Course + Year: NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Bachelor of Communication Studies Y2
Scholarship: NTU Scholarship
I took 4 H2 subjects: Geography, Economics, Literature and Mathematics (GELM) and GP. I guess my subject combination did shape my decision for what course I might take in university.
Some people say if you take Arts in JC, you are at a disadvantage because there are some undergraduate courses that require Science subjects as a prerequisite e.g. Science, Medicine. However, I wasn’t really interested in taking anything in the Sciences. I knew since secondary school that I was really bad at sciences, and I didn’t want to do anything Math or Science-related, so that naturally shaped my decision to take Arts in JC.
The university courses I had considered at some point in time were Business, Communications, FASS, Law etc. But while I was in JC, I was doing really badly so I didn’t really think too much about my plans for university. I just wanted to pass JC hahaha.
However, I especially enjoyed literature, writing and doing creative stuff. Hence, that led me to eventually choose Comm Studies as my major. Previously, I hadn’t thought of Comm Studies much, but in JC I found out about Liberal Arts and Communication studies – and I thought these were viable options!
I was always very set on doing either Liberal Arts or Communications. I didn’t really think about Law, despite this being a popular option for many Arts students.
I applied to both UK and Singapore schools. For the UK, I applied to Kings, Warwick and Cardiff. I can’t exactly remember all the schools I applied to, but I applied to the schools which I thought looked interesting and also offered either Liberal Arts or Digital Humanities.
Locally, I applied to NTU Comms, NTU Psych and Media Analytics and NUS FASS. I did consider Yale-NUS but ultimately decided it was not suitable for me. From what I know, Yale-NUS follows a common curriculum that all students have to take, with subjects like philosophy and science inquiry. I knew that I wasn’t interested in all of these subjects and would prefer if I could choose a certain few subjects to focus on, rather than have to study all of them just because it’s compulsory. Some people would enjoy this curriculum as you’re exposed to many different subject areas, but it wasn’t something that I was interested in. There was no course of study that I wanted to pursue at SMU either.
I ultimately decided not to go to the UK because it was so expensive, and I was lazy to find scholarships! As I was doing more research, I found out that NTU WKW also ranked much higher compared to a lot of the Universities I applied to in the UK (NTU WKW ranked No.1 in Asia!). I also got offered a scholarship at NTU, and the fact that they had an Overseas Exchange Programme really appealed to me. What I really wanted from an overseas education was the experience of studying overseas. If I was able to get it from a local education, why not? Also, school fees were cheaper!
did have a hard time at the start deciding between these two courses.
These are very peripheral considerations, but NUS had a very good location, I had a lot of friends going to NUS and there were very few people I knew who were going to NTU.
However the main reason that influenced my decision was that in NUS FASS, you have to bid for modules (and have enough of these mods) to take Comms as a major. It is not as if you go into NUS FASS and you are straight away in Comms. In Y1 and Y2, you can take some modules to decide which major you want to major in Y3. I’ve heard that it is very competitive if you want to major in Comms at NUS. There are a lot of people who wanted to major in Comms, but because they weren’t able to bid for the modules (required to major in Comms), they ended up not being able to take Comms as a major.
I found this kind of redundant – if I already knew that I wanted to do Comms, I didn’t want to go through taking random modules, only to find out that I cannot major in Comms in the end. At NTU, I could go into the Communications faculty straight away, and all the modules are available for you!
Secondly, I took into consideration the modules that were available. NUS Comms focused more on corporate Comm, advertising and public relations etc. However, I wasn’t too sure whether I wanted to do corporate comms, advertising, PR or other aspects of Comm studies such as journalism.
However, NTU Comms was broader, covering broadcasting, journalism, film mods etc. I really liked that the NTU Comms curriculum was very holistic. That’s what I wanted because I did not want to limit myself and just do corporate comms – that wasn’t very enticing to me. I wanted the creative aspect to learn more about broadcast and journalism in my education, stuff that I was very interested in. Fresh out of JC, we don’t have the same experience that Poly students have.
Poly students who did Communications or related courses, have done broadcast modules, film and writing stuff before, but we did not get to experience these in JC. I thought this was a good opportunity for me to experience some of these modules at NTU, before I decide on what I really want to do. That’s why I chose NTU WKW in the end.
The communication studies course at WKW, in my opinion, is more well-rounded, covering the different fields in communication such as journalism, broadcast, research, advertising and more, with experienced faculty overseeing the programme as well.
Whereas for FASS, the school itself is for the arts and social sciences, meaning communications and new media is one of the programmes available in the school. It is a great course for communications too, but I chose WKW because it offers a more hands-on approach.
For people who don’t really know what they want to do yet and want to try different things, or for people who are just interested in corporate comms, I think that FASS might be more suitable. However, if you want a more hands on experience, I think that NTU WKW is for you!
Prior to making a decision, I went to all the tea sessions. I talked to a lot of seniors and heard from their perspectives. I think that was very useful. Before going into the course itself, you just hear and read about a lot of the details but that’s not really enough.
When I talked to seniors in the Broadcast and Advertising/Public Relations track, they all said that they took modules from other tracks, which really helped them in the track they are specialising in. That was quite helpful to hear. I think that even if I don’t specialise, taking various diverse modules can ultimately help to boost your portfolio or overall quality of education in Communications.
A career in communications doesn’t have as appealing a starting salary as compared to other fields like the sciences or business. But in the industry, there are a lot of WKW Alumni, that’s for sure. The connections and alumni that WKW has is very strong, so that was one thing that was very enticing as well. Be it in the Straits Times, or Magazine/PR industry, there’s a lot of WKW alumni. The school takes pride in our strong alumni network and support.
I think it is important for the school to be known for producing students who are good in these areas. A lot of companies also look very well upon WKW students in general. In school, we also have a lot of alumni talks and opportunities to go on company tours. These connections can really help you find career options and gain more exposure.
In the end, I kind of just got over it. I know a lot of people think that NTU is very ulu (very far), but after a while you will just get used to it and realise that it is actually not that far.
I think that having a space in the halls also really helped. I think in NUS, there are not as many accommodation options – there’s the whole Residential College system which is very enticing – but at NTU there’s a lot of space, so you don’t have to worry about not getting a space/room in your first or second year.
The scholarships that NTU offers are really good. My NTU Scholarship did not have a bond, which was something I was looking for when applying for scholarships. I did not want to be bonded to a scholarship and spend my first few years after graduating to work that off, so I really wanted to find something without a bond. NTU offers a lot of scholarships, and they have a variety of scholarships as well, so that’s very useful for a lot of students. Comparatively, I feel that it’s harder to get a scholarship in NUS.
That’s a good question.
I think firstly, it’s really about listening to what you want, sitting down and thinking about what you want to do. Go online, search about different careers and find out about what’s out there. Initially I was also like, should I just do Law? Everyone is doing law anyways; maybe I should just do law too and see what happens! However, the more I thought about it, the more I researched about it, I found that there were parts of the career that were not suitable for me. Law is more than the glamorous side of it, where you earn lots of money – you have to do a lot of readings and there’s a lot of hard work involved.
If your heart’s not in there, you might just end up quitting after a few years and it’s a complete waste of time. It is quite sad also, to work so hard but to find out that it’s not what you want. I think more than just the pressures of family and society, who often tell students to go after the prestigious courses, I feel like you should just think about what you want to do.
It may be hard to directly think about what you want to do, so you can think about what subjects you liked in JC, and from there search for the jobs that are related to these subjects/subjects you did well in JC. There are a lot of new specialised courses out there. For example, from taking Geography/History, you might want to go into Sociology/Anthropology. There are a lot of options and paths! I think that seeing what’s out there is really important, talking to seniors within specific courses also really helps!
Before applying for University, I reached out to a lot of seniors who were in WKW, FASS and the other different Uni paths.
Just know that there’s no one fixed path! There are people who go through different paths but end up in the same place as you. I think that when you come out of JC, students think that there’s only one path – but honestly, just do whatever you want! Go on a gap year, research more, talk to people; there’s no time limit or anything.
Additionally, don’t just go for what your friends want! I feel that that’s a very big thing. Back then, I was like maybe I should just go to NUS, just cause I didn’t know anyone at NTU. But if you do that, are you going to just live your whole life following your friends? So I was telling myself – don’t! Just risk it, sometimes we all have to take risks.
I still have time to meet my friends at NUS, but I always have to travel to NUS from NTU hahaha. I feel like it’s also good to go to a school where you don’t really know a lot of people, because it really pushes you to make new friends and you wouldn’t just stick to the same old friends.
In Y1, there are these core modules that you have to take. In Semester 1, there’s one that’s called Basic Media Writing, another mod that’s called Foundation of Communication Studies. Other core modules include Speech and Argumentation, Media Law, Ethics and Policy, Web Design and Technologies, and Foundations of Information Analytics.
There are a total of 6 core modules you have to take in year 1. Courses at WKW are constantly being improved based on student feedback and to meet the needs and demands of the ever-changing industry.
Information about some of the Core Modules:
Other than these modules, you get to also choose 1-2 other mods you want to do as well. Everyone kind of takes the same foundational courses in Y1.
In Y2, I think there are no more core modules and you can choose your own electives. You can take electives from these different tracks: broadcast, journalism, advertising, public relations, research/data analytics. Some electives from the journalism track are News Reporting and Writing, and Photojournalism. In Y2, there are lots of electives you can take, and you basically slowly build up into the track you want to go into, taking the prerequisites of the specialisation you want to go into.
Usually in Year 2 Sem 2, most WKW students will go for an exchange. The exchange is either in Y2S2 or Y3S1, but most people go for exchange in Y2S2. This is because in Y3S2, students have to go for professional internships.
In Year 3 Sem 1, there are more electives to go for again. Then in Year 3 Sem 2, the whole Y3 batch goes for their internships. The credits you earn will be under the professional internship in Y3S2 – you don’t have to take electives!
There’s your Final Year Project (FYP)! The whole year, you are basically preparing to do your Final Year Project, while taking electives. For electives, there are certain electives you need to take if you want to specialise in a certain track (meaning your FYP is related to that preferred track).
For example, if you want to do a FYP related to Broadcast, you have to take modules A,B,C under the Broadcast track. But beyond that, you can do any other electives, so long as you took mods A,B,C for you to do a Broadcast-related FYP. Specialisation usually happens during Y3 onwards, and you only need to declare it at the end of Y3/beginning of Y4.
In year 3 and 4, students can do whatever they want, although some take more specialised modules if they want to as well.
FYP is closely related to your specialisation (e.g. Campaign FYP for Advertising track, or Documentary for Broadcast track).
Our classes usually start quite late, at around 10am, unless they are Y1 classes. Our classes are usually quite small, unless they are lectures. For electives (not core mods), the class size is quite small; tutorials have around 20+ people, lectures have around 40+ people each (after the batch is split into 2 lectures). You get a lot of attention which is really good, and there is a lot of hands-on work as well. Tutorials are around 3h, unless they are split into 2 1.5h blocks.
I go for classes in the morning. There is this open space on the first floor of WKW that we call “The Benches”. Usually everyone sits at the benches to do work. It is a very homely environment, everyone hangs out at the benches together after class. We try to do work – emphasis on try – or just end up talking! Most of my WKW classes are in the building, which is very convenient.
Each day there are around 2 tutorials, maybe 1 lecture 1 tutorial. I usually squeeze my days into 3 or 4 work days so I have Friday off. Two semesters ago, I only had Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as my work days, which was super shiok.
After classes, I would go to Koufu to eat. There’s Zhi Char at NTU too! At the end of the school day, I would just go back to the hall and chill. Time passes really fast.
We usually don’t have finals! Basically in NTU, most WKW assessments are during the school term. Hence, there are no finals, which is super good, because while everyone is studying, we’ve already ended school.
For some modules, there are written exams. These exams are known as “midterms”. In Uni, there is something called a “recess week”, a one week break eg. in week 8 out of the 13 weeks. There is usually one exam before or after this recess week. In week 13, there is another exam. (Basically, there’s one exam in the middle of the semester and one exam at the end of the semester). These exams are for less hands-on modules. Other than these exams, there are small projects here and there, in the form of a report/presentation.
A lot of our graded assignments are not exam based, or the weightage of our examinations are not very heavy. Instead, assignments and projects are weighed more heavily. Some modules may have 3 projects and no exams, while some modules have 2 projects and 1 exam.
They are all quite interesting – can I mention 2 of my favourite modules?
Most Interesting Modules:Â
Basically for this mod, you get to design magazine layouts, it’s super cool! We use Adobe Indesign, and every week the teacher will give you some pictures and content that you are supposed to use to make into a layout. It is really interesting because it’s very creative, and you can do whatever you want.
A lot of the work is done in class, so we just spend the entire lesson designing stuff and we didn’t have that much homework. It was a little bit stressful with the time limit, but the module was still quite fun and we had free rein – the prof was very nice as well! That was one of the less stressful modules I had to take.
For the assessment, we had to complete 3 timed assessments:
For example, we were given a Men’s Magazine. We had to choose what colours, font, design etc was suitable for the magazine. They teach you stuff like how to mix certain fonts/shapes, how to design this and that, which was very interesting! The prof is also from the industry: she used to work in the fashion industry, so it was really cool! Basically for the whole module, I literally just went to Pinterest to look at the different layouts and colour palettes – so that was really fun.
For this module, we learnt about the history of Hollywood. We went from learning how motion pictures were formed to how sound came into film and the different ages of Hollywood Films till present. The module mainly focused on historical movies, so we got to watch black and white films, films with no sound, classical films like The Godfather – that sorta thing.
The prof is super interested in film. Literally every movie, he would say “this is in my top 10 favourite movies of all time”. Each lecture was 3h plus, because we had to watch one film. It was really interesting, because we got to watch the films in our LT. Our LT has a super big screen, that is 4k or something; it’s just really clear!
After each movie, we had to write up film reviews and do reports. At the end of the module, we had to do a 4000 word report on a specific film, delving into film techniques and themes. What I liked about the module was that it wasn’t very technical (e.g. what’s a dolly shot,etc.). Instead, it focused a lot on the history and the social cultural aspects that influenced film. I thought that was a very interesting module.
Least Favourite Module:
I don’t have a least favourite module but I guess the core modules felt a bit sian for me at the beginning. For example, for Foundations of Communication Studies, it’s quite a content heavy module which requires a lot of reading and studying of material. Though it might feel quite tedious or boring at the start, I believe it’s necessary to have knowledge about relevant communication theories and concepts and I can see why it’s a core module.
I mean, it’s not wrong, but it feels very dry, and you just have to get over it. The first year is like that hahaha.
I guess in school they don’t really explicitly teach you from scratch, like they kind of expect you to know the basics or to learn more and practise on your own. I would say for photoshop and other adobe suites, usually we learn on our own/from our friends and by practising it whilst taking the modules in school. Hence, the school doesn’t explicitly teach but you kind of get the hang of it when you do assignments and figure things out.
You can take unrestricted electives from other faculties. For example, if you want to take a literature module, you can. One thing good about NTU, is that the National Institute of Education (NIE) is an autonomous university of NTU. At the National Institute of Education, they have a lot of cool modules like Batik/Pottery/Yoga, which is very cool, because you get to take all these random mods which you can’t take at NUS.
Beyond that, I am in this programme called NTU-USP. It’s an interdisciplinary programme, where the modules they offer are very similar to those of liberal arts. They combine aspects from diff disciplines. The students at NTU-USP are also from different faculties, so you get to have classes with people from diff faculties, which I think is very interesting and I really enjoy it.
In NTU, there are generally quite a lot of chances to meet new people. I would say that some/most of WKW students would want to take more WKW modules, just because they are more useful. But, if you wanna take other modules, or you want to do a minor in literature etc, you can do so as well. There’s really a lot of modules for you to choose from and that you can take at NTU!
I would say that it’s a lot more relaxed than in JC. When in Uni, you really won’t be handheld. There are a lot of things that you have to sieve out on your own, no one is going to tell you you have to do ABC etc. Like suddenly, WHAM that kinda thing!
Usually lectures are kind of the same as JC, but of a smaller group size. Tutorials depend on the subject, some of them are very hands-on; for example, for our Film module, we had to use the camera to film and practice how to use the camera. Certain modules like writing, you would need to do writing exercises in class. Learning is a lot more self-directed, you get to plan when you want to start doing assignments., What you get out of your education really depends on how much effort you put into it.
I feel that WKW style is a lot more similar to Poly, rather than JC. There is a lot of project work, we create campaigns/videos and do more hands-on activities compared to exams. I would say that WKW is quite competitive, everyone actually studies very hard. Before coming to WKW, I thought it was going to be pretty chill, but it is actually super competitive and really hard to score. If you work hard, you will be fine. it is just competitive in a good way that spurs you on 🙂
I think this depends on how many modules you take per sem. For the first year, I took 6 mods each semester (because they were compulsory) – compared to Y2 where I took 4-5 modules per sem instead. That was so much more relaxing, I only had 3 days of school and towards the end, I had a lot of free time.
I would say that in Y1, because it’s such a drastic change (since you haven’t been doing work for half a year), you would feel overwhelmed. But in WKW, there are certain peak periods, where we have like “Hell Week”; and all your assignments/exams are due that week. But if you pace yourself, it’s not too bad. Closer to “Hell Week” it would be quite stressful, but majority of the time it is quite chill and not that bad.
Leisure time wise, I would say that since you have lesser lessons in Uni than JC, there is more leisure time. This is because you have less lessons, e.g. it’s not as if you have lessons from 7am-2pm in JC anymore. In uni, you have one lesson at 10am, one in the afternoon. So I feel that you have more leisure time in Uni (at least in WKW), and compared to other faculties it is definitely more chill.
I was really scared honestly, I thought everyone there was intimidating (like WOAH INTIMIDATING!) Everyone just seemed really good at what they do and they seemed to know what they were doing. My first impression of everyone was really just that, like, “Oh my god, everyone is so good and cool!”
I think that’s true and false at the same time.
True because everyone is very passionate about what they do (at least for most of the people I meet). A lot of them are passionate about communications. For example, they film in their own time, have their own little projects and they are very gung-ho. You can see them during the core classes, people are very competitive (in a good way) but I feel that it’s quite motivating. It’s very nice to be in this environment where everyone wants to create, do this and do that. There are a lot of seniors who have done really amazing projects. For example, Our Grandfather Story was actually the senior’s FYP (Final Year Project) and they made it into a thing. So cool right, it’s so amazing! People are so creative in their own ways!
False because it’s not scary in a sense that people are intimidating. Honestly, this was just in my head when I first went in. This is because a substantial amount of people [at NTU WKW] come from Poly courses such as Mass Comm/Media/Marketing related courses, so they have previous experience, and that might be a bit scary since as a JC student, you are starting off new. However, everyone learns, and there are also a lot of ppl who come from JC. Hence, it is ok not to have any prior experience in Photoshop etc, because you learn about these things along the way. You just gotta make the concerted effort of learning on your own, because not everything is going to be spoon-fed to you.
I feel that people are very helpful in general and very friendly, WKW has a very collaborative environment. Overall, it’s great 🙂
Hmmm, I don’t know. There are a lot of things that are good about the school honestly 🙂
I think that the school itself, like the school management, is very involved in the student’s welfare and learning. For example, during the 2020 CB period, the Professor in charge of student welfare would send emails to us, asking us how we are and sending us readings to learn. The stuff that they do is really cute! They are very concerned about the students welfare, always saying things like “if you need anything, we are right here!”
I think that the community that we have in WKW is really special. When I think about it, I am really glad that I am part of WKW. The school spirit/the community within school is really strong. There are a lot of activities in school and honestly, you will never be bored! It is very involved, so if you like this kinda thing – WKW is very fun!
Least favourite? Hmm… I think that sometimes the competitiveness can be a little scary. If you always compare yourself to other people, you will feel very intimidated – so you just gotta not compare yourself. As I said, everyone is very gung ho, there are lots of go getters. It’s good if they inspire you, but it is also not good if you think too much about it and get like imposter syndrome. So, just don’t compare yourself too much!
Ohhh, this one.
People say that students who go to WKW don’t need to study. They say that WKW kids “every day dress nice nice go school” and don’t study. That’s literally the stereotype of WKW students, and what a lot of NTU students say about us.
But we actually study really hard! Just because we don’t have finals, doesn’t mean that we don’t study. We have a lot of projects and assignments instead of finals. I mean there are a lot of people who dress really extravagantly and nicely, but we do study!
WKW is actually really fun and exciting, with hard work too of course 🙂
If you’re creative, if you like to write, you have ideas to create videos, write, design – really anything – if you have just that creative itch, then WKW could be the place for you! If you like the hands on learning experience (that WKW offers), there are really a lot of opportunities and paths you could go into with a Communications degree. If you are someone not of the sciences side, but more of a humanities/arts person, do consider Communications! You never know – it could be for you!
If you like a vibrant environment, if you like a place that is fun, if you’re a go getter, then WKW is for you! WKW tends to have the image of having a very extroverted culture – in my opinion, WKW is a bit similar to JC, culture-wise. For some faculties, you really just go there to study, and don’t really do anything else. But in WKW, there are a lot of non-academic activities that you can be a part of!
There’s really quite a diverse range of potential career paths.
If you do Advertising, you can go on to be a copywriter, do brand management, be a campaign manager, create content on social media or marketing. A lot of the jobs out there right now have to do with content creation and digital marketing – and many of these jobs are very relevant to communications.
For the Public Relations track, I guess you can go into Public Relations (PR), writing, Crisis Management, be a Media Planner/Social Media Manager.
If you go into Broadcast, you can be a Producer/Director; if you go into Journalism, you can write the news and go into research as well!
Sometimes I think that a Bachelor’s degree is not enough in this day and age. Everyone needs to have some special edge or skill that can make you stand out in a sea of other equally qualified individuals.
For myself, I think that by the time I graduate, there will be a lot more Big Data/Data Analytics related jobs as the communications field is slowly evolving. There will be jobs that require knowledge of things like coding/python, digital marketing, UX/UI (User Experience/ User Interface Experience). UX/UI is quite related to design and software engineering, like understanding how users navigate and interact with digital interfaces.
Oh gosh hahaha. Honestly I really don’t know what I want to do. I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently as well. As of now, I am looking at Journalism/Advertising/Public Relations. But I think that slowly, as the time goes, you eliminate in your mind what you don’t want to do.
For example, I know for sure that I do not want to be a news journalist. When I took the [News Reporting and Writing] module 2 semesters ago, I was so bad at it.
For now, I am more interested in Advertising and Public Relations, but I haven’t really done enough modules/learn enough to know about what I am NOT interested in – which is what I want to focus on next semester.
In WKW, there are a lot of extracurricular activities. We have our own production, own volunteer groups, and there are always many fun events ongoing. We have a School club called WKW Club, which organises events for the school. For 1-2 Fridays each month, there would be a school event. For example, we have an Exchange Student Night on which we welcome new exchange students from other schools/countries. We also have Halloween and Valentine’s Day celebrations! (You can see the photos of these events on our Instagram!) There are performances, free food etc.
NTU-wide, there are also many different CCAs. There’s sports, arts & culture (like Dance, Singing, Cheerleading)! There are also Hall CCAs if you want to join – but I am not really involved in these as they are quite intense.
During my first two years in university, I was involved in the WKW Paparazzi production, where I did a lot of acting – and it was really really fun! I feel that there are a lot of opportunities for you to make more friends through these CCAs. I’m also involved in the school’s volunteer programme (WeeVo for short), which helps both local and overseas communities in need. Last year, we went to Laos to build a water filtration tank for a village that had no access to clean drinking water. We also wrote articles and produced films about interesting stories in Laos and published them online.
All in all, there are plenty of options for you to choose from!
I stayed on campus, in Pioneer Hall (one of the newer halls). I think it’s fun, but I don’t think I am necessarily a hall person – I really like the comfort of my own home. I think hall is a great opportunity to make friends, most NTU students stay on campus (unless you stay super near to school). Most activities/gatherings/some CCAs happen at night, hence I guess it’s quite important to stay in hall for your social life, or at least for the first year.
I quite enjoyed my hall experience! One thing I did not like was the food haha but other than that, hall life is quite fun, you meet a lot of people. For what I remember about Uni days, a lot of it is related to hall life, staying up late talking to my friends, going to the grass field and just lying down until 5am. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience, and made me feel less lonely.
Like I said, I think that it is very fun, energetic, vibrant, inclusive and diverse (specially because I came from HCJC, where everyone is quite similar). But coming into WKW, everyone is from different paths. There are people from Poly/JC/on gap year – you meet people from everywhere, and that’s what I really like about WKW. It is not a homogenous society, there’s a very open culture that is diverse and accepting.
I feel that I am always laughing in school and you can always hear laughter everywhere at WKW. People do weird things and you will see the randomest things; like random people dancing to KPOP in the middle of the building.
I feel that there is no hierarchy between seniors and juniors (or at least it is not very prominent). A lot of people mix between batches. Especially through activities and stuff, you get to make friends across batches, so that’s very cool. You don’t see the segregation in school, we say hi to both juniors and seniors because everyone is around the same age.
WKW is known to be a bit party and siao, but overall, it has a very vibrant school environment compared to other schools. I feel like WKW people are very attached to the faculty, compared to other faculties in NTU! (IMO only!)
Come with an open mind! I think that’s very important. Don’t be afraid – everyone starts somewhere! Even if you don’t think you have the necessary skills, come in and learn on your own! Take the initiative to learn and be open minded!
WKW is honestly really fun, especially if you enjoy what you do. There will be hard times but what’s life without hard times? Just come and join WKW! Don’t think so hard, get uncomfortable 🙂 That’s when you learn the most. For example, in Y1 I really pushed myself. I went for a lot of camps (and it was so tiring), but it’s when you’ll make the most friends, and forge lasting memories. Don’t just follow other people – make your own path!
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