Singapore

Overview

• Universities in Singapore have different intakes as university programmes are offered by both local public universities and also the overseas universities with a local campus.

• Applications for NUS, NTU, SMU, SUDT open around mid-October with deadlines closing from February onwards.

• Students can sometimes apply with predicted grades but will not receive a formal offer of admission until the official IB results are published.

•  Some universities do NOT accept predicted grades for certain courses (eg. medicine, dentistry, law)

• Some universities only accept predicted grades for IB, but not A-levels (eg. NUS, NTU)

• With this in mind, please check the requirements and intake dates carefully!

• No centralised application system so you need to manage your deadlines/timelines.

• Check whether your desired course has any extra requirements. For example, students applying to medicine will require an extra personal statement.

Applications

• Overview

  • Apply in Term 1 of Year 13 or fall after graduation depending on entry requirements.

  • Some courses require additional assessments such as interviews, selection tests and portfolios – you will be notified accordingly if you need to attend one.

• Preparation in Y12

  • Pursue wider reading in your subject area

    • Consider starting a journal to track books, articles, podcasts, youtube channels etc

  • Research unis online and in-person if possible