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<p>Some colleges like Stanford do ask you to send all your ACT and SAT scores (i.e. no selective scoring sending). Legacy helps a bit by itself - but much more if your parents have donated a lot to the university.</p>
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does it mean your pretty much screwed with a bad SAT score? my IB grades seem to be pretty fine, in fact, i’d say very good in comparison to what people would normally obtain for J1 promo results if you know what i mean :)</p>
<p>does coming from a UWC help? some say it helps…</p>
<p>^ Well, a lot of people don’t send their J1 promo results so the colleges never actually see it. Anyway, I would think they are pretty much used to Singaporeans having a smattering of Bs and Cs in internal school exams anyway.</p>
<p>I am not sure about UWC since a number of students in UWCs / SAS etc might be American citizens. That would give you a big leg up over the Singaporeans.</p>
<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I’m hoping this wouldn’t sound like too much of a plug here, but could anyone offer some opinions on getting into Stanford as an unhooked singaporean? I’m particularly interested in either a Singaporean or asian perspective; from what I can tell, international admissions at Stanford are on a totally different level of competitiveness - I’m not sure if the input from US folks frequenting the what are my chances forums would be as helpful as input from an someone local. :)</p>
<p>In any case, it would really be great if you guys could take a quick peek at my stats - I’ve created a thread in the chances forum to avoid clutter here:</p>
<p>[Unhooked</a> Singaporean for Stanford](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/951504-unhooked-singaporean-stanford-even-possible-will-chance-back.html]Unhooked”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/951504-unhooked-singaporean-stanford-even-possible-will-chance-back.html)</p>
<p>Oh - in case you’re wondering, I come from ACS(I), 2nd batch of IB diploma dudes. A shout out to all ACSians here! :D</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>^ It might be the easiest among the HYPSM schools but it is still quite hard. I am posting a more detailed reply on your chance thread.</p>
<p>Hi Singapore engineering students in US universities:</p>
<p>I’d like to ask about the US units of measurements. Is it true that USA uses measurements like Farenheit, feet, inches, yards etc as opposed to the SI and metric units we’re used to?</p>
<p>How big of an adjustment is that? Or is it just a simple step 0 to convert using a given table? Thanx!</p>
<p>From what I understand, US universities still use SI units in science and math. You might have to do some guestimation at the supermarket though.</p>
<p>dartmouth wise, how hard is it to get inside it? i knew two asian classmates at my school who got in with under 2000 for SATs…</p>
<p>for all those out there who are studying in US colleges, would you say it is wise to apply for financial aid, then say, if they reject you at the financial offices because they cant afford you, can you then afford to top up the difference? would it be a smarter way to try and reduce the bill?</p>
<p>hurrrrrrrrr my american friends are the subject of my ribbing for using archaic units</p>
<p>^Haha, Fiona! I don’t quite qet the joke, but it seems pretty daring of you to take on all the Americans all together 
lol!</p>
<p>My burning question is… AP credits and skipping intro courses. I took A’levels (BCME) and I’m wondering how exactly that translates for us into the American system of AP exams graded on a scale of 5.</p>
<p>More importantly, would you guys recommend just re-taking the intro courses (eg: intro to Chem + lab, which I thought A level Chem can get you out of) for the first semester? It’ll preserve your GPA while you make the big transition to American college life.</p>
<p>But I have no idea really. Didn’t we mug hard at A levels to deserve to milk all the advanced credits we can? I would love to free up credits to take fun classes you can probably never find in Sg. These fun classes will probably boost GPA too, since I’ll select classes I’m interested to study in.</p>
<p>Another pro to taking advanced credits is that if a particular class (prob an upper level toughie) gets your GPA down, you still have room credit hours-wise to re-take that class the next semester, to save your GPA and help you understand the material better.</p>
<p>Pls advice :D</p>
<p>^ It all depends on your university. Each university will have different policies regarding advanced placement so decide after you get in.</p>
<p>^I’m in already cos I’m class of 2014. Or do u mean when my feet are actually on USA soil? So how can you tell? Did you skim the syllabus of Chem 1 (eg: Intro to Chem), for instance?</p>
<p>I heard I was supposed to hand the A’level syllabuses (along with the cert) to the Academic Office for them to decide? Thanks ya!</p>
<p>^ Oh, in that case, why not check out your school’s advanced placement website? I think they will have specific procedures on placement for A-levels (and the German Abitur, the IB, etc…). It is too late to take any new APs now.</p>
<p>hey guys does anyone know anything about NUS econs or SMU econs? like how good the program is in terms of grad school placements, job placements and the general feel of it (like discussions, faculty etc.)? And between say a top 20-30 lac and NUS/SMU which would you choose?</p>
<p>Hey guys. Please chance me for the Singaporean universities - NUS, NTU, SMU?</p>
<p>International Student, South Asian.
UK GCE O levels Grades - 8A, 1B
UK GCE A levels Grades - 3A (Full A Levels), 1a (AS Level)</p>
<p>ECAs:</p>
<p>Member - Student Government (2007)
President - Student Government (2008)
President - Business Society
Reached Top 8 teams (350 participating) in country’s most prestigious business plan competition
Organizer - Various Fun Fairs at school. Eaised a lot of money for charity.
Editor and Administrator - a famous informative website - 51 Articles (7 Featured)
Author - An article on pharmaceutical industry in a leading newspaper
Certification - Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Community Service (more than 160 hours)</p>
<p>I am applying for:</p>
<p>NUS BBA
NTU Bachelor of Business
SMU - Business (Major: Investment Banking)</p>
<p>Please chance me? Will chance you back (Good at Hong Kong universities).</p>
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<p>Can’t help you much, but there’s one fact that stands out - I believe SMU Econs grads are, on average, the highest paid fresh grads out of any course in NUS, NTU and SMU. $4,300 a month average right out of school, if I remember correctly.</p>
<p>Do i have a chance at liberal arts colleges if i have good sats (2300+ superscored) and bad grades? I’m doing really badly on internal exams with Ds and Es and I am very worried that it would seriously affect my chances as most schools have very high average gpa for incoming classes esp those us students with 4.0 gpa lol.</p>
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<p>Prelim/block tests are generally hard. If 50% of everyone taking the subject in your school gets ‘A’ at A-levels and you are in the top 40% or so - you don’t need to worry.</p>
<p>I’m having my visa interview in a few days’ time! D:</p>
<p>Anyone cares to share his/her visa interview experience? What were the questions asked? Any tips on preparing for it on hindsight?</p>
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My interview was about a month ago and it lasted like two minutes (even though I had to wait two hours). Questions were:
- why do you want to go to [the school i’m going to]?
- did you apply and were you accepted to other schools?
- who’s financing your education? (The lady just flipped through my financial documents without bothering to take a good look.)</p>
<p>That’s it. I was surprised it was so short. My only tips would be
- don’t freak out
- don’t over-prepare for the interview but be prepared to endure the ridiculous inefficiency.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>