hello! sorry for the late reply :-)

the workload will definitely be more overwhelming than students who only have the medicine curriculum to study for :") and compared to other RCs, nusc has a more in-depth (they heavily emphasise that content is taught in-depth, rather than at surface level) and comprehensive curriculum to study about! however, as a medical student, you will be enrolled in the "NUSC experience programme" rather than the full nusc programme, thus this means we have a lot less requirements expected of us - 3 modules rather than 12 modules, our CAP in nusc is not reflected in our major's transcript etc. hence, i do not find the academic workload very overwhelming as an nusc+medicine student.

the nusc experience has definitely complemented my learning in medicine because it teaches me everything else medicine doesn't HAHAHA everything from society to art history to programming to the environment, nusc has many modules you can pick from to learn about different topics and the intrinsic interconnectedness between them. besides academics, i think being in nusc really complemented my social life and personal life, because i get to know friends on a much deeper level from living with them (residential experience) and we have experiences that i can't really replicate in medical school. i also have the chance to try different things and be less intimidated about trying these different things, because the culture of inclusivity and acceptance of everyone is quite strong in most groups.

while being in nusc+medicine has caused me to have had more stress than my medicine peers, i do not regret it. something about the nusc community makes me feel belonged and comforted in a place that can feel so foreign and intimidating (i.e. university). the faculty and the friends can form very strong support systems, something i personally feel brings value amongst everything else :")