For students who had just finished their final year exams and thinking about going into Big 4:

Applying now would be too late already as their offers for the September batch (Both Local Unis as well as Private Unis) commence on that date (For External Audit).

Best bet would be applying for mid-tier firms like BDO or FKT should you still aspire to get into audit. (Please attend career fairs as there are many participating audit firms)

For students who had finished either year 1/2 of uni:

Hopefully you did well enough ( At least 2nd lower/upper ) for your grades and try your very best to apply for WINTER internships.

Summer internships are mainly Tax interns, and you have to compete with the local unis for slots which makes it way harder, thus the advice on Winter Internships.

What you can do in Summer is to hopefully find a reputable company to do a RELEVANT internship with, which will help increase your selection into the Big 4 Winter internships.

Internships in BIG 4 are important because they almost 90% guarantee you a job there as an Associate after graduation as long as you do not screw up.

Thus, it is very possible for us, SIMGE grads to end up in Big 4 as long as you play your cards right.

Feel free to post any questions here and I can try my best to help you.