APhO 2013 Singapore Team

The following students have been selected to represent Singapore in the 14th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO 2013) which will be held in Bogor, Indonesia, from 5 - 13 May:

Bay Wei Heng, HCI
Tan Wei Liang Byorn, NUSH
Lim Jeck, NUSH
Jonathan Ang Yun Hao, NUSH
Sean Seet Xiang En, NUSH
Pay Shieu Ming Daryl, RI
Daniel Mark Keat Kay, RI
Ashwin Venkidachalam, RI

Graduate Employment Survey 2012 (Published March 2013)

Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2012 By Average Gross Monthly Salaries (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

Top Salaries
1. SMU Law (4-year programme) - Cum Laude and above - $5082 ($5450)
2. SMU Law (4-year programme) - $4975 ($5250)
3. NUS Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – $4963 ($5200)
4. NUS Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – $4799 ($5300)
5. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery - $4250 ($4400)
6. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $4053 ($4314)
7. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $3976 ($4000)
8. SMU Information Systems Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3946 ($4100)
9. SMU Business Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3854 ($4167)
10. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – $3768 ($4075)
11. SMU Accountancy (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3765 ($4192)
12. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – $3717 ($4000)
13. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) - $3683 ($4000)
14. NTU Business and Computing - $3651 ($4000)
15. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) - $3630 ($3942)
16. NTU Aerospace Engineering - $3578 ($3809)

NUS GES
NTU GES
SMU GES

Family Gathering March Holidays

From left: Lim Jeck, Jansen, Jaren, Sean, Lim Li, Surya, Ilakya, Lim Min, Ying Yi, Choong Yin

From left: Ming Ai, Sudha & hubby, Dorothea, me, Michelle

Thanks to Sudha for inviting us to her condo for a gathering, and taking the trouble to prepare scrumptious dinner :)

Nanyang Scholarship and University Application

Lim Min has been offered the foremost Nanyang Scholarship by NTU.

Nanyang Scholarship covers up to the normal programme duration on condition that the scholar maintains a record of good academic performance and conduct satisfactory to the University.
- Subsidised tuition fees (after Tuition Grant) will be fully covered 
- Living allowance of S$6,000 per academic year. 
- Book allowance of S$500 per academic year. 
- Accommodation allowance of up to S$2,000 per academic year. 
Applicable to scholars who reside in NTU hostels.
- Travel grant of S$5,000 (one-off) * 
- Computer allowance of S$1,500 (one-off). 
- Settling-in allowance of S$250 (one-off). 
- Priority for Overseas Study Programme. 
- No bond is attached to the Nanyang Scholarship apart from the three-year bond applicable to all Singapore PRs and international students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme. 

Course Offered - Double Degree in Accountancy and Business (Direct Honours, duration 3.5 to 4 years)

Lim Min prefers a professional course (Accountancy) + a course that she has interest in or is confident of doing well (Computing/Math/Science). Unfortunately, NTU does not have such a double degree, so she ended up choosing NTU Accountancy + Business. Both Accountancy and Business are new to her, it is difficult to tell if she would be interested or if she will excel in these courses to earn a good honours degree at the end. She would be more confident of doing well in Math, Science and Computing modules, which has always been her pet subjects. By taking Accountancy and Business, it means she has to step out of her comfort zone into new challenges. The NTU offer is attractive - a good scholarship, with a double degree (in Accountancy and Business with direct honours) that takes only 3.5 to 4 years. Most other double degrees with honours from NTU and NUS would have required 4.5 - 5 years to complete. And according to the article above from NTU magazine Hey! Mar-Apr 2013 issue, the first batch of its double degree in Accountancy and Business who graduated last year are earning an average of $7k+ at the 90th percentile :O

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Results of application to NUS and SMU is pending. (SMU interview is scheduled for 26 March)

NUS - applied for Double Degree in Accountancy and Computing (with Honours, duration 4.5 to 5 years)
SMU - applied for Double Degree in Accountancy and Information System Management (with Cum Laude latin honours system, duration 4 to 4.5 years)

Eindhoven Newspaper (The Netherlands)

Photo: The Singapore students follow different lessons on the Lorentz Casimir Lyceum to learn more about the Dutch education system.

In Dutch. Translated to English:

East and West meet at Eindhoven

Four pair of eyes are focused on teacher Latin Fokko Ringeling. The almost empty packet of Hollandse stroopwafels is in the middle on the table. The pupils from the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science in Singapore, are in - equivalent to - year 5 and 6. Together with two teachers and the headmaster, they visit the Lorentz Casimir Lyceum. The purpose of the journey is the learning of the Dutch education system, in particular, teaching of Mathematics.

The answer to the question as to why the Singapore education produces high achievers, the headmaster does not know exactly. He believes that the Asian culture, and parents in Asia are very focused on the education and the performance of their children. As a result students were highly motivated. “The reason why our education is so good, is that we learn from other countries", said Dr. Hang.

Indeed, learning from each other is the crux of the visit. This applies not only to the chancellor but also for the pupils. The first and second grade students get a presentation of the Singaporean education system. Cooperation between both schools already exists before the visit. Dr. Hang’s school organizes the Singapore International Mathematics Challenge every two years. Last year the Netherlands was represented by four students from the Lorentz. During the competition, Dr. Hang was invited to come to the Netherlands.

Dr. Hang has yet another reason to be in the Netherlands. His students will be spending this weekend at the international finals of the mathematics Alympiade in the Gelderse Garderen. According to the headmaster, the goal is not to win.  "The pupils should enjoy the experience and meeting new people. I think that is much more important than winning," said the headmaster.

Student Exchange Programme Photos

2012/2013 Local University Indicative Grade Profile & 2011 Graduate Employment Survey

Grade Profiles of the 10^th and 90^th percentiles of A-Level Applicants offered places for courses at NUS in Academic Year 2012-2013²

NUS Courses	Representative Grade Profile 3H2/1H1
	10th percentile	90th percentile
Faculty of Law
Law*	AAA/A	AAA/A
School of Medicine
Medicine*	AAA/A	AAA/A
Nursing*	BCC/C	AAA/C
Faculty of Dentistry
Dentistry*	AAA/A	AAA/A
School of Design & Environment
Architecture*	ABB/B	AAA/A
Industrial Design*	BBB/B	AAA/A
Project & Facilities Management	BBC/C	ABB/C
Real Estate	BBC/B	AAB/B
Faculty of Engineering
Engineering	ABB/C	AAA/A
Bioengineering	ABB/C	AAA/A
Chemical Engineering	AAA/B	AAA/A
Civil Engineering	BBC/B	AAA/B
Electrical Engineering	BCC/B	AAA/B
Environment Engineering	BBB/C	AAA/B
Engineering Science	BBB/C	AAA/A
Industrial & Systems Engineering	AAB/B	AAA/A
Materials Science & Engineering	AAB/B	AAA/A
Mechanical Engineering	ABB/C	AAA/A
School of Computing
Computing (Computer Science)	BBC/C	AAA/A
Computing (Information Systems)	BBB/C	AAA/B
Faculty of Engineering & School of Computing
Computer Engineering	BCC/B	AAA/B
Faculty of Science
Pharmacy	AAA/A	AAA/A
Science	BBC/B	AAA/A
School of Business
Business Admin	AAA/B	AAA/A
Business Admin (Accountancy)	AAA/A	AAA/A
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Arts & Social Sciences	BBB/B	AAA/A
Arts & Social Sciences (MT related)	BBC/C	BBB/B
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies	AAB/B	AAA/A

* Courses that require interview &/or test.
² Double degrees are excluded from the table.


Grade Profiles of the 10th and 90th percentiles of ‘A’-Level Applicants offered places for programmes at NTU in UAE 2012

Grade Profiles of the 10th and 90th percentiles of Singapore- Cambridge GCE A Level Applicants offered places at SMU in 2012 University Admissions Exercise

Graduate Employment Survey 2011 (Published in May 2012)
By Average Gross Monthly Salaries (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

1. NUS Bachelor Laws (LLB) (Hons) – $5,037 ($5,075)
2. SMU Information Systems Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $4,294 ($4,783)
3. NUS Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – $4,016 ($4,500)
4. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3,999 ($4,275)
5. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – $3,911 ($4,000)
6. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $3,871 ($4,200)
7. SMU Business Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3,777 ($4,100)
8. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – $3,677 ($3,900)
9. SMU Accountancy (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3,671 ($4,125)
10. SMU Information Systems Management (4-year programme) – $3,637 ($4,150)
11. NTU Computer Engineering – $3,577 ($3,800)
12. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – $3,559 ($3,864)
13. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial & Systems Engineering) – $3,539 ($3,950)
14. NTU Aerospace Engineering – $3,489 ($3,900)
15. SMU Social Sciences (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – $3,450 ($3,700)
16. NTU Computer Science – $3,425 ($3,500)
17. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) – $3,421 ($3,682)
18. NTU (NIE) Arts (with Education) – $3,407 ($3,500)
19. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – $3,393 ($3,500)
20. NTU (NIE) Science (with Education) – $3,381 ($3,600)
21. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – $3,376 ($3,500)
22. SMU Business Management (4-year programme) – $3,369 ($3,800)
23. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – $3,367 ($3,980)
24. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – $3,346 ($3,500)
25. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – $3,334 ($3,800)
26. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – $3,327 ($3,600)
27. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – $3,286 ($3,515)
28. NTU Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering – $3,276 ($3,500)
29. SMU Accountancy (4-year programme) – $3,267 ($3,600)
30. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science & Engineering) – $3,255 ($3,500)
31. NTU Business (3-yr direct Honours programme) – $3,245 ($3,600)
32. NTU Electrical & Electronic Engineering – $3,243 ($3,500)
33. NTU Mathematical Sciences & Economics – $3,226 ($3,500)
34. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – $3,215 ($3,300)
35. NTU Economics – $3,209 ($3,500)
36. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – $3,203 ($3,250)
37. NTU Information Engineering and Media – $3,196 ($3,500)
38. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – $3,175 ($3,300)
39. NTU Mechanical Engineering – $3,152 ($3,385)
40. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – $3,151 ($3,500)
41. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – $3,143 ($3,400)
42. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – $3,141 ($3,500)
43. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – $3,138 ($3,450)
44. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – $3,136 ($3,400)
45. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – $3,126 ($3,200)
46. NTU Psychology – $3,125 ($3,450)
47. NTU Mathematical Sciences – $3,125 ($3,200)
48. NTU Civil Engineering – $3,115 ($3,400)
49. NTU Bioengineering – $3,094 ($3,500)
50. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) – $3,088 ($3,350)
51. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – $3,075 ($3,500)
52. NTU Sociology – $3,055 ($3,403)
53. NTU Materials Engineering – $3,047 ($3,300)
54. NTU Chinese – $3,044 ($3,300)
55. SMU Social Sciences (4-year programme) – $3,043 ($3,500)
56. NTU Environmental Engineering – $3,034 ($3,300)
57. NTU Physics & Applied Physics – $3,024 ($3,300)
58. NTU Biological Sciences – $2,981 ($3,250)
59. NTU English Literature – $2,976 ($3,200)
60. NTU Communication Studies – $2,960 ($3,200)
61. NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – $2,956 ($3,200)
62. NTU Maritime Studies – $2,906 ($3,000)
63. NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours programme) – $2,900 ($2,900)
64. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – $2,890 ($3,150)
65. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – $2,888 ($3,000)
66. NUS Bachelor of Arts – $2,763 ($3,000)
67. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project & Facilities Management) – $2,760 ($3,000)
68. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – $2,759 ($2,800)
69. NUS Bachelor of Science – $2,741 ($2,900)
70. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – $2,718 ($2,800)
71. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science – $2,647 ($2,800)
72. NTU Art, Design & Media – $2,563 ($3,000)

By Permanent Employment Rate (in brackets are the median salaries)

1. NUS Bachelor Laws (LLB) (Hons) – 100.0% ($5,000)
2. NUS Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – 100.0% ($4,000)
3. NTU (NIE) Arts (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,300)
4. NTU (NIE) Science (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,300)
5. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – 100.0% ($3,000)
6. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – 100.0% ($3,000)
7. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – 98.9% ($3,300)
8. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) – 98.6% ($3,500)
9. SMU Accountancy (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – 98.6% ($3,225)
10. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – 98.1% ($3,400)
11. NTU Maritime Studies – 98.1% ($2,800)
12. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – 97.2% ($3,000)
13. SMU Accountancy (4-year programme) – 96.9% ($2,900)
14. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project & Facilities Management) – 96.7% ($2,770)
15. NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours programme) – 96.3% ($2,700)
16. SMU Information Systems Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – 96.0% ($4,200)
17. NUS Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – 95.6% ($2,750)
18. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering) – 95.5% ($3,100)
19. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – 95.5% ($2,700)
20. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – 95.1% ($3,000)
21. SMU Information Systems Management (4-year programme) – 94.6% ($3,215)
22. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – 94.4% ($3,000)
23. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – 94.4% ($2,800)
24. NTU Computer Engineering – 94.0% ($3,250)
25. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – 94.0% ($3,000)
26. NTU Civil Engineering – 94.0% ($3,000)
27. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – 92.0% ($3,500)
28. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science & Engineering) – 91.7% ($3,000)
29. SMU Business Management (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – 91.5% ($3,500)
30. NTU Mathematical Sciences & Economics – 91.4% ($3,200)
31. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial & Systems Engineering) – 91.1% ($3,500)
32. NTU Information Engineering and Media – 90.6% ($3,200)
33. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – 90.3% ($2,800)
34. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – 89.4% ($3,000)
35. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – 89.2% ($3,300)
36. NTU Aerospace Engineering – 88.9% ($3,500)
37. SMU Economics (4-year programme) – 88.9% ($3,200)
38. SMU Social Sciences (4-year programme) – 88.5% ($3,000)
39. NTU Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering – 88.4% ($3,200)
40. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – 88.4% ($3,100)
41. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – 88.4% ($3,000)
42. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – 88.1% ($2,975)
43. NTU Physics & Applied Physics – 87.9% ($3,000)
44. NTU Chinese – 87.7% ($3,100)
45. SMU Social Sciences (4-year programme) – Cum Laude and above – 87.5% ($3,500)
46. NTU Business (3-yr direct Honours programme) – 87.4% ($3,000)
47. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – 87.3% ($3,200)
48. SMU Business Management (4-year programme) – 87.3% ($3,020)
49. NTU Electrical & Electronic Engineering – 87.2% ($3,100)
50. NTU Mechanical Engineering – 86.8% ($3,000)
51. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – 85.3% ($3,000)
52. NTU Computer Science – 85.1% ($3,200)
53. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) – 84.9% ($3,000)
54. NTU Environmental Engineering – 84.8% ($3,000)
55. NTU Sociology – 84.5% ($3,150)
56. NTU Psychology – 84.4% ($3,200)
57. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – 83.9% ($3,184)
58. NTU Materials Engineering – 83.6% ($3,000)
59. NTU Mathematical Sciences – 82.1% ($3,100)
60. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – 81.6% ($3,000)
61. NTU English Literature – 81.1% ($3,100)
62. NTU Communication Studies – 80.3% ($2,900)
63. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – 79.5% ($3,250)
64. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – 78.3% ($3,170)
65. NTU Economics – 76.9% ($3,150)
66. NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – 75.1% ($2,950)
67. NUS Bachelor of Arts – 73.8% ($2,700)
68. NTU Bioengineering – 72.7% ($3,000)
69. NTU Biological Sciences – 71.8% ($3,000)
70. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science – 70.6% ($2,500)
71. NUS Bachelor of Science – 67.2% ($2,600)
72. NTU Art, Design & Media – 55.8% ($2,500)

Student Exchange Programme with Lorentz Casimir Lyceum

Lim Jeck is participating in the Student Exchange Programme between NUS High School and Lorentz Casimir Lyceum from 3 - 10 March, in the Netherlands.

Delegation from NUS High - (from left) Dr Hang, Ling Yan Hao, Lim Jeck, Jonathan Ang, Dee Pei Fang, Mr Low Chin Han

Ms Joyce Seow Chwee Loon (in white blouse with black cardigan) is also part of the delegation.

Yan Hao's parents on the left, Jonathan's parents on the right

Programme for the Student Exchange Programme
- Classroom observations
- School-based activities
- Math competition (Wiskunde Alympiade)
- Sight-seeing in Holland

RI Testimonial

GCE 'A' Level Results

The results of the 2012 GCE 'A' Levels were released today. Lim Min did well, scoring 7 Distinctions. Her results are as follows: 

H2 Physics - A 

H2 Chemistry - A 

H2 Mathematics - A 

H2 Economics - A

H3 Numbers and Matrices (NTU) - Distinction

H1 General Paper - B

H1 Project Work - A 

H1 Chinese - A 

Calculation of University Admission Score (UAS):
4 H2 A - 20 x 3 + 10
PW A - 10
GP B - 8.75
Total - 88.75
Add H1 Chinese A - (88.75 + 10) x 0.9 = 88.875
Final UAS = 88.88 (maximum score 90)

Well done, Lim Min :)