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1
Which is the odd one out?
Celebrity parents pay to falsify kids' athletic profiles to aid admissions
Brexit
Made-for-TV movie
Operation Varsity Blues
2
Which of the Australian universities is not among the Group of 8?
University of Melbourne
Murdoch University
University of Queensland
Monash University
3
The most popular scholarship among 2018 IB students was:
MOE
MOHH
NUS
NTU
4
How many hours a week is an international student on an I-20 student visa permitted to work?
10
30
40
20
5
Which of the following are Duke-NUS pathways?
Yale-NUS & Duke-NUS
SUTD-Duke-NUS
NUS Engineering & Duke-NUS
SMU & Duke-NUS
6
If you at offered a place at ______, you can apply for the ______ scholarship
Warwick, Friends of Warwick
King's College London (Law), Dickson Poon scholarship
LSE, LSE Trust Scholarship
Cambridge, Jardine
7
Which of our universities most recently added new downtown residential quarters for its students?
SUSS
SMU
NTU
NUS
8
How much does it cost to apply to NUS?
$10
$0
$30
S20
9
Which of these may be required when applying to universities or other higher ed institutions?
Audition / Portfolio Review / Interview
Personal Statement / Essay
Teacher Recommendation
High School Transcript
10
Where did Tom Holland go to school?
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts LAMDA
Arts Educational Schools London
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
11
Which of the following languages is not spoken in Switzerland?
French
Latin
Italian
German
12
Which of the following are not local talent?
Rich Brian, Joji, Niki Zefanya
Benjamin Kheng, Narelle Kheng, Sandra Riley Tang, Jonathan Chua
Royston Tan, Eric Khoo, Tan Pin Pin
Alicia Neo, Ruben Pang, Shirly Koh
13
In applying to UK schools, I can apply to (tick all that apply):
UCAS Conservatoire only
Both UCAS and UCAS Conservatoire
UCAS only
UCAS, UCAS Conservatoires & non-UCAS schools
14
Which of our local universities were equally ranked in the 2019 QS rankings?
NUS, SUTD
SMU, NTU
NUS, NTU
NUS, SMU
15
The Post-Graduation Work Permit allows intl students who graduate from Canadian universities to
to gain enough work experience to become permanent resident
to stay on for the same length of time as duration of study
to be eligible for a work permit
to work for any employer in Canada
16
Who did not graduate from the Beijing Film Academy?
Ai Weiwei
Gong Li
Zhang Yimou
Chen Kaige
17
Which university did Steve Jobs not graduate from?
Harvard University
Reed College
MIT
Stanford University
18
With which of the following will you be eligible for admission to NYU?
IB Diploma
3 IB HL exam scores if not an IB Diploma candidate
SAT (essay test not reqd) / ACT (writing test not reqd)
3 SAT Subject Scores
19
At which of the following institutions is BA Musical Theatre NOT on offer as an option?
Trinity Laban
NAFA
LASALLE
Victorian College of the Arts
20
Which of the following is an online portal for creative jobs & internships?
Glints
BrightSparks
LinkedIn
Cultjobs
21
How many schools can you apply to on UCAS?
4
3
1
5
22
Which of the following countries offer programmes to intl students in English?
Hong Kong
South Korea
Netherlands
Japan
23
SOTA has 2 President's scholars to date. True or False?
False
True
24
Which university did Prince William and Kate Middleton attend?
Glasgow University
University of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh
Dundee University
25
Which group consists of CalArts alumni?
Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Osamu Tezuka
Tommy Koh, Halimah Yacob, K Shanmugam
David Hasselhorf, Dustin Hoffman, Tim Burton
Martin Scorcese, Stefani Germonatta, Woody Allen
26
No tuition fees are charged at undergraduate & PhD level at all German public universities
True
False
True also of private universities
The state of Baden-Württemberg reintroduced tuition fees
27
How much does it cost to apply to Harvard?
USD70
USD80
USD60
USD75
28
apply to NL (1) Find BA (2) programme specifics (3) Apply (4) Register with www.studielink.nl
There are Research Unis & Uni of Applied Sciences (UAS)
Admission requirements & varying Deadlines on uni pages
Audition, Portfolio, reqd at conservatories/ art academies
Art, dance & music prog offered at Univ of Applied Sciences
29
Which country is home to the largest international student population?
UK
Australia
China
US
30
I wish to study drama in the UK In London. Which of the schools should I not apply to?
Central School of Speech and Drama
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
East 15
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
31
According to the Times HE's most recent list of the Asia University Rankings for 2019, NUS has slipped to 2nd place.
False
True
32
Which of following US unis had the lowest acceptance rate in the last application cycle?
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
33
Which of these schools does not have a conservatory on campus?
University of California, Berkeley
Oberlin College
Berklee College
Carnegie Mellon University
34
Which country's government-funded universities are all in the top 3% (top 500) worldwide?
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
35
Which of these schools has yet to recognize our IBCP Programme?
Rutgers
SAIC
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Parsons School of Design
36
YaleNUS' Class of 2023, its 7th intake: 246 students, has a __% acceptance rate.
6
20
9
5
37
Which of these are areas of undergraduate study of SOTA alumni who have been awarded scholarships?
experimental animation
aerospace engineering
geophysics
occupational therapy
38
The leprechaun is a type of fairy in ______ folklore.
Irish
Finnish
Swedish
Scottish
39
How do international students apply to universities in China?
CUCAS
Through the Chinese embassy in your country
Directly to university
Through the Centre for Chinese Proficiency Test
40
In the American system, the term "college" is used interchangeably with ___________.
high school
university
community college
junior college
41
I hope to study Architecture in New York. Which college should I look at?
Fordham University
Cooper Union
NYU
Barnard College
42
Students who need funding to attend a school should obtain a scholarship, then apply to school
Varies for boys and girls
False: 1. Apply to & get offer first 2. Apply to scholarship
True
False: U apply for both in same cycle, attend school next yr
43
The list of overseas medical schools was reduced from 160 to 103 wef 18 April 2019. True or False?
False
True
44
Germany is attractive to intl students bcos of:
world-class universities
Moderate cost of living
a tuition-free public university system
Huge number of Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes taught in English
45
Which of the following is not one of the 8 Ivy League universities?
Stanford
Dartmouth
NYU
MIT
46
In May 2019, __% of the cohort were offered full-time courses at our six local universities
40
10
30
20
47
I wish to study Law in SG, how many of the 6 local AUs could I potentially apply to?
1
4
2
3
48
Which of these governments offer $cholarship$ to Singaporean students?
Hungary (30 annually, BA, MA, PhD programmes)
Azerbaijan (nominations only)
Russian (all courses, 2 only)
Brunei (particular courses only)
