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NUS BBA teasession, 24th May 08

May 25th, 2008

Okay, is time for a little update on my Uni choice. Just attended NUS BBA teasession yesterday in the University Cultural Hall. Great location. It seems like NUS has a really good career service office. Okay, thats not the point. NUS is really rich and generous. They are willing to spend bucks to attract students. They held a luncheon, inviting all potential BBA students to Orchard Hotel, 8-course meal man! Then the BBA Teasession where the location is wow, and they serve nice cakes too!

During the Teasession, I talked to one of the big shots from NUS BBA, she asked what I am being offered, and I told her Concurrent Degree BBA + MSc. Then she asked, ‘So you have accepted the offer?’ Obviously not yet, and her reply was ‘Wah, give you direct master, still don’t want to accept yet ar?’ (Those aren’t the exact words, but the meaning is there) Is the offer really that great? I had one friend saying me stupid that I still need to kill my brain cells thinking of my Uni choice as it’s so clearly that NUS has given me the best offer among the 2 versities I chosen.

So what’s my choice? Wait, not finish yet. When we were in the bus touring NUS, the Bizad President, Richie said he faced the same dilemma 2 years ago, but his choice to NUS was triggered by Dr Mahathir because when Dr M was giving a speech in SMU, he kept mentioning NUS. So, since a Prime Minister talks about the school, the school must be a good school, aye?

I think I would be stupid if I don’t go NUS for its USP, MSc and the flexible choice of cross faculty module. And since SMU has cheated my feeling by saying that they will reply us the outcome last week, I have decided to choose NUS. But I still like SMU, for its campus, style and culture. I used to think that the class participation thing is a very attractive feature of SMU, but I believe if I want to talk, i can speak up anywhere, and talk with passion, instead of being pressured to talk. Well, I guess, I’ll just have to be practical and choose the one which gives me more opportunities.

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The Final Showdown

May 22nd, 2008

Oh shit, I really don’t know how to choose. Flip a coin, head or tail? Banging my heads on the wall… BANG BANG BANG! Ouch! Still don’t know. If SMU don’t offer me Extraordinary Scholarship, I’ll go NUS, full-stop!

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Versity Dilemma

May 21st, 2008

Deadline is approaching. By 2nd June, I will have to make my decision of which Versity to go to, either SMU or NUS. The choice is difficult to make. Right now, I have been offered Business Management and Economics double degree by SMU and heard nothing from NUS apart from the acceptance of University Scholar Programme. Well, seems like there’s is only one choice for me now. But I guess NUS will reply in the coming days.

I realise both Uni adopt different strategies in luring students. SMU acted swiftly by comfirming the offer of places , just 2 days after the interview while NUS took damn long time but still no replies (but i heard many others gotten their outcome, maybe NUS don’t want me, I don’t care). Certainly, the sincerity of SMU is felt (i’m not bias) since their prompt replies reduce our anxiousness. On the contrary, the NUS internal systems seem to be fragmented. How can the USP gives me an offer while there’s still nothing from the School of Biz. Maybe they want to surprise me? I hope so :)

I was shortlisted for the Lee Kong Chian scholarship interview, entered the final round, but I don’t think I am going to make it though. Just praying that they are going to offer me some other scholarships instead. And yes, they are efficient, SMU says they will inform us between May and June. As for NUS, I went for the don’t-know-what scholarship interview, but heard that the outcome will only be revealed in mid or end June. Why don’t they just reveal it now to attract the potential students? i’m sure many will turn away just because of Scholarships matter. Right now, i can only pray hard for a scholarship, please pray for me too!

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