The Mānoa International Exchange (MIX) and the Study Abroad Center (SAC) have different study abroad programs and different application deadlines. I followed the SAC deadlines and therefore, missed the MIX application deadlines. Fortunately, the National University of Singapore (NUS) was still accepting nominations and MIX and Shidler’s Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS) were flexible, encouraging, and helpful in the process. I have elaborated more on the timeline of my study abroad application processes involving MIX, the Freeman Scholarship, NUS, and the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) below. Please note that this is specifically the timeline I experienced; if you plan to study abroad, follow the deadlines on the relevant websites closely without exception. Sept. 17 – Submitted MIX Online Application for Outbound Students Sept. 19 – Received offer of MIX nomination to NUS Sept. 20 – Submitted MIX nomination form to accept nomination to NUS Sept. 21 – Received official nomination email from MIX, which includes information on application procedures for NUS admission, modules (aka courses), and on-campus housing. Sept. 30 – Submitted NUS online non-graduating exchange application form Oct. 11 – Received MIX Pre-Departure Checklist, which includes information regarding the following:
Oct. 19 – Received official email notification from OSAS of selection as Spring 2018 Freeman Scholarship Recipient Oct. 23 – Attended Freeman Orientation Reception and met the donors Oct. 31 – Submitted Freeman Scholarship Contract Nov. 16 – Attended MIX In-Person, Region-Specific Pre-Departure Orientation. Offered admission to NUS Non-Graduating Exchange (NGE) Program and received information on applying for hostels (via UHMS System) and Student’s Pass (via ICA), and completing NUS Registration Part I and payment of fees (via ISIS). You will receive access to your NUS email and various other accounts after Registration Part I when you receive your Student ID, NUSNET ID, and passwords. Nov. 25 – Received information from NUS for ICA Student’s Pass application (e.g., SOLAR number) Dec. 15 – Received acceptance for NUS on-campus housing. I was allocated to a 6-bedroom apartment (single-rooms, non-AC) in Tembusu Residential College. I accepted the offer and paid housing fees online. Dec. 20 – Received approval of Student’s Pass application with IPA Letter attached in email from NUS Registrar’s Office. In preparation for Registration Part II and Student’s Pass Formalities with ICA, print extra copies of your passport particulars page and extra passport-sized photos, along with the other documents required by ICA. It will seem significantly more difficult and time-consuming to get everything together once you leave home if you’re unfamiliar with Singapore and NUS. Other exchangers will also be scrambling to get the documents printed and NUS may charge extra for printing and photo-taking services. USEFUL RESOURCES AND APPS
Getting Around:
Finances: I applied for the Schwab Bank High Yield Investor Checking® Account in early-December, which resulted in a hard credit inquiry and subsequent approval notice. A linked Schwab One® Brokerage Account is opened automatically with the checking account, however, there is no minimum balance requirement for the brokerage account. For the checking account, you will receive free standard checks and a Schwab Bank Visa® Platinum Debit Card, as well as unlimited ATM fee rebates at no monthly fee and no foreign transaction fees. I use the debit card to extract cash from any ATM, as Singapore and neighboring countries are still mostly cash-based. I also recommend getting a PayPal as it seems more common than Venmo or other payment services. This will come in handy in paying or receiving money from fellow students from sharing transportation, housing, groceries, etc. Communications: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp Different groups and chats were created for NUS Exchangers, NUS Business Exchangers, Tembusu College, and various interest groups. Useful Websites: NUS Email: http://outlook.com/u.nus.edu NUS NGE Application: https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/ngAdmForm/ UHMS (Housing): https://uhms.nus.edu.sg/Pre-Matstudents/Default.aspx Student Information System (SIS, formerly ISIS): https://myisis.nus.edu.sg IVLE (similar to Laulima): https://ivle.nus.edu.sg/default.aspx MoRe (Add/Drop Modules, excludes Business & Law): https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/PRJXIA/Student/Login NUS Business School Add/Drop Modules: https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/biz/asp/undergrad/add_drop/ng/Login.asp Centralised Online Registration System (CORS): http://www.cors.nus.edu.sg/index.html NG Module Quota (similar to UH’s Class Availability): https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/ngModuleQuota/ NUS Module Timetable Builder: https://webrb.nus.edu.sg/ctt/builder.aspx NUSMods (independent timetable builder, easier to use): https://nusmods.com NUS Friendly Email Address ([email protected] to [email protected]): http://www.nus.edu.sg/identity/friendlyemail.php Comments are closed.
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ABOUT ME
Keng-Chia Chao BBA Candidate in Finance, Accounting, & Management Information Systems Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Archives
May 2018
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