Ranking the BEST and WORST polys in Singapore!!! |

[@rching7700]

Honestly, having (fully) walked around NYP and SP during my time, i can say NYP's design is so damn easy to navigate around that you can almost NEVER get lost. SP is like a freaking huge maze and not forgetting the big hill at business

[@syahsyah7477]

I studied in SP for a year for a part time dip , and I shit you not I relied on gps/Google maps to get around. I did my dip in TP, so I was completely lost in SP

[@wrongamount]

SP alumni here! NYP cleaners deserve a big fat raise for keeping the toilets super clean no cap

[@ryrybn]

NYP is quite known winning a lot of accolades in various competitions on the international stage like WorldSkills in IT and Social Sciences. It is super well-regarded for their IT and Nursing courses, as I know that many around me who wanted to pursue these as their careers placed them and their first choices. Although NYP is far from the prettiest "campus" vibes as compared to its counterparts, I would like to argue that its design is very practical, all the walkways are wide and shelters you from the elements, and the large "equal" sign design makes it such that it is extremely hard to be lost on campus. Just follow the signs and keep walking straight then turn left/right and you'll be where you need to be with ease. Not to mention, it is in a central location such that travel to town by train for after school hangouts is super quick! Source: Am a proud IT alumni from NYP!

[@coldchickenwasabi]

Yess! Justice for NYP ❤ ~ another proud IT NYP alumni!!

[@thekeebdude]

Just the intro ad by itself deserves a HUGE LIKE

[@myominthant4768]

15:00, RP alumnus here. Not just for Year 1, we did have to submit Reflection Journal every year but we only have to learn and solve 1 module a day. So, we had to submit only 1 RJ every day before the end of the day which is "23:59". I wasn't happy about it at first but I got used to it after the first semester.

[@someshsalunke2731]

i am from RP, and it wa honestly a very good experience. The lecturers are very engaging and 1 lecturer to 30 people is a good ratio. Sure, it feels very similar to school, except that the after school activities such as sports and other extracurriculars are very good. RP feels more like JC, but with the PBL and the reflection journal without the difficulty of JC. I graduated with Diploma in Aerospace Engineering and went on to NUS to study and graduate with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. So yeah, they are recognized and you can really progress well from there. Am already working now in oil and gas and RP was really way more fun than my uni life, don't ever regret going to RP.

[@puddinglurvesaaron]

NYP got back door at the sports hall. Only abt 5 mins from the mrt 😂 And for me i like the layout, not easy to get lost

[@misteryio3990]

One RP!🙌🏼 I believed the nearest mrt now is Woodlands North. Directly connects to the back of RP.

[@Joyan_ah]

Yesssss, so just go woodlands then go brown line then arrived outside RP alr

[@tlq4957]

but legit SP one is right at the gantry. the bridge is like 10m only

[@piehashim]

Can so relate to Denise on what she said at the end of the episode. The pressure of JC was insane. Especially if you’re not cut out for it and your studying methods are different.

[@hazellim1242]

Before Temasek Poly moved to Tampines, the Engineering campus was next to the old Zouk. We would go for Mambo night every Wednesday. If we have a break in between lectures, we would take a bus to Orchard Road for lunch and window shopping. Also Zion Road Hawker Center nearby.

[@bearys]

i would say TP is very convenient for easties or even people who live on north-east like me, they provide shuttle bus from hougang if i remember correctly. IKEA is also a few bus stops away so if you are into IKEA food that's stonks. When I was still a student there, sometimes the old chang kee van will drive into the middle of the campus to sell snacks. Also the classes timetables was very flexible so it's really a plus. Personal favourite food is Business school's tomyum ban mian, salad end Engineering school's spicy nuggets (not sure if they are still there). for those who are applying into poly or taking o lvls this year, i highly suggest you to do thorough research, talk to your seniors from every poly and get to know their daily routine in that poly. PLEASE ALSO MAKE SURE YOU WANT TO STUDY WHAT COURSE YOU PICKED. seeing people drop out courses is sad. personally, it was course > poly for me and i was lucky enough that TP Design school culture was something i preferred while also being my passion. if travelling an hr to school everyday allows you to study what you love and become your future career path, i think it is worth it.

[@marcusong9321]

NYP is actually in between Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio. Sheltered all the way from YCK MRT. 7 mins compare to other poly which can only be accessible by bus. Very good already.

[@SageBaka]

NP got Downtown line now

[@ahmadsolehyn295]

SP and RP have connected MRT station

[@yewchongg]

NYP is a 10min walk away for me, food is quite good too. Instant S-Tier

[@oblivious4068]

Honestly NYP isn’t the same as before anymore. Although the school campus does not look the best out of all the polys out there, it is really easy to navigate through the blocks and different “schools”. The google maps from the mrt station to NYP is not accurate too, the gps show how to go to the main entrance through the first floor of the campus. There is a fully sheltered walk to the campus from the mrt station, to the underpass and finally to the ground floor of the campus. Attendance wise, we don’t use cards as a way to register our attendance anymore as per my knowledge, the lecturers do take the attendance by looking at the attendance sheet (which has the student’s face on it). Overall I’ll rate a B at most, maybe a C. Not the best school for me imo as I feel like the modules and lectures doesn’t fit me.

[@syahsyah7477]

I also would like to add that TP was built on top of hills and is next to a mrt station. The architecture of TP is chef kiss

[@nootharnames]

Haha love the Daily Ketchup but won't agree that NYP is ranked E here la. It has amazing Nursing courses where loads of our good nurses in SG comes from! Sure it can be quite a distance from the mrt to nyp but its good chill exercise & time flies when you are walking with your friends anyway. Good times in NYP❤

[@centaurus1818]

Ranking polytechnics in an academic-centric country like Singapore, is merely a moot exercise about 5 equally excellent tertiary insitutions. The panel discussion was candid, fun to watch and interesting. Bravo.

[@alisongoh8111]

SP alumni here, a long time ago, I can attest to the long course from bio/chem side (canteen 1) to the business side (canteen 6), terrain is like a marathon, flat on chem side and more hills and stairs to business. Got my engineering dip but never used it, so def agree to go with your interest (I went with my father’s choice to my regret). I got full 5 points for CCA, which I never used as I did not go to uni in SG, so in the scheme of things, do not get too hung up in your choices, just follow your interests and you will eventually get to where you want to be (even if the route is a bit longer than usual). The key thing is the journey there, less about the end result.

[@natasyaia8217]

Team TP for life. Beside Bedok Reservoir. The layout is awesome and not confusing. It had discounted macs and subway. Engine school had solid ayam penyet and spicy nuggets. Opposite TP got one of the best mala and thai food (got KFC, BBT and supermarket too). Malls nearby. Shiok. Miss those days. Lol.

[@melonpan530]

The effort for the intro ad really 10/10

[@sihui4332]

NYP is ok ah, honestly those that I know from NYP are really just chill sia. Currently I am in NYP and honestly it's not bad ,NYP actually has facilities to chill with friends and hang out after school during free time, which is quite good in the sense its more central in location

[@crabmeatsushi]

y'all's ranking eps r actly so so entertaining 😂

[@mhlau8434]

Quite alot has changed for RP in recent years, as a soon-to-be graduating student, I have seen the gradual shift of mindset by senior management because of the feedback of students, most modules now are not marked daily, but are in Large Learning Packages (LLP) so you get a grade after a few lessons, and RJs are less frequent now. And as with any policy, there are pros and cons to it, but all in all a very good school who's senior management has shown to be receptive of ground feedbacks.

[@Itsmichi3114]

First of all, this was a fun video to watch. I’m in Nanyang Poly rn, and I got to say that I don’t agree that NYP is ranked that low. 😅 I can tell you our foods are very nice, we have like 5 canteens. There is like north canteen, south canteen, Koufu at blk a, food connect at blk a, foogle at blk p1. To me the atmosphere is very lively and there are many ccas that is very exciting 😊. The teachers and peers are all equally nice.

[@kahhengyeong7947]

This one old joke but as an ex-SPian... NYP = Not Yet Pass NP = Never Pass RP = Rarely Pass TP = Tentative Pass SP = Sure Pass!

[@Treelia]

I was from Anderson Sec and then AJC. NYP was our savior for food and study space. I also agree with how A level can crush your spirit. After J1, I also felt like why I study so hard for Os then go JC. J1 Promos were hard and I saw a friend drop out of Jc. When I wanted a better study environment that didn’t feel so stifling, I went to NYP to study. This was years ago though, I hope NYP still open to other people to go in. I got another post on RP. It makes zero sense to me how NYP can rank lower than RP. The study environment is heaven lor. Haven’t compared with JC. Don’t look at EJ la. To know how bad AJ was, since it doesn’t exist now, go visit NJ now.

[@wayneang5998]

05:35 !!!! MR GOH HOCK QUEE FROM SSM IS A LEGEND!!! Only those SSM module takers know that fella.... I got wedgie by him for having the wrong belt colour... and also students are scared shitless by him on the very first day until they faint and an ambulance had to come send them to the hospital LOL!! Fun times!!

[@elisetang5473]

HTM alumni here but yes SSM was legendary :')))) honestly he was so scary but can be so caring too if you look past it!

[@creatrotera]

im from NYP but no longer got ah lian eh? or maybe just cuz my course is biomed cannot see any ah lian. I hated the layout but the people there okay lah quite nice lah.

[@YugenRaven]

just in timeeee, thanks for this epi! JPAE admissions just opened up & i'm gonna be applyin for it. Good luck to everyone else that are applying through this route too!

[@meklavier4664]

which school are u applying?

[@YugenRaven]

@@meklavier4664 TP>SP>NYP the rest are just too far out

[@choonkeonglim6178]

Ngee Ann Poly produced Billionaire Sim Wong Hoo, creative technology's founding father. The first sound card was invented by his company. Revolutionised the PC's beeps and boops to proper sounds. I feel you did Ngee Ann dirty by ranking it B just because of that one hazing incident done by an immature adult. TBH as an employer the standards of students produced by Ngee Ann is very different from your A tier SP. The students are more disciplined and more well rounded.

[@andrewho18]

There's another unicorn company beside Carousell from NP. My captain for Ngee Ann's Track & Field team founded CARRO.

[@purpurcelina]

There is a better way to replace the word blind with visually impaired. NP has this Dialogue in the Dark programme for many years, to raise awareness, whereby various schools can come and participate in the activity led by the amazing visually impaired team, who are the guides and motivational speakers. :)

[@jeanettemiley]

I totally relate to Denise! Except I failed O levels but I went to NAFA cos I was just super interested in the arts field and now I'm doing my Master's in the US! I think the SG education system is too stressful and can be pretty suffocating :(

[@atatur123]

I completely agree. SG edu system is too one-track & results-focused (not learning focused). I had to go overseas to really enjoy what I was studying as well.

[@offtangent]

NYP doesn't have 2 canteens. Its 2 canteens at the end Macs and an aircon food court in the middle. The team is clearly uninformed and biased (all the ah bengs and ah lians? like What?) against a Poly they don't know well (same as how they portrayed RP). Yio Chu Kang is FAR nearer to town then other poly. Poor research, Do Better!

[@weregarru]

Do a JC /Uni episode!

[@lubis1991]

But only Denise from JC?

[@adrianangg_]

I’m in Nyp rn and I find it not bad eh

[@armageddon87]

I from nyp. I think u need some ppl from nyp to be in the team sia..... 😂 nyp got our best goal keeper lionel lewis!!!

[@kuraijokyaku2095]

We need more of the intros. missing those shows!

[@JOHNPATCROSS]

NYP got dental course!! But I didn’t get in. So TP rockxzzxsxx! Pat

[@manyue2003]

I was from TP. My course mate is Michelle Chia and we will near Orchard at that time.

[@sarahsimke]

love the intro

[@jeddjoseph237]

Oh hey nice to see John again

[@strmdominatr5887]

Agree that good memories during school is polytechnic first, followed by uni and the sec/pri

[@yuxian123]

NYP is good. It has good CCA though I would agree it does not have a good layout. I wish all poly would have McDonald's inside the school

[@daniel-pr2et]

Go SP because with SP, its So Possible. jokes but forreal tho my SP experience so far has honestly been nothing short of fun and enriching, both study hard and play hard. Only con I can think of is that it gets REALLY hot and humid, worse if some of your classes are further from the entrance. Otherwise, its a solid and arguably good poly

[@skeet0000]

TP definitely take 1st place in my heart. Starbucks is only 5mins walk away from TP inside the community center (there is also Arnold's Chicken there), Tampines West mrt is just cross the road from the east gate of TP. TP got good food like the western food at TP Eng sch. Behind TP is Bedok Reservoir for beautiful back drop. There is so many coffeeshops within 5mins walking distance from TP that one will be spoilt for choice for makan,

[@Misheru-c6z]

LOL you guys really anyhow comment NYP sia.. my time business school got a lot of smart people leh. My class got at least 3 people went to SMU, NUS and NTU. Many of my classmates come from good secondary school also. Nursing and design school is also pretty good. Cheer leading is one of the best CCA.

[@SageBaka]

Ranking Polys why got Woodlands ITE ?

[@EstherPeh]

LOL HAHAHA THE AD >.< love it

[@muuuaaachz1012]

Love the advice given by Denise

[@AdenPhua]

I think now ITE also offers diploma.

[@y-tr1dd]

not for jae admission

[@MrJovester]

actually tp now got OCK food truck, was a recent alumni

[@SASSAS___]

I only went to SP cuz biomedical science had the highest criteria that year and I trying to be hao lian 😂

[@jk-er2zt]

NYP is unpretentious. there you go

[@colonelace2901]

Yes SP did remind me of 1st transport battalion

[@78nailbomb]

NP Alumni. My son will be going to NP next semester. Had the best years there. Even back then NP students were very 'Ra-Ra.' 😅 Inter department and inter Club football tournaments were very competitive. Every group would try to outdo each other. During that time some people judge the polytechnics by their Dance nites. We used to go to each other's polys dance nights. Lol

[@nanaxira1908]

Hahaha yes John is so true with Mr Goh! Hahaha he shouts and the whole 3 storey can hear his voice...lols

[@Leo-jv6kz]

I didn't know why SP rankings so high.the people there is quite mean

[@Treelia]

TLDR I actually take issue with PBL because my RP interns are the most useless interns our dept ever had and I DO NOT THINK it is their fault. I think RP PBL teaches zero workplace skills. Please comment if you think otherwise. Hearing the ‘structured curriculum’ comment in the vid, as a parent, I get worried if this misleads other parents watching. Based on my experience plus hearing about the journal writing, it sounds like a structured curriculum to keep students in line, but never actually learn any actual skills. Journaling teaches you to reflect on how to learn. But I always feel tertiary education and its exorbitant fees is to UPSKILL isn’t it? I don’t see my RP interns having basic skills that any poly worth its salt should have taught. I hope to hear back if RP students did feel they learnt useful things/skills for workplace from PBL. For context. I work in a bank and just need the interns to run basic reports on excel. All other polys students have no issue. Only RP students cannot do basic excel and understand how to read debit/credit in bank statements. Two rounds of RP interns and we told our HR never to send us RP interns again. Again, we believe it’s just fundamentally the PBL method doesn’t produce workers ready for our banking industry. I hope it doesn’t mean not ready for the wider job market outside banking industry, hence wanna hear comments.

[@handleme1133]

Hi fellow RP student here, I do agree from my experience that PBL does not help to upskill but in my opinion, it does rather have the intention to help improve communication skills so that students can communicately effectively in workplaces. RP modules are not "as challenging as other school modules" thus I feel students are not expose enough to hard skills for the workplace (such in the way you mention can't do basic excel). Another thing just fyi, RP grading is not very equal for some students. Groupwork plays a part in our grading and it is very unfair if a teammate does not how to divide the fair share of work to his/her other team members. Also, which affects the student from developing skills for workplaces since they have been deprive the opportunity during lessons. I think you do know that RP emphasis learning by PBL which does mean students don't learn well if they can't apply their learning in group projects.

[@choo_yu_ying2271]

OMG mr goh 😭😭 he gonna be my service pract tcher but i think he's retiring soonn

[@meklavier4664]

I have friends who went to TP law and subsequently study NUS law after the interview

[@xueying4370]

“NYP = not yet poor, NP = not poor, SP = So poor, TP = too poor, RP = really poor” - quoted from my marketing lecturer

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

TP is renovating everything and throwing money at every other thing. Where got poor sia lmao.

[@chromacryalt7566]

TP has old chang kee truck

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

Nowadays hardly see but good times sia

[@Youtiao87]

Rp started when I first graduated from secondary school. I stay opposite rp also never choose 😂

[@engchoontan8483]

until secondary school is compulsory. many have dreams. many will dream. many will go mad from dreams due to what they participated-in. why bother to go further.? where can you go.? what future is there.?

[@jinyewoo4703]

can u rank jc

[@thamzhiyong3161]

i was from tp a n f and the competitive culture is real cos i was blamed for a c grade in 5 projects throughout my 3 yrs but at least they didnt talk anymore i guess...

[@EIJIHS]

S for SP!!! best Poly ~ There's also a gaming guild with full lan shop since 2000s ~

[@xlben10]

Tp lecture dont even have attendance lol

[@KeeSuanYiXiang]

I like Punggol secondary school punggolites

[@shotby_yew]

TP man! I mean which other poly has a resevoir in its own BACKYARD?! right at the doorstep somemore.

[@inth3d4rk]

HAHAHAHAHA 5:31 SSM AND MR GOH!!! and that woman that like to pull apron and check bra lmao

[@diongdion]

SINGAPORE POLY!!!!!! Didn't know Alicia is my senior!!

[@________5884]

I miss the "Lai order lai"

[@ChirpyChat]

Ngee Ann ran a Business & Social Enterprise course. Hence, Dialogue in the Dark.

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

TP A tier lah. Every sch got drama all the time, just whether got make to news or not. Tho looked quite sad last time but now they hv a vending machine that gives u microwave food that actually tastes decent plus renovated the front part of business. We also hv our own version of china supermarket that is 24/7 with palm scanners (a bit wonky but cool). We have the BEST scenary. During golden hour we go library can take damn good pics of reservoir. We r next door to a bbt shop too. IIT canteen is air-conditioned too. Food is good n cheap too. Overall it's coz sch rich n facilities r S tier. Side note: east side best side ;p

[@NyamKeeSuanYanDeXiu]

Aaron Lim jun jie bumblebee Amos yee pang sang siao eh lang num 2

[@goddanner]

PBL, PLB, PBL !! From a eastie going to woodlands really very sad 😂 . We should get like recent grads from the poly to represent... RP at disadvantage being the youngest poly. Why RP never talk about school layout siah!!

[@offtangent]

Denise: I want to see NYP do advertisement for people to say good things about them? JP: People at NYP wake up your idea? Just because you are immersed in your groupthink doesn't mean its the factual truth. Was an avid fan but utterly disappointed with the rubbish and utter lack of respect for NYP in particular, pui! Unsubscribing both podcast and YT

[@kraftofficialmusic5437]

RP orientation got Halal Rave cause no alcohol 😂😂😂

[@yyx69]

NOOOO RP nearest MRT is woodlands north pls fact check ty

[@ghostgsx75]

SP: Sure Pass no worries!!!

[@esther340]

No NP represent here in the comments because they are all busy making money..... except me 😂

[@ohdearmic]

yeah there's barely any np peeps here

[@eeto_plays]

[@illusin.8057]

Now RJ is 2-3 every week

[@shenghonggaming4348]

hiiiii can you pls do jc

[@alphaTango9989]

uni edition next

[@Tampenismall]

Gonna love the comment section later

[@thamzhiyong3161]

i guess in tp business they really think differently...

[@kenyjk]

NYP handicap toilet the best👍

[@mamamememoo]

You choosing housing or school? Lol. MRT near the school doesn’t mean the school is better lah. The dude in charge of SP now was from Prisons Services - explains why the whole place now like prison sia. 😂

[@yoominbi]

ITE NORTH GANG GANG

[@nyamkeesuan6115]

Temasek poly Aaron Lim Jun Jie Bumblebee looks alike like Amos yee pang sang scary sial

[@isabelleseto5124]

Can rank the JCs also haha

[@chariistayy1871]

rank jcs!

[@fekar9943]

rp is a good poly hor

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

From I hear from my RP friend, it really does sound like a middle ground of JC n poly. They hv a lot of reflections, they r constantly stressed coz daily classes r all graded. It's like legit "consistency is key" I'm not from rp but I'm glad I didn't go there😅

[@epiphadipity]

NUUUU NYP ☹️☹️☹️

[@ahn220]

rp no more bingsu

[@bffdahyuns82]

tp got old chang kee van 😁😁😁 source: me a tp student