Student discounts:

Apple’s Back to School sales have just started! Get free AirPods/Apple Pencil/savings with the purchase of MacBooks/iPads: https://www.apple.com/sg/shop/browse/home/back_to_school/terms_conditions (specific details/terms are here!)

@ThisCounted : Subscribe to @ThisCounted for student discounts/deals! This channel is student-run, so do support it 🙌🏻

Semester 2 courses are now visible on NUSmods.com so you can start planning! We will share tips on course bidding/selection soon! Do get your friends to follow our channel @MykeGuide! 🙌🏻

Telegram Bots (to chat with/meet other students!)

The bots act as a middleman students together. These are anonymous until you exchange details! Do stay safe!

@nuschatbot (quick match but no student verification)
@nusmatchbot (slower match but with student verification and ability to select to match with specific majors/year)

@ntuchatbot
@ntumatchbot

@smuchatbot
@smumatchbot

New bot: @SimplyMeet (for in-person meet-ups on the day itself; match for lunch/dinner/other activities later in the day spontaneously). This version matches by geolocation (proximity) and resets matches daily!

If you have no idea how these bots work, check out these tiktoks:

https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolettecalliewe/video/6973191836521237762

https://www.tiktok.com/@ninjabread_/video/6971050102278360321?lang=en

CourseReg calendar: https://www.nus.edu.sg/CourseReg/docs/UGCPE_CourseRegSchedule.pdf

Academic plan declaration is on 19 July!

Here’s a tip applicable to some:
- When “bidding” for courses later on , priority is given based on various factors, such as seniority. One factor that gives you priority over someone else for course selection is actually what your declared major/minor is, and whether that course is tied to it.

Since academic declaration resets every semester, some students are known to take advantage of this. Thus, do take the academic declaration seriously.

E.g. if you are from NUS CHS, and are planning to major in e.g. Sociology, but just want to take an economics module as a UE/for exploration, you would probably “lose” to students when trying to bid for the economics introductory module when you are competing against those who have declared themselves to be Economics majors or even those who declared they’d second major/minor in economics. In this case, some might take advantage of the Academic Plan Declaration by declaring “Economics” as one’s second major/minor to ensure they can get the introductory economics module, even though the truth is they just want to take the economics introductory module for exploration/as a UE.
—> in fact, supposing that it is extremely easy to get the modules for Sociology (in the above example, where it’s one’s actual intended first major) compared to Economics (just an example), what has been strategic to some is to just declare their first major as “Economics” (the major with courses harder to successfully bid for) and the second major as “Sociology” (the one that e.g. is easier to bid for). This helps them to more likely secure the hard-to-get course whilst still getting the easy-to-get course.

The above is just a guide for those who are still unsure about what they want to do—let the above be assurance that it’s entirely fine to declare something and then change your declaration in another semester! I.e. if you there’s a module hard to bid for that you wanted to take just to try out before deciding if you want to second major in it, you’re probably wiser to just declare that you are first—you can always change your mind later when it’s acad plan declaration in the subsequent sem!

[OFFICIAL NUS FUNDRAISER]

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: 10 July 2359 (or earlier if we hit max capacity!)

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

^ for those that didn’t buy bc of the deadline, note that it was extended but they are hitting maximum capacity soon (so you’re recommended to buy by today!)

P.S. it's highly likely we will have to close sales tonight as we are approaching maximum capacity! If you want the shirts, order by today!

If you would like a student concession card, you can start applying here:
https://www.transitlink.com.sg/undergraduate-concession-card/

As it isn’t free, this will probably be most beneficial if you are expecting to travel a lot when school starts!
You can use this link to do a rough calculation of your travel costs to and fro school and consider whether paying for a monthly concession card provides significantly more savings or not: https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/fare-calculator.html

Just a quick blast on behalf of NUS KEVII Hall’s orientation comm! For those who were accepted into NUS KEVII Hall, do check your email to check for the orientation camp’s sign-up link!

Note that camp sign-up closes on 13 July 2359

P.S. note that it closes today 2359; it was extended to tonight!

Also, for those who joined this channel a lil later and didn't see this, do rmb to join the groups here!!

^^ sending on behalf of flag (these money go to charity!)

Also, reminder that tmr is academic declaration (for NUS)!