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Hey! I'm going to Manchester this year too! Will be doing law! What course will you be doing???
Oh and what's CAS?? Sorry if it's a stupid question! XD

Oh heck, one more piece of advice.

For guys and girls who have done some work experience before coming overseas, or guys who either have:

a) been a clerk in the SAF
b) been a commander

Don't let the experience / idea of: "Going to a foreign country / dealing with different people" suddenly make you forget what you've learnt.

If something is slow, email. If they give evasive replies, f* them upside down (tactfully). etc. If something you get told doesn't seem right according to website / seniors / contract, ask, ask, and ask. Be the irritating prick you've always wished to be, but couldn't in Singapore. I've had experiences when I've been told something by a F&B outlet here, which contradicted what seniors said. Chased it up to a manager and they ended up telling me that what I thought was correct - apparently (in my opinion), they wanted students to spend more money, and purposely (?) didn't tell them there's a cheaper alternative. Also have friends dealing with (private) landlords who don't give them inventory, and then claim things are missing (but luckily this landlord was found to have not been paying taxes, so was fined instead, and stopped harassing students).

Just because it's the UK, doesn't mean it's not like Singapore where such things happen. In fact, you know in Singapore where there are unscrupulous people taking advantage of PRC and Bangladeshis because they don't understand English? It also happens in the UK, and the advantage is, (presumably), you know English, so you have the upper hand.

And also don't believe statements like:

If the coalition government in power in the United Kingdom now works well for the country, an alliance between two Opposition parties in Singapore could work just as well, said Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam.

anyway does anyone know which universities are good for computer engineering or its equivalent? or even EEE, since UK colleges seem to offer either computer science or electrical and electronic engineering which isn't really what i want exactly. im confused with practically every university league table ranking the universities differently

Thanks! I guess I should email the local office around the start of may, then. They said CAS will be sent out around this time so hopefully I'd have the letter too. I believe the letter is necessary for visa application? S: I have already applied for accommodation and everything!

i love this post
i give the SAF credit for teaching me the part in bold.


anyway does anyone know which universities are good for computer engineering or its equivalent? or even EEE, since UK colleges seem to offer either computer science or electrical and electronic engineering which isn't really what i want exactly. im confused with practically every university league table ranking the universities differently

HAHA, will be doing ac/finance...

Nice I might be heading to Manchester to do A&F too! It's going to be my insurance choice. Which one are are you gonna do? The BA(Econs) or the BSc?

BA! haha... cuz it has more modules that interest me. Would be great to see you around this sept!!

hello guys, I am considering applying for UK unis and i was wondering i stand a chance for Warwick/KCL/UCL's Economics~Mathematics courses and Warwick's Business Course. I took a levels last year and got BBB (math econs phys) and CSB (chem gp pw). I have contacted warwick and they told me that as i obtained a2 for english for O'levels, i do not have to take any language tests. However, i am not sure about KCL and UCL..

BBB is not possible for econs i have a friend with ABB who was recently rejected by warwick for econs. i'm not very sure for maths/business courses though! but goodluck with your apps

Hi there, thanks for replying. Yea, Warwick replied my email and said that they are looking at AAB for economics and business courses but i was wondering whether i can still stand a chance if i have a good PS and recommendation. Just not so sure how they assess these sections and in what proportions :/

Hey! I'm going to Manchester this year too! Will be doing law!

Hey! I'm headed there for law too!

Cool! have u applied for accommodation yet??

Hi, anyone applied to hertfordshire? i haven't receive my confirmation letter :'( it has been near 2 months..