Life as a Singapore Exchange Student | NUS Campus, Dorms and Q&A

I spent 2017/18 academic as an exchange student at the National University of Singapore. This video explains what it was REALLY like. I talk about the campus, the dorms, activities I did, and a truthful Q&A about life at NUS that includes:
1) How did I make friends?
2) How did I afford to go on exchange?
3) Which accommodation is best at NUS?
4) How was the food in Singapore?
5) Did I do a placement at NUS?
6) How was the work load at NUS?
More resources:
- DUO Exchange Scholarship: www.nus.edu.sg/gro/financing/a...
- Sheffield Global Opportunities: www.sheffield.ac.uk/globalopps
For more detail on making friends and general exchange questions, check out my blog posts:
- uosstudyingabroad.wordpress.c...
- uosstudyingabroad.wordpress.c...
Follow my academic journey at @no_ordinary_biologist on instagram and @Dina_Simons_Sci on twitter!
Thanks for supporting!
Dina

[@tesfamichaelalimaw8840]

Oh my GOD u stolen my heart !!!!

[@nonyabuznes8606]

Thank you so much for making this video! I'm extremely interesting in being an exchange student here!

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Amazing! So glad you liked it. NUS is bloody fantastic so hopefully you get to go!

[@tobe4real]

Really useful thank you!

[@retout]

Great answers. Going on exchange there for 22/23 - just had an email saying they're refurbishing a lot of the accommodation on-campus and that there's very limited rooms available. Dreading finding something off-campus.

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Good luck finding something! A few of my friends found off-campus accommodation and it all worked out ok.

[@retout]

@@no_ordinary_biologist I got a place at RVRC so all good!

[@javiermarcialcespedesberne8575]

Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos...

[@mimi-oz7wr]

Hey why did you say to avoid PGP? Currently looking to apply for housing now and I’ve heard that’s a popular option but would like to hear why you thought this way :)

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Hi! This was a few years ago now so maybe they've had some renovations since I was there. I didn't personally see the accomodation but lots of my friends said the rooms weren't well maintained (issues with mould, broken utilities) and my colleagues pre-warned me it was quite far from the students union and other social places on campus. It also apparently didn't have as much of a community vibe compared to the other accomodations. Again, all indirect experience but I loved my time at RC4 and so glad I stayed there!

[@thewindmilf4977]

What kinda clothes should you pack? I’m going over in January

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

Very light stuff! It’s tropical weather so shorts, vest tops, flip flops. The aircon inside though is very cold so do take a jumper. Don’t forget swim stuff as great pool on campus and beaches around the city!

[@thewindmilf4977]

Thanks for the quick reply😊. Would you recommend bring a lot of jeans or is it more shorts weather?

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

@@thewindmilf4977 I wore light jeans going out at night but too hot for me during the day! I wore shorts pretty much everywhere in the day.

[@shovangidey7943]

How to apply for exchange programme?

[@no_ordinary_biologist]

In my experience, my degree already included a compulsory ‘year abroad’ to study at a partner university which replaced my second year. I would suggest starting by asking your university if they offer any exchange programmes within your department. You can also apply to external summer programmes - the best place to find them would be specific university websites. All application information for those specific programmes should be on their websites. Hope that helps!

[@shovangidey7943]

@@no_ordinary_biologist thankyou

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