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20 Tips for NUS Freshman I wish I knew about

Hello and welcome to NUS. As I was still clueless as a freshie despite having a senior who guided me, I decided to write this blog post. Somehow my blog got featured in nus Reddit and so I'm updating again in 2021. Ever since COVID-19 entered our lives, a lot has changed in school.  1. IVLE-> LumiNUS->Canvas(latest) is a platform where you go for your lectures and tutorials.  * Luminus is transitioning to Canvas. Canvas is relatively new so I don't have information yet.  Link:   LumiNUS Most used features:  a. Files: Lectures and tutorials  b. Conferencing: Zoom meetings  c. Forum: if your prof wants to answer questions or wants students to discuss d. Gradebook: shows your percentile, score e. Multimedia: Recorded videos f. Quiz: Quizzes can be graded/ungraded/timed/untimed/no backward navigation g. My account: Reset password  h. Office 365: Click the icon on the top right of the Luminus , to download Microsoft office into your computer, click my account in the One

NUS Module Review: LAB1201, LAB2201 Bahasa Indonesia

What is Bahasa Indonesia? Bahasa means Language. Bahasa Indonesia is Indonesian Language. This is a NUS Language module. Why is it important to know a module review?  You are going to take a module for a semester, at least 3-4 months and you want to make sure that you are making the right choice. I had to ask my seniors for advice and their textbooks. I barely knew these seniors but I had to be thick-skinned just to ensure my grades are okay. Why learn Bahasa Indonesia? Bahasa Indonesia is relatively similar to Malay. It is important to speak Malay in my career as there are many older Singaporeans who can speak Malay. There are also Malay-only speaking patients and it would be frustrating if we do not know what they want. Moreover, Indian and Chinese speaking patients can also speak Malay. This module has no exam, is fun and can be easy to score. Why not just learn Malay? The bidding points required to enter Malay module is very high (1000+points) and the bell curve is very s