Education
From China to Singapore.
Overview
The Education section and its subsections mainly contain information about my experience at National University of Singapore (NUS), including my transcript, exchange experience, etc. Below gives a brief summary of my education background in third-person perspective. You can also view my education experiences, awards and co-curricular activities in timeline by clicking the View Timeline button above.
Education Background
Primary and Lower Secondary Education
Prior to landing in Singapore, @snoidetx completed his primary and lower secondary education in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He had his primary education in Nanjingjie Dijiu Xiaoxue (Chinese: 南京街第九小学), after which he was admitted into Northeast Yucai School (NEYC; Chinese: 东北育才学校). Because of his excellent performance, at the end of junior high school, he was granted Singapore Government Senior Middle School-based Scholarship (SM1) and came to Singapore to continue his education.
Upper Secondary Education
@snoidetx started his schoollife in Catholic High School (CHS; Chinese: 公教中学), Singapore in 2016. He studied there for 2 years and took the Singapore Cambridge GCE O-Level Examination. Here is a list of courses he took:
- Additional Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Combined Humanities (Geography & Social Studies)
- English
- Higher Chinese
- Mathematics
- Physics
Beyond curriculum, @snoidetx was also a member of CHS Chinese Drama, where he played the role of Student Director.
Junior College Education
In 2018, @snoidetx was admitted into National Junior College (NJC; Chinese: 国家初级学院), Singapore through O-Level. He studied there for 2 years and took the Singapore Cambridge GCE A-Level Examination. Here is a list of courses he took:
- H1 General Paper
- H1 Project Work
- H2 Economics
- H2 Further Mathematics
- H2 Mathematics
- H2 Physics
- H3 Science Research
Beyond curriculum, @snoidetx also served as Section Leader of NJC Chinese Orchestra and Guzheng Ensemble (Bowed String Section) and Member of NJC Mathematics Society.
Tertiary Education
In 2020, @snoidetx joined National University of Singapore (NUS; Chinese: 新加坡国立大学) as an undergraduate student, and was granted Science & Technology (S&T) Undergraduate Merit Scholarship. He was enrolled in the Double Degree Programme in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, where he took the two degrees concurrently. He was also in the Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) Programme, a distinct two-year living-and-learning experience focused on sustainability and experiential and outdoor learning1. He was later accepted into Turing Programme, a prestigious special programme offered by NUS School of Computing to high-achieving research students.
Beyond curriculum, @snoidetx served as Publicity Director of NUS Mathematics Society.
References
[1] Quoted from RVRC’s official website (https://rvrc.nus.edu.sg/rvrc-programme/).