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Hi seniors, I noticed that bus tickets for CNY period in Feb 2026 are already open for sale, do you advise to buy it now (afraid they will be sold out very fast) or buy it closer to CNY as normally there are plenty tickets available ? And which bus operator do you recommend ? TIA !

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Hi seniors, are we supposed to pay tuition fees on Edurec portal and hostel fees on UHMS portal separately ? I have signed up for Giro on Edurec for paying tuition fees and am just wondering if I should do another Giro application for hostel fees.

I have got the 2025/2026 Sem 1 student bill which shows the tuition fees only. Is the hostel fees bill out yet ? Afraid I miss any emails relating to hostel fees bill.

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Hi! Wanted to ask about MA1522, on NUSMods in sem 1 there's no tutorial slots in the timetable but there's tutorial slots in sem 2 - is this just like missing info for sem 1 or is there really no tutorial slots for sem 1? If it's missing info, are sem 1 and sem 2 tutorial slots almost the same? Cause I'm trying to plan my ranking preferences haha

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How do we pay tuition fee usually with lowest exchange rate by bank and reduce transaction fee?

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Any senior in rvrc without aircond room buy mini aircond without declaration 😂?

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Hi seniors. Any recommended GEC%, GES%, GEN% mods?

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Hi! I'm currently pre-allocated with CS1101S, CS1231S and MA1521. I wanted to take MA1522 instead, with ES1103 and ST1131. In round1, I'm able to select MA1522 and ES1103 (which is now 20 units including the 3 allocated courses). If I successfully get MA1522, can I drop MA1521 in round2 or should I drop it now?

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Will ES1103 be pre-allocated to those who get band 2 in QET, or do we need to bid for it? Also, is ES1103 compulsory and must be completed in y1s1?

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Hello may I know if I can bid for interdisciplinary courses during round 1 of CourseReg?

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Is it recommended to take both IS1108 and ES2660 in the same semester (sem2)? Heard that both are fluff mods.

Also is doing data-literacy pillar in y2 okay due to exams clashing (Sorry for stupid qns)

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Hihi I would like to know for CS students, do we bid for IS1108 during round 1 of coursereg or round 2?

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hi seniors! during coursereg round 1, usually how many units do you guys use to enroll? and what courses do you guys enroll for first? any advice or recommendations? (especially for cs haha)

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Any seniors can give suggestions on taking either GEA1000 or ST1131 for data literacy pillar? (for CS students)

Also, will it be risky to drop one pre-allocated course and bid for another? (e.g. GEA1000 → ST1101 & MA1521 → MA1522) I'm not so sure how the pre-allocation actually works since I can't see my pre-allocated courses yet.

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Hi seniors, is any senior have applied and get financial aid? I would like to know how much they loan for students and how much we have to pay by ourselves? And is there scholarships or financial aid we can apply for rc?

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Hi for CS, is it possible to take CS1231S, MA1522 and MA1521 together? Like in workload wise? Or will it be too stressful? (I don't need to take CS1101S so I have 4 units extra that's why I'm asking, or is there any other courses seniors could recommend to take instead?)

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hi seniors, may I know if any senior has the singtel yay student plan? before OSE we have to get a SG number, based on your past experiences, is it like get a temporary sg sim card first then wait for student pass to be issued before buying the singtel yay student plan?

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Hi seniors, i read that car parks in NUS utilise ERP system with payment through the in-vehicle unit. If my parents are going to send me to hostel for check-in, is there any way they can park their car without in-vehicle unit ? They have autopass but not the in-vehicle unit device. Any seniors can advise please ?

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Is it recommended to do the pre-admission medical examination for NUS and ICA at UHC, or locally in Malaysia? If in Malaysia, what does “private registered health physician” mean? Can I do it at a government hospital?

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Is it true that for CS, the math course for Y1S1 (MA1521 or MA1522) will be randomly pre-allocated? If yes, how can we change to another one when one of it is pre-allocated?

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hi are there any hotels seniors recommend that are near utown and mrt station?

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Hello seniors, for laundry how do you guys pay for washing and drying?

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Hi, for the CFG1002 and CFG1003 courses, I don't see any timetable for them on NUSMods? Did any senior take them before?

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Is drinking water provided in hostel?

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May I know how seniors make payments just after entering Singapore, without having Singapore bank account yet?

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for residential college, the 2 years stay on campus is guaranteed right?

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Hello, usually for mods that follow some textbook, where can we get the textbook from usually? Have to borrow from library, or buy elsewhere?

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Hi seniors, CS student here. Would like to ask how you spent the leftover 3 units from the 23 units for Y1S1?

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I would like to inquiry about those who have completed their UEC exams, will they be pre-allocated bridging course for their major?

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Hi, freshman from School of Computing (SoC) here. I noticed that the UFO'20 is on 4 - 7 August but the Freshman Finale Camp of SoC is on 4 - 6 August. Is it not possible to attend both?

Also, I noticed that in the pre-departure briefing slides, the "Sample Timeline" slide shows that hostel check in can be done before 22 July, but I saw that 27 July is the offical check-in date for international freshman staying in halls/houses. May I know is it possible to check-in earlier than 27 July?

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Hi seniors, Math major here. Is there any seniors here who can share their experience in special programme in math? Any advice for math majors in general?

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May I know how seniors get your singapore phone number? Can I get a SG phone number in Malaysia?

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Hi I would like to know for Computer Science students, are we supposed to take CS1101S or CS1010S? What's the difference?

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Will the hostel fee be included in the student bill?

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I would like to ask if we s/u a course so that the marks do not affect our gpa, is that course will become a record or prerequisite of us that I has already learned but I s/u it ,don't want the marks of that couse?

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If I want to get forensic science as a minor and I saw that this minor only intake in sem2 so is it means in year1 sem1 I has to join the essential course (FSC2101) and get good result in order to get this minor in sem2?

Or I just apply and then sem 2 I start choosing the course related?

and there is any seniors from forensic science can share some experience about this^~^

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hi, I would like to ask which brand or package of sim card is recommended as it is too many choices ahahah ( depend on its speed, data coverage area ...)

And in NUS do there has free wifi for us and is it fast or we are recommended to use our own data for a better experience?

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What does "gateway course (UE 1) mean?

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Hihii, what does 'special term' means?

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I realised that I might need to sit for QET as I am not one of the exemption criteria, but NUS hasn't sent me offer and registration has closed. The exam is on 8/7, so how should I go about it?

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i would like to ask because i don't really understand for the academic declaration part, does that mean i have to submit the academic plan application in edurec to be declared for my major? i understand for the course reg part where we need to register the course we want for sem 1 and i see that there is multiple rounds to select course so does that mean i can choose either rounds to register?

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If i got my offer after the hostel deadline which is literally tomorrow, where am i supposed to live 🥲🥲🥲🥲

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Hi I would like to ask, just to double confirm,this payment in the table in paid for each year right? And not by sem

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Is biomedical engineering an open minor?

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Hi!! Can any senior recommend the courses that I should take for a Physics major in year 1? and the professors too! I would appreciate your advice. Also, for course registration, do we register only for our major modules or do we need to register for the CHS common curriculum modules as well?

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Can we choose any minor that we want? Like if I major in EE, can I choose life science as my minor? Or only can choose the minor offered under EE major?

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Is sep for mechanical engineering easy to get as a malaysian student? Any seniors hv any experiences in sep?

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Minor courses will affect gpa or not？ or gpa only depends on the major？

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Will taking minor very stress and difficult to handle?

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Can I apply for MOE Tuition Fee Loan in August? Although its deadline is third Friday of July, it states that late applications are still accepted.

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Any recommendations on which modules to take in y1s1 for biomedical engineering? :)

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For engineering, is it possible to switch major freely after y1, like if I take mechanical engineering and took the related courses in y1, can I still switch to electrical engineering during academic declaration in year 2? Or the major will be fixed permanently after we declare it since Y1S1?

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Can any seniors from the common cs programme recommend which modules to take during first year and which professors?

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May I ask more about the club & society available for us ? Hehe❤️‍🔥

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Is international student still getting two years on campus guaranteed stay this academic year?

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Is NUSC hostel quite competitive or no as it doesn't have cca? What is the requirements to stay at there for second year

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what time does the earliest class start and what time is the latest time classes end?

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are the rc/hall meal plan food enough for one meal? And is it possible to takeaway the food if we can’t eat at the dining hall?

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do i have a to open a singaporean bank acc? or can i stick with wtv im using here in malaysia

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Is hall CCAs compulsory? Are they flexible to join? Can I choose my own CCA based on my own preference? Normally how many CCAs that I need to join to guarantee my 2nd year stay in hall?

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when is the latest nus will give out offers? Especially life sciences, I have cie alevels btw 😭😭

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For houses, is it very hard for y1 students to stay for the next year? As i heard many y2 seniors didnt get to stay in houses after y1

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what is rag and flag actually? Like there are so many different rag and flags for different faculties and hostels, it's kinda confusing.

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Is there any requirements to get into PGPR or UTown Residence for the second year and onwards?

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Sorry for late questions but I would like to seek for more suggestions about accommodations. Currently a freshman for CS degree and would like to be more focused on my career (e.g. participating competitions, making projects). If I wish to stay on-campus and not willing to join too much unnecessary ccas that are not related to my career, is house a better choice over halls?

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Incoming DSE student here! can seniors share about their experience of majoring in DSE? Any advice or comments about which mods to choose? Also, is it common to do double major for DSE students?

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If is possible if I choose hall at the first year, and get into pgp at the second year/houses, what do I need to do to achieve that

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Is it a good choice to choose NUSC?

Can some seniors from NUSC share their experience?

I am also think about the NUSC life and hall life as I think hall has many interesting cca ,is there possible I can get some fun in NUSC hostel ?

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how long does it take to get the ipa approval?

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will I know if I am rejected from asean scholarship?

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is it easy to get into a restricted second major/minor?

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Is there have any senior take Chemistry as their major and a minor in forensic science?

Is there a hard workload ?

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May I know how seniors keep the Malaysia's phone number activated while having Singapore's phone number for daily usage? (Or is it necessary to keep it activated?)

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Is this possible to stay one hall for 4 years?!!

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Can any seniors who have attended ke angles (welfare commitment) from ke7 share the experience? Is there have the opportunity to try baking or it has any interesting activities?

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DSE or QF？

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What interesting part time job can be found in nus? Is it hard to balance between studies and part time job in case to earn some pocket money?

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Can senior share it is better to apply tuition fee loan from ocbc or dbs bank?or they are still same?

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Is KE7 and Raffles Hall chiller and easier to stay compare to other halls? Also is the life staying in houses chiller than staying in the halls?

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Hi,I would like to ask is there have some skills to get the leadership point in hall cca ?or how year 1 student can become the member of the council for the hall cca ?

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Hi seniors, is there part time jobs like librarian or anything else can do in nus? Cuz my friend’s brother work part time as a librarian in ntu and earned some money?

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how is the love life in NUS?

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are there any full fee paying seniors at nus? is there any bias from profs/lecturers/admin/uni staff and SG government (in offering jobs) between full fee paying and those with MOE tuition grant? (aside from not being able to apply from financial aid, grants, bursaries)

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will the slides for the talk be sent out later?

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what are the meal plans like in rc? like the food variety and stuff

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how many asean scholars are there each year?

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Will there be a confirmation email to let us know whether we need to sit for qet though?

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Data science&analytics or Statistics or Qfin?

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is tuition grant hard to get? I don’t have all perfect grades

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A band 4.5 in muet is not exempted from QET?

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May I know if hall condusive for studying? Noise level?

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what special attire/clothes to bring from home? and what is the uni dress code?

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Can pls list down banks in Nus campus? Tq

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any sarawakians here? 👀

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Ive gotten my offer letter but theres no any scholarship interview invitation yet. Should i be worried? :(

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Can we wear short pants during lecture class?

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msl FOP and science FOP dates clashes, are we only allowed to pick one orientation camp?

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if the pre-admission medical examination slots by UHC are all fully booked, do we hv to do our med examination privately at m’sia? have any seniors also experienced the same thing 🥲 (i just checked and slots are fully booked from july to 8 august)

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Prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, which one is more suitable for students? Or which one is more commonly used?

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How will I know whether I got offered tuition grant or not?

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can seniors share about their experience in the common computer science programme?