PMTPG: Universities Edition

Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition): Harvard University

Reading Time: 9 minutes

By Rachel Koh (15A01A)
Photos courtesy of Chew Chia Shao Wei

Thinking about which university to apply to, or already a J2 beginning your early admission applications? Raffles Press brings you our Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition), a series of articles dedicated to providing information on Rafflesian alumni’s experiences at their respective universities. Read our previous interview with University of Cambridge undergraduate Samantha Chan here, or MIT undergraduate Liu Aofei here.

The alma mater of eight US presidents and household names like Mark Zuckerberg and Al Gore, Harvard University needs no introduction. Boasting 150 affiliated Nobel Laureates, its influence and prestige have been well-documented throughout the almost-four centuries since its establishment. Little wonder, then, that those skilled and ambitious enough to secure a place at this Ivy League college are regarded with the utmost awe. We speak to one such individual, Chew Chia Shao Wei (RIJC alumna ’12), on her experience at this hallowed institution thus far.

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Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition): University of Cambridge

Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Kang Yi Xi (15S03N)

Thinking about which university to apply to, or already a J2 beginning your early admission applications? Raffles Press brings you our Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition), a series of articles dedicated to providing information on Rafflesian alumni’s experiences at their respective universities. Read our previous interview with MIT undergraduate Liu Aofei here.

The University of Cambridge has more than a few distinctions to its name. For one, it is the third-oldest surviving university in the world, being nearly 800 years old. Moreover, it is consistently ranked amongst the top few universities globally, and as of 2012, a staggering 90 of its affiliates have been awarded the illustrious Nobel Prize. It goes without saying that the chance to enter the hallowed halls of this renowned institution is one coveted by students from all corners of the globe. In this interview, Samantha Chan, an alumna of RGS (Year 2011) and a second-year Medical student at Cambridge, recounts her personal experiences at the university and offers an enlightening account of the nature of its campus life.

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Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition): MIT

Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Kang Yi Xi (15S03N)

Photos courtesy of Liu Aofei

Thinking about which university to apply to, or already a J2 beginning your early admission applications? Raffles Press brings you our Please Mind the Platform Gap (Universities Edition), a series of articles dedicated to providing information on Rafflesian alumni’s experiences at their respective universities.

 

Mens et Manus – Mind and Hand. A particularly apt motto for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a university which has groomed some of the world’s finest minds in academia and engineering. It is no surprise, then, that it features prominently on many a Rafflesian’s list of dream universities. Yet, MIT’s sheer popularity and renown invite quite a few questions: What is student life like there? What are the shenanigans that students engage in – and get away with? What are some of the student-run clubs and activities on offer? To answer these queries, Raffles Press interviewed RJ alumna Liu Aofei (J4), a sophomore majoring in Chemistry at MIT.

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