NUS Computing Q&A (2021)

The unofficial official Q&A video for all you prospective NUS Computing students out there. Also so that I can send you this video instead of having to reply the same questions again and again 🙂

As all computing students come to learn, just google it.

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Sources:
NUS IGP (Grades for admission) - https://bit.ly/NUSIGPGrades
NUS CS Curriculum - https://bit.ly/NUSCSCurriculum
NUS Computing Admission Requirements - https://www.join.comp.nus.edu.sg/apply
NUS Computing Programmes - https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/

Self-Learning:
w3schools - https://www.w3schools.com/
GeeksforGeeks - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/
Codecademy - https://www.codecademy.com/learn

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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Courses in Computing and relation to real world
2:48 What to prep before joining NUS CS
4:15 How do you organise your modules?
5:10 Do you learn a lot about hacking?
5:51 How hard is it to enter NUS CS? How did I enter?
6:33 Do you need programming experience?
6:40 Workload for CS with a minor
6:54 What's the CS curriculum like?
7:02 Making friends in NUS Computing / NUS / online
8:23 How much free time do CS students have
9:29 'A' Levels Computing = better odds?
9:41 Joining CS with no passion, can I cope?
10:21 Is Computing saturated?
11:12 How strict is the math requirement for SoC & CS?
11:26 Difference between lectures & tutorials
12:07 Important skills for CS in NUS

Hi there, I'm Daryl, commonly referred to as Dargo, and I'm a 3rd year Computing student/degen/shitposter studying in the National University of Singapore. Currently trying to find an internship if not I can't graduate. Feelsbad.