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Have you seen secondary school students in uniform walking around NYP during the day? They are potentially our future juniors. Here�s why: These students are here for the Applied Studies Experience Programme, more commonly known as ASEP. ASEP is an initiative by Singapore�s Education Ministry to implement applied learning for secondary school students. So NYP partners a few Secondary Schools so that their Secondary 3 students get to come over and see what a poly education is like! Are you wondering why only Sec 3 students? It is the best year to start planning the future. It is just a year away from O/N levels. After experiencing ASEP, students can then think about the courses they want to apply for, and prepare for their application for NYP. I signed up to be an ASEP �guide�, and to represent NYP.  My job as a student leader is to guide the students through the visits to academic schools where fun activities and talks are planned for them! The Sec 3 students I have encountered se...

Me (extreme right) and my posse In a few weeks, I will start my very last semester at Nanyang Poly. It�s been nostalgic looking back on my last 2 and a half years here: I think I have achieved many milestones, from going through semester exams to completing my industrial attachment! But I reckon the best thing I did in NYP was to join a CCA. Specifically, my CCA, The Communicators. Why did I join a CCA when it�s not compulsory? Nope, I�m not giving a long explanation on how CCA records can look good in portfolios. Instead, here�s my honest take. Reason 1: I wanted to optimise my free time During my first semester in Year 1, I was part of the carefree �go-home club� � I was free from CCA commitments after the last lesson of the day. It was such a nice departure from CCA commitments in Secondary School! I really enjoyed it.   Then in the middle of the semester, I realised that too much �free time� at home became �wasted time�! That was when I made up my mind to join something fu...