NUS King Edward VII Hall’s engagement camp has opened sign-ups! Sign-ups are closing in just a few days, so do sign up asap! 🙌🏻

For those considering staying in NUS halls, the application period is from 5 June to 12 June. If you are from NTU, it is open from 1 June.

For NUS hostel rates, the cost of staying in hall is generally cheaper (excluding meal plan) than other options (houses/RCs): hostel rates and meal plan rates.

If you’re an incoming NUS freshman (AY23/24), join KEVII Hall’s Engagement Camp to get a glimpse of hall life and make new friends!! 🙌🏻

For those signing up for KEVII Hall's Engagement Camp, just a reminder that today's the last day to sign up! Joining the engagement is a great opportunity to make new friends! 🙌🏻

[📣KExPH RAG '23 RECRUITMENT📣]

Incoming freshmen! Looking to get a head start in experiencing a KE7 CCA all while working with seniors and other freshies to put up an amazing show for KExPH RAG? Long-lasting friendships and KEIIPS (these are points to determine subsequent year’s stay, so you might be getting a head start!) are waiting for you around the corner!

NUS RAG is an annual event where different student groups put together performances to thank FLAG donors 🙌 Held on 12 August 2023 this year📆

Starting from 12 June till Rag Day, you can get HANDS-ON☄️ and join any of the following departments:
1.building FLOATS
2.making COSTUMES
3.preparing PERFORMANCE

No experience is needed so sign-up ASAP!!!

https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/592753

Hi everyone! Here’s a compilation of some upcoming camp dates! Note that it will still be updated (so subscribe to @MykeGuide), and we recommend signing up soon as some sign-ups close extremely early (some as soon as tonight!)

- Law Camp: 6-9 June 2023​
- CDE Camp: 12-14 June 2023​
- NUS Pharmaceutical Society (NUSPS) Orientation Camp: 20-23 June 2023​
- Nursing Freshmen Orientation Camp: 20-23 June 2023
- CHS Arts Camp: 21-24 June 2023​​
- Psychology Camp: 26-28 June 2023
- SOCIxAnthro Camp: 26-28 June 2023
- Economics Camp: 29 June - 1 July 2023​
- NUS Union Camp: 10th - 13th July 2023
- Ethelontêr XIX (NUS CSC) Camp: 17-20 July 2023
- Computing Freshmen Social Camp: 21-24 June
- MedNurse Camp: 26-27 June
- Computing Freshmen Orientation Week: 26-29 July
- NUS Flag Day: 29 July
- KExPH Rag (open to all!): From 12 June till RAG Day (12 August)
- NUS Business Camp (NBC): 13-16 June
- Business O'Week: 24-27 July

(P.S. list of known group chats for diff faculties here! There’s also @NUSforum / @NTUforum / @SMUforum)

If you are unsure how Edurec works, here’s a brief guide from one of us behind @MykeGuide !!

HI FRESHIES (and seniors who missed out on past shirt sales)! WELCOME TO NUS 😎😎

⁉️ Looking for a nice, clean, simple Dri-fit NUS tee⁉️
Known as a CLASSIC NUS shirt and even a 'MUST-HAVE' by many, these Collegiate NUS Shirts are FINALLY BACK THIS YEAR! 🤩
The shirts are available in 6 different colours: the four classic colours of maroon, black, white, navy, and now also in light blue and pink;
and are affordably priced at:

1 for $14
2 for $24
3 for $30

HURRY & GATHER ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO ORDER AND SAVE MORE $$$$ 🤑🤑

To order, just fill BOTH these two forms together: a Microsoft Form and a FastPay Form (for payment)!

Last Day of Sales: 24 June 2359

Follow @nusshirts for updates on collection date/venue (it will be in NUS!)

🔥🔥🔥 the classic collegiate NUS shirts are finally for sale again! These are rarely available and highly sought after so we recommend y’all purchase now. It also takes time for production so it’s good to order early!

Most ppl buy more than three, so you might want to buy together with friends to maximise the bundle deals (e.g. if you want four shirts, it’s more savings to join together with another friend who wants two shirts so that y’all can get six shirts in total using two “triple bundles” than for you to get one “triple bundle” + one “single shirt”)

P.S. if you have trouble submitting the FastPay form, try to login to your fastpay account first before accessing our fastpay form!

If you’re looking to plan your timetable, note that nusmods.com will show AY22/23’s Sem 1 modules only from 24 June 2023 onwards! We will also update here when it’s live. 🙌🏻

P.S. for those looking to buy NUS shirts, those from this official fundraiser are likely the cheapest you can get them (at as low as $10 per shirt). The main alternative is to buy from NUS Co-op, but their prices are usually seen as over-priced (so an NUS shirt there costs ~$25 per shirt!) so it's recommended that you get them while this fundraiser is ongoing!

What if you did not get the course you want, or change your mind later?

⁃ Assuming you have already tried making an appeal, what else can you do if you do not get what you wanted?

A) Gap year/reapplying during NS: If you are in NS, the obvious answer is that you can re-apply again in a subsequent year, or if you are not in NS, you may consider taking a gap year (during which you can also build portfolio) to reapply. Some may consider re-taking the A-Levels if you find that worthwhile. (Note that you have to take the H2 subjects and GP together in one seating. However, if what pulled you down may have been a fourth content subject, it is possible to retake a H1 content subject e.g. H1 Economics on its own!)

B) Continue with the course you were given, and apply for transfer after the first semester/during the second semester. It is possible to change courses. As a transfer applicant, while your pre-university score (e.g. A-Level) is likely still considered to some extent, doing well in Year 1 in university may also be helpful in proving academic merit to transfer to a course you could not enter. Depending on which faculty you transfer to and what modules you take in year 1, you may be able to count credits towards your new course of study should you successfully transfer, such that there is less or no delay in graduation. This may work well for faculties that provide more leeway for unrestricted electives, or if the faculty you transfer to shares similar modules to your Y1 course.

Note that there will be an increase in university fees payable should you have to extend candidature past the normal number of semesters as there would not be further MOE Tuition Grant. However, NUS subsidises the first and second semester past normal candidature such that the increase in fees is significantly mitigated.

C) If you are someone who has already done well but are simply afraid you might change your mind on the course you want at a later date, and are e.g. going to NS, you can also consider applying to NUS College in future. It is said that NUSC students get a special benefit of being able to transfer to any course they want within NUSC, with a supposedly 100% success rate; this excludes restricted programs e.g. Law, PPE, Pharm Science, and courses like Med/Dentistry/Architecture (Refer to Page 4 here). Of course, going to NUSC for merely this purpose may be unwise to some, but a possible consideration for the highly undecided.

D) Post-graduate options: NUS and SMU Law offer a "Juris Doctor"—where you can take Law for three years after completing a bachelors in something else first. Similarly, Duke-NUS offers Medicine at a post-graduate level for those who have completed a bachelors degree in a different field. Unfortunately, this does mean that you will have many additional years of schooling, and these options can be very costly. It remains an option for those who still want to go into Law/Medicine after completing an undergraduate degree in something else, though!

Hope this helps! Do share our channel @NUSguide with your friends as we continue to share more helpful tips/information!

P.S. for those who missed this, there are group chats for different courses here!