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Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) applications take place this month. If you have made the decision to apply for one of our 44 courses, great! But before you hit the �submit� button, take note of these five common misconceptions about EAE, and pay extra attention to your application! 1) If you reject your first choice (if offered), the poly/s in the second and third choice will make an offer No this is not true. If your first choice is offered and you reject it, you will not be getting an offer from your second and third choices. 2) As long as you are accepted, your place is guaranteed No, your place is not guaranteed. This is a conditional offer, and this means that you will still need to meet the minimum entry requirements (MER) of the course you are applying for and obtain a net ELR2B2 score of 26 or better. It takes the pressure off taking your O levels and having to score the best grades to compete for a place, but you still need to meet the minimum grades. 3) You must submit 3 cho...

Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) applications take place this month. If, for some reason, you are not confident about getting into your dream poly course with your O-Levels or Nitec results, this is going to be your best bet to secure that spot in the poly course you really want. You see, the EAE is not about academic results but rather interviewers  look for people who have the interest and aptitude for these courses! Polys can admit up to 15.0% of their total intake via EAE, and the best thing is, you only need to meet the minimum entry requirements (MER). Yass! Want to ace your EAE application? Take note of these points. 1) 600-Character write-up (Aptitude and Interest) The 600-Character write-up includes spacing and punctuation, so keep your piece short and sweet. When you get to the exclamation mark at end of this sentence, we�d already have used 215 characters in this paragraph! So, yeah, you don�t have a lot of space. So you want to be sure to express your interest in the fi...

It�s another week in NYP!  Freshmen, by now you should be familiar with all our canteens? But, just in case you have missed like The Best food in NYP, here are some of my top favourites. #1 Dry Noodles (??)  Location: Ban Mian / Fish Soup, South Canteen Blk P, Level 2 Opening Hours: Mon - Fri: 7.30am - 7.00pm | Sat: Closed South Canteen � the heartland of our design schools! Located at Block P Level 2, South Canteen�s Ban Mian store offers piping hot hand-made noodles prepared on the spot. But it�s the oh-so-popular savoury �Gan Mian (dry noodles)� that is the must-try. If dry noodles are not up your alley, there is still a multitude of different types of soupy noodles for you to choose from, topped with delicious fresh fish. You can even add milk to your noodles for that extra oomph. * The lunch crowd may not be queue-friendly, so go early or be prepared to wait. ** Do utilise the �crowd cam� function via the NYP Mobile app to have a quick look at the crowd! #2 Each a C...