Last time I went i remember got camps sign up. The labs are quite nice. I've been to both nus and ntu labs. Both are comfortable and nice place to work in I feel. Just that I am not sure where NUS keeps their NMR machines..... The big guns I call it hahaha
This I am not sure man :/
haha oh wells i haven't get the offer no point signing up anyway, I'll worry later when i actually get the offer~ thanks anyway ^^
) From what I hear from a friend, RC4 interviews are pretty chill and informal,so if you get called up for interviews there,it's almost likely that you will be offered admissions to RC4.Oh I just found the facebook page haha thanks!Camps sign up should be online,there is a facebook page on the camps under FoS and you can apply even without going for the open house.
I think RCs have the perfect balance between academics and uni life. You get the best of both worlds,if I am not wrong,my senior had to commit to 4 CCAs to stay in uni hall and her results probably take a toll.
I think NUS chem isn't easy,I am currently taking a pre-uni chem module and it's really demanding. A jump from JC chem. It will be good if you can get into RC4 so I can see you. (Just kidding
And the thing about getting to other RCs is,from what I know,RC4 is the easiest to get in and it's a huge chance that if you can't get in to RC4,you probably wouldn't get in to other RCs. I wrote my essay in a CAPT-RC4 style,I like the theme of CAPT and the people there,but their academic programme isn't worthy of consideration for me. I prefer systems thinking modules that require us to illustrate information in visual diagrams.
my essay was screaming at RC4 directly in the face "PICK MEEEEEEE!!!!!!" hahahahaCamps sign up should be online,there is a facebook page on the camps under FoS and you can apply even without going for the open house.
I think RCs have the perfect balance between academics and uni life. You get the best of both worlds,if I am not wrong,my senior had to commit to 4 CCAs to stay in uni hall and her results probably take a toll.
I think NUS chem isn't easy,I am currently taking a pre-uni chem module and it's really demanding. A jump from JC chem. It will be good if you can get into RC4 so I can see you. (Just kidding
And the thing about getting to other RCs is,from what I know,RC4 is the easiest to get in and it's a huge chance that if you can't get in to RC4,you probably wouldn't get in to other RCs. I wrote my essay in a CAPT-RC4 style,I like the theme of CAPT and the people there,but their academic programme isn't worthy of consideration for me. I prefer systems thinking modules that require us to illustrate information in visual diagrams.
Got accepted into RC4. Love the modules and not only that, it has the newest facilities and it is the only rc with all the rooms air conditioned
This year or like you were already a student in RC4 ?Got accepted into RC4. Love the modules and not only that, it has the newest facilities and it is the only rc with all the rooms air conditioned
Oh cheyyyy thought u applied this year and got it this year hahaha. That means there is still a chance in which RC4 havent started to call people for interviews!i applied last year, got acceptance a week after interview. matriculating this year
Managed to interact with a chem senior yesterday and he mentioned the difficulty level of uni chem. Remember JC chem, it's totally different from uni chem. Beer lambert law, spectroscopy mass relative abundance are some of the concepts I learnt in my pre-uni chem module and everyone is dying in spectroscopy in my pre-uni chem module. From our class of 13, no one is intending to major in chem, though there are 3-4 science majors(including me ) Another thing that my senior mentioned is, a huge pool of the cohort(100+) changed major every yr from chem to some other major, usually bio or physics. I clarified with my chem prof as to why does this problem occur and she told me that chem is the central science. You have to be good at quantitative(calculations) and qualitative(writing). As people are usually either good at one, it is tough to survive uni chem. I think it is frightening to hear that.(from my experience) Last thing I am going to add is, my chem senior told me that his Final Year Project (Honours) Prof told him that "all of you are either going to research or teaching" In the end,he decided to pursue a career in business instead. From the statistics of chem graduates, only 10% decided to pursue research,so I can imagine how many people struggle to survive labwork there. Though I think research/teaching is going to apply to bio as well,but I am planning to go abroad after local uni,so I am probably not banging my hopes on research/teaching as a future career. Are you interested in in the pharmaceutical industry or materials sector? Get to know what you want out of the degree before going for it.(think of what you want to work as in the future) A lot of people wanted to test water(didn't know what they want),go in to experience uni chem and ended up getting burnt because they didn't have the passion to learn for interest over grades. I think that's the most important point to take note of.Another quick update from RC4. I think everyone's application should be processing as of now. I spoke to the representative(Rc4 senior) yesterday and she sounded quite surprised when I mentioned that I haven't gotten my Rc4 offer yet. She, asked me for my name and said that she will inform the Rc4 admissions after the science open house. I also asked her, when is the latest period for Rc4 interviews for first cycle and she mentioned late May. So,I am assuming everyone applying to Rc4, has yet to receive an interview notification.
Agreed with Skylar on the interviews process. I think it's good that the interviews are informal(from what I heard), it's more towards getting to know you as a person similar to Capt, rather than testing your knowledge similar to cinnamon and tembusu.
@seokjinne Actually, it really depends on your purpose of staying at hall. A friend of mine, I met up with during the open house, told me he prefers hall to Rc. I actually asked him why does he think that way. He told me hall is cheaper and also, less commitment since he is planning to stay for a yr. (No need to fret over 4 CCAs)
Got to divert from the thread a bit on this. I was initially considering bio and chem(since NUS allows you to choose your major in late July). My seniors from chem advised me not to take chem and seniors from bio advised me not to take chem. Two sides of the story.
At the end of the day, it's passion that get you through.
Enough ramblings of uni chem.Sorry if I was being a little too caught up sharing about my senior and prof advice on uni chem,but I feel like these are the things that prospective chem majors have to know before emabarking on chem in NUS and not many will offer you this perspective before uni starts. If chem is your passion, go for it and stick through it, also think about your career prospects as now is definitely the best time. Prove the Profs wrong if you are interested in a field outside research and teaching!
Back to RC4,I will probably e-mail in late May,since the senior also mentioned the "expected"(can't tell if it's true or not) interview period is late May and since no one has gotten any interview slots yet, I think we just have to wait and don't be too worried unless your application is still processing and everyone is getting their interviews from Rc4 already.
good luck once again to all of you! Getting called up for the interview is the easy part. Once you go to the interview you will realize how seriously some students take these interviews
during my interview there 3 students from law and all of them were dominating the conversation and not allowing others to express their views.
) and the Rc camp if you get in. I am only going for the 2. (my major camp and the Rc) The science camp and science O-week are entire faculty-based. Though all camps are optional,these two are definitely worth.
