Reviews of National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Travel even if you have to do it alone! There are so many things to see

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Yes, if you want to get to travel around Asia, this university is for you. It holds a very strong academic performance (ranked 19th in the world), and it gives you a lot of courses to choose from. The professors that are chosen are excellent, and so are the facilities offered by the university

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Fix your schedule so that you can travel every weekend. Take budget airlines such as air asia and jet star.

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

none

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, 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

The professors in the university spoke English excellently, thus it was very easy to communicate with them. Everyone in Singapore can speak in English, thus was easy to get around and to talk to people.

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife in Singapore is very expensive. A regular drink costs about 10-20 SGD. Housing is very expensive as well because of the fact that i could not get accommodations on campus Travel is definitely cheaper. Taxi's are cheap, the MRTs are cheap, and airfare to other South-East Asian countries are cheap as well because it is a hub.

Nightlife, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Food, 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

none

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Elizabeth A

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Student Hostel

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It is right beside the university and here you will be able to meet many other exchange students who in the student dorms

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is very difficult to get housing on campus mainly because NUS cannot accommodate all the exchange students, which is why many had to find housing in other places. If you can get housing on campus then you are in luck, however they are definitely not as comfortable as renting an apartment.

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