagle:you are bad...
Anyway, S papers are mainly for application of scholarship or for interest sake.
I took for interest last time (which is why I got D for both), but still went to apply a scholarship in my 2nd year of uni. -
In terms of selectivity, Yale Law School has the lowest admission rate across the US. Now, that might be a worthy challenge...Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:I want to study in Yale College.
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Which college did you go to for your undergraduate studies? How many years will have lapsed between your graduation and the time you enrol at HLS?Originally posted by Toblerone:law at havard law school
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ibizaOriginally posted by soulwinner:which part??? 
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It will give a slightly better impression, and thus a slightly higher chance. That's all. Your interview counts moreOriginally posted by Ashearo:You mean when you apply for scholarship in uni they still look at s papers? What kind of scholarship? -
But the at the moment there is no scholarship in Singapore that offers for Dentistry. Will there be such a scholarship when i enter uni? HmmmmOriginally posted by eagle:It will give a slightly better impression, and thus a slightly higher chance. That's all. Your interview counts more -
Actually there is one scholarship that is given without bond and without any specific discipline, but I forgot which one. It was too long ago.Originally posted by Ashearo:But the at the moment there is no scholarship in Singapore that offers for Dentistry. Will there be such a scholarship when i enter uni? Hmmmm -
It just so happens that Yale College has the lowest admission rate too.Originally posted by walesa:In terms of selectivity, Yale Law School has the lowest admission rate across the US. Now, that might be a worthy challenge... 
But our lovely Ms. Wee made it there... -
Who on earth is Ms Wee?Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:It just so happens that Yale College has the lowest admission rate too.
But our lovely Ms. Wee made it there...
At the undergraduate level, it fluctuates somewhat - over the last decade, Stanford, Harvard, Yale and Princeton have all taken on that mantle one time or another. Nevertheless, the admission rates between the top colleges are still pretty close (normally hovers around the 9% to 11% mark including ED applicants).
At the post-graduate level, YLS' admission rate is just slightly shorn of half that of HLS'... -
Miss Elite Wee "Melon Breasts and Cute Mole" Shu Min ....Originally posted by walesa:Who on earth is Ms Wee? -
Where are you studying?Originally posted by walesa:Who on earth is Ms Wee?
At the undergraduate level, it fluctuates somewhat - over the last decade, Stanford, Harvard, Yale and Princeton have all taken on that mantle one time or another. Nevertheless, the admission rates between the top colleges are still pretty close (normally hovers around the 9% to 11% mark including ED applicants).
At the post-graduate level, YLS' admission rate is just slightly shorn of half that of HLS'...
You're not Lech Walesa from the National Solidarity Party of Poland, are you? -
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This thread is full of jokers. not in a good way.
Let me school all of you in legal education at an American institution.
1) It's not an undergraduate course, it's postgraduate. The award conferred is not a LLB (Bachlelor of Laws; often commonwealth countries), it's a JD (Juris Doctor). You can't enter an American law school fresh out of A-levels.
2) In addition to having a crazy high GPA and straight-A studies leading to this point your life, you would have to undertake the LSAT; for a tier-1 american law school, roughly, you would have to rank between the 97th-99th percentile.
3) With regards costs, they are incredibly high. You are looking to spend, at least USD$100,000 not inclusive of anything but a place and an education.
4) In addition to this, you'd have to graduate at the top 40% of your cohort, which sounds easy enough until you go up against the best that a superpower has to offer.
In relation to (4), this plight is a plight faced by Australian legal graduates; this is not reported much in the news because it doesn't reflect well on anyone and the impact it has is not great. Some Singaporeans have pursued a legal education at the top law schools in Australia, who only accept the best in the country. They go in, and then they work hard, but it's not that easy to score well when you're competing against others who are equally bright, if not smarter. The result is that they graduate so-so, but not enough for admission into the local bar. What happens to these graduates?
They migrate to Hong Kong, Australia or the UK where they find employment easy by virtue of the institution they attended - put into perspective, it's better to do average at NUS, then to be the best at ITE.
Admission to Singapore's bar is very strict; it's protective of the local law school(s) and very biased towards UK law schools. For entry to Singapore's bar, only a select few law schools from Australia (even less from the States) are recognised, and graduates have to be in the top 30-40% of their cohort; on the other hand, numerous UK law schools are recognised and graduates from these law schools do not have as arduous a burden placed upon them.
Law is as hard as medicine, if not harder. Friend of mine is now doing postgraduate medicine after graduating from law and he has remarked how much easier it is. Law may seem glamarous, but those who go in with unrealistic expectations are the first to drop out. An average law school will see anywhere from 15-30% of the cohort go in the first year.
For those considering a legal education, think carefully. It's not all that glam. There must be a reason why Singapore is so short of lawyers (as is the case anywhere else in the world); the pay goes up each year, but so do the number of practitioners who leave - working life, and study life - not that far apart. -
i cant agree with u more bro..Originally posted by rmyfrm:......................................................
This thread is full of jokers. not in a good way.
Let me school all of you in legal education at an American institution.
1) It's not an undergraduate course, it's postgraduate. The award conferred is not a LLB (Bachlelor of Laws; often commonwealth countries), it's a JD (Juris Doctor). You can't enter an American law school fresh out of A-levels.
2) In addition to having a crazy high GPA and straight-A studies leading to this point your life, you would have to undertake the LSAT; for a tier-1 american law school, roughly, you would have to rank between the 97th-99th percentile.
3) With regards costs, they are incredibly high. You are looking to spend, at least USD$100,000 not inclusive of anything but a place and an education.
4) In addition to this, you'd have to graduate at the top 40% of your cohort, which sounds easy enough until you go up against the best that a superpower has to offer.
In relation to (4), this plight is a plight faced by Australian legal graduates; this is not reported much in the news because it doesn't reflect well on anyone and the impact it has is not great. Some Singaporeans have pursued a legal education at the top law schools in Australia, who only accept the best in the country. They go in, and then they work hard, but it's not that easy to score well when you're competing against others who are equally bright, if not smarter. The result is that they graduate so-so, but not enough for admission into the local bar. What happens to these graduates?
They migrate to Hong Kong, Australia or the UK where they find employment easy by virtue of the institution they attended - put into perspective, it's better to do average at NUS, then to be the best at ITE.
Admission to Singapore's bar is very strict; it's protective of the local law school(s) and very biased towards UK law schools. For entry to Singapore's bar, only a select few law schools from Australia (even less from the States) are recognised, and graduates have to be in the top 30-40% of their cohort; on the other hand, numerous UK law schools are recognised and graduates from these law schools do not have as arduous a burden placed upon them.
Law is as hard as medicine, if not harder. Friend of mine is now doing postgraduate medicine after graduating from law and he has remarked how much easier it is. Law may seem glamarous, but those who go in with unrealistic expectations are the first to drop out. An average law school will see anywhere from 15-30% of the cohort go in the first year.
For those considering a legal education, think carefully. It's not all that glam. There must be a reason why Singapore is so short of lawyers (as is the case anywhere else in the world); the pay goes up each year, but so do the number of practitioners who leave - working life, and study life - not that far apart.
and anyway, whats the big deal about NUS dentistry??in case u dunoe, as long as u r rejected from med school, they will give u ur next desired choice, be it vet sch, law, chem engin...business..etc..just ask those in the know. -
Originally posted by rmyfrm:
The only thing I agree with you here is that its easier for UK law grads to be accepted in sg.
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This thread is full of jokers. not in a good way.
Let me school all of you in legal education at an American institution.
1) It's not an undergraduate course, it's postgraduate. The award conferred is not a LLB (Bachlelor of Laws; often commonwealth countries), it's a JD (Juris Doctor). You can't enter an American law school fresh out of A-levels.
2) In addition to having a crazy high GPA and straight-A studies leading to this point your life, you would have to undertake the LSAT; for a tier-1 american law school, roughly, you would have to rank between the 97th-99th percentile.
3) With regards costs, they are incredibly high. You are looking to spend, at least USD$100,000 not inclusive of anything but a place and an education.
4) In addition to this, you'd have to graduate at the top 40% of your cohort, which sounds easy enough until you go up against the best that a superpower has to offer.
In relation to (4), this plight is a plight faced by Australian legal graduates; this is not reported much in the news because it doesn't reflect well on anyone and the impact it has is not great. Some Singaporeans have pursued a legal education at the top law schools in Australia, who only accept the best in the country. They go in, and then they work hard, but it's not that easy to score well when you're competing against others who are equally bright, if not smarter. The result is that they graduate so-so, but not enough for admission into the local bar. What happens to these graduates?
They migrate to Hong Kong, Australia or the UK where they find employment easy by virtue of the institution they attended - put into perspective, it's better to do average at NUS, then to be the best at ITE.
Admission to Singapore's bar is very strict; it's protective of the local law school(s) and very biased towards UK law schools. For entry to Singapore's bar, only a select few law schools from Australia (even less from the States) are recognised, and graduates have to be in the top 30-40% of their cohort; on the other hand, numerous UK law schools are recognised and graduates from these law schools do not have as arduous a burden placed upon them.
Law is as hard as medicine, if not harder. Friend of mine is now doing postgraduate medicine after graduating from law and he has remarked how much easier it is. Law may seem glamarous, but those who go in with unrealistic expectations are the first to drop out. An average law school will see anywhere from 15-30% of the cohort go in the first year.
For those considering a legal education, think carefully. It's not all that glam. There must be a reason why Singapore is so short of lawyers (as is the case anywhere else in the world); the pay goes up each year, but so do the number of practitioners who leave - working life, and study life - not that far apart. -
Originally posted by Ashearo:
If you like medicine but can't get into NUS it is worthwhile to pay abit more and attend medical school is UK. As mentioned before sg is biased towards UK grads.
Oh ya i forgot. My bad. NUS Dentistry! -
I cannot agree more with this statement. Don't settle for less.Originally posted by Skibi:If you like medicine but can't get into NUS it is worthwhile to pay abit more and attend medical school is UK. As mentioned before sg is biased towards UK grads.
In Singapore, we have two cultures running parallel but not against each other:
1) Go for as much value that you can get.
This is seen in every aspect of our life; from shopping to education - a student will make his choice of course and institution based on his results.
2) If you can't get the best, settle for second place.
Hence the stigma attached to dentistry as a reflection of society's perception.
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While not in any way wrong, taking them to the extreme will only have you grumbling about your future like many Singaporeans. Do what you want to do and have no regrets about pursuing that course. Dentistry is indeed an honourable profession, but if you're undertaking it only because you didn't get into medicine, then please reconsider your decision. You will find that the course fees for medicine/dentistry in Singapore is not too far from medicine/dentistry overseas. This is not like any other faculty. -
I attended Stanford for my undergraduate studies.Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:Where are you studying?
What do you think?Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:You're not Lech Walesa from the National Solidarity Party of Poland, are you? 