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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...

Thinking of joining a CCA? The Student Life Carnival is coming! This is like a mega fair where you can pick and choose something that interests you. There are actually four different categories of CCAs available: Community Service & Environment, Arts & Culture, Sports & Adventure and Leadership & Character Development. To help you find out what is each category like, we interviewed CCA members. Here is what they each have to say: Community Service and Environment Category COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB Meet Cham Reikia, a Year 2 student from the Diploma in Banking & Finance. She is also the Vice President of the Community Service Club (CSC). Tell us more about CSC! Reikia:  CSC helps students find joy in helping others and making a difference to their lives. CSC focuses mainly on three sectors � Community & Youth, Elderly, and Children with Special Needs. We collaborate with organisations such as Thye Hua Kwan and Singapore Christian Home to organise events and acti...

Hi! We�re back again with Part 2 of our Freshmen�s Guide! Here are things you may like to get to tide you through the first semester (PS: We�ve also included some productivity tips!). Things you will need: 1.              Laptop Every year, there will be a laptop roadshow held in NYP during the first week of school. The computers are on sale at discounted prices. This year�s details: When: Mon-Sat, Apr 16 to 21, 2018 Time: 9am to 6pm (Mon to Fri) and 9am to 3pm (Sat) Venue: NYP Lounge (Level 3, above Koufu) More info: (Models offered, prices, financial assistance) Here ! Consider the following before purchasing your laptop: 1.      Find out which laptop models are supported by your School 2.      Research the models you are interested in 3.      What is a good laptop weight for you? 4.      What is the warranty period and support offered? Need M...