Originally posted by zen
Interview is quite impt nowdays you really have to perform well during the interview... just be yourself and don't ever be nervous.
Originally posted by zen
I can't comment much on that sensitive issue of which is better or which is different. But i must say NTU had given me a very "dead" feeling when i was there for 3 days for a bazzar at Canteen B
I seriously encourage you to come over to SMU and experience the learning environment. It is definately very very different.
I agree 4 years definately cannot compared to the "donkey years" spent in education but it can definately change your approach towards learning because studying and muggin alone does not ensure A coming your way. I hate to say at times but you have to suck up your prof to get A or A+ (Real life? Real World?)
Originally posted by zen
But i must say NTU had given me a very "dead" feeling when i was there for 3 days for a bazzar at Canteen B.
Definitely! But then screwed up administrations are the by-product of out-dated civil servants (or ex-Civil Servants). Just have to bear with them. And learn from it. Bureacracy offers a greater amount of control. But it will become "Screwed-Up" to outsiders of the bureacracy. Then again, those of us who've been thru NS should know this very well. :devil:Originally posted by Mr Fish
sometimes, nus and ntu's admin can be pretty screwed up. Crap... :thumbsd:
Originally posted by Azure
Definitely! But then screwed up administrations are the by-product of out-dated civil servants (or ex-Civil Servants). Just have to bear with them. And learn from it. Bureacracy offers a greater amount of control. But it will become "Screwed-Up" to outsiders of the bureacracy. Then again, those of us who've been thru NS should know this very well. :devil:
Please, the rest, no point arguing which has a better system. SMU's approach only works well if the student is a matured and independent learner. And even then, it depends on the tutors who are supposed to facilitate the class. Likewise, NTU/NUS approach are world-class! It depends on the students who may (or may not) be world-class.
<< On that score, consider, honestly, what is your measure of "world-class"... >>
I've seen products of all systems, having experienced them in various measures in life. And I'd say that we shouldn't allow ourselves to be misled by advertisements. That said, SMU's ads do seek to "brand" themselves as a class apart.