Prospective (american) undergrad!

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hello! i am very interested in studying in singapore since NUS and NTU are really amazing schools!!!

im wondering what my chances are for applying undergrad, since i know that these schools are ranked super highly among the world…only makes sense they’d be really selective right?

i’d probably be applying to biology/biomedical engineering/something around that field although i haven’t pinpointed EXACTLY which.

i have about a 3.9 gpa unweighted and 4.2 weighted (6 ap’s in sophomore/junior year: biology, chemistry, chinese, us history, music theory, english)

AP tests so far: Psychology 5, Biology 5. I haven’t taken my junior year ones yet but I’m predicting that I’ll get English 4, Chinese 5, US History 4, Chemistry 5.

i dont know if they’re going to count senior year ap’s? but i’ll probably have ap calc ab, ap physics, and ap gov

my ACT with writing is composite 35 with writing 10 (Grammar 35, Math 35, Reading comp 34, Science 36)

I haven’t taken SAT 2 yet but since I’m pretty ok with math, my practice tests indicate math 780-800. I’ll be taking chemistry and us history with projected scores of 760+…does it look bad if i dont have bio on there?

i dont really have much extracurriculars…unless marching band section leader counts lol. does NUS require essays? i looked through their admission process and im not entirely clear on anything other than documents i have to send.

please help! and thanks!

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Singapore’s universities mainly look at academics, they rarely look at extracurriculars so i don’t think you have to worry a lot about that. Your GPA is rather high so i would say you’ve got a high chance

But i probably would not want to study in Singapore because i find the system very rigid

Just my own opinion, hope no one is offended

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haha, thanks!

what do you mean about “rigid system”? do you mean like…educationally or jus socially in general?

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Education wise. Even in primary and secondary schools, the system is pretty rigid. They do not offer a well-rounded education like the US provides. IMO, i would say our system is pretty much like the UK’s. There’s a lot of theory going on and less room for open discussions