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10 day South Korea Itinerary for First timers from Singapore (July 2022)

I am writing this because there were only a few itineraries from Singapore so I hope this would help you in your travel planning. I love travelling in Korea! The food was great but there was a lot of hiking and luggage carrying! :)))) Documents to prepare  1. K-ETA ($12.78) (Electronic Travel Authorisation) 2. Q-code (do prepare accommodation address+phone number) 3. 24h pre-departure ART swab 4. On-arrival PCR test ($85.38)   5. Seoul Discover Pass (to buy 2 days before on Klook/1 day before using the app)  6. 4G Sim card 10-day unlimited data (to buy on Klook before arrival, to collect at the airport) 7. Vaccination certificate (Notarise)  8. Korea Air and KTX Busan train tickets  9. Travel insurance ( $35.20 from Grab) Most importantly, print your vaccination certificate and prepare e-copies.  Apps to download:  1. Naver Maps (highly useful and has GPS function)  2. Subway Korea 3. Kakao Taxi  4. Kakao Talk 5. Discover Seoul Pass  6...

How to score A/A+ in NUS Modules

It was interesting to see many people discussing how to score A/A+ in NUS modules on NUS Reddit. I read some of these forums and decided to share some strategies that I agreed with. I only managed to score two A+ (one Core, one elective) throughout my 4 years and I would like to share some similarities that I noticed about them. A+ is top 3-4% .  I also did a poll to find out what my friends think and the majority of them thinks that scoring A/A+ is hard work.  Factor 1. Create unfair advantages over your peers.  a. Select a GEM/UEM that is closely relevant to your major. Since I'm from nursing, I chose GEH1049/GEC1015 Public Health which gave me a contents+skills advantage . If everyone is learning the same content, you will need to learn more in order to stand out in your work.  Factor 2: Build connections, get resources If your faculty does not provide any past year papers, try to get from other faculties/friends if possible. Since nursing does not provide past ye...