<p>hey neha1. i saw ur posts fr last yr. i had wanted to apply to US but under some unforeseen circumstances i can no longer do so. so i'm gonna apply to NUS next yr. but since i've alrd reg for SAT II i'm jus gonna go ahead. will having good SAT scores help in getting into more competitive courses like med in NUS? pls advice..</p>
<p>hey!
hmm, where medicine is concerned lemme tell u wat happened this yr:</p>
<p>i have many frenz who never really were alld at interested in medicine but upon receivin their resulst[4As and decent gp/mt grades] they went haead n appeldi anyway but result was most fo them were rejected... soem did really resally well with S paper distinctions/excellent CCa record n Still were rejected...</p>
<p>whereas i have frenz who were immediately accepted even with 3As and decent gp grade... </p>
<p>wat made them tick? the INTERVIEW,...these ppl, even with decent grades[not stellar] really really wnated to enter medicine for years and they SHOWED it in thier interview n essay... trust me... whereas those who applied for the heck of it upon receiving gd results cud not convey thier genuine interest n passion n dedication... yes hospital attachments n stuff help specially if u apply thru own initiative rather than those arranged by school/jc..</p>
<p>maybe i am treadin dangerous groudns n u amy not wanna believe me but u neo med fac is dominated by rj n hc studenys n few of vj n other jcs [i am form vj].. and it is always said that in the student panel interview there is always an element of favouritism towards rj students..it may be true BUT my vj frenz even with 3As were accepted cos of their interview and i guess thoer body language/tone/words[not fake] and genuine facial expression showed the panel they are the right ppl to be admitted... </p>
<p>ok, i am repeatin stuff... :p</p>
<p>for sat2: sure gpo ahead n take it, although nto req at all, it <em>may</em> give an edge, but i seriosuly doubt for medicine..perhaps engineering or scholarship..
ya it will give u edge for SMU n specially double deg n scholarships :D [trust me] :p</p>
<p>kk.. thanx for e advice. i had wanted to get into med since sec sch. now in nj. n it seems most of my frens who wanna get study med r flying overseas to do so, so it doesnt seem all dat encouraging to me :( jus try out. my guardian here tells me to apply to pharmacy rather than getting my hopes all high for med. thanx for the advice anyw.
wat r u studying now?</p>
<p>chemical engineering n maybe specialise in biomolecular in 4th yr..also takin usp and chemical sciences prog...pro gonna drop either one [almost impossibel to do both in 4 yrs along with major] or drop both <em>horrified</em> if my grasdes continue at pathetic stage :(</p>
<p>whew.. ok wat happened to dis thread? been deserted for so long..</p>