Uni & Beyonds — Community Forum

University life, campus vibes, courses, and everything beyond secondary school lah! (NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SUSS, SIT, overseas uni)

• overseas university vs local university - is paying 200k for overseas degree worth it?

  got into local uni (nus) and also got accepted to decent uk university (russell group). parents say they can afford overseas but will need to use significant portion of savings cost comparison: - loc

• is computer science really as difficult as everyone says? j2 student considering cs

  currently j2 and seriously considering nus/ntu computer science for university im decent at math and science (taking h2 math, physics, chemistry) and did some basic coding for fun (python, some web d

• medicine or dentistry - which one better quality of life and career satisfaction?

  got offers from both nus medicine and nus dentistry. initially thought medicine is the dream but now having second thoughts concerns about medicine: - 5-6 years of study then many more years of resid

• failed year 1 with barely passing grades - should i change course or push through?

  just finished year 1 in local uni (engineering course). my CAP (cumulative average point) is 2.9 which is like borderline fail/pass honestly spent most of year 1 struggling to understand content, fee

• is taking gap year after a levels before uni acceptable in singapore?

  finished a levels with okay results (likely 80+ rank points so can get into local uni). but honestly feeling burnt out from 14 years of non-stop education considering taking gap year to: - work and s

• nus vs smu business - honestly which one better for finding job?

  got into both nus business and smu business. initially very happy to have options but now struggling to decide nus pros: - bigger campus with more facilities - more recognized internationally (i thin

• double degree vs single degree with minor - which makes more sense career-wise?

  got option to do double degree (business + computing) or single degree business with computing minor double degree pros: - two full degrees looks impressive on resume - learn both fields in depth - m

• local u or overseas - parents cant afford but i want experience

  got accepted to both nus and uk university (similar ranking) uk uni would give me overseas experience, independence, exposure to different culture but uk fees are crazy expensive. even with scholars

• private uni degree - employers really look down or myth?

  didnt get into local u, looking at private u options now (sim, suss, kaplan etc) but family and friends keep saying private u degree not worth it, employers look down on it is this actually true in

• nus computing vs ntu - which one less competitive?

  looking at both nus computing and ntu comp sci for uni application both seem super competitive and stressful. but if have to choose which one is relatively less cutthroat? also heard nus computing g

• smu vs nus business - which got better career prospects?

  accepted to both smu and nus business. now need to decide smu pros: - smaller class size, more interactive - city campus, more happening - internship focus nus pros: - "brand name" recognition - big

• engineering or computing - which one better job prospects 2025?

  choosing between ntu engineering and nus computing for uni both seem to have ok job prospects but wondering which one more future-proof heard software jobs very good now but might be oversaturated i

• medicine interview prep - anyone got tips for mmi?

  got called for medicine interview (mmi format) next month super nervous cause this basically determines if i can do medicine or not anyone been through mmi before? what kind of scenarios they test?

• accountancy degree boring or actually interesting?

  offered accountancy in ntu and smu. considering accepting but worried it might be boring everyone says accountancy = numbers + spreadsheet all day. is this true for the degree also? or got more inte

• law school - is 3.8 gpa from poly realistic for admission?

  poly student interested in law. current gpa 3.8 (final year) know that law school super competitive. wondering if poly background with 3.8 gpa realistic or just dreaming heard most law students come