NTU/NUS/SMU 2018-2019 Intake

[No use for a Name]

Hey bro! Finally someone with helpful advice thanks so much. Really appreciate it! I find saving people lives meaningful and it might give me a purpose! Yeah I guess I will keep trying until I reach my goal! I will definitely think of alternatives as well to keep my options open!

Why ah?
I admire your desire not to give up.
But sometimes, reality check is a must.

 

[No use for a Name]

It's up to you to believe

Well, I personally know of ppl <gpa 3 who managed to get into ocs.
On the other hand, many gpa 3.9+, 4.0 became men as well.

 

[Jacker98]

That's true! As per mentioned earlier in the thread, section mates having 2.x also entered ocs. Academics is just one of the many components in the assessment criteria of entering command sch. Lol enough of army.

Well, I personally know of ppl <gpa 3 who managed to get into ocs.
On the other hand, many gpa 3.9+, 4.0 became men as well.

 

[eddief4]

Thank you for your positive reply!

Hey bro! Finally someone with helpful advice thanks so much. Really appreciate it! I find saving people lives meaningful and it might give me a purpose! Yeah I guess I will keep trying until I reach my goal! I will definitely think of alternatives as well to keep my options open!

One case does not mean you'll stand a chance against JC kids with 90RP and H3 and poly kids with 4.0.

Btw, 3.4+ is still nearly a full point higher than yours and in case you didn't read, the guy ended up dropping out.

People are telling you to be realistic because medicine is one of the toughest cohorts to get into where 90RP or 4.0 GPA guarantees you. You are part of exco?

I can bet the ones applying also have tons of CCA that matches up to yours while having 90RP/4.0 GPA.

2.5 is to put it frankly abysmal. Did you play a lot in poly?
Did you focus too much on orientation camps that you forgot to study?

If you want to save peoples lives, you can always be a paramedic. You don't see many paramedics being upgraded to doctors right? Nor do you see many nurses upgraded to doctors right?

Can also sign on since you are a officer, then top up an SIM degree for career advancement or whatnot.

I don't believe in coddling people. If you were 3.7-3.9, then I tell you "there's a chance" but 2.5? For medicine? No chance.

Also, O level is irrelevant. You did well enough at O levels, congrats, that means you had the option of entering high demand poly courses/ more atas JCs. To enter uni, you need to perform at poly/A levels. If you flunk, that means something happened at poly/JC that caused it or you were an early bloomer and peaked early.

Please lah, NUS IGP for medicine is 3.91 10th percentile and 3.99 for 90th percentile.

You're 1.4 points away. I admire your desire but at this point, unless you redo poly or take A levels, the chances of getting in is 0.0000000001%.

 

[Meatboi96]

Even though what you just said is realistic but I believe that with my sheer hard work and dedication I will be able to make it into medicine just like how i persevere through my O level and BMT to get 6points L1R4 and Officer. I always manage to prove nay sayers wrong. I don’t know why you have to be a wet blanket and try to put me down.

One case does not mean you'll stand a chance against JC kids with 90RP and H3 and poly kids with 4.0.

Btw, 3.4+ is still nearly a full point higher than yours and in case you didn't read, the guy ended up dropping out.

People are telling you to be realistic because medicine is one of the toughest cohorts to get into where 90RP or 4.0 GPA guarantees you. You are part of exco?

I can bet the ones applying also have tons of CCA that matches up to yours while having 90RP/4.0 GPA.

2.5 is to put it frankly abysmal. Did you play a lot in poly?
Did you focus too much on orientation camps that you forgot to study?

If you want to save peoples lives, you can always be a paramedic. You don't see many paramedics being upgraded to doctors right? Nor do you see many nurses upgraded to doctors right?

Can also sign on since you are a officer, then top up an SIM degree for career advancement or whatnot.

I don't believe in coddling people. If you were 3.7-3.9, then I tell you "there's a chance" but 2.5? For medicine? No chance.

Also, O level is irrelevant. You did well enough at O levels, congrats, that means you had the option of entering high demand poly courses/ more atas JCs. To enter uni, you need to perform at poly/A levels. If you flunk, that means something happened at poly/JC that caused it or you were an early bloomer and peaked early.

Please lah, NUS IGP for medicine is 3.91 10th percentile and 3.99 for 90th percentile.

You're 1.4 points away. I admire your desire but at this point, unless you redo poly or take A levels, the chances of getting in is 0.0000000001%.

 

[Meatboi96]

Fyi, I join a lot of orientation camps during polytechnic in order to widen my networking which I can leverage on in future as I believe socializing is equally if not more important than scoring well in exams.

One case does not mean you'll stand a chance against JC kids with 90RP and H3 and poly kids with 4.0.

Btw, 3.4+ is still nearly a full point higher than yours and in case you didn't read, the guy ended up dropping out.

People are telling you to be realistic because medicine is one of the toughest cohorts to get into where 90RP or 4.0 GPA guarantees you. You are part of exco?

I can bet the ones applying also have tons of CCA that matches up to yours while having 90RP/4.0 GPA.

2.5 is to put it frankly abysmal. Did you play a lot in poly?
Did you focus too much on orientation camps that you forgot to study?

If you want to save peoples lives, you can always be a paramedic. You don't see many paramedics being upgraded to doctors right? Nor do you see many nurses upgraded to doctors right?

Can also sign on since you are a officer, then top up an SIM degree for career advancement or whatnot.

I don't believe in coddling people. If you were 3.7-3.9, then I tell you "there's a chance" but 2.5? For medicine? No chance.

Also, O level is irrelevant. You did well enough at O levels, congrats, that means you had the option of entering high demand poly courses/ more atas JCs. To enter uni, you need to perform at poly/A levels. If you flunk, that means something happened at poly/JC that caused it or you were an early bloomer and peaked early.

Please lah, NUS IGP for medicine is 3.91 10th percentile and 3.99 for 90th percentile.

You're 1.4 points away. I admire your desire but at this point, unless you redo poly or take A levels, the chances of getting in is 0.0000000001%.

 

[Raxxxxxx]

Do the unis interview by faculty? Because don’t seems to have see anyone getting interview from SMU IS

 

[wassupcorn]

Fyi, I join a lot of orientation camps during polytechnic in order to widen my networking which I can leverage on in future as I believe socializing is equally if not more important than scoring well in exams.

gpa <3.5 is struggling to get a placing in uni let alone 2.9...soo mmmm

 

[Meatboi96]

I believe my O level result of 6points is higher than what you had achieved. Therefore me having 2.537 might stand a better chance than you who scored a 3.5X.

gpa <3.5 is struggling to get a placing in uni let alone 2.9...soo mmmm

 

[Vestigestorm]

Even though what you just said is realistic but I believe that with my sheer hard work and dedication I will be able to make it into medicine just like how i persevere through my O level and BMT to get 6points L1R4 and Officer. I always manage to prove nay sayers wrong. I don’t know why you have to be a wet blanket and try to put me down.

Hi ,

If you are really intending to study Medicine you may want to consider doing foundation program / year in Australia/ overseas then progressing on to Bachelor of Medicine. If not , it be really hard to make your way to studying medicine Singapore unless you study A level and take it to get into medicine AAA/A. You can’t really “retake” poly as an examination as it’s culmative GPA.

I can see that you are trying to ignore the negative response here which is good , but also try to understand from their point of view in terms of knowing that generally your gpa really stands no chance of studying medicine in Singapore unless you take the A Level examination (and yes I agree Local uni here are more biased with JC but no choice , doesn’t mean Poly students can’t enter Local Uni also)

FYI , don’t really need to work hard to become officer unless you are saying you wayang your way through haha . Just be humble and chill ~ All the best !

 

[eddief4]

Fyi, I join a lot of orientation camps during polytechnic in order to widen my networking which I can leverage on in future as I believe socializing is equally if not more important than scoring well in exams.

You may believe that but unless you know the right people, getting into a university is highly dependent on grades.

That's still not an excuse for 2.5 GPA. You still haven't explained your 2.5 GPA.

Find me ANY university course in NUS/NTU/SMU that accepts below 3 GPA.

The options now is you either redo poly for 3 years or do your A levels as a private candidate.

 

[Meatboi96]

You still haven’t explain to me why you are being a wet blanket. And besides I have got a pretty high GPA among all my friends. I am the second in my clique, the first got 2.7 GPA. The teacher mention to me once after class that I am a bright student with the potential to achieve my dreams as shown from what I have achieve during O level which i got 6points (L1R4).

You may believe that but unless you know the right people, getting into a university is highly dependent on grades.

That's still not an excuse for 2.5 GPA. You still haven't explained your 2.5 GPA.

Find me ANY university course in NUS/NTU/SMU that accepts below 3 GPA.

The options now is you either redo poly for 3 years or do your A levels as a private candidate.

 

[nekomon]

Hi! I am a poly student from SP,

I have graduated with a cgpa of 2.537. I would to apply for a local uni, will it possible to get into medicine? I have studied biomedical science in SP and my L1R4 for O level was 6. During my time in sp, I was a exco who organize and manage many orientation camps. Is there anyone who can give me advise on what to do? Do you think I stand a good chance especially with such contributions to the school?

My friend told me that I stand a good chance in enrolling but I would like to seek more opinions. I am currently waiting for my application status but I have no news yet rate my chances please.

Even though what you just said is realistic but I believe that with my sheer hard work and dedication I will be able to make it into medicine just like how i persevere through my O level and BMT to get 6points L1R4 and Officer. I always manage to prove nay sayers wrong. I don’t know why you have to be a wet blanket and try to put me down.

You asked for the rest of the forum to "rate your chances", and you got some aggressive, some rude, but all honest replies. I admire your courage, determination as well as your desire for medicine. That's something we should all learn from.

But what I don't understand is, since you said that you've been through a lot, you should know how cruel and realistic the world is by now? Most of us here on the forum (I assume) have been slapped ruthlessly by reality countless of times, hence we are here to advice you against being slapped from reality. Miracles really do not happen in life. Yes, I believe you that hard work and dedication can bring you to far and amazing places. But you asked us to rate your chance for medicine, and we can all say that it's impossible just based off your poly results alone.

We are no one to judge your academic performance in poly, but you do admit it's not up to par with the requirement needed for medicine, right? You really need to recognise that first, that using your poly results and even your O's will NOT get you into medicine. Like you said, hard work and dedication can bring you to your destination, but not this avenue... Maybe if you redo poly, or take A levels as a private candidate, or take BMAT and go overseas med... these are other avenues that you can consider.

I really admire your positive outlook, as I was once in your position (not for medicine but for another course). I was told "delusional", "silly", "stupid" by many others. And obviously, my application to my desired uni course failed. That was when I received a huge slap from reality (and had to go through the pain of retaking A levels. etc). And I am sure you do not want this to come.

Still, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. With your never-say-die attitude, I'm sure you can go far in life, really. (-: Ignore the haters, but keep in mind those who are genuinely concerned for you and give you warnings and tips along your journey. All the best!

 

[Meatboi96]

I considered taking MBBS in Australia but I read that the quality of that certificate is not as good as SG. So that’s why I chose SG over Australia. I heard patients will see the doctors qualifications before visiting therefore having a better certificate will allow me to be a better doctor. Btw I cannot go as private candidate for A levels as I am currently an Officer in a siong unit therefore I do not have enough time to study.

Hi ,

If you are really intending to study Medicine you may want to consider doing foundation program / year in Australia/ overseas then progressing on to Bachelor of Medicine. If not , it be really hard to make your way to studying medicine Singapore unless you study A level and take it to get into medicine AAA/A. You can’t really “retake” poly as an examination as it’s culmative GPA.

I can see that you are trying to ignore the negative response here which is good , but also try to understand from their point of view in terms of knowing that generally your gpa really stands no chance of studying medicine in Singapore unless you take the A Level examination (and yes I agree Local uni here are more biased with JC but no choice , doesn’t mean Poly students can’t enter Local Uni also)

FYI , don’t really need to work hard to become officer unless you are saying you wayang your way through haha . Just be humble and chill ~ All the best !

 

[Jacker98]

Your l1r4 6 points stories are indeed inspiring. I have thoughts of retaking some O level subjects now that I didn't done well , in order to achieve your 6 pointer from my current score of 10.

You still haven’t explain to me why you are being a wet blanket. And besides I have got a pretty high GPA among all my friends. I am the second in my clique, the first got 2.7 GPA. The teacher mention to me once after class that I am a bright student with the potential to achieve my dreams as shown from what I have achieve during O level which i got 6points (L1R4).

 

[eddief4]

Even though what you just said is realistic but I believe that with my sheer hard work and dedication I will be able to make it into medicine just like how i persevere through my O level and BMT to get 6points L1R4 and Officer. I always manage to prove nay sayers wrong. I don’t know why you have to be a wet blanket and try to put me down.

Then explain what happened that made you get a 2.5 GPA.

If you had worked as hard in poly, your GPA shouldn't be that bad.

I'm not putting you down. I'm being realistic here buddy.

I had a grand total of 24 points for my L1R4 and 33 points for my L1R5. That didn't even allow me to get into ITE.

To get into local uni, it was clear there were 2 paths. Redo my O levels, then go poly for 3 years or do my A levels as a private candidate. I took option number 2, worked my ass off while also juggling a full time job and scored well enough for NUS to accept me in spite of my abysmal O level results.

So yeah, call me a wet blanket but I already highlighted the paths for you to take if medicine is truly your dreams. If you want to prove me wrong, take your A levels, score AAA/AA and NUS medicine will be happy to take you in .

Banking on your 2.5 GPA is not the way. DA is not a magical entry into local unis. You do need reasonable grades to be considered and outstanding achievements RELEVANT to your course of study.

Someone obviously didn't want to be realistic with you when they told you that you stand a good chance of entering medicine. Is there a chance? Yes but a very very very small chance.

As I mentioned, if you want to save lives, there are other options like being a paramedic or being a nurse. Why so fixated on being a doctor?

I rather be a "wet blanket" but realistic knowing it's better for you than give you false hope.

 

[Meatboi96]

I am flattened that I have inspired you to do better during your O levels. I hope that you will do well. I read on the forum that you are currently serving ns where you from?

Your l1r4 6 points stories are indeed inspiring. I have thoughts of retaking some O level subjects now that I didn't done well , in order to achieve your 6 pointer from my current score of 10.

 

[Pesantkie]

I am flattened that I have inspired you to do better during your O levels. I hope that you will do well. I read on the forum that you are currently serving ns where you from?

in before you kajiao him with your officer rank.

 

[geeniee]

You still haven’t explain to me why you are being a wet blanket. And besides I have got a pretty high GPA among all my friends. I am the second in my clique, the first got 2.7 GPA. The teacher mention to me once after class that I am a bright student with the potential to achieve my dreams as shown from what I have achieve during O level which i got 6points (L1R4).

Allow me to break it down for you.

1) It appears to me from your various posts that you are still hung up over your L1R5 of 6. I am here to remind you that your O'Level results constitute only 20% for your admission, the other is 80% from your GPA.

Your GPA is currently 2.5, whereas we all know Medicine only accepts those with straight A's for A'Levels, and the 10th percentile for poly kids is 3.91.

Therefore, your O'Level results of 6 is NOTHING in comparison to those who have 3.91 for their GPA, and most likely have equally good or if not at least single digit L1R5 scores.

2) Quoting this particular post by you, I am also here to remind you that NUS/NTU is not admitting you based on you being 2nd in your clique, but you are competing against EVERYONE else who applied for a place in the entire Singapore. No one cares how well you do relative to your friends - it is how well you do relative to the entire nation.

3) You insist you have organised many camps and events in polytechnic. You may try to apply under the Exceptional Individual Scheme (EIS) (their form of DA) for NUS if you deem it sufficient enough for you to enter Medicine. Nevertheless, do bear in mind that your service to your school/course is not as valuable as say, someone who chose to volunteer in an area that is related to Medicine. For example, working at the pharmacy, volunteering simple first aid services to the elderly in need/staying alone.

4) Universities does not taking into consideration your past in NS, because JC kids who got in would be training to be medical doctors to serve in NS anyway.

You asked for people to rate your chances, and just because many rated it as very low or even impossible, you call people a wet blanket. If anything, you ought to know that prospective Medicine students have to go through 8 rounds of interview (last heard from a year 3 med student herself) to get in, each testing for different values in you. You are not showing me that you are able to take constructive feedback and given the competitiveness of the places for Medicine, you would most likely have failed the interview, if you even get called up.

I hope you see that your chances are as good as impossible, simply because anyone with a GPA of below 3 would NOT stand a chance for ANY courses in ANY local university. Universities admit based on grades, that's why they have a IGP, and very little on your CCA. Heck, even the Ivy League universities who are considerably more open with their admissions policies still have a minimum baseline for SAT results.

Do update us in time to come when you have received a decision from the universities.

 

[Vestigestorm]

I considered taking MBBS in Australia but I read that the quality of that certificate is not as good as SG. So that’s why I chose SG over Australia. I heard patients will see the doctors qualifications before visiting therefore having a better certificate will allow me to be a better doctor. Btw I cannot go as private candidate for A levels as I am currently an Officer in a siong unit therefore I do not have enough time to study.

Hi,

Then i guess you really are left with the option of studying A level after you ORD. You don't want overseas yet your gpa can't make it into local right now. Anw i know biomedical is quite hard to score a high gpa but it's a sad fact that universities do just see GPA as a whole mainly and not what you study. All the best.