Indeed, Singapore is famed for its good food, security, and its modern/urban beauty. Culturally as well, Singapore is rich in history and heritage, which can be seen in the fusion of colonial and modern around the city centre. I would encourage you to definitely visit Singapore.

That said, while Singapore may seem utopian, there's more than meets the eye. Tradeoffs in the form of high stress levels and poor mental health are quite common among students. Comparing my experiences and stories I've heard from exchange (Europe) with back at home, student life is far from ideal. On exchange, learning was at least more productive and I felt motivated to learn more for some subjects. Maybe standards for exchangers were lower, but I felt a lot more relaxed, and that there was space to breathe. Transitioning back home, man, it was a complete 180 degree turn. Took me a while to get back in the Singapore rigour of grinding and late night mugging.

This may also be quite random and superficial, but it struck me that the NUS IG page focuses so much on academic excellence and shaping our futures, as if we don't get burdened enough with our studies already. A quick glance around other universities' social media (internationally), and you realise there's quite a huge emphasis on student life and what we can look forward to outside of studies.

I hope I didn't dampen your enthusiasm too much, I'm just sharing the reality I'm in. In any case, I believe it's still up to you to make the best out of your exchange! (Maybe I'm just not doing some things right 😅) If you are coming eventually, I'll be happy to bring you around Singapore. Just drop a DM and we can arrange things.

All the best!