darthllord
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Has anyone received their offer for the Residential Colleges in utown? (For those who applied this year)
Mine's not in Utown but I went for my interview at Ridge View RC yesterday. Got the offer hours after the interview.
I click accept offer but nothing's happening though haha.
RVRC is really efficient in processing it's admission,compared to Utown. Applied last yr but rejected it due to conflict with the academic programme there.
Anyways,I applied for Utown RC4 in mid-March,but it's still processing till today.
I am considering PGP House as a back-up if I don't get in to RC4.
Ah, how did you reject it though? I can only accept offer but I want to accept it haha. All I get is a redirection to the check status page. Maybe still too early uh. They said results out in 2-3 weeks
I'm kancheong spider even though there's still a lot of time till the actual orientation.
Yeah, utown RC's definitely look better and got air-con haha but the price also look very nice.
The academic programme looks ok to me even though I heard some bad reviews? This year's batch is the first 2 years batch actually so will see how it changes in comparison.
I rejected by sending the RVRC admissions an email to reject.I wasn't into the 1yr programme, I applied the previous yr and didn't know anything about the current 2yr programme.Part of the reasons I rejected was due to the full yr commitment of the modules, I will rather clear the modules ASAP than do it for 1 full yr and there's one module that is workplace readiness, but when I checked the module online, it's more like PE bonding activities, not really workplace preparation. I will have chosen to join a recreational sports CCA instead of taking up a module on PE bonding and will also have the S/U mindset for full yr modules as I can't gauge my commitment levels taking like 7 modules worth 20 MCs for each semester. That was the past curriculum and it doesn't resonate very well with me.
There might be a different implementation of the 2yr programme, but overall I feel that the previous programme was daunting and I rejected it before hearing any news of the 2yr programme.
Yep, no interview call-ups and a friend of mine, applying to Utown CAPT, hasn't heard back as well yet. I am not the least daunted though,because I am considering of PGP House(PGPR),if I fail to get into RC
I don't know about PGP but for KE7 Hall,it looks to me that you need up to 4 CCAs,with a commitment level of 4 days a week,lasting on average 3hrs to secure your stay for second yr.
Good read if you are considering KE7 Hall.
http://liciasecret.blogspot.sg/2016/04/nus-hall-life-q-should-i-stay-in-hall.html
There are other avenues,such as:
Resident assistant scheme> Do admin work for the hall,RC,PGP and secure your accomodation for the yr.
https://blog.nus.edu.sg/reslife/2016/10/29/ra-spotlight-clement-tan-bringing-pgpr-r1-together/
PGP mentorship programme> 1yr accomodation guaranteed if you become a mentor in the programme.
http://www.nus.edu.sg/pgphouse/peer-mentoring-programme/index.html
Become a committee member in a recognised club in NUS and have the members who are not staying in campus,to nominate you to stay in the following yr for Hall,PGP.
http://nus.edu.sg/osa/documents/housing/undergraduate/faqs_for_residence_admission_scheme.pdf
Earn points and go for multiple CCAs.
If you are looking at RC,securing additional yrs of stay,requires commitment to contribute to the RC during your stay and be recognised by your peers in the RC.
http://rc4.nus.edu.sg/senior-retention/
I have no plans to extend my stay on campus though. I am happy to stay for a yr,since I will be able to interact with my siblings at home.(They are currently serving NS now,so it's quite lonely)
Has anyone received their offer for the Residential Colleges in utown? (For those who applied this year)
Yep,the first phase of applications is from 9 May-4 June and the next one is from 23-28 June.(limited vacancies)
I think I will apply for the first phase later in June as I want to get the notification of interviews,acceptance/rejection/waitlist from my RC first in later part of May,before applying for PGP.
If the RC waitlist me till 29 June,the acceptance offer date for PGP applications,then I will be forced to take up PGP instead,to minimise the risk of not getting into any accomodations.
Wait isnt the deadline for rc first window in april ?
I was referring to the application window for Hall/PGP and that I will apply for the first window for Hall/PGP later in early June,if I don't get admitted into RC4 by then.
Oh, do you know if you can only login to the star rez portal on 9th May, start of the exercise?
Way things are going, I may have to email NUS for everything haha. (I had to email them to get my financial aid package and RC acceptance letter )
Is it possible to say hold on to a Hall acceptance and (after being accepted via RC), reject the Hall offer and accept the RC offer ?
Or once you accept any accommodation then that is final.
additionally, isn't it risky to go for the 2nd application period?
Ya,but I intend to apply in June,because I want to see if RC4 can notify me before I need to apply for PGP. I will be wasting my effort to apply for PGP if I somehow get the RC offer in late May.
This is common for those who apply for the 2nd application period of RC from 15 May to 5 June 2017.In that case,you get your hall offer before your RC if you apply for the first application cycle for hall on 9 May to 4 June and you will have the added pressure to accept by 29 June. In that case,you have to hope that your RC offer comes before 29 June,usually this is a problem for those who apply for the 2nd application period of RC.
If you apply for the 2nd period of Hall admissions from 23 to 28 June,you will be able to accept the offer around mid July. This should be no problem for those who apply even,for the second period of RC.
Problem= Apply second period of RC + Apply first period of Hall(You just have to hope that your RC offer comes by 29 June )
No problem=Apply first period of RC + Apply first period of Hall(got to apply for Hall to play safe,in case you get rejected by RC)
Apply second period of RC + Apply second period of Hall (apply for Hall to play safe,in case you get rejected by RC)
Hall applications open liao
Not sure if I should apply for hall as a backup to RVRC (or the other way round lol still undecided to go for RC or hall) because if I do I may have to pay application fee twice (RC confirmation and hall application are two different processes) and my RVRC interview is this Fri
they fixed it just now i thinkYou can login portal yet? Keep saying my details not found
Since you are already having the interview so soon, is it good if you were to wait all the way until 4 June (last day of hall application) for your RVRC interview results before applying for a hall? So that you have more time to think and in case you get accepted/rejected by RC which may change your mind. Would this be a good way?