<p>I currently live in Germany and am doing the IB.</p>
<p>I was thinking of going to the UK initially and currently hold a BSc Economics offer at Warwick, but considering the international fee that I would have to pay for three years, I decided to look elsewhere in the world. As I was initially thinking of the UK, I do not have any SAT scores (+ US is even more expensive than the UK :o). In fact, school grades is everything I got.</p>
<p>I have:
HL: Maths (7), Physics(7), Chemistry(7), German B(7),
SL: English A Lang&Lit(6), History(6~7)
Bonus: (2~3)
This will give me at least 42 and maximum 44.</p>
<p>Would I have a decent shot at NUS, for FASS Econ major?</p>
<p>I looked into some other threads and people seem to discourage applying to NUS due to its "death of learning". Coming from S.Korea, I can imagine how it would be, but at the same time it never hurts to apply so at the moment I would like to just look at my chances.</p>
<p>I am genuinely interested in Economics (never learned in school as it's not a course that is offered, but I learned it myself and wrote my EE on it.), and I currently am interested in Investment Banking (esp. M&A) after I graduate. Singapore is one of the largest financial hub and this is also one factor to consider, as I would have more networking opportunities there. If someone could comment on this as well, it would be highly appreciated.</p>
<p>EDIT: I forgot to mention ECs. I heard that it's quite important for Singapore?</p>
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<li>Book publishing on card magic.</li>
<li>MUN and participated in the THIMUN conference</li>
<li>Volunteering in Sri Lanka + Ghana fund-raising</li>
<li>Performed in several plays and musicals.</li>
<li>Play the piano and have performed in several concerts.</li>
<li><p>Treasurer in my school</p></li>
<li><p>I don't know how much this will help but:</p></li>
<li><p>Read several books and read the economist weekly.</p></li>
<li><p>Learning Mathemagic by Arthur Benjamin.</p></li>
<li><p>Memory Palace.
(I think the above could be used as a side note in my personal statement - wait, do I write a personal statement for NUS at all?)</p></li>
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