Tonight I came back from dinner and saw my mom and dad quarrelling, punching and kicking each other. I had to physically stop them before it got worse. Then my mom was crying and all threatening that she is going to jump down and kill herself. My dad said if I dont stop her then he will kill me. Im not sure what to do, im always the punching bag and the outlet of frustration. Everything went downhill since 10 months ago when we sold the house due to my mothers gambling debt and since then we had moved to three different houses already. Today was the first day moving to this house. Im currently in poly, study hard and have a pretty good gpa but unfortunately due to all this I had to defer my studies and our financial situation is only getting worse day by day, barely scraping by for food and shelter. I always thought my mom was annoying and incessant and after all the trouble she caused, she was still my mom. The fight started over something small like my mom complaining that my dad was relaxing and not doing any unpacking, and I think this time its different and they will finally get a divorce. Im really at a loss now not sure what to do… im only writing this right now because I have no one to talk to, no friends, no siblings, I had a pet of 6 years but was forced to send him after selling the house. Maybe its really over this time, I cant see any future ahead of me nor do I have anything to lose. If this is it for me then at least I spoke out.

For the past week when I woke up the first thing I would do was check my email, but because I'm stupid I NEVER thought to check in my spam.

Then today I decided to go over to spam to see what I have there, and whoa what in the helicoprion it's an email telling me that my application outcome is available?????

Yeah this email from NTU admissions was dated SIX DAYS AGO. Which means that the DAY AFTER I had attended the interview I GOT OFFERED. I am kicking myself viciously right now I could have saved myself six days of anxiety, coping and doomscrolling IF I HAD JUST CHECKED SPAM.

Feel free to berate me in the comments for my carelessness and stupidity, I know I deserve it. Take this as a lesson to ALWAYS CHECK SPAM.

hi there! following from last year's structure (thank you for the format)

could everyone come in to get through this appeals phase together!

Appeal Date:

Course Appealed To:

RP / GPA / International Student : (can give a range if uncomf sharing ur exact score)

Relevant Poly/JC Course:

Appeal Interview Date :

Status: Processing/ Accepted/ Rejected

Remarks/Anyth u want to say: eg internally crying, 2nd time appealing, stressed out, on gap year etc

hi everyone! i was wondering if we could all come together to collectively share and input the kind of structure we're hoping to do for our appeals and maybe help one another out to improve our appeals!

Hi guys! Just finished SJPO 2026 and I thought it was much harder than that of the other years. There seemed to be much more thermodynamics questions and fewer questions on mechanics. What do you guys think? How many questions did y'all do?

i’m doing my poly internship currently and am wondering if my type of relationship with my supervisor is weird.

i feel more comfortable talking to her over teams as opposed to in real life as i feel like there’s nothing much to say and idk how to converse well. she’s very very sweet but i guess once again there’s nothing much to say because i’m afraid of being too friendly to someone who has authority over me in terms of title.

like we can walk the same direction while leaving office and not say a word. i do try to make an effort with small talk about stuff we like within our age range (she’s quite eccentric and gen-z ish and only about late 20s). but still feel like i can’t connect. i also often skip lunch with her ( and the team) because they eat in a budget i cant afford (they understand but i also feel like i’m missing out on bonding).

not really sure if this is normal or i should try to make more effort and have a better relationship.

Ok just asking cuz im curious if SIT’s standard is like very high. I have a 3.8+ gpa applying for SIT CS and got offers from smu,ntu, and NUS CS.

I heard you need some kind of referrals from the prof in SIT to even get in 💀 what. After that they asked me to do interview for info sec but by that time ive alrdy accepted my offer so I didnt attend.

So i just got a rejection letter tdy LOL

i either don't eat or eat way too much than i should and might borderline be an ED(i dont want to self diagnose but if its been affecting my thoughts negatively and probaly also the reason why my period is messed up then i think it means something at least). but my parent doesn't want to accept or even consider the fact that i might have one and it sucks that the one person I should be able to talk to about these things rather believe that i'm fine, as if this hasn't been affecting me. (im not blaming my parent) its jsut the way they say 'you better not develop something.' and though they do tell me im pretty and that im ok the way i am,I've been teased about my appearance and it has caused me to spiral ever since. I cannot go a day without questioning the way I am so if u guys have unconstructive/mean feedback to give,I geniunely hope you wouldn't do so as I'm really really tired with dealing with hurtful comments. I know counselling might be a better option than writing whatever this is on Reddit, but my parent would have to know about it and you alrready know how they view this subject. and they say i can talk to them about things iface, yet when i bring this up, they rather avoid it and i just iwsh they didnt do that.

Did everyone get a personal text to congratulate you for the acceptance to engineering? I just received them from a senior lecturer of the course I was accepted to and was informed that I will receive my award letter by email soon. Just curious if everyone had one or this basically just confirmed my suspicions from my previous post haha

Hey all! SMU Y1 student going into year 2. Guys i have a very serious qn that may seem dumb to some - I get it - but I have to ask.. how on earth do you guys finish your readings?? Corporate law 1 textbook chapter has over 60 pages. Contract law is over 100 pages. How do you guys do it? I keep hearing people say - oh dont bother with the textbooks just read seniors notes and guys I have tried - how the hell do i get the flow of a topic from notes ? Some say read cases only. I do get that as well. But again every case has a different rule different analogy - none of the cases will tell you a flow for exam purposes.

For example: In contract law lets take mistake for example. There is a flow to the entire topic. We will never be able to find that from a case.

Now some of you might say - oh just listen to your lecturer - i do. But this whole point is on pre readings - if u dont pr-read you wont follow your lecturer. If you pre read - 1 chapter has over 100 pages in a textbook, 30 pages in seniors notes , over 20 cases. How do you guys in all honesty keep up with this in a short time?

I feel that no one talks about this because lets admit it we did well in our As to be here so to tell others - hey i'm struggling is like shooting yourself in the foot. But i have no choice anymore. I need help guys - is there an easier method to absorb all the info and still have a life? Cause i spend all my time doing nothing but studying law and I still cant finish the damn readings!

Hi everyone! I am considering staying on campus specifically NUS houses as there is no meal plans & rlly love the room layout and location in comparison to hall/rc

My current consideration is btw helix or pioneer house and I have a couple of qns!

• May I know is there a difference in demand? (I'm assuming pioneer house may have higher demand as they are more established?)

• How's the application process like? Any interviews needed etc?

• Is there major differences in terms of culture btw these 2 houses?

• Is it easier to get a spot as a Year 1 freshie? Or am I able to try staying on campus in Year 2 instead (possibly higher workload so makes more sense staying on campus)

• Would y'all recommend going for Aircon or non-aircon rooms? Is Helix and Pioneer windy enough to stay non-aircon?

• and possibly the most impt qn,, roughly how many spots are there available for each house? Is there enough for everyone or is rejection rate v high?

Thank you! Any input would be helpful 🙏🏼

Hi all, I just received this email from NUS saying:

https://preview.redd.it/y0tg786keg2h1.png?width=1249&format=png&auto=webp&s=ec592260a99cf053f81e7ad9afad5831120204a4

For context, I’m the same person who posted previously about my NUS CS application still being pending despite having 3.97 GPA from poly (not including first choice bonus points). I also uploaded my RP UMP math cert on 5 May because I initially didn’t meet the math requirement.

Now I’m honestly not sure how to interpret this email 😭

Does this mean:

• I’m still genuinely being considered?
• has anyone from previous years received this and still got offered later?

The waiting is damn stressful HAHA especially since it’s already quite late into the admissions cycle.

Would appreciate if anyone has similar experience or knows how NUS handles these cases 🙏

On a tight budget so I was looking on carousell for chatgpt plus subscriptions and found some listings that are a few dollars cheaper than the official website.

The seller has almost 500 5 star reviews so I'm hoping they are legit. Does anyone have any experience purchasing ai subscriptions off carousell?

Thank you!

I’ve always been curious about how people perceive the different cultures of Singapore’s 3 local universities beyond just rankings and curriculum.

My personal impression is:

NUS: stronger academic and research-oriented culture, with deeper theoretical rigor.

NTU: stronger emphasis on practical application and industry readiness.

SMU: stronger focus on communication, presentations, networking, and corporate exposure.

Of course, all 3 universities do all of these to some extent, so these are just broad impressions rather than absolute truths.

Curious to hear from students, alumni, employers, or parents:
- Do you agree with these perceptions?
- What differences have you personally observed outside academics and curriculum?
- Are these distinctions still true today?

Would love to hear different perspectives.

Hey everyone, I’m currently 1 month into a 6-month internship and I’m losing my mind. This place is incredibly toxic and I really need some advice on what to do.
Major red flags started from week one. The previous interns apparently quit early and refused to come back, so we got zero training. My "interview" wasn't even an interview—just them telling us what they do, and that manager is basically gone. I was hired for video editing and digital marketing, but my only actual task is changing product photos on Canva for their Shopee page, doing the whole process of packing their products and typing invoices?
The biggest issue is the language barrier. My supervisor just moved here from China 2 months ago and barely speaks English. Almost all instructions are given in Mandarin. The other intern understands a little bit, so he tries to translate for me, but he struggles too. The whole office speaks Mandarin and I feel completely isolated.
I told my school lecturer about the lack of communication and asked to change companies, but he just told me to "persevere." He called the boss, who basically told me I need to be "more understanding" because the staff are all from China.
Since then, the bias has gotten worse. The team makes small talk with the other intern while completely ignoring me. When he messes up, it's no big deal, but when I do, they blow up. The other day I made a mistake and the boss went straight to my supervisor to talk crap about me in Mandarin right in front of my face (the other intern overheard and confirmed it). Even my shoes keep getting aggressively shoved under the shoe cabinet or stepped on, while the other intern’s shoes are left untouched.
I feel trapped. My lecturer isn't helping, the environment is toxic, and I’m not learning anything relevant to my course.
Has anyone dealt with this?

CONTEXT: I applied for LASALLE, SIT, and NTU ADM

Got accepted into LASALLE film a couple weeks back.

Yesterday, got rejection from SIT. (It's alright, that course was a plan D anyways)

I was searching up last night and I realized that wave 1 for NTU is about to end (tmr if I'm not mistaken). However, I haven't received any word of results from them till today... Was at the ADM show days ago and one of my cousin's friend is in a pretty similar situation.

So I'm guessing if wave 1 ends and NTU doesn't get back, there is still hope for wave 2 acceptance? (I landed on this conclusion as I've seen people here already getting rejected from ADM, but I am assuming if they haven't got back, it's still under consideration?)

NUS appeal portal opened today at 10am! For those wondering how to submit supporting documents (since there is no section in the appeal section), i called the admissions hotline and this is what I was told:

Application portal > Admissions > “Submit supporting documents” > Upload your new documents under Other documents (1)&(2) and NAME the file such that they know it is for appeal

* there is no need to use your word count to tell them that there are additional documents uploaded because they will be able to see

Hope this helps, good luck to all appeals 🥲🙏

Hello, i was part of the mass FASS rejection (applied for psychology)

i am planning to appeal, but was wondering if i should choose 1. CHS (Psychology) or 2. CHS (Major to be decided later)

For 1, i think that if i am writing my additional achievements/experiences (my current job), then i could tailor it towards wanting to join the psychology course.

however, i think FASS this year might have a higher IGP/lower course population, so maybe it would be better to try and appeal to enter CHS, and choose my major later? as i might have a higher chance with this with my lower RP (AAD/A)

[LAST CALL BEFORE BOOKS ARE REMOVED FROM MY HOME]

hi! I have some physical books to give away for free. If you would like any title(s), please comment which ones you would like. No PMs will be entertained. There is no limit to how many books you can take.

Would appreciate if the books can be passed on to someone else once you're done with it. pls do not take now and resell them too :(

Textbooks for all universities' use:

Management:
\- Employment Relations in Singapore- Tan- Second Edition

Advertising and Communications:
\- Media Relations- Jane Johnstone

Books for University of London (UOL)'s Undergraduate study in Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences.

University of London and London School of Economics are both printed on the cover for the following titles (1 copy of each title unless otherwise stated):

- 2 copies of Managerial Economics (DJ Reyniers) 2790028, 2006
- Financial Intermediation (O ap Gwilym) 2790029, 2008

I'll PM you to confirm which books you'll be getting! Faster replies get priority.

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Reserved (Pending collection, books will be relisted for availability if users don't show up. If you would like to queue, you can comment too):
\- Financial Reporting (J Horton) 2790091, 2007
\- The law of business organisations (B Pettet, H Rajak) 2790027, 277ML21, 1998
\- Introduction to business and management (JN Timms) 2790107, 996d107, 2006
\- Statistics 1 (CM Phillips) 279004a, 2008
\- Financial Management (J Dahya, REV Groves) 2790059, 2004

\- Principles of accounting (J Ireland) 279005, 2005

\- Introduction to Economics (A. Witztum) 2790002 996D002, 9900002, 2005
\- Microeconomics (J Chard) 2790066, 2009
\\- Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation and Control- Pierece - Robinson- Twelfth Edition
\\- Principle of Economics- O' Sullivan, Sheffrin, Lim, Seevaratnam- Pearson

\\- Financial Accounting: International Financial Reporting Standards- Walter T Harrison Jr, Charles T Horngren, C William Thomas, Themin Suwardy- Ninth Edition

\\- Communication: A Foundation Course- Tyler, Kossen, Ryan- Second Edition
\\- Public Relations Writing in Australia- James Mahoney
\- COM257e Writing for TV and Radio
\- COM253a Writing for Print and Emerging Media
\- COM101e Principles and Practices of Communication

- Financial Reporting (J Horton) 2790091, 2007 [I've 2 copies, both reserved]
- Auditing (BA Porter) 2790093, 1998
- Management accounting (T Ahrens) 2790097, 2005

\- Mass Media in a Changing World- Fourth Edition- McGraw-Hill
\- Journalism Ethics at Work- Pearson

\- Leadership- Northouse- Sixth Edition
\- Management- Pearson
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Taken
\\- Organisational Behaviour- Robbins and Judge- Sixteenth Edition
\\- Principle of Economics- Frank Bernanke- Second Edition- McGrawHill
\\- Exploring Marketing Research-Zikmund- Seventh Edition

\\- Contemporary Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications- Arens, Weigold, Arens- Fourteenth Edition
\\- Corporate Communications- Argenti- Seventh Edition
\\- THINK Public Relation- Wilcox et al- Second Edition

Obviously with my low gpa of around 2.3gpa i got rejected by SIT, Digipen, as well as Software engineering choices, however i was wondering if there are anything i can do to improve my chances when i try again next year? like are there any certifications i can take to improve my chances at at least getting an interview? ive considered making games using unity and unreal engine however i think they would not be enough to solidify anything??