IDMPP2019

Hi JeremyMPP, I think all incoming scholars are on the same situation. I would prefer staying at UTown Residence (roughly SGD 639/month) or PGP (roughly SGD565/month) since we can get a subsidised rate, leaving us with at least SGD 700 per month to cover living expenses. A bit disappointed too with the fact that the accommodation has been scraped out of scholarship offer this year, but I think we still can make it with the stipend as long as we're not staying in CG. I assume there will be less students staying in CG this year due to the cost, but who knows. Cheers!

NUS uses bell-curve grading, so only students in the top percentile (probably up to 10%?) will get a straight A. Even if you score 91 while the average score of your cohort is 90, you will probably only get A- or even B+. It is what makes Singaporean students very competitive I guess. I did my undergrad exchange semester in NUS five years ago with the same grading system, it is still possible to score great in class but it is harder when your cohort is really strong academically. Anyway, I am sure you know that LKYSPP has an Asia focus, so I guess there are a lot of excellent scholars specialising in Asia that we can learn from. So, deciding between LSE and NUS will really depend on your area of specialisation, I suppose.

I've confirmed with the admission officer that we are eligible for subsidised housing rate although I couldn't find the rate for College Green. I think the rate in College Green is per person, not per unit house so it'll still be too expensive without subsidy. Besides, staying in UTown or PGP is a good option too, there's free shuttle bus departing to Bukit Timah campus every 30 mins from PGP, plus NUS internal bus system in Kent Ridge Campus is pretty reliable. It'll cost approx $600 per month to stay in UTown (non-AC), then we'll still have 750 which I guess is enough to live in SG. For the medcheck, I have no idea although good clinics like Pharamita Lab(?) may be able to provide us the results in English using the form. I read somewhere on LKYSPP website that we can do our medcheck in NUS UHC but still not sure. Totally prefer doing it in SG, assuming that we do not need to pay anything in advance. Hi Repat Hopes, I asked this question during the interview. She said that we will still be entitled with the scholarship regardless the study option we choose, including exchange and even dual degree.

Hi KJP! Congrats for your achievements at both LSE and NUS. Anyway, does your scholarship offer from NUS include the housing or is it part of monthly maintenance allowance? Mine does not come with housing so I will need to squeeze my budget. Thanks!

Hi hhxkk! I'm from Indonesia too, receiving an offer with a full scholarship. Does your offer include accommodation or is it covered by the monthly allowance? Thanks!