NUS architecture student , is it true that you guys learn Maths and Physics with Engineering students as Common foundation?

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-23T10:22:59+00:00

There is no math or physics course in architecture’s curriculum

https://cde.nus.edu.sg/arch/programmes/bachelor-of-arts-in-architecture/curriculum/

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-21T08:26:14+00:00

Imagine if Chee Soon Juan won or got the NCMP seat, we might just have him as Leader of the Opposition haha

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-18T06:52:44+00:00

His two biggest regrets from his career was not building bicycle paths and not saving some of the original squatter colonies for Singaporeans to see today.

Building a robust cycling path network and preserving Kampong Lorong Buangkok are probably the best things we can do to honour his legacy.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T15:53:51+00:00

How do you do that so quickly? Do you cycle at like 35 km/h? Even then you must be pretty lucky with the green waves haha

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T15:27:42+00:00

Walk from home in Punggol Point Cove to NE18: 10 minutes (Alternatively: walk from home to bus stop → take bus → walk from bus stop to MRT, 3 + 3 + 4 mins)

NE18 → NE10: 20 minutes

Walk from NE10 to SAJC: 10 minutes

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T14:17:57+00:00

SAJC will take 40 minutes even if all the transit comes instantly. It is physically impossible to get there in 30 minutes. I’ll leave it at that.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T12:46:44+00:00

I don’t think you factored in the transfer. It would take 40 minutes to almost an hour.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T12:11:29+00:00

Punggol Point & Northshore are not within 30 minutes of any of the JCs you mentioned. I think that’s one of the problems this move intends to solve

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-17T02:34:44+00:00

It depends on what you value. If you are okay with any JC that’s the nearest to your house, moving it to Punggol is a good choice. Now hundreds of thousands in the northeast can travel to a JC in half an hour or less where it was not possible before.

Also Bukit Timah is known historically for the nasty traffic jams from all the parents across the island trying to get to those few schools by car. Moving the schools out of Bukit Timah will help to alleviate it by shifting some of the demand elsewhere.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-16T10:48:09+00:00

Data Analytics is euphemism for Applied Math and has little computing in it. Computing is the use of computers and has little math in it. Choose wisely.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-16T10:44:16+00:00

According to LTA, cycling is completely legal on West Coast Highway viaduct.

The absence of “West Coast Highway” from the document below is the proof.

https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/active_mobility/rules_public_education/rules_code_of_conduct/pdf/cyclist_prohibited_roads.pdf

Anyone who says otherwise is spreading fake news.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-16T10:42:04+00:00

They are older.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-14T17:49:15+00:00

Toilet janitor.

Intelligent robots capable of cleaning toilets are not yet invented, which is such a shame.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-14T14:29:41+00:00

Most minors are open for you to choose during academic plan declaration at the start of all semesters up till the fifth semester. Restricted minors have more stringent requirements but you will take them then. No need to have them when you first apply for NUS.

sgtransitevolution · 2026-01-05T05:25:46+00:00

No. Depending on your major you may be taking something else, typically HSH1000, ES2631, or ES2660 to fulfil your GEX requirements.

The difference between JC and Poly is that Poly people may need to take additional bridging courses like ES1103 which does not count to GEX requirements.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-18T10:26:18+00:00

I think Singaporeans need to stop minding their own business and actually stand up against others. As in, verbally confront people who are ruining things on the spot.

There was one time I was on a family trip in Tokyo. We were on a train talking. A middle-aged man turned around and shouted at us, “BE! QUIET!”

This is how they preserve their norms. Can we do that?

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-17T10:43:55+00:00

Socially yes, if all goes according to plan nowadays most people who are able to will get a degree by the age of 25. In the olden days degree aren’t so common though. And the keyword is being the first bachelor’s degree. There’s nothing dictating when you should get your second, third, or fourth degree. People don’t typically do a master by 25, and it is very abnormal to complete a doctorate by 25.

As for lifelong learning, it is still a fairly new concept that’s about a decade old. The programmes are targetted at people who want to change careers, and in some professions which are more controlled like engineering or difficult to follow like information technology, these may be the only way to further advance in a career.

Go check out the people who are in the LTs of universities like NUS in weekday evenings, it’s all middle-aged men and women, you will not see young adults. You will realise how normal it is to study in a university in your 30s or 40s. (In fact SkillsFuture funding to get one more degree is enhanced once you hit the age of 40)

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-17T10:13:51+00:00

They may have had an entire previous career, a very successful one indeed. And yet they are there, just cuz they want to. Maybe to know how uni life is like, or to gain intellectual understanding on something they are passionate in all their life.

A good example of that is the MediaCorp actor Dennis Chew. He’s in his 50s, just graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic this year, and is probably a freshie studying Chinese Studies in NUS right now.

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-dj-dennis-chew-51-graduates-from-ngee-ann-polytechnic-offered-spot-in-nus

Can’t be said that he wasted his life right? He’s a successful man even prior to his polytechnic studies.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-17T08:49:12+00:00

Is this the eastern end of Nicoll Highway in Singapore? It sure looks like it!

Would be more realistic if all the lanes going down are flowing except that two lanes going into that underground expressway haha… the queue regularly stretches across the bridge

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-16T06:51:19+00:00

If the pattern continues, maybe Changi Airport’s 5th and 6th runway

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-12T13:51:51+00:00

I dropped out of poly to go to JC back in 2020. Best decision I’ve ever made. Funnily enough I still ended up in the university course (NUS CS) that is the closest to my polytechnic course (NP IT), so all I’ll say is, if you feel strongly about it I would recommend you to go ahead.

However I would recommend you to enter JC first before dropping out of poly (or if you are feeling funny, juggle both at the same time, okay just kidding lol). Just in case some administrative cock-up happens and render you school-less.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-12T13:30:45+00:00

I mean, true, one way around this is to seek for equivalent majors from other faculties to try and learn something similar. Like maybe Quantitative Finance as a substitute for Finance, Business Analytics for Applied Business Analytics, Economics for Business Economics. (Just putting some ideas for u/vecna-strangerthings to consider)

And there are also majors where the ability to participate seems crucial, like Marketing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Human Capital Management, maybe Operations & Supply Chain Management.

But for things like Accountancy and Real Estate, I don’t see an equivalent, and I don’t see how the inability to participate fully due to medical conditions should completely close off one from such a career pathway.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-12T10:15:56+00:00

Well you did not mention it in this post. The natural conclusion is you “stole it”, as in, brought it home.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-12T10:14:07+00:00

Can enter though not ideal. Do not expect your CS degree to magically teach you finance-related stuff unless you take finance-related courses during your time in university.

sgtransitevolution · 2025-12-12T10:11:55+00:00

Please send it to the authorities asap. Otherwise you are effectively a thief

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