NUS guide: entering university! 🏫🎓💯

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!)

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

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

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

[📣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

Here’s a peek at KEVII Hall’s vibrant hall life (featuring its cultural/productions CCAs)! It’s the last ~1h before sign-ups for the engagement camp close, so sign up if you haven’t! ⬅️

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! 🙌🏻

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 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.

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! 🙌🏻

READY FOR A WILD TIME? 🙉LOOKING FOR SOME PRECIOUS TREASURES & EXPERIENCES? 💎💠🤩🤩LETS EXPLORE KEVII TOGETHER WITH UR FRIENDS OR EVEN FORGE NEW FRIENDSHIPS ON THIS QUEST!🗺🧭😎 JOIN US FOR KING EDWARD VII HALL ENGAGEMENT CAMP RIGHT NOW AND 🗝🗝🗝UNLOCK SOME CORE MEMORIES WITH US!! 🙊Some Deets for you guys👇👇👇 📆 8-9June 2023 📍King Edward VII Hall "Best part of adventure is the unknown" -unknown person in KE🤯 SO STOP HESITATING & THIS MIGHT JUST BE THE BEST ADVENTURE🕵‍♂️👁🔍 IN YOUR LIFE!!!🤪 There are limited slots sooo SIGN UP NOW!! ‍♀️‍♂️💨💨 ❗️NOTE THAT SIGN UPS CLOSE ON 17TH MAY ❗️ QUICKLY CLICK THE LINK NOW!! 👇👇👇 https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/592625 P.S: You will be informed of your confirmation in 7 working days after the sign up closes

(url for NUS Med has been updated! Previous url was not working)

^ a few groups have been added to the list!

Hi everyone! Here's a compilation of group chats for incoming freshmen! Note that many of these are 'unofficial' groups, but can be helpful for you to seek help from others or even seniors, or to stay updated with various faculty events! Do share these with your friends! 👍🏻👍🏻 For Incoming NUS Freshmen NUS CHS: https://t.me/nuschs NUS Computer Science: https://t.me/+rQGr0oH6kaFjNmNh NUS Accountancy: https://t.me/+zGR3jp-NUpFmZTUx NUS Business Admin: https://t.me/+ahfP2noW2sYyNWUx NUS Medicine: https://t.me/+EKsLWz5OiapiNWM5 NUS Law: https://t.me/+1AYz1w1RmqUzMjVh NUS BME: https://t.me/+MGq0q1gutxQ5N2Rh NUS CDE (Design & Engineering): https://t.me/+TQJZhRK-36QwMDAx NUS Nursing: https://t.me/+AHvGUyqQ4yQ4MDIx NUS Forum! (for all) : http://t.me/nusforum ---- For Incoming NTU Freshmen NTU Forum (for all): https://t.me/NTUforum NTU Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: https://t.me/+3-2F68n8ccsxZWE5 NTU Engineering 23/24: https://t.me/+K0TFyBp4dCY1M2Vh NTU College of Science: https://t.me/+B4Yz2PmI2lljNmRh NTU CS: https://t.me/+QPiYvHIyXphjZjkx NTU LKCSoM: https://t.me/+0lG7zo6OOSNlNDAx NTU NBS 23/24 (new): https://t.me/ntuNBS --- For Incoming SMU Freshmen SMU Forum (for all): https://t.me/SMUforum SMU Biz: https://t.me/SMUbiz --- For incoming SUSS freshmen: https://t.me/SUSSchat --- For incoming SUTD freshmen: https://t.me/SUTDsg

Today, we have an interview with a pharmacy student! Also, do share this channel with your friends! We will be a compilation of dates for the various upcoming camps soon! 🙌🏻 Q: What is the difference between pharmacy and pharmaceutical science? ANS: As a pharmacy student, we are the experts in the field of drugs. We ensure that all our patients are prescribed with the correct drug with the correct dose and have an adequate knowledge of the prescribed drugs (e.g. potential side effects). We also inform them of the correct method of the drug usage—for instance, we would inform our patients if the drug is supposed to be swallowed or applied directly to the skin. Pharmacists also act as a line of defense as we double check the doctor’s prescription to prevent any incorrect prescriptions of medication by the doctors. On the other hand, pharmaceutical science is more research-oriented. Pharmaceutical science focuses more on developing new drugs, testing their safety and efficacy, and working on drug formulations. In simple terms, pharmacy students are focused more on direct patient care while pharmaceutical science students are more focused on drug development. Q:What can I expect in the first year of studying pharmacy? ANS: In the first semester, you will be introduced to the foundational topics of chemistry, biology, and anatomy (where you will get to see cadaver (dead body) during the lab sessions). You will have the opportunity to participate in a compounding lab in semester 1, which is a unique and enjoyable experience (it's like breaking bad but in a good and legal way under a safe environment for those that watch). During the second semester, you will focus more on skills lab sessions where you will get to learn effective communication techniques with patients and counselling skills. This will provide you opportunities to mimic the scenes on a one-on-one role-play exercise with your professors. Before delving into integumentary (skin) and ocular (eye) systems, you will need to complete one more foundational module. Where you will learn about the common diseases associated with these systems, how to differentiate them, and the appropriate medications to treat the different diseases. Q: How is the CHS common module different for Pharmacy students? Pharmacy students, who fall under the faculty of science (FOS), are required to take the CHS modules as well as the 6 General Education (GE) pillars that are mandatory for all NUS students. However, we have a slightly different course structure. Pharmacy students only need to complete 5 General Education (GE) pillars, out of which two (GEA1000 and SPH1901) will be allocated during in your first year. This means they only need to take GEC, GEX, and GEI. Additionally, Pharmacy students are not required to take SP1541, which is a module to write scientific content in a way that non-specialist audience can understand. It will definitely be a relief for those who dislike writing long essays.

On a side note, we will also be providing a compilation of dates and and providing updates when various orientation/faculty camps open sign-ups, so do share this channel with your friends! 🙌🏻

Hello incoming freshies! Today we have Wai Yip, from NUS Business Administration, to pass on some tips to make starting of uni easier for all of yalls!! Gan Wai Yip, from Business Administration, Y1 Q: Is there any way freshies coming into business can prepare for the upcoming ay (like doing courses in advance for exemptions later on etc)? A: For business administration, there isn’t really any courses you can do to get module exemptions or anything of that sort, unless you are from poly. For poly students who studied business administration, you are eligible to take advanced placement tests which exempts you from specific foundational core modules in Year 1. This will help you free up some Modular Credits (MCs) which you can later use to take other modules instead like a minor or a 2nd specialisation. More information regarding the module exemptions for poly students can be found here: https://bba.nus.edu.sg/academic-programmes/module-registration-information/general/ The good (or bad) thing about students coming from poly is that to graduate and attain a honours degree, you only have to study for 3.5 years unlike JC students who have to study the full 4 years. Syllabus-wise, everyone will take the same amount of core modules, just that for JC students, they would be given more MCs to fulfil Unrestricted Electives (UEs). Q: What is your advice to potential business students? A: Personally, I think that it is quite important to find out which specialisation that you are interested in so that you can actually start working your way towards that goal. This is because the business degree is so versatile and there are honestly so many specialisations that you can take up. Hence, having a rough idea of which specialisation you intend to take on will allow you to be more focused to achieve your goal. For example, only after entering university, I realised that I had a lot of interest in the Finance Specialisation and there are a lot of Academic CCAs that caters to groups of students who have that passion and interest to specialise in Finance. However, many a times, this CCAs would expect you to have some kind of foundation to even join their CCA. Academic CCAs such as NUS Invest or NUS Asset and Wealth Management Society requires students to undergo a case interview when applying. Hence, to do well in these assessments, one needs to have a basic understanding of what is a case interview and how to tackle it. Which is why I feel that if you already have a specialisation you have in mind, do go do some research, read up on it so that you can effectively utilise the school’s resources to fast-track and further your learning! Q: Any mods they should look out for?/any mods you would advice them to take? A: For students who think that studying business means not needing to touch coding or computer science related things then you are wrong. All students will be required to take DAO2702 which is a core business module. It is a module on Python 😊 I have not taken the mod yet but my seniors have said that it was quite useful to actually learn some basic coding using Python so that the learning curve will not be so steep.

Next up, we have: Anthea, from Psychology (First Major) and Communications and New Media (Second Major), Y1 Here's what Anthea has to say to incoming freshies! Q: How do majors in CHS work? What is the difference between double majors and double degrees? I’m sure you’ve heard by now that you can change your major as a CHS student. As long as you’re a CHS student, you can technically switch between any of the courses that CHS offers. This means that even if you applied in via a FASS course, you can always switch to declare a FOS course as your first major! You can also declare a new major at the end of every semester up until the end of Year 2. Alternatively, if you’re undecided, you can also choose to leave it undeclared :). If you choose to take a second major within the same faculty (like me), it’ll be considered as a double major. So you’ll graduate with a degree in [your first major] and second major in [your second major]. However, if you were to take a second major from a different faculty, you can choose to upgrade it to a double degree. Meaning, you’ll study for an extra year (total of 5 years) and at the end, graduate with 2 different degrees. If not, you’ll be considered a double major student as well. Q: How does the CHS common curriculum work? Do you take the same modules as those in Science? A: Yes! If you refer to the list of common curriculum modules listed on the website, you’ll notice that most of them overlap for both FOS and FASS students! (So if you have friends in CHS you can take these modules together even if you’re not in the same course :D) However, you’ll be split into two baskets depending if last digit of your matriculation number (you’ll receive it soon I believe, it should start with ‘A’) is odd or even, so do make sure to check which basket you belong to. When the time comes, you’ll be pre-allocated these modules, so you don’t have to worry much about having to bid for them. If you choose to declare a major, you’ll most likely be pre-allocated the introduction module for your course as well. Don’t worry about bidding of modules though, there’ll be a step by step guide that will teach you how to do it when the time comes! Q: Is there anything incoming CHS freshies should take note of / look out for regarding the modules? A: I would say to keep an open mind. The modules are meant for both FOS and FASS students, so there are mods that are clearly more sciencey and others that are clearly more artsy. But as the lecturers will emphasise at the start of each mod, don’t worry because they’re not meant to kill you even if it’s not your kind of thing. They’re just meant to be exposure mods, so as long as you try and put in sufficient effort, there’s no reason for you to not be able to do well! Another thing to note is that there’s quite a lot of group work involved, and you can’t choose your groups usually so do be prepared to have to work with many different people :).

Advanced Placement Test: https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ug/exemptions/a-levels/ The advanced placement test is held in July, which allows those who have learnt programming on their own to sit for a test—if they’re able to prove proficiency, they can skip taking the CS1010 module! “Candidates who are eligible can apply to sit for a placement examination for CS1010 Programming Methodology or its equivalent. Those who pass the examination (as determined by the examiners) will be deemed to have meet the learning outcome of CS1010 or its equivalent; they will receive 4 units and be exempted from taking CS1010 or its equivalent.”