I see!! I hope they contact us soon 
also, any A level applicants know if there is a certain ‘cut off’ that they will consider? I heard ync only take in students with 80rp and above? is that true?
Because I saw someone earlier wondering about this. I sent my application on the 15th of January, a few hours before the deadline, and I received an interview invite on the 16th of February, I was probably one of the last people to do so. I think it’s pretty much a random process :)) Anyway good luck to all of you and to those accepted R1 see you at EYW!
@idlynh thank you!! woah that one month must be pretty nerve wrecking haha? and I saw that they contacted you on a Saturday was it by call or email? and my I roughly know your stats?
@songq123 the one month was chill but you should have seen me on the 15th Feb… gradually losing all hope for happiness as the notification didn’t come haha. Oh and it was email, they never called during the whole process (but that’s just my experience).
Mmm I don’t know if my stats would be of any use to you because I don’t take AP or IB but here’s a summary.
International w/good but not spectacular test scores.
SAT I: 1450 (EBRW 750. Math 700) didn’t take SAT II.
IELTS: 8.5 (9.0 Reading and Listening, 7.5 Speaking and Writing)
GPA is 6.0/6.0 but we don’t have ranks and I don’t know my percentile.
No major academic rewards except for creative-writing competitions if you count that but I have a lot of ECs - drama club, writing club, red cross volunteer (and lead coordinator) experience as an interpreter and student council president. I also have a blog and I’ve been working with big publishing houses in my country by writing reviews for their books.
I think that’s pretty much it. My recommendations were pretty average and simple as well but I put a lot of effort into my essays and I think that’s what paid off.
I hope that was helpful :))
@songq123 ooo similar background as myself. I applied to UK universities as my backup. I only really got to know YNC in my third year, actually I often visit, and study in the YNC library since it’s only 5 minutes from my studio haha. all the best!
anyone else here from round 2? :o
@idlynh wow now I’m the one losing hope haha I have a lot of ECs and working experience, but I don’t have any big roles in them (except maybe one or two but they’re all on a school scale), and they’re all very “come-and-go-ish” if you get what I mean?
@madhutgm all the best to you too!
@songq123 I don’t think that would be a problem as long as you presented it the right way. For example I felt I was lacking in stuff like internships and big academic awards so in my application I put an emphasis on what it is like to grow up and study in a small town with little to no opportunities for building a solid college cv. You just have to figure out how to turn your circumstances into advantages.
hi all, does anybody know when they will stop sending out emails for round 2 applicants? I can’t decide if I should continue anticipating…
emails calling for interview*
@waterandsun tbh from the previous forums I’ve seen, the last people to get their interviews are always at the end of March, but I’m not really sure, so let’s just give it a bit more time, 1-2 weeks more maybe?
@idlynh thank you so much for your tips and advices 
where are you from btw?
Eastern Europe! And no problem I hope I helped : )
Has anyone been invited for the Round 2 interviews already?
Any round two applicants? I just got invited and attended my interview last week for Yale-nus. Did anyone apply for the DUKE-NUS medical program? Anyone with interview invites for DUKE ?
I attended my interview last week on wednesday. I am hoping i get shortlisted for the duke interview
@nerdydude I applied for duke hahah I’ve yet to get any invites for both yale and duke, but I only submitted my duke essay two days ago?
Oh yeah same i finished the essay the night it was due. I am kinda paranoid and worried. Update on any info
@songq123 when did u turn in your yale application? i turned mine the day before it was due and got interview in 4 days
@nerdydude I submitted two days deadline, but my teacher only submitted her recommendation 15mins before the deadline ? seeing how everybody’s getting their interview invites/already did their interviews I’m actually slowly starting to lose hope hahaha
@songq123 what were your application stats?
ps. just give it some time, say a week or two