I am entering NUS this August. I have friends who are in NTU and
SMU, and after having discussions with them, I realise that NUS
students are getting the worse deals....
For example, NTU freshmen are virtually guaranteed a hostel room if
they apply(or so I heard); they even get to choose their roommates
if they want to stay in the double room.
For NUS students, we do not get to choose our roommates. My friends
also warned me that your CCA records have to be stellar then you
will have a hostel room. This turned out to be true, because my
hostel applications was unsuccessful. I am now facing a 4 hour
journey to and fro NUS every single day!!!I was thinking of joining
CCAs before that but now I have changed my mind...where am I going
to find the time?For students who apply for hte cheaper rooms,
there is also the compulsory meal fees that we have to pay...so we
end up pay for 6 days worth of food when we will probably not be
staying 6 days in the hostel...
SMU students do not have such problems as their school is in a
centralised location.
Furthermore, I found out that international students only have to
pay the hostel application fee of 5.20 if and only if they get a
hostel room. With my unsuccessful application, I have wasted
money....
Which uni do you think is the best funded?Most people seem to think
its SMU...anyway,it seems the uni that is most willing to advertise
and promote its graduates at a time when the economy is
bleak.
I guess I'm just frustrated and have to air my views.Maybe I should
just get used to the fact that life's not fair...I have been
suffering from "monopolitis" all my life...what can I do when NUS
is the only one that offers the course that I want?
