Reviews of National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

The nighlife is as costly as its in Finland, and sometimes even more. But that is why there is Malaysia ;-)

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Food, Travel, Housing, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Books are _very_ cheap. Sending stuff back home seems to be very cheap for europeans... exept for Finnish :-P

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Marc G

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Singapore is fun but expensive. Travel to the neighbouring countries, especially the islands and spend time on the beach. Tioman, Bintan (Trikora beach), Peranthian, and Phi Phi are not to be missed. Sentosia, on the other hand, is over rated.

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English was the official language in Singapore. I love their slang and their cute chinese accent.. they call it Singlish!! The English of one of my professors was really bad and this fact made me hate his course.

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Rebecca B

Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is the main language of Singapore but with all the exchange students I was able to practice my existing German a lot and pick up new phrases in other languages like Swedish, Malay, Mandarin, Norweigen...

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Tor J

Norges Landbrukshøgskole, Aas, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Take a trip to Indonesia or Malaysia if you have the opportunity. It's not very far :)

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Use the MRT (subway) Cheap.

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Derek B

Pennsylvania State University, State College, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Very English-friendly which is no surprise since it's their official language. I will say it can be hard to understand when Singaporeans speak really fast in Singlish, but they'll naturally adjust when they're talking to you.

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