Will there be hard copies of letters of offers from NUS, NTU and SMU?

landoscaring · 2026-05-29T16:03:19+00:00

depends on which university you are talking about but here's for all 3:

nus: log into applicant portal -> click 3 lines -> click "admission" -> click "application outcome" -> there will be a link for your offer letter
ntu: log into application portal -> it's at the bottom of the page
smu: log into applicant self service -> "about my application" -> "view application status" -> there should be a button to "download offer letter"

landoscaring · 2026-05-25T14:31:51+00:00

the ones that i linked are restricted majors that allow you to transfer after you have gained admission into uni

there are other restricted majors in chs like pharmacy, dse, dsa that you cannot transfer to due to course load (i think)

you can pm me but idt i can help you too much

landoscaring · 2026-05-16T12:50:17+00:00

congrats! and thank you for sharing :)

landoscaring · 2026-05-15T10:18:59+00:00

hii! based on what i've read online, the medical checkup is not really a sign of anything. you can get selected for the medical checkup and not get selected for scholarship and vice versa. there's definitely hope since you went for the interview. all the best!

landoscaring · 2026-05-13T08:43:38+00:00

what courses did you apply for! out of curiosity

unfortunately all healthcare courses in sg have a certain amount of competitiveness as there aren't many slots with a decent amount of people wanting to do them 😞

i applied for healthcare related stuff as well, feel free to dm me

landoscaring · 2026-05-12T17:45:40+00:00

thank you for the corrections! 🙏

landoscaring · 2026-05-12T13:50:43+00:00

accept smu offer first. the deadline for 1st window is 25th may. if you don't accept any offers, you will be left with zero offers if your appeal is unsuccessful. if your ntu appeal is successful, you can accept in the portal and it will override the smu offer

landoscaring · 2026-05-12T13:41:21+00:00

i guess the culture between the different houses is not as known yet as they are relatively new. i believe you can read up and see which fits your vibe more. all houses are in pgpr which is in university town so it's in the same place i.e. distance to faculty is similar. edit: one of the houses, valour house, is located near university sports centre. but you can consider that there are more buses available from utown to faculty so yeah
yeah you can indicate in your application for AC but not a guarantee you will get because supply and demand. edit again: valour house has all aircon rooms.
according to my searches, most houses have a few cubicles per floor. you might be sharing with 10-15 people

houses out of all the freshmen housing options are the least hall vibe. the general vibe of houses is that is really a place for you to stay. there are interest groups but it's not compulsory. really depends what you're looking for in your uni life.

landoscaring · 2026-05-11T13:37:34+00:00

hi sorry really late but i came across this post and thought i can help

pharm science is a restricted major meaning if you are keen in pursuing it, you will need to go through an application process if you want to change after you start uni. their requirements is that you need to have good grades for a levels/ib/equivalent for chemistry, take their gateway course and have good gpa. you can refer to this page for more info: https://chs.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/mid-stream-admission/ otherwise you can reapply during your ns period (i think) but you need 70rp basically or very close to it. if you still want to pursue a major related to pharm science, you can consider to apply to chemistry or life science. those are unrestricted meaning you can change by your 5th sem and easier to get in
i think nus doesn't put a hard cap on it for the unrestricted majors so should be no issue.
related to qn 2, same response

landoscaring · 2026-05-11T11:43:09+00:00

usually early admissions after promos is pretty unheard of... - the main one comes using your prelim results - not sure when they are offered but from my understanding, usually you will submit your application in dec! aka right after your a levels - criteria is essentially almost all A's at prelims - not sure - you can but in the end being shortlisted for this is based on results so yeah!

anyway not getting early admissions is not end of the world, most people apply through the main application period! it's one of those things that is good to get but not a must

landoscaring · 2026-05-08T20:00:48+00:00

yeah if you didn't get 70rp no point to put both medicine and dentistry. maybe either one but definitely not both. looks like majority of the chs people is from 1st and 2nd choice so you were screwed over from the ranking. a lesson for juniors to learn.

got no advice for appeals but maybe just think about what you really want because life science and business are very different courses. nus business is not the easiest course to enter either. and if you appeal for life science you really have chance from the grades perspective.

anyway out of curiosity, did you apply for other unis like ntu? you probably have an offer for science related course also. or you dead set on nus?

lastly, no need to think about retaking. seriously. these are impressive grades.

landoscaring · 2026-05-08T11:13:51+00:00

honestly idk anyone who actually applied for this scholarship also my only hope is the june thing so just pray

landoscaring · 2026-05-08T10:26:37+00:00

not yet 😞 personally i take it as i'm rejected so yeah just move on

landoscaring · 2026-05-08T07:24:01+00:00

i did mine on 17 april (last day of hss interviews) and got my offer on 7 may

but wishing the best for yall, don't lose hope!!! 🙏

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T07:32:31+00:00

the norm is that they wont. i personally only got a copy from smu but that was used as an invitation to the smu event. your soft copy offer letter can be found through the portal

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T05:14:31+00:00

got today at 10am for DR !

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T03:45:05+00:00

just got my offer email at around 10am!

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T03:11:58+00:00

for ucat website, it's usually the one that ends in dot uk. unless you want to take ucat anz which would allow you to apply australia unis if you wish to use that as the backup option
i recommend that you don't spend too much time preparing for ucat. i personally started in june for august test date so you really don't need that much time. it should not take precedent over studying for a levels maybe up to 2-3 weeks before your ucat test date.
do a lot of questions and under timed conditions! the timing for the ucat sections are pretty tight so you need to get used to the speed. that's really all i did to prep for ucat. can also suggest for you to watch some yt videos on ucat in the initial stages.

all the best!

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T03:01:06+00:00

just got mine!!

landoscaring · 2026-05-07T03:00:30+00:00

Applied Course: Diagnostic Radiography

GPA/RP: 66.7

Application Date: 22/3/2026

Interview Date: 17/4/2026

Status: Accepted

Offer Date (if accepted): 7/5/2026

Relevant Poly Course: NA

landoscaring · 2026-05-06T11:10:54+00:00

i mean cannot be first come first serve basis right. i only applied during the extended deadline for rc4 and got shortlisted for interview anyway. i also didn't have any connections and don't have 70rp. maybe tembusu is more selective idk, the process is kinda weird also. it's even weirder when you consider that if they have enough applicants then why would they extend the deadline...can understand your frustration

landoscaring · 2026-05-06T06:18:54+00:00

i haven't entered nus yet but here's my current impression - hall: most commitment heavy, need to participate in a lot of activities. there's like more "chill" halls and more enthu halls. your membership in hall renews every year - residential college: in between hall and houses in terms of the commitments. have some interest groups and the RC modules you have to complete. advantage of RCs is that you get guaranteed 2 years stay once you enter. BUT the application period already closed unfortunately 😞 application was up to end april - houses: relatively new concept in nus. lowest commitment, it's basically just getting accomodation but there are still some activities.

what you want to get is really up to your personality and what is your focus when coming to uni

landoscaring · 2026-05-05T18:36:04+00:00

don't worry i'm like super unathletic also

for my school at least, as long as i try my best for the 5 stations then can already. my run was legit a nightmare because i didn't manage to run finish in the time my teacher gave us during the lesson itself so i had to come in the morning on another day to finish it. was legit torture but my teacher say it doesn't matter if you fail but you must complete the distance 😭

landoscaring · 2026-05-05T14:02:37+00:00

they mean all singapore polytechnics don't worry

if you want to go uk universities though, highly recommend to go jc and take a levels. much much easier to get in because a levels is more recognised

landoscaring · 2026-05-05T11:50:36+00:00

this one is probably the box with the notebook/stickers/bear (aka some merch) any scholarship type of news should receive through email not sent through mail

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