Why what gets you into NUS won't get you into Oxford or the Ivy League.
The strongest local profile and the strongest global profile are not the same thing. Most Singaporean families build for one and apply to the other.
LOCAL PATH
NUS / NTU
Strong grades across all subjects
Clean CCA record
Consistent academic results
GLOBAL PATH
Oxford / Ivy League
Genuine intellectual thread
Evidence of initiative beyond classroom
A narrative that holds together
WHY YOU NEED THIS
In Singapore, the path to a top local university is well understood: strong grades, a clean co-curricular record, and consistent academic results. Many families assume the same profile is what top US and UK universities want too. It is not.
Oxford, Cambridge, and the Ivy League are looking for something different: a genuine intellectual thread, evidence of initiative beyond the classroom, and a story that holds together. In this free webinar, Aldy Ichwan and Ria Birowo, a former UChicago admissions reader, will break down where the local and global profiles diverge, what top overseas universities actually reward, and how a Singaporean student can build for both at once.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Break down the gap. Build for both paths at once.
01
Where the local and global profiles differ
What a strong NUS application rewards, and why the same strengths do not carry the same weight overseas.
02
What Oxford and the Ivy League actually look for
The narrative that top US and UK universities read for, beyond the grades.
03
How to build for both at the same time
The profile decisions, from Grade 8 onwards, that keep both the local and the global door open.
04
Live Q&A
Your questions, answered directly by Aldy and Ria.
YOUR SPEAKERS
Local expertise meets Ivy League insider knowledge.
Aldy Ichwan
Relationship Manager, AddedEducation
A Universitas Indonesia graduate and an active member of AddedEducation's research team, Aldy works closely with families across Southeast Asia. He brings a grounded, strategic perspective to helping students aim higher and pursue meaningful opportunities overseas.
Ria Birowo
Senior Lead Counsellor, AddedEducation
A University of Chicago graduate and former admissions reader at UChicago, Ria combines firsthand knowledge of the US system with over a decade of experience in international admissions. She has seen exactly how these decisions get made from the inside.
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Monday, 14th July 2026 · 7:00 PM SGT
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