good luck!! 
Are you all still waiting? Iāve kind of lost hope at this point.
Where are you from?
Pakistan
Sorry I am ignorant. Is it true that Yale-NUS is completely not affiliated with Yale, and they have a different curriculum and diplomaļ¼
You can not transfer to Yale like moving to a different campus?
Have you completed the optional Why Yale-NUS essay?
I applied to Yale-NUS separately.
Hi guys, hope youāre doing well!
Iām an international Yale-NUS applicant from MedellĆn, Colombia. I applied to YNC through the Yale application. I sent my application in January 2nd and got an interview request 2 weeks later. I had my interview some days ago and wanted to add some insight to this discussion:
My interviewer was a junior at YNC. He was very friendly and kind overall. The interview started with him asking me about myself (the question was like: what did you do during your time at high school?), and based on my answer, he asked me to elaborate more on some ECs and circumstances I mentioned. I also was asked about my favorite subject at school and to tell him about a time where I disagree with someone and how did I solve it.
To be honest, the interview exceeded my expectations. Rather than feeling like an interrogatory, it felt like a casual conversation. I also got plenty of time to ask him questions that helped me realized that YNC is definitely a top choice for me.
Hopefully if I get accepted, I really look forward to see you all at YNC. I just discovered CollegeConfidential today, and I found this community really helpful!
Feel free to ask any questions you might have.
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Hey guys! This is honestly such a great thread.
Anyways, Iām a Singaporean applying from India. Iāve been living here for about 5 years now. I have not been shortlisted yet (I applied literally 5 minutes before the deadline) but if I were you I wouldnāt sweat it, as according to a lot of the other threads they give out interview invites till the end of February so we can stay calm at the moment. Also congrats to the others who got their invites! Getting through the first step can be so nerve-racking and yāall killed it.
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Yes I completed the essay like the day before it was due!
Yes, Yale-NUS is a completely separate school. It has a different curriculum and diploma, though the curriculum does include a lot of elements from Yale, and many Yale professors come to Yale-NUS as visiting scholars. A few Yale profs also took on positions like heads of departments or deans. I definitely donāt think you can transfer to Yale like moving campuses. If you wanted to transfer, it would be like transferring to another school.
Thanks for the explanation. So somehow there are some connections with Yale, but rather Yale is consulting this school, it seemsā¦
Thanks!
Are interviews sent out until the 20th of February or much later than that?
Up until late March too, they may even defer some to r2 (from previous threads and asked some students myself)
Late March? Donāt you mean late February?
I asked a current student recently, and he mentioned late March so ć
Any Indians got an interview yet?
Not me
So have no Indian students gotten interviews yet?
Nope.