NUS MiM / CEMS MiM Jan 2022 intake: Calling all Applicants

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I had my interview on the 12th of April, yet to hear back from the admissions team. Any idea how long does it take them?

If you look at last intake and time taken to get my offer, I would say 4-5 weeks max after that you should start focusing on your backup.



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I read somewhere that they would send the next batch of acceptance offers on 17th May. Do you know anything about it?

Well i don’t know where you got that information from because no one knows the exact date but from what I know after talking to multiple people who have secured the admission, most successful applications get their acceptance letter in the specified time. For others who are in the waiting list, NUS never rejects anyone before October, they keep them in the waiting list and give false hope. You will not find anyone rejected before October.



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If you don’t mind me asking, when did you receive your offer?

Not trying to defend the program hear but can you share with us specific details of your conversation with your Singapore contacts? Are NUS students are finding it difficult to get placements in or around Singapore? Or is the teaching quality of the program is not as good as its peer programs in Europe? Would love to get specific details of the advice you received because it would help with a lot of applicants here who are trying to decide whether or not to invest their time, energy & money into the program. Thanks in advance!

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After talking to my Singapore contact again, Here are few points she told me about.

1- Most MIM/CEMS international students find it very hard to get a job in Singapore, as Visa policies are very strict. Most of the students go back to their home country because of poor job prospects.
Job offer for MBA students is relatively easier to get.

2- If someone with luck of gold manages to find a Job.
Companies in Singapore view this program equal to a bachelor degree, so MIM/CEMS graduate are most likely to be placed at entry level position.

3- Unlike its European peers, NUS does not have a Singapore company associated with CEMS, they have some kind of deal with Keio University, Japan and use their associated company for CEMS.

4- The level of exposure you expect from a international level program is not there, that is why NUS MIM is not ranked even in top 100. European schools are ranked very high.

5- As Singapore is a very expensive city to live, expect 2000 Singapore dollars as monthly expense.
So 45K(MIM) or 55K(CEMS) + 2K x 20 months + Other expenses.
= 85K(MIM) or 95K(CEMS) + Other expenses.
She suggested me to try for European CEMS schools as they offer better education, better placements and better exposure with significantly lesser cost.

6- Teaching quality is also not that great, most of the professors for MIM program are from the bachelors department.

So do you suggest SMU MiM instead? I’ve already received an offer from them & was waiting for NUS’s response

If you haven't received the offer from NUS yet, I would say accept SMU offer, if Singapore is your target country.

SMU MIM's employment report is way better than no report from NUS.

Hi All! Thanks for your feedback above. Can I just ask, aside from the mentioned information do you have any idea on the academic workload of the NUS CEMS program? I’ve been trying to coordinate with NUS to talk with an alumni to no avail. I tried contacting some via LinkedIn but no reply also.

Dsinghx, did you receive a formal offer already? Or just the message saying that they will give you an offer by the end of June?

I got the same message from them. I'm also unsure if this means we are already secured a seat for the program.

Hi, so basically I also received the same email , and which is why I emailed them again if they can give me further clarification about the same

And the following was their response : Hi Shanay,

It is an indication of your status, basically, there are some administrative processes that we need to go through.

Your name needs to be put up to the Board of Admissions for approval to be admitted to the programme. Only then, will we be able to issue the official offer to you.

In our experience, we have not come across such a case where admission was not granted. However, as it is not “official” yet, we cannot guarantee anything at this point.

From I fellow applicant, what I’ve heard is that whoever gets an interview call from NUS, most likely makes it in through admissions

I’m not sure how much this holds tho

shanayparekh, Thanks for your reply on this. I guess we just have to wait on the official letter from them.

Yes, from their email last week, they told me that due to some delay in processing, They will reply closer to end of May.

Do you guys have any idea on the academic workload of the CEMS Program?