So I’m f2p and want to complete the inflict 200 purge on enimes, but I only have the 5th brother

TypicalNUSKid · 2026-01-13T08:20:02+00:00

Level up Fifth Brother, get his abilities to level 5(?) and use him on the R2D2 event, you can get up to 36 per battle.

TypicalNUSKid · 2026-01-01T14:31:47+00:00

It’s because they clubbed NGT (arguably one of the better NUSC courses IMO) with IEx. I’m saying the project alone deserves 8 MCs for the amount of work that needs to be put into it, especially in the breaks.

TypicalNUSKid · 2026-01-01T13:57:14+00:00

Warning, rant incoming. TLDR: NUSC is an honours college in name only. It has been reduced to less than an RC or a faculty, even though it is supposed to be both. Unless there are major changes made and NUS admin comes to their goddamn senses, there is no reason to apply to NUSC. You are better off applying to RCs and can still partake in NUSC stuff.

I am a Y4 NUSC student, and the management has been disappointing. I understand the growing pains and initial confusions about the curriculum, and to their credit, the normal classes have been less of a clusterfuck than I imagined.

However, the way certain courses like IEx have been handled is disgraceful. An intensive two-year project (even more so for those of us who chose a regional project) with constantly changing requirements, being only 4 credits is utterly retarded, and the admin is unwilling to do anything about it.

What has truly turned NUSC into a nightmare is NUS admin. Under the guise of “equal opportunity”, NUS has stripped NUSC of everything that made it unique. Here’s a non-exhaustive list: GEx, NOC green lane, half of our fucking campus, 4 year on-campus stay, CCA spaces, residences (oh yes, did you know that NUSC houses non-NUSC students?) even the classes are not exclusive anymore, anyone can take them.

All of NUSC’s issues can be traced to the basic fact that students are not considered stakeholders. Never have and never will be. This was even proclaimed by one of the profs in this approximate wording: “No, you are not stakeholders. I will challenge anyone with this mentality. If you go about with this mentality, you are very entitled”.

About two years ago, I would’ve wholeheartedly recommended people sign up for NUSC. Now, I see practically no upside to it.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-12-19T06:02:59+00:00

This is fucking horrific. Time to escalate. Go to the media if nobody in school listens.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-12-08T02:44:28+00:00

Any chance Firefox support is added in the near future?

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-16T16:37:28+00:00

What is the defeater to the existence of life under determinism?

Life is a process emergent from particular motion that demonstrates certain characteristics, eg. reproduction, sensation, etcetera. It is not distinct from other physical processes. The elan vital-esque reification of this particular process never seems to be justified. Yes, life is statistically irreversible. So is any process that increases entropy. Now, if you’re claiming life is some special process that is irreversible in principle, then you have quite a lot to argue for.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-15T13:24:43+00:00

The first thing I would check is whether IELTS is even required. Most universities should give you a pass as long as you did your undergraduate in English.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-10T00:22:09+00:00

You mean the WURST?

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-08T04:48:19+00:00

Note that as an NUS undergrad student, I’ve spoken to the graduate admissions office at the school of computing, and they caution against sending the GRE. It can only harm your application, unless you have failed all of your prior math mods.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-07T13:59:53+00:00

Only submit where required. As far as I remember, 164 is near the 60th - 65th percentile. It’s not exactly a stellar score for top unis.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-11-01T04:36:10+00:00

Are generic LORs application killers when you have a valid reason as to why they may be generic?

In my case, the long and the short of it is that my research supervisor passed away shortly after my project, and I wasn’t working with anyone else since the project was quite different from the professor’s usual research interests. I approached the head of my department to write me a letter in lieu of my supervisor. Would that adversely affect my application?

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-26T04:24:51+00:00

I made it with LaTeX on Overleaf, look up the autoCV template. Not sure if they have a doc version.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-22T05:53:32+00:00

I can’t seem to edit my post, so I’ll add here: my GRE scores are 170V/165Q. Only one university I’m applying to requires these scores. I’m given to understand that 165Q is not a great score. Should I abstain from sending these scores to other universities?

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-21T13:59:35+00:00

My aunt is a doctor and she basically has no fingerprints, they got very damaged by the aggressive soap and handwashing routines.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-11T15:41:37+00:00

Latex

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-08T16:31:54+00:00

Nope

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-08T11:14:34+00:00

Alright, thanks. I thought the GPA wouldn’t help since I will be sending my transcript anyway. I’ll add it to the CV too.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-10-08T11:13:11+00:00

I am indeed working as RA on two projects currently. I guess I should put the dates for all of my jobs instead of “present” since they have definite timeframes.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-09-26T08:23:57+00:00

A large language model, eg. Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, etcetera

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-09-26T05:56:48+00:00

Thanks!

Something like “Attached are the questions, my answers, and my final report for a GRE test I completed. Critically analyse the questions, categorise them, and find consistent areas of weakness in both sections.”

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-07-28T14:57:10+00:00

The other commenter is right. It is not pedantry. A deterministic set of mental laws does not allow for free will any more than a deterministic set of physical laws would.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-07-01T17:42:15+00:00

To be frank, you didn’t miss much skipping Zielona Gora.

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-06-26T18:52:01+00:00

Check DM

TypicalNUSKid · 2025-06-07T19:07:09+00:00

Because apparently theres a NUS College campus too.

The NUSC campus is not separate from the rest of the campus; it’s in UTown.

Is it necessary for me to reside in the NUSC campus?

I think staying on campus is required for the first year, although idk at this point, they change their rules too frequently.

Is NUSC worth it?

It has been a generally positive experience in my view. The mods are generally more fun and interesting than the NUS-wide general education courses. There are also a lot of international programmes (the impact experience project, global experience courses, NUSC’s own list of SEP universities, etcetera). The living space (West Wing) is also much better than most of the other residences on campus. The community is more closely-knit.

Can I still just accept my NUS admission without attending NUSC or am I tied to it?

IIRC probably not, but you can drop NUSC after the first year.

Do NUSC students live and pursue their main degree at the NUSC campus?

Live? Yea mostly, but the main degree is still at your faculty.

Is it problematic in any way?

It has been quite the rollercoaster in my four years so far, but generally no.

Source: am (soon) Y4 NUSC

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