SINGAPORE - The six autonomous universities have offered around 2,000 more places during the second admissions exercise held to cater to Singaporeans whose overseas study plans had been disrupted by the pandemic.
It is not known how many unique applicants are among these 2,000 offers, as some applicants may have applied for and received acceptances from more than one course. The Straits Times reported last month that each of the six local universities received between 19 and 550 applications during the second admissions exercise held in May.Another group of applicants were polytechnic diploma holders who had previously intended to join the workforce, but were now opting to study because of the weak job market.
While many of them still hope to resume their overseas studies in January next year, some have decided to take a gap year.