ALUMNI STORIES

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Redirection: When things don’t go as planned

• Plan B: From Fine Arts to History (Tan Guan Fan)

• Having an interesting life depends on you, not where you are (Alexis Wong)

• A Unique Backup Plan: From Brown to NYU Abu Dhabi (Zhong Chen)

• Transferring courses & schools: From RISD Industrial Design to Cambridge Manufacturing Engineering (Shang Ke, Alex)

• Don't be limited by your capabilities in JC: From Humanities to Data (Elliot Choo)

Trailblazing: Unconventional paths

• Study niche courses

  1. • Studying physiotherapy in SIT after internship (Se Peng Yuan Edmond)

     • Finding beauty while studying plant sciences in the US (Zhang Zhenglin)

     • Studying social work in NZ as a PSC scholar (Heng Yi Xin)

• Study in Canada

  1. • Choosing U of Toronto for a flexible curriculum and multicultural setting (Wang Yi En)

     • Studying for free: Neuroscience, Psychology & Applied Statistics in U of Toronto on Lester B. Pearson Scholarship (Wee Ai Lee Ginnie)

• Study in West Asia

  1. • A Unique Backup Plan: From Brown to NYU Abu Dhabi (Zhong Chen)

     • How I decided where to study: choosing Northwestern University's Qatar Campus (Oh Rui Xin)

• Pre-university

  1. • Thriving despite "disastrous" A-Level results: Studying Geography in NZ with Foundation Studies Programme (Giam Li Heng Ronel)

     • Gap Year: Venturing Off the Beaten Path (Sonia Teo Xhyn)

Crossroads: Making choices

• Things Will Work Out: From Lost to Law (Janice Jiang)

• How I decided where to study: choosing Northwestern University's Qatar Campus (Oh Rui Xin)

• Studying physiotherapy in SIT after internship (Se Peng Yuan Edmond)

• Is Medicine for Me? (Charlein Ho and Lim Sheng Yang)

University application help

• US applications - experiences and advice from a UPenn admit (Zhang Junfang)

• Applying for uni during NS (Tek Kai Zhen)

Alumni Hangouts in July : AMA 

• Zeng Fan Pu, Carnegie Melon University, Computer Science 

• Ronel Giam, Sean Lee, Ong Yu Teng, Julius Chua, Geography,  Urban Planning, Enviro and Sustainability, Canada, NZ, UK 

• Loh Ang, NTU Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine and Evangeline Goh, Bristol Dentistry 

All (17)

In chronological order by date of submission:

2020

1. Studying social work in NZ as a PSC scholar (Heng Yi Xin)

2021

2. US applications - experiences and advice from a UPenn admit (Zhang Junfang)

3. On his US study experience (Zhang Zhenglin)

2022

4. Applying for uni during NS (Tek Kai Zhen)

5. Studying physiotherapy in SIT after internship (Se Peng Yuan Edmond)

6. Studying for free: Neuroscience, Psychology & Applied Statistics in U of Toronto on Lester B. Pearson Scholarship (Wee Ai Lee Ginnie)

7. How I decided where to study: choosing Northwestern University's Qatar Campus (Oh Rui Xin)

8. Choosing U of Toronto for a flexible curriculum and multicultural setting (Wang Yi En)

9. Plan B: From Fine Arts to History (Tan Guan Fan)

2023

10. Transferring courses & schools: From RISD Industrial Design to Cambridge Manufacturing Engineering (Shang Ke, Alex)

11. Thriving despite "disastrous" A-Level results: Studying Geography in NZ with Foundation Studies Programme (Giam Li Heng Ronel)

12. A Unique Backup Plan: From Brown to NYU Abu Dhabi (Zhong Chen)

13. Things Will Work Out: From Lost to Law (Janice Jiang)

14. Having an interesting life depends on you, not where you are (Alexis Wong)

15. Gap Year: Venturing Off the Beaten Path (Sonia Teo Xhyn)

16. Don't be limited by your capabilities in JC: From Humanities to Data (Elliot Choo)

17. Is Medicine for Me? (Charlein Ho and Lim Sheng Yang)