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#**2291** (**permalink**) 01-03-2018, 11:31 PM

Latest part b results out:
Top 14 candidates
- 9 from NUS
- 1 from SMU (JD)
- 3 from LSE
- 1 from Leicester
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SMU so weak????

#**2292** (**permalink**) 01-03-2018, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Latest part b results out:
Top 14 candidates
- 9 from NUS
- 1 from SMU (JD)
- 3 from LSE
- 1 from Leicester
———————————
SMU so weak????

Was taking train today. One lady was telling her guy friend that she want to send her daughter to SMU over NUS because it prep them for real world. True or not?
Part B is a practical course and how come so little SMU?

#**2293** (**permalink**) 01-03-2018, 11:41 PM

Always consider part b to be the true national exam for law (like PSLE).
Bcos:
(1) law schools are not national exams (NUS, SMU and the foreign unis have their own marking scheme and standards)
(2) part A is just overseas uni competing among themselves without NUS and SMU grads (which are technically more superior than overseas grads esp Aust unis)
(3) part B brings both local and overseas grad together taking a standardized exam administered by the SILE. So to do well in Part B means you are truly the best

#**2294** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Was taking train today. One lady was telling her guy friend that she want to send her daughter to SMU over NUS because it prep them for real world. True or not?
Part B is a practical course and how come so little SMU?

SMU salary is higher for sure. even more than NUS Doctors

#**2295** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Was taking train today. One lady was telling her guy friend that she want to send her daughter to SMU over NUS because it prep them for real world. True or not?
Part B is a practical course and how come so little SMU?

Uh SMU thrashed NUS for last year's part B tho.

#**2296** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Always consider part b to be the true national exam for law (like PSLE).
Bcos:
(1) law schools are not national exams (NUS, SMU and the foreign unis have their own marking scheme and standards)
(2) part A is just overseas uni competing among themselves without NUS and SMU grads (which are technically more superior than overseas grads esp Aust unis)
(3) part B brings both local and overseas grad together taking a standardized exam administered by the SILE. So to do well in Part B means you are truly the best

Your third point is absolutely true. But there is also a random/luck factor to part B. Out of the 9 NUS people, only 1 - 2 have first class honours i.e. the consistently pro ones. The rest are rather random/surprising.

#**2297** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 08:35 AM

Noticed the top part a also top part b sigh v jealous right? Then retention prospects for those nvr get how?

#**2298** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Noticed the top part a also top part b sigh v jealous right? Then retention prospects for those nvr get how?

Yes I’m in the same firm and department as her. Not jealous but happy for her. That’s the way to live life.

#**2299** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes I’m in the same firm and department as her. Not jealous but happy for her. That’s the way to live life.

Wait till retention results see whether the same thing can be said

#**2300** (**permalink**) 02-03-2018, 09:31 AM

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Wait till retention results see whether the same thing can be said

I dont think that she has a problem thou. she is in one of the JV firm where the intake is already not many. i remb is 100% retained rate for this firm. unless there is change so far.