I've emailed you!

I would say Hall 5 is one of my least favourite hall and a hall I wouldn't want to live in. But everyone has his or her opinions and I do know people who are enjoying their time in Hall 5.

Congratulations on your acceptance. Unfortunately, the allocation of halls is on a random basis so you won't get the opportunity to choose which hall you want to be in.

As to your second question, there's no drastic difference between a ACBS (accounting business) student and any NBS (business sch) student in terms of workload. Some may even say ACBS students tend to have more time because their workload is spread across 4 years instead of 3. Thus, there should be no problem coping with hall activities. I do have a friend who took ACBS and he contributed to his hall dance and held a leadership position for school cca club. It all boils down to your own time management.

OOH! I didn't know that ntu allocates randomly! That's great actually, saves me the stress of competing for a place like in nus hehe. Thanks a lot for clearing up my queries! I never would've thought that ACBS could potentially be even easier to manage than a single degree! Thx for your insight :)

May I also ask if freshmen have the option of choosing to stay in either double or single rooms? And would you say that staying in a double would have a negative impact on your studies? (late night girly distractions and whatnot haha)

Also, I'm quite confused as to what a "direct-honours" program offered by the biz/acc faculty means..i have heard that i would not need to submit a thesis if i do make the cut for honours, and the class of honours will hence not be dependent on thesis grades. Is that true?

Thx a lot for taking the time to reply and read! If the other seniors in NTU are as nice as you...can't wait to matriculate!

I can't exactly remember if freshmen have the option to choose to stay in double or single room. But you do have to indicate who you want to stay with or else you get a random roomie. Single rooms are normally reserved for seniors. I stayed in a double room in my first year and I guess there's not much impact on your studies, unless your roomie constantly brings others into the room while you're studying (if you can't stand your roomie, you can actually try complaining to the hall office and request for a room change. It might work sometimes).

For bus/acc students, they are not needed to write a thesis or complete a fyp. It's a special case for them. The class of honours is dependent on your GPA. Eg: a 4.5 gpa will get you a first-class, 4 gpa will get you a second upper, a 3.5 will be a second lower...

:) glad to help out! hope to see you around in school next year :)

No, a hall key is necessary to enter the gym. You can try and borrow from your friend in the hall or use the gym at the sports hall.

No, I do not hear of such incidents in the hostel. There are some stories floating around but those are all hear-say.

Hi, it is not compulsory for first years to stay in hostel. Yes, there is a security guard at every hall. And lastly, I understand that it may state that no guests are allowed after 11, but in actual fact, nobody really bothers about it. Your friends and family can stay as late as they want, as long as nobody lodges a complaint about it to the security guard. Hope that clears some doubt!

Hi, I'm not sure where your friend got the idea that Hall 7 is more convenient. In my opinion, Hall 7 is the least convenient hall in NTU. It doesn't have a canteen and the nearest canteen does not really open in the night for dinner. I would pick Hall 2 anytime and anyday, for the canteen. But of course, both Hall 2 and Hall 7 are the older halls and are not equipped with air-condition.

You don't get to choose the hall, but you get to pick if you air-conditioned or not, if I didn't remember wrongly. The older halls such as 1, 2, 6, and the two new halls are pretty near the business school. Likewise, halls such as 3, 16, 15, 14, 13, and 12 are too far away either.

There's a gym in Hall 3, not too sure about Hall 16 though. And yes, all hall have access to canteens, except maybe Hall 7!

Hi, from my understanding, you'll need a key to enter the gym. Thus, only residents of the hall can enter.

Hi, both Hall 3 and 16 are pretty similar. They are the newer halls so they may be a little smaller than Hall 12 & 13. But otherwise, the facilities are about the same.

I have never stayed in the hall but my best friend stayed there for three years. I heard they have a really friendly culture there. The only things I don't really like about it is that it isn't air conditioned and can get really dirty (if you do not clean your toilets).

Some of my closest friends are from Hall 15! It seemed like a really tight-knit family and I really like the culture they have it there! I'm sure you'll have fun there. Do sign up for the camp!

Hall 16 is new so the interior is really nice! I'm sure you'll have fun there. Do sign up for your hall camp!

Hello! Yes, I've heard! I haven't really been living on-campus the past two years but I'll update the blog post! :)

Hi! I applied for my single room with 15 points and got it on the first week of school. However, that was before the new halls were built. There may be more room vacancies now and I'm not too sure about last year's cut off points. Last year's cut off points will give a good gauge!

Hello! First years do not have the option to pick the hall of choice though. It's randomly allocated by the school. Hope that helps!

Hi A! Well, it depends on what hall activity you're in. It also depends on the hall. I can't really advice you on this. However, hall activities normally start at 7pm, after dinner time, and can extend to 9-11pm (depending on the activity).