Huh? Follow what education?
Studying in NTU= stress!
A normal engineering undergraduate will normally have 8 modules per
semester. In extreme cases where you MUST OVERLOAD or FEEL THE NEED
TO OVERLOAD, you can hit 10 modules per semester... A far cry from
the NBS students who are studying 4 modules per semester! So better
make sure you know what you want to study before entering. Now the
syllabus is changing, I am not very sure though. One thing is for
sure, there will still be quite a number of students who "dabao"
subjects!
North spine and its "fingers": CEE, MAE, MSE, CE
South spine and its "fingers: NBS, EEE, HSS, Comm studies,
etc
Contrary to popular views, the frequency for bus 179 is very very
good during morning peak hours. However, due to the large number of
trains reaching Boon Lay Mrt station during the morning peak hours,
students arrive in hundreds at one go. The only complain bout the
transport is the silly jam at canteen 2 junction between 0815 to
0830.
If you want to see chiobus, better go NIE or NBS to bio though.
Studying in NTU involves attending consecutive lectures in hours,
doing assignments such as simulation or report, doing group
projects, doing General/ Unrestricted Elective assignment (can
range from doing Sun Zi's Art of War to writing son lyrics,
debating on the world politics depending on which you choose),
quizzes, etc. Engineering students also have to do lab reports for
certain experiments and for final year students, you are expected
to do your Final Year Project on your own for 7 months as well as
writing your final year report and preparing powerpoint slides. I
haven even mentioned you must book your experimental time slots to
use the equipments!
I have been to NUS and NTU. Campus wise, I think NTU is slightly
more scenic. Rows of beautiful, well-trimmed shrubs are located at
the rooftops, along the spines, etc. Yunnan gardens is also a nice
place for couples to make out.. oops... haha. Also, there are
nearby residents who come to the garden via the overhead bridge to
jog. Sometimes, carnivals are also organised down there such as the
Mooncake Festival, etc.
Another point is that you can get to interact with a lot of
international students. I have known students from PRC, Indonesia,
Phillipines, Thailand, Vietnam and India. While some local students
develop an apathy towards them for "grabbing the As and DIs", the
fact is that the standard of NTU has increased due to these foreign
scholars as well as a case of sour grapes. To me, its interesting
mixing around with them while exchanging ideas, culture, etc.
