In transition, the National University of Singapore , Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University will no longer offer discretionary admissions from this year, which is a scheme that sets aside 15 per cent of places for students who fall short of the entry cut-off score, but who may have other achievements.
He said SMU and NUS should move in the same direction as NTU, which recently committed to extending aptitude-based admissions to 50 per cent of each intake over the next few years. He added that some courses such as Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Architecture have had a long tradition of using aptitude-based admissions.
It also allowed them to apply for a polytechnic place in August, six months after collecting their results in February, instead of waiting for the following year to enrol. The earlier enrolment means they can start their diploma studies in the polytechnic's second semester in October. The polytechnic academic year begins in April.
Currently, workers who have part-time Nitec, part-time Higher Nitec, and Workforce Skills Qualifications are not eligible to take up full-time diplomas offered by the polys and ITE.
Street smart vs Booksmart..Sadly here..many are neither..