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Meet Vivien Wee ! She is a year 1 student in Nanyang Polytechnic, studying Mass Media Management. She got into NYP through the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) before she finished her O levels! If you are considering applying for EAE, why not hear from Vivien herself? 1. Tell us more about yourself and why did you choose to join NYP through EAE? I was a Normal Academic student from Beatty Secondary School and I completed my O levels in 2016. I was in the National Cadet Corp (Air) in secondary school. Since young, my friends and family have been telling me about NYP. My closest cousin, uncle, and my secondary school seniors and friends were from NYP. Personally, I feel that NYP is like a family. NYPians are accepting of people and will not judge others based on looks, disability, studies and family background. NYP has this family warmth and I feel loved by my peers in NYP. Additionally, NYP is conveniently located near Yio Chu Kang MRT station, which is 5 stations away from my home. So i...

Live Audio doing their thang �A CCA in polytechnic is not compulsory. Don�t waste your time joining one.� I heard this as a freshie, just coming into NYP. And to be honest, I was going to forgo co-curricular activities altogether but fortunately my Personal Mentor (this is a lecturer assigned to a small group of students) encouraged me otherwise.   So I went down to Club Crawl last year to find out more about the different CCAs offered. Wait, you may be wondering, what is Club Crawl?! Club Crawl is NYP�s very own CCA Open House where all CCAs are given a booth to showcase their activities in the Polytechnic�s atrium. Students, especially freshmen, are encouraged to talk to seniors from the different CCAs to learn more about what they do. They are also encouraged to sign up with a CCA they are interested in. When I attended Club Crawl last year, I was amazed at the number of CCAs NYP had to offer. I was initially confused and a little overwhelmed because I did not know the differen...