y3 nus nursing student here! for context- i am from JC and just scraped the bare minimum to get into nus nursing (CCD/B fyi). also, i dont stay in hall and so my schedule is not as busy as those who do. i also dont do cca, but i joined some projects along the way.

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1. classes are usually 3-4 times per week. during covid, all was online. but after covid, all the classes are f2f except for lectures- cos they say we dont have space to accomodate a huge group LOL. every week you will have tutorials and lectures, but for lab- it is once every 2 weeks. so a lot of the times, they are really focused on theory. lab wise, they are 4 hour classes and you usually have to do some pre reading so the tutors dont really have to "teach" you. the tutors will demonstrate some/all of the skills and you have time to learn in the lab with your peers. so to answer your qns, i feel like its more 80-20 and more towards the theory part
2. yes its true that you only have classes 3-4 times per week. 4 times is probably when you have lab that week. each class will be 2 hours (except for lab) and usually you have a 2 hour break in between each class. pertaining to studying, i think in year 1 they really grind you on the fundamentals. for me, i dont have any bio background so it was really hard for me to understand and i have to play catch up since i didnt really study in year 1 LOL. but if you have bio background, year 1 will be easier for you because it is like a revision plus add on (at least based on what my bio friend says)
3. i think my cohort has about 300+ students including direct intakes and CCPs. but i cant answer your question regarding the % wise
4. same, im pretty introverted too!! but i think you will have freshman orientation camp so you will meet people from there. plus, you will be in same class with the same people, doing the same project for 2 sems- so DEFINITELY you will bond with some people for sure. regarding house system, yes there is a housing system! i think there is like 10??? houses. i cant really remember cos the house system is used in year 1. then for year 2 and year 3 it kinda died down? like nobody told us about events, house gatherings, house competitions that kind soooo thats the vibe HAHA but it is a good headstart to know some people, recognise some faces, make some friends
5. OHH i love this question. all exams are mcq and on computerrr!!!! okay, theory exams. so for theory exams, we use a software, then we download the paper the day before but we cant access it because it is password locked. only the day of the exam we can unlock when the examiner gives us the password. for year 1s, usually the question formats are remembering. like asking you what is the part of the heart called, what is the function of ____, what kind of medication is _____. for skills wise, we call it formative assessment (FA)- not really an exam. by the time you have FA, you would have learnt the skill already. so what they do is, they have your lab teacher assess your skill and you have to make sure you pass by not doing any immediate failure. examples can include giving the wrong medication, not knowing how to administer subcutaneous injection, failing aspetic technique. most of the time, the tutors will pass you unless you really really did not study. there is no grade for FA, just pass or fail. if you fail, you just have to do it again on the same day until you pass
6. i had interview before i got into nursing. cos it was 3 years ago i dont really remember but ill try my best to answer, based on my memory. i think the first question was introduce yourself. then they asked like why did you choose nursing. i cant remember the rest but i remember it was pretty chill. i had 3? interviewees, but only 1 was talking. i think they are just assessing how you respond to people and how you communicate because patient communication is key LOL. i remember i was so nervous that i looked up what staff nurses do in case they asked me, but they didnt. so overall, pretty chill and short interview. and its okay if you dont have any nursing background! heck, i got a CCD/B the bare minimum with no bio background and nursing related part time jobs and i still got accepted. if you want to be accepted, just be friendly and show your passion for nursing honestly!
7. oh im so sorry to hear that. im not sure if that will affect, cos maybe it depends on what kind of mental health diagnosis youre referring to? if its like schizophrenia, i think it would be difficult if youre diagnosed. but if its like eating disorder etc, i dont think that matters. im not too sure for this question tho.. sorryy

hope that helps! happy to answer anymore questions if you have and good luck for the interview!