NTU Information and engineering help!!!!!

[rooney1994]

hi, guys, i got my a level results and they weren't great.

I got BCD/C gp D. I am trying out for the information and engineering course at NTU which is somewhat away from my grades. their 10%tile is "BCC/B". so I was hoping to get into the course, maybe as the 0%tile or something.

Deciding not to leave it to chance, I got several of my teachers to write recommendation letters for me, hoping that they would be able to help me with my application. Also, I tried to learn some of the course material by attending courses, acheiving certificates in the process.

So, I was wondering if anyone here got into any NTU course via appeal using recommendation letters or something. Hopefully, someone can guide me along here as the NTU hotline is kinda jammed at the moment. M


Many thanks to those who reply!!!!!!

 

[BharatBenz]

have you read this?

Nanyang Chronicle: IEM pioneers worry about their jobs

The pioneer batch of students taking the Information Engineering and Media (IEM) course will graduate next year, but now they are concerned about their job prospects.

When this batch entered the programme in 2007, they were told that they would be highly demanded by employers after graduation, especially in the media and infocomm sectors.

But students find that there are not many jobs catering to their specific degree in the market. Most jobs are provided for engineering students from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE).

IEM is a hybrid course that combines engineering, arts and media aspects. In NTU, the IEM courses are offered by the Schools of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Art, Design and Media, Computer Engineering and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

Final-year student Kate Tan, 22, said: "We may be termed as 'specialised' but there are less than a handful of jobs in Singapore that is catered for us."

When searching for a job on big companies' career websites, IEM students sometimes find it hard to fit the descriptions.

"I think most employers are still unsure of what we can do, but from our training it looks like we're poised to fill in the gap between engineers and artists in a design or engineering firm," final-year student Cletus Chua, 25, said.

Despite these concerns, some companies actually showed interest in such a hybrid form of students, having skills in engineering, media and arts.

A recruiting personnel from Lucasfilm Singapore said: "With understanding of engineering principles and skills, plus knowledge on 3-D modeling and design, hybrid talents really score in this industry."

Final-year student Dai Miao, 22, did her internship at Lucasfilm Singapore's game division this summer, testing games and solving problems for artists with her engineering skills.

"What I learnt at school really helped a lot during my internship," she said. "When I was testing games and checking scripts, my programming skills made it a lot quicker for me to get on the right track."

Some students, however, would like to see improvements in the current syllabus, especially in integrating the engineering, media and arts aspects.

Final-year student Li Xiang, 24, said: "I want to get into the software and gaming industry, so I hope there are more basic courses that give us skills to facilitate our further learning."

Another final-year student Wu Han, 22, said: "I wish we had more integrated courses that engineering and arts are combined."...

Information Engineering and Media - BrightSparks Singapore Scholarship & Higher Education Forum

 

[mswhateverrr]

hi, guys, i got my a level results and they weren't great.

I got BCD/C gp D. I am trying out for the information and engineering course at NTU which is somewhat away from my grades. their 10%tile is "BCC/B". so I was hoping to get into the course, maybe as the 0%tile or something.

Deciding not to leave it to chance, I got several of my teachers to write recommendation letters for me, hoping that they would be able to help me with my application. Also, I tried to learn some of the course material by attending courses, acheiving certificates in the process.

So, I was wondering if anyone here got into any NTU course via appeal using recommendation letters or something. Hopefully, someone can guide me along here as the NTU hotline is kinda jammed at the moment. M


Many thanks to those who reply!!!!!!

Hi, was wondering if you got in? I got in to the course with results around yours.

Will you be going in?